Northwood High handed diplomas to its graduating class on Thursday, June 2.

The commencement featured cheering families and smiling grads as the seniors marked the end of their high school careers and the beginning of their bright futures.

Graduating seniors from left, Mei Ono, Nicole Curtis, Gabriel Macatula and Sumay Kalra get together outside the Bren Center before the Northwood High School graduation ceremony in Irvine on Thursday, June 2, 2022. (Sam Gangwer, Contributing Photographer)
Dalvik Patel is hugged by a teacher after getting his diploma during the Northwood High School graduation ceremony in Irvine on Thursday, June 2, 2022. (Sam Gangwer, Contributing Photographer)
Jiayi Li waves to the audience as graduating seniors walk into the Bren Center for the Northwood High School graduation ceremony in Irvine on Thursday, June 2, 2022. (Sam Gangwer, Contributing Photographer)

Jake Song makes a gesture up to the audience after getting his diploma during the Northwood High School graduation ceremony in Irvine on Thursday, June 2, 2022. (Sam Gangwer, Contributing Photographer)
A parent waves from the audience of the Bren Center during the Northwood High School graduation ceremony in Irvine on Thursday, June 2, 2022. (Sam Gangwer, Contributing Photographer)
Student Commencement speaker Khaled Wazzan talks about National Rocky Road Ice Cream Day to his fellow seniors during the Northwood High School graduation ceremony in Irvine on Thursday, June 2, 2022. (Sam Gangwer, Contributing Photographer)

Rose Ji hugs a teacher after getting her diploma during the Northwood High School graduation ceremony in Irvine on Thursday, June 2, 2022. (Sam Gangwer, Contributing Photographer)
A graduating senior waves to people in the audience during the Northwood High School graduation ceremony at the Bren Center in Irvine on Thursday, June 2, 2022. (Sam Gangwer, Contributing Photographer)
Parents wave from the audience at the Bren Center during the Northwood High School graduation ceremony in Irvine on Thursday, June 2, 2022. (Sam Gangwer, Contributing Photographer)

Rachael Mclaughlin hugs a teacher as she gets her diploma during the Northwood High School graduation ceremony in Irvine on Thursday, June 2, 2022. (Sam Gangwer, Contributing Photographer)
Harry Lee, math department chair, gave the staff farewell message during the Northwood High School graduation ceremony in Irvine on Thursday, June 2, 2022. (Sam Gangwer, Contributing Photographer)
One of the first graduating seniors celebrates getting her diploma during the Northwood High School graduation ceremony in Irvine on Thursday, June 2, 2022. (Sam Gangwer, Contributing Photographer)

A relative of a graduate holds up a cardboard headshot after the Northwood High School graduation ceremony in Irvine on Thursday, June 2, 2022. (Sam Gangwer, Contributing Photographer)
Diego Flores, left, reacts after getting his diploma during the Northwood High School graduation ceremony in Irvine on Thursday, June 2, 2022. (Sam Gangwer, Contributing Photographer)
The graduating class of 2022 throw their caps into the air after the Northwood High School graduation ceremony in Irvine on Thursday, June 2, 2022. (Sam Gangwer, Contributing Photographer)

Andrew Hoang is congratulated by a teacher after getting his diploma during the Northwood High School graduation ceremony in Irvine on Thursday, June 2, 2022. (Sam Gangwer, Contributing Photographer)
Bradley Pak points to the crowd after getting his diploma during the Northwood High School graduation ceremony in Irvine on Thursday, June 2, 2022. (Sam Gangwer, Contributing Photographer)

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