As the sun set with a golden glow over Panther Stadium, a new future began for 147 graduates of the Montezuma-Cortez High School Class of 2018.
Children run from the stands to reach the Montezuma-Cortez graduates.
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Children run from the stands to reach the Montezuma-Cortez graduates.
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Montezuma-Cortez High School held its 2018 graduation ceremony on Thursday evening at Panther Stadium.
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Montezuma-Cortez High School held its 2018 graduation ceremony on Thursday evening at Panther Stadium.
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Montezuma-Cortez High School held its 2018 graduation ceremony on Thursday evening at Panther Stadium.
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Montezuma-Cortez High School held its 2018 graduation ceremony on Thursday evening at Panther Stadium.
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Valedictorian Trystan Henderson address the Class of 2018 on Thursday evening.
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Valedictorian Trystan Henderson address the Class of 2018 on Thursday evening.
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Parker Bell finishes a backflip across the stage at the Montezuma-Cortez commencement on Thursday.
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Parker Bell finishes a backflip across the stage at the Montezuma-Cortez commencement on Thursday.
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Orion Garcia graduated Thursday evening during the Montezuma-Cortez High School commencement on Thursday evening.
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Orion Garcia graduated Thursday evening during the Montezuma-Cortez High School commencement on Thursday evening.
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Ben Chupp receives his diploma from Montezuma-Cortez school board President Sherri Wright.
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Ben Chupp receives his diploma from Montezuma-Cortez school board President Sherri Wright.
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English teacher Paul Koops delivers the address at the Montezuma-Cortez commencement on Thursday.
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English teacher Paul Koops delivers the address at the Montezuma-Cortez commencement on Thursday.
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Montezuma-Cortez Superintendent Haukeness addresses the crowd and graduates at the high school commencement on Thursday.
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Montezuma-Cortez Superintendent Haukeness addresses the crowd and graduates at the high school commencement on Thursday.
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Montezuma-Cortez High School held its 2018 commencement at Panther Stadium on Thursday evening.
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Montezuma-Cortez High School held its 2018 commencement at Panther Stadium on Thursday evening.
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Josie Sitton receives her diploma from her mother, Montezuma-Cortez High School choir director Marla Sitton.
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Josie Sitton receives her diploma from her mother, Montezuma-Cortez High School choir director Marla Sitton.
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Payton Keith receives her diploma from Montezuma-Cortez school board President Sherri Wright.
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Payton Keith receives her diploma from Montezuma-Cortez school board President Sherri Wright.
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Ashton Burson receives his diploma from Montezuma-Cortez school board President Sherri Wright on Thursday.
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Ashton Burson receives his diploma from Montezuma-Cortez school board President Sherri Wright on Thursday.
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School Board President Sherri Wright addresses the graduates at Montezuma-Cortez High School’s 2018 commencement on Thursday evening.
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School Board President Sherri Wright addresses the graduates at Montezuma-Cortez High School’s 2018 commencement on Thursday evening.
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Montezuma-Cortez High School held its 2018 graduation ceremony on Thursday evening at Panther Stadium. Two graduates hold hands after the ceremony.
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Montezuma-Cortez High School held its 2018 graduation ceremony on Thursday evening at Panther Stadium. Two graduates hold hands after the ceremony.
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Parents, family and friends filled the stands at Panther Stadium on Thursday evening as the Class of 2018 graduated from Montezuma-Cortez High School.
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Parents, family and friends filled the stands at Panther Stadium on Thursday evening as the Class of 2018 graduated from Montezuma-Cortez High School.
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Montezuma-Cortez High School held its 2018 graduation ceremony on Thursday evening. A family member embraces a graduate after the ceremony.
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Montezuma-Cortez High School held its 2018 graduation ceremony on Thursday evening. A family member embraces a graduate after the ceremony.
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