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About 400 seniors in Woodside High School’s class of 2021, the school’s 62nd class, marched across Bradley Field, the school’s football field, at 10 a.m. on Friday, June 4, to receive their diplomas.
The school held a more abbreviated graduation ceremony per San Mateo County health guidelines, with fewer speeches than in years past. This ceremony was closer to the norm than last school year’s, when Woodside held a car parade graduation ceremony and livestreamed graduation speeches.
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SLIDESHOW: A graduate waves while walking up the stage during the Woodside High School graduation in Woodside on June 4, 2021. Photo by Magali Gauthier. -
SLIDESHOW: Audience members watch the Woodside High School graduation from bleachers on either side of Bradley Field in Woodside on June 4, 2021. Photo by Magali Gauthier. -
SLIDESHOW: A graduate smiles while walking up the stage during the Woodside High School graduation in Woodside on June 4, 2021. Photo by Magali Gauthier. -
SLIDESHOW: Graduates walk onto Bradley Field for the Woodside High School graduation in Woodside on June 4, 2021. Photo by Magali Gauthier. -
SLIDESHOW: Audience members watch and cheer as graduates walk onto Bradley Field for the Woodside High School graduation in Woodside on June 4, 2021. Photo by Magali Gauthier. -
SLIDESHOW: Graduates sit socially distanced on Bradley Field during the Woodside High School graduation in Woodside on June 4, 2021. Photo by Magali Gauthier. -
SLIDESHOW: A graduate is photographed after receiving her diploma case during the Woodside High School graduation in Woodside on June 4, 2021. Photo by Magali Gauthier. -
SLIDESHOW: Graduates clap during the Woodside High School graduation in Woodside on June 4, 2021. Photo by Magali Gauthier. -
SLIDESHOW: A graduate smiles while walking up the stage during the Woodside High School graduation in Woodside on June 4, 2021. Photo by Magali Gauthier. -
SLIDESHOW: Valedictorian Dominic Borg gives his speech “A Time for Every Purpose” during the Woodside High School graduation in Woodside on June 4, 2021. Photo by Magali Gauthier. -
SLIDESHOW: A graduate elbow bumps Principal Diane Burbank before receiving her diploma case during the Woodside High School graduation in Woodside on June 4, 2021. Photo by Magali Gauthier. -
SLIDESHOW: Graduate Anthony Neo Marcos gives his speech “Heart of a Lion” during the Woodside High School graduation in Woodside on June 4, 2021. Photo by Magali Gauthier.
The school band played the processional and the national anthem, and Ava Krampert, the senior class president, welcomed the audience of family and friends in person and over a video livestream.
Valedictorian Dominic Borg spoke on “A Time for Every Purpose.” Graduate Anthony Neo Marcos spoke of the adversity his class has faced in his speech “Heart of a Lion,” looking back on the orange sky from wildfires last fall, remote learning and the pandemic.
Principal Diane Burbank, who will retire at the end of this month, spoke to students for her last commencement as the school’s head. (The district is still searching for her replacement.)
“I’m not calling you the COVID class because you’re more than that,” she told the class of 2021. “You’re more than just a commemorative postage stamp for the pandemic.”
She ended her speech with a final “Go Wildcats!” in honor of the school’s mascot.
The class graduated more than 30 valedictorians (students with a cumulative, weighted grade-point average of 4.1 or greater).
There were 420 candidates for graduation in the class of 2021, according to the school. View the full list of candidates here.
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SLIDESHOW: Graduate Gigi Hussussian hugs her friend after the Woodside High School graduation in Woodside on June 4, 2021. Photo by Magali Gauthier. -
SLIDESHOW: Graduate Natalia Alvarez poses for a photo with her grandmother, Imelda Oseguera, and mother, Annel Oseguera, after the Woodside High School graduation in Woodside on June 4, 2021. Photo by Magali Gauthier. -
SLIDESHOW: A graduate films the start of the commencement ceremony at Woodside High School in Woodside on June 4, 2021. Photo by Magali Gauthier. -
SLIDESHOW: Lena Aburabeileh smiles as her sister Rania Aburabeileh looks at her cap after graduation at Woodside High School in Woodside on June 4, 2021. Photo by Magali Gauthier. -
SLIDESHOW: Graduates hug after commencement on Bradley Field at Woodside High School in Woodside on June 4, 2021. Pghoto by Magali Gauthier.
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Graduates toss their caps at the end of the Woodside High School graduation in Woodside on June 4, 2021. Photo by Magali Gauthier. -
A graduate receives his diploma case from Principal Diane Burbank during the Woodside High School graduation in Woodside on June 4, 2021. Photo by Magali Gauthier. -
Retiring Principal Diane Burbank delivers her speech during the Woodside High School graduation in Woodside on June 4, 2021. Photo by Magali Gauthier.
