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Eastchester Eagles Class Of 2016 Takes Centerstage At Commencement Ceremony

EASTCHESTER, N.Y. - It was an emotional scene at the high school campus Friday morning, as friends, family and faculty members celebrated and said goodbye to another graduating class of Eastchester Eagles.

Friends, families and well-wishers celebrated the Eastchester Class of 2016 on Friday.

Friends, families and well-wishers celebrated the Eastchester Class of 2016 on Friday.

Photo Credit: Eastchester Schools
Friends, families and well-wishers celebrated the Eastchester Class of 2016 on Friday.

Friends, families and well-wishers celebrated the Eastchester Class of 2016 on Friday.

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Members of the Eastchester High School student government.

Members of the Eastchester High School student government.

Photo Credit: Eastchester Schools
Friends, families and well-wishers celebrated the Eastchester Class of 2016 on Friday.

Friends, families and well-wishers celebrated the Eastchester Class of 2016 on Friday.

Photo Credit: Eastchester Schools
Friends, families and well-wishers celebrated the Eastchester Class of 2016 on Friday.

Friends, families and well-wishers celebrated the Eastchester Class of 2016 on Friday.

Photo Credit: Eastchester Schools
Friends, families and well-wishers celebrated the Eastchester Class of 2016 on Friday.

Friends, families and well-wishers celebrated the Eastchester Class of 2016 on Friday.

Photo Credit: Eastchester Schools
Friends, families and well-wishers celebrated the Eastchester Class of 2016 on Friday.

Friends, families and well-wishers celebrated the Eastchester Class of 2016 on Friday.

Photo Credit: Eastchester Schools
Friends, families and well-wishers celebrated the Eastchester Class of 2016 on Friday.

Friends, families and well-wishers celebrated the Eastchester Class of 2016 on Friday.

Photo Credit: Eastchester Schools
Faculty members said goodbye to the Eastchester Class of 2015 Friday.

Faculty members said goodbye to the Eastchester Class of 2015 Friday.

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Friends, families and well-wishers celebrated the Eastchester Class of 2016 on Friday.

Friends, families and well-wishers celebrated the Eastchester Class of 2016 on Friday.

Photo Credit: Eastchester Schools
The Eastchester High School band serenaded a capacity crowd on the high school campus during the commencement ceremony.

The Eastchester High School band serenaded a capacity crowd on the high school campus during the commencement ceremony.

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Friends, families and well-wishers celebrated the Eastchester Class of 2016 on Friday.

Friends, families and well-wishers celebrated the Eastchester Class of 2016 on Friday.

Photo Credit: Eastchester Schools
Friends, families and well-wishers celebrated the Eastchester Class of 2016 on Friday.

Friends, families and well-wishers celebrated the Eastchester Class of 2016 on Friday.

Photo Credit: Eastchester Schools

Students of all grade levels in the Eastchester School District participated in moving up ceremonies recently, but it was the Class of 2016 who took centerstage on Friday during a lavish commencement event inside the traditional canopy tent on the high school grounds.

Earlier this week, There were also ceremonies at Anne Hutchinson and Greenvale Elementary Schools, featuring student and faculty speakers and celebrations as the fifth-graders leave the comfort of elementary school behind and get ready for the middle school. At Waverly, first grade students graduated in a moving-up assembly of their own.

Check the photo gallery for a small sampling of graduation activities in Eastchester. 

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