With diplomas in hand, students tearfully embrace friends and faculty following Franklin High School's graduation ceremony Thursday, June 13, 2013, at Memorial Stadium in Seattle. (Jordan Stead, seattlepi.com)
Boys cluster together and chat before Franklin High School's graduation ceremony Thursday, June 13, 2013, at Memorial Stadium in Seattle. (Jordan Stead, seattlepi.com)
Students straighten caps and drape tassels just so before Franklin High School's graduation ceremony Thursday, June 13, 2013, at Memorial Stadium in Seattle. (Jordan Stead, seattlepi.com)
As afternoon faded into evening, family and friends packed the stands of Memorial Stadium to watch hundreds of Franklin High School students graduate Thursday, June 13, 2013, in Seattle. (Jordan Stead, seattlepi.com)
Students take turns accepting awards and scholarships during Franklin High School's graduation ceremony Thursday, June 13, 2013, at Memorial Stadium in Seattle. (Jordan Stead, seattlepi.com)
Students line up on the sides of the stage to acquire their diplomas at Franklin High School's graduation ceremony Thursday, June 13, 2013, at Memorial Stadium in Seattle. (Jordan Stead, seattlepi.com)
Students take turns accepting awards and scholarships during Franklin High School's graduation ceremony Thursday, June 13, 2013, at Memorial Stadium in Seattle. (Jordan Stead, seattlepi.com)Students line up on the sides of the stage to acquire their diplomas at Franklin High School's graduation ceremony Thursday, June 13, 2013, at Memorial Stadium in Seattle. (Jordan Stead, seattlepi.com)
Speakers take turns at the podium during Franklin High School's graduation ceremony Thursday, June 13, 2013, at Memorial Stadium in Seattle. (Jordan Stead, seattlepi.com)
Keynote speaker Dr. Michael Eric Dyson awaits for his turn to speak to a mass of students and their families during Franklin High School's graduation ceremony Thursday, June 13, 2013, at Memorial Stadium in Seattle. (Jordan Stead, seattlepi.com)
A group of students break out in a dance routine from their spot on stage during Franklin High School's graduation ceremony Thursday, June 13, 2013, at Memorial Stadium in Seattle. (Jordan Stead, seattlepi.com)
As afternoon faded into evening, family and friends packed the stands of Memorial Stadium to watch hundreds of Franklin High School students graduate Thursday, June 13, 2013, in Seattle. (Jordan Stead, seattlepi.com)
