More than 700 seniors earned their diplomas in Perry’s largest, and most touching, graduation ceremony on May 24 in front of a standing-room only crowd at John Wrenn Stadium.

The event was full of several touching moments:

A military tribute from the school’s junior ROTC, choir and orchestra, which honored students who have enlisted into the armed forces, as well as family and faculty members who are currently active or veterans of the U.S. military.

The speeches were funny and genuine – and with seniors Jacob Crabtree, Averie Scholz and John Sutorka presenting them, we knew they would be.

There was a beautiful moment when assistant principal Heather Patterson honored long-time theater teacher Jim Fountain with a yearbook; 2016 marks Fountain’s 40th, and final, graduation, as he has decided to retire.

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Principal Dan Serrano opened the ceremony as he always does, with a long-list of accomplishments the class of 2016 has tallied. The class of 2016 has had more notable performances than we can keep track of – including state champions in a variety of academic fields, fine arts, and athletics.

But the most eye-popping feat Serrano noted was the amount of scholarship dollars the class of 2016 has earned – more than $17 million.

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Perhaps the most touching moment came when senior Abbie Deaver crossed the stage as the first female graduate of the evening.

Deaver, who spends most of her time in her wheel chair, was wheeled to the top of the stage where she then stood up. She was handed a walker, and Deaver walked across the stage to earn her diploma.

There wasn’t a dry eye in the house.

The ceremony had it’s typical moments – a student here-or-there dabbing on stage, a mispronunciation here-or-there that made people giggle, family and friends who cheered too long in the stands drowning out another student’s name, and of course, more smiles and hugs than anyone could count.

Finally, after all was said and done, 702 Perry graduates stood on a large Puma-P painted near the north end zone, and in unison, they threw their caps into the air.

Congratulations, class of 2016.