Western High handed diplomas to its graduating class on Wednesday, May 25, at the Anaheim Union High School District’s Handel Stadium.

The commencement featured cheering families and smiling grads as the seniors marked the end of their high school careers and the beginning of their bright futures.

Students enter the Western High School graduation ceremony in Anaheim, CA, on Wednesday, May 25, 2022. (Photo by Jeff Gritchen, Orange County Register/SCNG)
Principal Hilda Vasquez congratulates students before Western High School graduation ceremony in Anaheim, CA, on Wednesday, May 25, 2022. (Photo by Jeff Gritchen, Orange County Register/SCNG)
Taya Dodd gestures to family and friends as she enters the Western High School graduation ceremony in Anaheim, CA, on Wednesday, May 25, 2022. (Photo by Jeff Gritchen, Orange County Register/SCNG)

Bahetli Feldblumb waves to family and friends as she enters the Western High School graduation ceremony in Anaheim, CA, on Wednesday, May 25, 2022. (Photo by Jeff Gritchen, Orange County Register/SCNG)
A student gets her diploma during the Western High School graduation ceremony in Anaheim, CA, on Wednesday, May 25, 2022. (Photo by Jeff Gritchen, Orange County Register/SCNG)
Class speaker Joly Rizkalla delivers her speech during the Western High School graduation ceremony in Anaheim, CA, on Wednesday, May 25, 2022. (Photo by Jeff Gritchen, Orange County Register/SCNG)

Minyan Tidwell during the Western High School graduation ceremony in Anaheim, CA, on Wednesday, May 25, 2022. (Photo by Jeff Gritchen, Orange County Register/SCNG)
Nayeli Noriega waves to family and friends as she enters the Western High School graduation ceremony in Anaheim, CA, on Wednesday, May 25, 2022. (Photo by Jeff Gritchen, Orange County Register/SCNG)
Graduates waves to friends during the Western High School graduation ceremony in Anaheim, CA, on Wednesday, May 25, 2022. (Photo by Jeff Gritchen, Orange County Register/SCNG)

Family and friends cheer as students enter the Western High School graduation ceremony in Anaheim, CA, on Wednesday, May 25, 2022. (Photo by Jeff Gritchen, Orange County Register/SCNG)
Khaled N Al Easier Al Refai is all smiles after getting his diploma during the Western High School graduation ceremony in Anaheim, CA, on Wednesday, May 25, 2022. (Photo by Jeff Gritchen, Orange County Register/SCNG)
Hector Cabrera is all smiles during the Western High School graduation ceremony in Anaheim, CA, on Wednesday, May 25, 2022. (Photo by Jeff Gritchen, Orange County Register/SCNG)

A student during the Western High School graduation ceremony in Anaheim, CA, on Wednesday, May 25, 2022. (Photo by Jeff Gritchen, Orange County Register/SCNG)
Marcus Ruben Johnson smiles after getting his diploma during the Western High School graduation ceremony in Anaheim, CA, on Wednesday, May 25, 2022. (Photo by Jeff Gritchen, Orange County Register/SCNG)
Graduates celebrate during the Western High School graduation ceremony in Anaheim, CA, on Wednesday, May 25, 2022. (Photo by Jeff Gritchen, Orange County Register/SCNG)

Jubilee Jammie Avei Allen takes a selfie after getting her diploma during the Western High School graduation ceremony in Anaheim, CA, on Wednesday, May 25, 2022. (Photo by Jeff Gritchen, Orange County Register/SCNG)
Graduate Adrian Soto is covered in leis after the Western High School graduation ceremony in Anaheim, CA, on Wednesday, May 25, 2022. (Photo by Jeff Gritchen, Orange County Register/SCNG)
Graduates leave the Western High School graduation ceremony in Anaheim, CA, on Wednesday, May 25, 2022. (Photo by Jeff Gritchen, Orange County Register/SCNG)

Graduates leave the Western High School graduation ceremony in Anaheim, CA, on Wednesday, May 25, 2022. (Photo by Jeff Gritchen, Orange County Register/SCNG)
A graduate relaxes during the Western High School graduation ceremony in Anaheim, CA, on Wednesday, May 25, 2022. (Photo by Jeff Gritchen, Orange County Register/SCNG)

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