Under sunny blue skies the graduating class of 2014 walked into Southern Regional High School's stadium as students for the last time Friday night.
The was a mixture of emotions from tears to laughter on display from the graduates in their black and gold caps and robes, as well as the faculty and staff directing the procession.
"They are like family," said English teacher Cheryl Conely in between the dozens of hugs she received from the students as they passed by her.
"Shoulders straight. Heads up and and no crying," instructed fellow English teacher Sue Sattin, as she tried to hold back her own tears. There are hundreds of people out there that want to take your picture."
One of them was this Patch corespondent and here is what he saw.
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