Photos: Bartlett High School’s outdoor graduation ceremony

Updated: May 11, 2021 Published: May 11, 2021

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Janera Fa'aaliga celebrates after receiving her diploma as a family member shouts to her and records from his phone from the stands during the Bartlett High School graduation ceremony in Anchorage on Monday, May 10, 2021. There are about 3,000 graduating seniors districtwide for the Anchorage School District. (Emily Mesner / ADN)

Rain held off as Bartlett High School’s graduating class of 2021 crossed the stage and collected their diplomas Monday afternoon. Seniors donned graduation-themed face masks as they made their entrance to the football field while friends and family erupted in cheers from the stadium bleachers. The boisterous celebration then spilled out into the parking lot following the ceremony as celebratory leis were gifted to the graduates in a field of confetti and hugs.

The Anchorage School District will graduate about 3,000 seniors this year.

Emily Mesner

Emily Mesner is a multimedia journalist for the Anchorage Daily News. She previously worked for the National Park Service at Denali National Park and Preserve and the Western Arctic National Parklands in Kotzebue, at the Cordova Times and at the Jackson Citizen Patriot in Jackson, Michigan.