Photo Gallery: St. Aloysius High School graduation

Published 12:57 pm Saturday, May 29, 2021

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Diplomas are stacked up on a table prior to the graduation ceremony for St. Aloysius High School's Class of 2021 Saturday at City Auditorium. (Ernest Bowker/The Vicksburg Post)

Andy Bufkin arrives at City Auditorium for St. Aloysius High School's 2021 graduation ceremony Saturday morning. (Ernest Bowker/The Vicksburg Post)

St. Aloysius teacher Joan Thornton, right, makes an adjustment to the graduation gown of Grace Gannon before the start of St. Aloysius High School's commencement ceremony on Saturday. (Ernest Bowker/The Vicksburg Post)

Rachel Garmon tries on her cap before St. Aloysius High School's commencement ceremony Saturday morning. (Ernest Bowker/The Vicksburg Post)

Andy Bufkin adjusts the tassel on his graduation cap before St. Aloysius High School's commencement ceremony Saturday at City Auditorium. (Ernest Bowker/The Vicksburg Post)

Diplomas and student awards sit on a table in City Auditorium prior to St. Aloysius High School's graduation ceremony on Saturday. The male members of St. Aloysius' graduating Class of 2021 pose for a photo before Saturday's commencement ceremony at City Auditorium. (Ernest Bowker/The Vicksburg Post)

The male members of St. Aloysius' graduating Class of 2021 pose for a photo before Saturday's commencement ceremony at City Auditorium. (Ernest Bowker/The Vicksburg Post)

A group of St. Aloysius High School seniors take a selfie before the school's graduation ceremony Saturday at City Auditorium. (Ernest Bowker/The Vicksburg Post)

Members of St. Aloysius High School's graduating Class of 2021 kill time before the school's commencement ceremony Saturday morning at City Auditorium. (Ernest Bowker/The Vicksburg Post)

Aranza Joseline Angel Porras walks down the aisle at the start of St. Aloysius High School's 2021 graduation ceremony Saturday at City Auditorium. (Ernest Bowker/The Vicksburg Post)

Ruth Anne Buckner walks down the aisle at the start of St. Aloysius High School's 2021 graduation ceremony Saturday at City Auditorium. (Ernest Bowker/The Vicksburg Post)

Reed Bourne walks down the aisle at the start of St. Aloysius High School's 2021 graduation ceremony Saturday at City Auditorium. (Ernest Bowker/The Vicksburg Post)

Caton Blackburn walks down the aisle at the start of St. Aloysius High School's 2021 graduation ceremony Saturday at City Auditorium. (Ernest Bowker/The Vicksburg Post)

Natalie Burke walks down the aisle at the start of St. Aloysius High School's 2021 graduation ceremony Saturday at City Auditorium. (Ernest Bowker/The Vicksburg Post)

Grace Gannon walks down the aisle at the start of St. Aloysius High School's 2021 graduation ceremony Saturday at City Auditorium. (Ernest Bowker/The Vicksburg Post)

Brennon Williams walks down the aisle at the start of St. Aloysius High School's 2021 graduation ceremony Saturday at City Auditorium. (Ernest Bowker/The Vicksburg Post)

St. Aloysius' graduating Class of 2021 stands for the invocation at the start of the school's commencement ceremony Saturday at City Auditorium. (Ernest Bowker/The Vicksburg Post)

St. Aloysius' graduating Class of 2021 stands for the National Anthem at the start of the school's commencement ceremony Saturday at City Auditorium. (Ernest Bowker/The Vicksburg Post)

Anna Marie Lamanilao, the salutatorian for St. Aloysius High School's Class of 2021, gives her speech during the school's commencement ceremony Saturday at City Auditorium. (Ernest Bowker/The Vicksburg Post)

Logan Young, the valedictorian for St. Aloysius High School's Class of 2021, gives her speech during the school's commencement ceremony Saturday at City Auditorium. (Ernest Bowker/The Vicksburg Post)

Anna Marie Lamanilao, the salutatorian for St. Aloysius High School's Class of 2021, receives an award from Bishop Joseph Kopacz during the school's commencement ceremony Saturday at City Auditorium. (Ernest Bowker/The Vicksburg Post)

