Mooseheart High School (May 23)
Salutatorian Basheeba Mays of Lodge No. 44 in Bridgeview, addresses the crowd and 2009 graduating class Mooseheart in Batavia on Saturday, May 23. Mays has been at Mooseheart for 11 years and nine months.
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Valedictorian Krystal Ellsworth of Lodge No. 2196 in Texas, adjusts her cap while lining up for graduation at Mooseheart in Batavia on Saturday, May 23.
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Kami D'Andrea hugs Parker Mitchell tight before the start of their graduation ceremony at Mooseheart in Batavia on Saturday, May 23.
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Diplomas are passed out the the 25 graduates of the 2009 class at Mooseheart in Batavia on Saturday, May 23. It is the 9st class to graduate. To date, 4,768 students have graduated from the school in it's history.
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Mooseheart grads from 2009, left to right, Reid Clifton of Georgia, Brandon Moreno of Indiana, Devon Davy of Elgin and Sean Duffy of England wait in the boys locker room for their commencement to begin at Mooseheart in Batavia on Saturday, May 23. The halls were so packed with people, the grads were moved to the location.
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Left to right: Ethan Grasty, of Lodge No. 1893 in North Carolina, Brandon Moreno of Lodge No. 980 in Indiana and Randell (cq) Martin of Lodge No. 1967 in California have a group hug before their graduation at Mooseheart in Batavia on Saturday, May 23.
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Davon Davy of Elgin, Lodge No. 799 is among the 25 graduates in the Mooseheart class of 2009. This is the 91st class to graduate from Mooseheart, located in Batavia, on Saturday, May 23. Davy has been at Mooseheart for five and half years.
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Addelina LaBlance of Lodge No. 535 in Canada hugs Heather Hensley of Lodge No. 2196 in Arkansas before the start of their graduation from Mooseheart in Batavia on Saturday, May 23.
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Jennifer Torres and Robert Torres of Indiana cheer on Jennifer's sister, Stacy Torres, as she receives her diploma at the 2009 commencement ceremony for Mooseheart in Batavia. Robert is Jennifer and Stacy's nephew. The Mooseheart 2009 class consists of 25 graduates and is the 91st class to graduate from Batavia school on Saturday, May 23. Torres has been at Mooseheart for almost four years, and is from Lodge No. 44 in Bridgeview.
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Graduates hug in the downstairs boys locker room as they wait for their commencement ceremony at Mooseheart to begin. The 2009 class consists of 25 graduates and is the 9st class to graduate from Batavia school on Saturday, May 23.
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25 graduates gather in the downstairs boys lockerroom before their commencement at Mooseheart in Batavia on Saturday, May 23.
Laura Stoecker | Staff Photographer
The Mooseheart 2009 class consists of 25 graduates and is the 91st class to graduate from Batavia school on Saturday, May 23.
Laura Stoecker | Staff Photographer
Kim Phillips of Lodge No. 1818 in Texas gets a big hug from brother Rocky Phillips of Bloomington, IL before her graduation from Mooseheart on Saturday, May 23. Phillips, affectionately known as "Grandma", is the oldest student in her class. She had to leave Mooseheart a few years ago, but came back to finish school and graduate.
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Mooseheart graduates Kami D'Andrea of Lodge No. 44 in Bridgeview, Il, and Parker Mitchell of Lodge No. 686 of Oregon go over the program to see who has been at the school the longest. Kami has been at Mooseheart for nine years and 11 months and Parker has been there for for 9 years and one month. They are the 91st class to graduate from Batavia school on Saturday, May 23.
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