Quick Pics: Graduations start in area

Box Elder graduates Class of 2023: Box Elder High School Valedictorian King Ragged Robe thanks his fellow members of the class of 2023 during the school's graduation ceremony Saturday in the school gymnasium. Ragged Robe also thanked his friends and family, teachers and administrators, as well as school staff like bus drivers and custodians, whose contributions to the school are too often overlooked. Ragged Robe said his father died during the pandemic, but the class of 2023 and his family helped him come back to school after his loss and helped him continue achieving, which is what his father would have wanted. "You guys have been my family since fifth grade," he said. "And watching you all grow up and become great individuals has been so amazing. You guys are the reason I push myself to be great. I hope all of you keep following your dreams and don't let no one tell you what you can and cannot do. I'm going to miss all of you."

North Star seniors graduate: Laynie Sattoriva introduces commencement speaker Wayne Edwards Saturday in North Star High School's gymnasium during the Class of 2023 graduation ceremony. Graduation season started in full swing this weekend. Along with North Star High School, Box Elder, Hays-Lodge Pole and Turner high schools held their commencements Saturday, while Big Sandy, Chester-Joplin-Inverness, Chinook and Harlem high schools held theirs Sunday. Rocky Boy High School plans to hold its gradation Thursday, while Havre High School is slated to hold its Sunday.