CHEYENNE — Three commencement ceremonies held Friday left Cheyenne’s Frontier Park Arena brimming with seas of light blue, red and black robes.
Students from the Capital City’s East, Central and South high schools made their way across the stage and entered the next stage of their lives with diplomas in hand. After moving their tassels from the right side of their graduation cap to the left, they were welcomed with open arms by the thousands of community members who showed up to cheer them on.
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