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Graduates Kennedy Steck and Madison Fries celebrate after the Costa Mesa High School commencement ceremony in Costa Mesa, CA, on Thursday, June 6, 2024. (Photo by Jeff Gritchen, Orange County Register/SCNG)
Graduate Lajay Flowers waves to friends and family during the Costa Mesa High School commencement ceremony in Costa Mesa, CA, on Thursday, June 6, 2024. (Photo by Jeff Gritchen, Orange County Register/SCNG)
Graduate Hunter Hardegree joins his classmates walking down Arlington Drive as they celebrate after the Costa Mesa High School commencement ceremony in Costa Mesa, CA, on Thursday, June 6, 2024. (Photo by Jeff Gritchen, Orange County Register/SCNG)
Graduate Desiree Jimenez waves to friends and family during the Costa Mesa High School commencement ceremony in Costa Mesa, CA, on Thursday, June 6, 2024. (Photo by Jeff Gritchen, Orange County Register/SCNG)
Graduate Hannah Lund waves to friends and family during the Costa Mesa High School commencement ceremony in Costa Mesa, CA, on Thursday, June 6, 2024. (Photo by Jeff Gritchen, Orange County Register/SCNG)
Graduates celebrate at the end of the Costa Mesa High School commencement ceremony in Costa Mesa, CA, on Thursday, June 6, 2024. (Photo by Jeff Gritchen, Orange County Register/SCNG)
Graduate Vanessa Ochoa celebrates after receiving her diploma during the Costa Mesa High School commencement ceremony in Costa Mesa, CA, on Thursday, June 6, 2024. (Photo by Jeff Gritchen, Orange County Register/SCNG)
Graduate Isabelle Jeppson celebrates after receiving her diploma during the Costa Mesa High School commencement ceremony in Costa Mesa, CA, on Thursday, June 6, 2024. (Photo by Jeff Gritchen, Orange County Register/SCNG)
Graduate Desiree Jimenez is all smiles after receiving her diploma during the Costa Mesa High School commencement ceremony in Costa Mesa, CA, on Thursday, June 6, 2024. (Photo by Jeff Gritchen, Orange County Register/SCNG)
Graduates walk down Arlington Drive as they celebrate after the Costa Mesa High School commencement ceremony in Costa Mesa, CA, on Thursday, June 6, 2024. (Photo by Jeff Gritchen, Orange County Register/SCNG)
Graduate Steven Hernandez waves to friends and family during the Costa Mesa High School commencement ceremony in Costa Mesa, CA, on Thursday, June 6, 2024. (Photo by Jeff Gritchen, Orange County Register/SCNG)
Graduate Melissa Mejia celebrates after receiving her diploma during the Costa Mesa High School commencement ceremony in Costa Mesa, CA, on Thursday, June 6, 2024. (Photo by Jeff Gritchen, Orange County Register/SCNG)
Graduate Robert Cummins celebrates during the Costa Mesa High School commencement ceremony in Costa Mesa, CA, on Thursday, June 6, 2024. (Photo by Jeff Gritchen, Orange County Register/SCNG)
Graduates celebrate after the Costa Mesa High School commencement ceremony in Costa Mesa, CA, on Thursday, June 6, 2024. (Photo by Jeff Gritchen, Orange County Register/SCNG)
Graduate Sa’Nai Terry celebrates after receiving her diploma during the Costa Mesa High School commencement ceremony in Costa Mesa, CA, on Thursday, June 6, 2024. (Photo by Jeff Gritchen, Orange County Register/SCNG)
Graduates celebrate after the Costa Mesa High School commencement ceremony in Costa Mesa, CA, on Thursday, June 6, 2024. (Photo by Jeff Gritchen, Orange County Register/SCNG)
Graduates walk down Arlington Drive as they celebrate after the Costa Mesa High School commencement ceremony in Costa Mesa, CA, on Thursday, June 6, 2024. (Photo by Jeff Gritchen, Orange County Register/SCNG)
Graduate Lesly Villanueva celebrates after receiving her diploma during the Costa Mesa High School commencement ceremony in Costa Mesa, CA, on Thursday, June 6, 2024. (Photo by Jeff Gritchen, Orange County Register/SCNG)
Newport-Mesa Unified School District’s Costa Mesa High handed diplomas to the members of its graduating Class of 2024 on Thursday, June 6.
A commencement ceremony at Mustang Field drew families and friends who cheered as the graduates walked across the stage, marking the end of their high school careers and the beginning of their bright futures.