Ryan Hardman shakes hands with Superintendent Dr. Ric Stranges Sunday afternoon during Buckeye Valley High School’s 61st annual Commencement held inside Gray Chapel at Ohio Wesleyan University.

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Buckeye Valley High School seniors clap for Principal Zachary Riggs and other administrators Sunday prior to the school’s graduation ceremony.

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Eva Fathbruckner, one of Buckeye Valley’s Class of 2024 valedictorians, gives a speech Sunday and wishes her classmates luck and implores them to keep moving forward no matter what.

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Student Council President Alexander Brockett details the seniors’ class gift to the school, a set of patio umbrellas and a picnic table. Brockett said the gift symbolizes the “shelter and camaraderie” the class found in each other.

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Riley Boyles poses for a photo with Buckeye Valley High School Principal Zachary Riggs after receiving his diploma Sunday.

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Grace Daily smiles with Principal Zachary Riggs after receiving her diploma Sunday.

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Carter Allen Fannin shakes hands with Buckeye Valley Principal Zachary Riggs.

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Anya Fowler accepts her diploma from Principal Zachary Riggs on Sunday afternoon.

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Assistant Superintendent Jeremy Froehlich embraces Landon Froehlich after presenting him with his diploma Sunday.

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Emma Hornick embraces Superintendent Dr. Ric Stranges after receiving her diploma Sunday.

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