Graduation 2019: El Modena High, in Orange, commencement photos

Tommy Vuong, right, embraces Kim Merlihan, a math teacher at El Modena High School in Orange, after receiving his diploma during the commencement ceremony at Anaheim Stadium in Anaheim, on Thursday, June 13, 2019. (Photo by Mark Rightmire, Orange County Register/SCNG)

A family holds letters of a soon-to-be graduate of El Modena High School in Orange as the sit in the stands of Anaheim Stadium in Anaheim just prior to the start of the commencement ceremony on Thursday, June 13, 2019. (Photo by Mark Rightmire, Orange County Register/SCNG)

Graduates of El Modena High School in Orange jump with their diplomas for a photo following their commencement ceremony at Anaheim Stadium in Anaheim, on Thursday, June 13, 2019.(Photo by Mark Rightmire, Orange County Register/SCNG)

Andrew Garnica throw his arms into the air after he received his diploma during the commencement ceremony of El Modena High School in Orange at Anaheim Stadium in Anaheim, on Thursday, June 13, 2019. (Photo by Mark Rightmire, Orange County Register/SCNG)

Soon-to-be graduates of El Modena High School in Orange stand outside of Anaheim Stadium in Anaheim as they wait for the start of their commencement ceremony on Thursday, June 13, 2019. (Photo by Mark Rightmire, Orange County Register/SCNG)

Diplomas for graduates of El Modena High School in Orange lay on a table in Anaheim Stadium in Anaheim just prior to the start of the commencement ceremony on Thursday, June 13, 2019. (Photo by Mark Rightmire, Orange County Register/SCNG)

Soon-to-be graduates of El Modena High School in Orange attend their commencement ceremony, for the first time at Anaheim Stadium in Anaheim, on Thursday, June 13, 2019. (Photo by Mark Rightmire, Orange County Register/SCNG)

Destiny Langseth, right, embraces Kim Merlihan, a math teacher at El Modena High School in Orange, during the commencement ceremony at Anaheim Stadium in Anaheim, on Thursday, June 13, 2019. (Photo by Mark Rightmire, Orange County Register/SCNG)

The commencement ceremony for El Modena High School in Orange at Anaheim Stadium in Anaheim on Thursday, June 13, 2019. (Photo by Mark Rightmire, Orange County Register/SCNG)

Soon-to-be graduates of El Modena High School in Orange line up to take the stage during their commencement ceremony at Anaheim Stadium in Anaheim, on Thursday, June 13, 2019. (Photo by Mark Rightmire, Orange County Register/SCNG)

ASB president Alessandra Spadaro of El Modena High School in Orange speaks during the commencement ceremony at Anaheim Stadium in Anaheim, on Thursday, June 13, 2019. (Photo by Mark Rightmire, Orange County Register/SCNG)

Graduates of El Modena High School in Orange sit in the stands as they attend their commencement ceremony at Anaheim Stadium in Anaheim, on Thursday, June 13, 2019. (Photo by Mark Rightmire, Orange County Register/SCNG)

Soon-to-be graduates of El Modena High School in Orange line up to take the stage during their commencement ceremony at Anaheim Stadium in Anaheim, on Thursday, June 13, 2019. (Photo by Mark Rightmire, Orange County Register/SCNG)

Graduates of El Modena High School in Orange sit in the stands as they attend their commencement ceremony at Anaheim Stadium in Anaheim, on Thursday, June 13, 2019. (Photo by Mark Rightmire, Orange County Register/SCNG)

Valedictorian Blake Hanson, left, plays the guitar as friends sing his address to his classmates of El Modena High School in Orange during the commencement ceremony at Anaheim Stadium in Anaheim, on Thursday, June 13, 2019. (Photo by Mark Rightmire, Orange County Register/SCNG)

Families and friend attend the commencement ceremony of El Modena High School in Orange at Anaheim Stadium in Anaheim, on Thursday, June 13, 2019. (Photo by Mark Rightmire, Orange County Register/SCNG)

Graduates of El Modena High School in Orange move their tassels following their commencement ceremony at Anaheim Stadium in Anaheim, on Thursday, June 13, 2019.(Photo by Mark Rightmire, Orange County Register/SCNG)

Julia Mast and Vincent Bui were named Vanguards of the Year of El Modena High School in Orange during the commencement ceremony at Anaheim Stadium in Anaheim, on Thursday, June 13, 2019. (Photo by Mark Rightmire, Orange County Register/SCNG)

Graduates of El Modena High School in Orange receive their diplomas during their commencement ceremony at Anaheim Stadium in Anaheim, on Thursday, June 13, 2019. (Photo by Mark Rightmire, Orange County Register/SCNG)

ASB president Alessandra Spadaro of El Modena High School in Orange speaks during the commencement ceremony at Anaheim Stadium in Anaheim, on Thursday, June 13, 2019. (Photo by Mark Rightmire, Orange County Register/SCNG)

Vincent Bui embraces Kim Merlihan, a math teacher at El Modena High School in Orange, during the commencement ceremony at Anaheim Stadium in Anaheim, on Thursday, June 13, 2019. (Photo by Mark Rightmire, Orange County Register/SCNG)

A family member takes a photo of the soon-to-be graduates of El Modena High School in Orange prior to the start of the commencement ceremony at Anaheim Stadium in Anaheim, on Thursday, June 13, 2019. (Photo by Mark Rightmire, Orange County Register/SCNG)

Jill Katevas, principal of El Modena High School in Orange speaks during the commencement ceremony at Anaheim Stadium in Anaheim, on Thursday, June 13, 2019. (Photo by Mark Rightmire, Orange County Register/SCNG)

Graduates of El Modena High School in Orange walk off the stage after they received their diplomas during their commencement ceremony at Anaheim Stadium in Anaheim, on Thursday, June 13, 2019. (Photo by Mark Rightmire, Orange County Register/SCNG)