Photos from the OCTECHS high school graduation ceremony Friday evening at the Odessa College Sports Center.
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OCTECHS seniors Kanazeya Williams, 18, left, and Nevaeh Coursey, 18, take a selfie shortly before the start of their high school graduation ceremony Friday evening at the Odessa College Sports Center. (Odessa American/Eli Hartman)
OCTECHS senior Elijah Ellis, 18, fixes his cap in the restroom shortly before the start of his high school graduation ceremony Friday evening at the Odessa College Sports Center. (Odessa American/Eli Hartman)
OCTECHS geometry teacher Adelle Perez directs her seniors to line up shortly before the start of their high school graduation ceremony Friday evening at the Odessa College Sports Center. (Odessa American/Eli Hartman)
OCTECHS senior Heaven Trevizo, 18, gathers with her classmates as they line up in order while practicing for procession before the start of their high school graduation ceremony Friday evening at the Odessa College Sports Center. (Odessa American/Eli Hartman)
OCTECHS seniors wait backstage before the start of their high school graduation ceremony Friday evening at the Odessa College Sports Center. (Odessa American/Eli Hartman)
OCTECHS senior Zachary Villarreal looks out over the crowd following the procession during his high school graduation ceremony Friday evening at the Odessa College Sports Center. (Odessa American/Eli Hartman)
Class of 2022 graduates of OCTECHS stand to be recognized during their high school graduation ceremony Friday evening at the Odessa College Sports Center. (Odessa American/Eli Hartman)
Gabriel Ontveros watches the high school graduation ceremony for OCTECHS’ graduating class of 2022 Friday evening at the Odessa College Sports Center. (Odessa American/Eli Hartman)
Senior Monica Moreno gives a welcome to family and friends of the OCTECHS graduating class of 2022 during their high school graduation ceremony Friday evening at the Odessa College Sports Center. (Odessa American/Eli Hartman)
OCTECHS senior Zachary Villarreal gives the opening comments during his high school graduation ceremony Friday evening at the Odessa College Sports Center. (Odessa American/Eli Hartman)
OCTECHS salutatorian Jenifer Lopez Martinez gives her address during her high school graduation ceremony Friday evening at the Odessa College Sports Center. (Odessa American/Eli Hartman)
OCTECHS valedictorian Ashley Manquero Vega gives her address during her high school graduation ceremony Friday evening at the Odessa College Sports Center. (Odessa American/Eli Hartman)
OCTECHS Top 10 students Yarileth Lujan, center left, and Zachary Villarreal, center right, pose for a photo during their high school graduation ceremony Friday evening at the Odessa College Sports Center. (Odessa American/Eli Hartman)
OCTECHS senior Kanazeya Williams, 18, wearing a graduation cap decorated with a criminal justice theme, sits through her high school graduation ceremony Friday evening at the Odessa College Sports Center. (Odessa American/Eli Hartman)
Family and friends applaud their graduate during the OCTECHS class of 2022 high school graduation ceremony Friday evening at the Odessa College Sports Center. (Odessa American/Eli Hartman)
Principal of OCTECHS Karl Miller presents his graduating class of 2022 during their high school graduation ceremony Friday evening at the Odessa College Sports Center. (Odessa American/Eli Hartman)
Superintendent of ECISD Scott Muri addresses OCTECHS’ graduating class of 2022 during their high school graduation ceremony Friday evening at the Odessa College Sports Center. (Odessa American/Eli Hartman)
Jacqueline Lozano, wearing a decorated cap, waits in line to cross the stage during her high school graduation ceremony Friday evening at the Odessa College Sports Center. (Odessa American/Eli Hartman)
OCTECHS senior Nathaniel Alvarado shakes hands wih members of the ECISD Board of Trustees as he crosses the stage during his high school graduation ceremony Friday evening at the Odessa College Sports Center. (Odessa American/Eli Hartman)
OCTECHS senior Daniel Gomez poses for a photo with his principal Karl Miller as he crosses the stage during his high school graduation ceremony Friday evening at the Odessa College Sports Center. (Odessa American/Eli Hartman)
OCTECHS senior Estonica Dominguez waves to her family as she crosses the stage to receive her diploma during her high school graduation ceremony Friday evening at the Odessa College Sports Center. (Odessa American/Eli Hartman)
An OCTECHS graduate wears a cap adorned with the signatures of his classmates during his high school graduation ceremony Friday evening at the Odessa College Sports Center. (Odessa American/Eli Hartman)
OCTECHS senior Mallory McDonald tears up as she gives the closing remarks to her classmates during their high school graduation ceremony Friday evening at the Odessa College Sports Center. (Odessa American/Eli Hartman)
OCTECHS graduates move their tassels from the left to the right at the end of their high school graduation ceremony Friday evening at the Odessa College Sports Center. (Odessa American/Eli Hartman)
OCTECHS graduates react after moving their tassels at the end of their high school graduation ceremony Friday evening at the Odessa College Sports Center. (Odessa American/Eli Hartman)
OCTECHS graduate Chance Bidwell waves to his family after receiving his diploma during his high school graduation ceremony Friday evening at the Odessa College Sports Center. (Odessa American/Eli Hartman)
OCTECHS valedictorian Ashley Manquero Vega waves to her family after receiving her diploma during his high school graduation ceremony Friday evening at the Odessa College Sports Center. (Odessa American/Eli Hartman)
OCTECHS graduates celebrate during dismissal following their high school graduation ceremony Friday evening at the Odessa College Sports Center. (Odessa American/Eli Hartman)
OCTECHS faculty applaud their graduates following their high school graduation ceremony Friday evening at the Odessa College Sports Center. (Odessa American/Eli Hartman)
