Mainland High School celebrates the Class of 2022

Nikki Ross, The Daytona Beach News-Journal
·1 min read

Family and friends packed the Ocean Center in Daytona Beach Tuesday evening when 297 Mainland High School seniors received their diplomas.

Valedictorian Canden Allen, who has enlisted in the U.S. Navy as a cryptologic technician, and salutatorian Sara Casimiro, who will study biomedical engineering at Florida State University, addressed their peers during the ceremony.

Mainland High School Valedictorian Caden James Allen smiles with diploma in hand, Tuesday, May 24, 2022, during commencement exercises at the Ocean Center.
Mainland High School Valedictorian Caden James Allen smiles with diploma in hand, Tuesday, May 24, 2022, during commencement exercises at the Ocean Center.

Graduation season: Atlantic High School celebrates the Class of 2022

Preparing for the future: CTE programs in Volusia Schools help prepare students for college or the workforce

Tuesday night's celebration was the second graduation ceremony for Volusia County Schools' 2022 graduation season, with 3,905 expected to walk across the stage and flip and their tassels.

Mainland High School seniors wave to family and friends in the crowd, Tuesday, May 24, 2022, after entering the Ocean Center for their commencement exercise.
Mainland High School seniors wave to family and friends in the crowd, Tuesday, May 24, 2022, after entering the Ocean Center for their commencement exercise.

These graduates have completed their final two years of high school amid the COVID-19 pandemic.

To watch graduations online, visit VCS LIVE Stream on YouTube.

Nikki Ross covers K-12 education, health and COVID-19 for the Daytona Beach News-Journal. She can be reached at nikki.ross@news-jrnl.com or follow her on Twitter @nikkiinreallife.

This article originally appeared on The Daytona Beach News-Journal: Volusia County's Mainland High graduation celebrates the Class of 2022