St. Aloysius graduating seniors, from left, Anna Marie Lamanilao, Natalie Burke, and Taylor Chewning pose for a photo after being presented awards for service, leadership and spirit, respectively, at the school's commencement ceremony. (Ernest Bowker/The Vicksburg Post)

Taylor Chewning receives her diploma from Bishop Joseph Kopacz during St. Aloysius High School's graduation ceremony on Saturday. (Ernest Bowker/The Vicksburg Post)

Raven McDonald receives her diploma during St. Aloysius High School's graduation ceremony on Saturday. (Ernest Bowker/The Vicksburg Post)

St. Aloysius principal Karla McHan, right, flips the tassel on Raven McDonald's cap during St. Aloysius High School's graduation ceremony on Saturday. (Ernest Bowker/The Vicksburg Post)

Anna Marie Lamanilao receives her diploma from Bishop Joseph Kopacz during St. Aloysius High School's graduation ceremony on Saturday. (Ernest Bowker/The Vicksburg Post)

St. Aloysius principal Karla McHan, right, flips the tassel on Anna Marie Lamanilao's cap during St. Aloysius High School's graduation ceremony on Saturday. (Ernest Bowker/The Vicksburg Post)

St. Aloysius' graduating Class of 2021 listens to a speech during the school's commencement ceremony Saturday at City Auditorium. (Ernest Bowker/The Vicksburg Post)

Graduation caps fly into the air at City Auditorium at the end of St. Aloysius High School's 2021 commencement ceremony on Saturday. (Ernest Bowker/The Vicksburg Post)

St. Aloysius' graduating Class of 2021 tries to catch their caps after throwing them in the air at the conclusion of the school's commencement ceremony Saturday at City Auditorium. (Ernest Bowker/The Vicksburg Post)

St. Aloysius' graduating Class of 2021 celebrates at the conclusion of the school's commencement ceremony Saturday at City Auditorium. (Ernest Bowker/The Vicksburg Post)

St. Aloysius graduates Raven McDonald and Reed Bourne walk out of City Auditorium at the conclusion of the school's 2021 commencement ceremony on Saturday. (Ernest Bowker/The Vicksburg Post)

St. Aloysius graduating Class of 2021 walks out of City Auditorium at the conclusion of the school's commencement ceremony on Saturday. (Ernest Bowker/The Vicksburg Post)

St. Aloysius' graduating Class of 2021 celebrates by singing the school's fight song after their commencement ceremony Saturday at City Auditorium. (Ernest Bowker/The Vicksburg Post)

Ruth Ann Buckner, Mary Reilly Powell and Natalie Burke take one last picture together after St. Aloysius' 2021 graduation ceremony Saturday at City Auditorium. (Ernest Bowker/The Vicksburg Post)

2021 St. Aloysius graduate Mason Ashley poses for a photo with family members after the school's commencement ceremony on Saturday. (Ernest Bowker/The Vicksburg Post)

2021 St. Aloysius graduate Raven McDonald, left, gets a hug from principal Karla McHan after the school's graduation ceremony Saturday at City Auditorium. (Ernest Bowker/The Vicksburg Post)

St. Aloysius High School finished its 2020-21 academic year with its annual commencement ceremony Saturday at Vicksburg City Auditorium. A total of 35 graduates received diplomas.

St. Al’s Class of 2021 has had students accepted to 33 different colleges and universities in eight states, and received dozens of academic awards and scholarships. The 2021 valedictorian was Logan Young, and the salutatorian was Anna Marie Lamanilao.

Congratulations to all of the members of St. Aloysius’ Class of 2021, as well as the graduates of Warren Central High School, Vicksburg High School, Porter’s Chapel Academy and River City Early College.

About Ernest Bowker

Ernest Bowker is The Vicksburg Post's sports editor. He has been a member of The Vicksburg Post's sports staff since 1998, making him one of the longest-tenured reporters in the paper's 140-year history. The New Jersey native is a graduate of LSU. In his career, he has won more than 50 awards from the Mississippi Press Association and Associated Press for his coverage of local sports in Vicksburg.

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