HAYWARD, CA – JUNE 11: Hayward High graduate Beyonca Perez waves after receiving her diploma during the school’s commencement ceremony in Hayward, Calif., on Friday, June 11, 2021. (Doug Duran/Bay Area News Group)
With “Pomp and Circumstance” playing, the Hayward High class of 2021 marched onto the school’s football field Friday for their commencement ceremony. Graduating student Jacob Hill played the national anthem on the cello, followed by an address from school Principal Dave Seymour. Class valedictorian Amanda Ehrman gave a speech and then received an award for her perfect attendance dating from her first day of kindergarten.
After all the graduates had received their diplomas, school board trustee Gabriel Chaparro, a Hayward High School alumnus, gave closing remarks.
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Hayward High graduate Lopati Stotler is given another lei by members of his family after the school’s commencement ceremony in Hayward, Calif., on Friday, June 11, 2021. (Doug Duran/Bay Area News Group) Hayward High’s class of 2021 valedictorian Amanda Ehrman gives a speech during the school’s commencement ceremony in Hayward, Calif., on Friday, June 11, 2021. (Doug Duran/Bay Area News Group) Hayward High graduate Jacob Hill plays the national anthem on the cello during the commencement ceremony in Hayward, Calif., on Friday, June 11, 2021. (Doug Duran/Bay Area News Group) Hayward High graduate Carlos Hernandez hugs classmates Natalie Legezma and Angel Longares after the school’s commencement ceremony in Hayward, Calif., on Friday, June 11, 2021. (Doug Duran/Bay Area News Group) Hayward High graduate Ryan Tezeno hugs classmate Isiah Hubbard after the school’s commencement ceremony in Hayward, Calif., on Friday, June 11, 2021. (Doug Duran/Bay Area News Group) Hayward High graduate Arlene Cisneros holds her congratulatory balloons after receiving her diploma in Hayward, Calif., on Friday, June 11, 2021. (Doug Duran/Bay Area News Group) Hayward High teacher Jennifer Gonsalves takes a photo of graduates who were in the school’s Advancement Via Individual Determination (AVID) program and faculty before the start of the commencement ceremony in Hayward, Calif., on Friday, June 11, 2021. (Doug Duran/Bay Area News Group) Hayward High Graduates attend the school’s commencement ceremony in Hayward, Calif., on Friday, June 11, 2021. (Doug Duran/Bay Area News Group) Hayward High graduates get their photo taken after receiving their diploma in Hayward, Calif., on Friday, June 11, 2021. (Doug Duran/Bay Area News Group) Hayward High School Principal Dave Seymour gives a speech during the class of 2021’s commencement ceremony in Hayward, Calif., on Friday, June 11, 2021. (Doug Duran/Bay Area News Group) Hayward High graduates walk to the football field for the start of their commencement ceremony in Hayward, Calif., on Friday, June 11, 2021. (Doug Duran/Bay Area News Group) Hayward High graduate Kimberly Cabrara holds her congratulatory balloons after receiving her diploma in Hayward, Calif., on Friday, June 11, 2021. (Doug Duran/Bay Area News Group) Hayward High graduate Jade Harper wears a decorated mortarboard before the start of the school’s commencement ceremony in Hayward, Calif., on Friday, June 11, 2021. (Doug Duran/Bay Area News Group) A Hayward High graduate’s decorated mortarboard is photographed during the school’s commencement ceremony in Hayward, Calif., on Friday, June 11, 2021. (Doug Duran/Bay Area News Group) Hayward High graduate Jazmin Magana wears a decorated mortarboard before the start of the school’s commencement ceremony in Hayward, Calif., on Friday, June 11, 2021. (Doug Duran/Bay Area News Group) A Hayward High graduate’s decorated mortarboard is photographed during the school’s commencement ceremony in Hayward, Calif., on Friday, June 11, 2021. (Doug Duran/Bay Area News Group) A Hayward High graduate’s decorated mortarboard is photographed during the school’s commencement ceremony in Hayward, Calif., on Friday, June 11, 2021. (Doug Duran/Bay Area News Group) A Hayward High graduate’s decorated mortarboard is photographed during the school’s commencement ceremony in Hayward, Calif., on Friday, June 11, 2021. (Doug Duran/Bay Area News Group) A Hayward High graduate’s decorated mortarboard is photographed during the school’s commencement ceremony in Hayward, Calif., on Friday, June 11, 2021. (Doug Duran/Bay Area News Group) A Hayward High graduate’s decorated mortarboard is photographed during the school’s commencement ceremony in Hayward, Calif., on Friday, June 11, 2021. (Doug Duran/Bay Area News Group) A Hayward High graduate’s decorated mortarboard is photographed during the school’s commencement ceremony in Hayward, Calif., on Friday, June 11, 2021. (Doug Duran/Bay Area News Group) A Hayward High graduate’s decorated mortarboard is photographed during the school’s commencement ceremony in Hayward, Calif., on Friday, June 11, 2021. (Doug Duran/Bay Area News Group) HAYWARD, CA – JUNE 11: A Hayward High graduate’s decorated mortarboard is photographed during the school’s commencement ceremony in Hayward, Calif., on Friday, June 11, 2021. (Doug Duran/Bay Area News Group)
