Graduating seniors interact during the commencement ceremony on Thursday, May 23, 2024. (Matthew Tangeman/Special to The Journal)
                Graduating seniors interact during the commencement ceremony on Thursday, May 23, 2024. (Matthew Tangeman/Special to The Journal)
                    On Thursday, the Montezuma-Cortez school district bid farewell to the Class of 2024
    Graduating seniors interact during the commencement ceremony on Thursday. (Matthew Tangeman/Special to The Journal)
                        Graduating seniors interact during the commencement ceremony on Thursday. (Matthew Tangeman/Special to The Journal)
                                            Montezuma-Cortez High School Principal Jennifer Boniface announces the graduating class of 2024. (Matthew Tangeman/Special to The Journal)
                        Montezuma-Cortez High School Principal Jennifer Boniface announces the graduating class of 2024. (Matthew Tangeman/Special to The Journal)
                                            Darwin Whiteman Jr. leads the Class of 2024 in prayer. (Matthew Tangeman/Special to The Journal)
                        Darwin Whiteman Jr. leads the Class of 2024 in prayer. (Matthew Tangeman/Special to The Journal)
                                            Selwyn Whiteskunk of the Ute Mountain Tribal Council speaks to the Class of 2024. (Matthew Tangeman/Special to The Journal)
                        Selwyn Whiteskunk of the Ute Mountain Tribal Council speaks to the Class of 2024. (Matthew Tangeman/Special to The Journal)
                                            Student-selected speaker Toni Broughton speaks to the Class of 2024. (Matthew Tangeman/Special to The Journal)
                        Student-selected speaker Toni Broughton speaks to the Class of 2024. (Matthew Tangeman/Special to The Journal)
                                            Class valedictorian Easton Hartsoe gives his address.   (Matthew Tangeman/Special to The Journal)
                        Class valedictorian Easton Hartsoe gives his address.   (Matthew Tangeman/Special to The Journal)
                                            Class salutatorian Anna Jensen gives her address.   (Matthew Tangeman/Special to The Journal)
                        Class salutatorian Anna Jensen gives her address.   (Matthew Tangeman/Special to The Journal)
                                            Students’ personalized graduation caps. (Matthew Tangeman/Special to The Journal)
                        Students’ personalized graduation caps. (Matthew Tangeman/Special to The Journal)
                                            Panther Stadium on Thursday night for the commencement of the Class of 2024. (Matthew Tangeman/Special to The Journal)
                        Panther Stadium on Thursday night for the commencement of the Class of 2024. (Matthew Tangeman/Special to The Journal)
                                            Class salutatorian Anna Jensen gives her address. (Matthew Tangeman/Special to The Journal)
                        Class salutatorian Anna Jensen gives her address. (Matthew Tangeman/Special to The Journal)
                                            Panther Stadium on Thursday night for the commencement of the Class of 2024. (Matthew Tangeman/Special to The Journal)
                        Panther Stadium on Thursday night for the commencement of the Class of 2024. (Matthew Tangeman/Special to The Journal)
                                            Panther Stadium on Thursday night for the commencement of the Class of 2024. (Matthew Tangeman/Special to The Journal)
                        Panther Stadium on Thursday night for the commencement of the Class of 2024. (Matthew Tangeman/Special to The Journal)
                                            Graduating seniors interact during the commencement ceremony on Thursday. (Matthew Tangeman/Special to The Journal)
                        Graduating seniors interact during the commencement ceremony on Thursday. (Matthew Tangeman/Special to The Journal)
                                            Graduates turn and wave to their families at the end of the ceremony. (Matthew Tangeman/Special to The Journal)
                        Graduates turn and wave to their families at the end of the ceremony. (Matthew Tangeman/Special to The Journal)
                                            Graduates toss their caps into the air at the end of the commencement ceremony. (Matthew Tangeman/Special to The Journal)
                        Graduates toss their caps into the air at the end of the commencement ceremony. (Matthew Tangeman/Special to The Journal)
                                            Students’ personalized graduation caps. (Matthew Tangeman/Special to The Journal)
                        Students’ personalized graduation caps. (Matthew Tangeman/Special to The Journal)
                                            Students’ personalized graduation caps. (Matthew Tangeman/Special to The Journal)
                        Students’ personalized graduation caps. (Matthew Tangeman/Special to The Journal)
                                            Students’ personalized graduation caps. (Matthew Tangeman/Special to The Journal)
                        Students’ personalized graduation caps. (Matthew Tangeman/Special to The Journal)
                                            Students’ personalized graduation caps. (Matthew Tangeman/Special to The Journal)
                        Students’ personalized graduation caps. (Matthew Tangeman/Special to The Journal)
                                            Students’ personalized graduation caps. (Matthew Tangeman/Special to The Journal)
                        Students’ personalized graduation caps. (Matthew Tangeman/Special to The Journal)
                                            Students’ personalized graduation caps. (Matthew Tangeman/Special to The Journal)
                        Students’ personalized graduation caps. (Matthew Tangeman/Special to The Journal)
                                            
