Deering High School senior Mpore Semuhoza holds a Congolese flag in one hand and a family portrait in the other as he walks the stage at graduation Wednesday on Memorial Field.

Deering High School seniors cross Leland Street starting the processional for the school's 147th commencement.

Seniors stride across Memorial Field during their graduation processional Wednesday.

Deering High School senior Elsie Nzeyimana sings the "Star-Spangled Banner" at the start of Wednesday's graduation ceremony.

Deering High School graduates its 147th class Wednesday on Memorial Field.

Class marshal Grayson Soldati lowers the baton to signal a row of students to sit after receiving their diplomas.

The crowd at Memorial Field was a mix of masked and maskless for Deering High School's 147th commencement.

Deering High School's 2021 valedictorian, Linh Nguyen, gives a fist bump to Portland Superintendent Xavier Botana after receiving her diploma Wednesday.

Deering graduate Francis Matonga is lifted by friends after Wednesday's outdoor graduation ceremony.

Lea Yere wipes away a tear while hugging her uncle, Vonvon Kasongo, after graduating from Deering High on Wednesday.

Deering High School graduates Andrea Garcia, left, valedictorian Linh Nguyen, Lauren Tosi and Stephanie MacVane celebrate Wednesday after graduation on Memorial Field.