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Arvada West graduates 55th class

Shanna Fortier

Posted 5/18/18

Close to 400 seniors graduated from Arvada West High School May 18 in a commencement ceremony held at the 1st Bank Center in Broomfield.

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Arvada West graduates 55th class

Izabelle Moss graduted in the top 10 percent of the graduating class.

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Trevor Cook enters the Arvada West High School graduation May 18 at 1st Bank Center in Broomfield.

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Mit’su Bruce is all smiles as he enters the Arvada West High School graduation May 18.

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Halle Mills was one of almost 400 seniors to graduate from Arvada West High School May 18.

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Bryce Lockwood accepts a flower after receiving his diploma May 18.

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McKenna Horst waits to receive her diploma at the Arvada West High graduation.

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Katie Dalh graduated in the top ten percent of the graduating class at Arvada West High.

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Lazeruth Armijo accepts his diploma at the Arvada West High School graduation May 18.

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Cheyenne Chrisp, one of the 14 valedictorians for the Arvada West High Class of 2018 is recognized at the graduation ceremony.

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Graduates Luci Holland and Malia Spencer acted as masters of ceremony at the Arvada West graduation.

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Collectively the Arvada West High Class of 2018 earned $4.2 million in scholarships.

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Graduates Nicole Ahrens, Isabella Cline, Avery Henderson, Taylor Huntley, Alexis Rolfson and Jenna Shed sang the national anthem at the beginning of the Arvada West High graduation.

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Rosaline Neas and Elizabeth Nelson are all laughs as the enter the Arvada West High graduation ceremony May 18 at the 1st Bank Center.

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Posted Friday, May 18, 2018 1:51 pm

Shanna Fortier

Close to 400 seniors graduated from Arvada West High School May 18 in a commencement ceremony held at the 1st Bank Center in Broomfield. Collectively, the class of 2018 has received $4.2 million in scholarships to continue their education.

At the ceremony, 14 valedictorians — all of whom held an unweighted 4.0 GPA — were honored. Those students are Isabeau Andrews, James Biggers, Cheyenne Chrisp, Sydney Derix, Lauren Hinshaw, Samantha Klas, James Kleckner, Tristan Martonez, Kailey Robb, Reagan Robinson, Alexis Rolfson, Jenna Thomas, Ashlyn Wagner and Katherine Wood.

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