Owens Community College nursing students take their seats after receiving their diplomas during the 51st Annual Spring Commencement.
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Owens Community College grad Ellie Selders, center, waves after receiving her diploma.
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Kasey Pryba cheers as he takes the stage to receive his diploma.
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Oluwaseyi Afuwape, left, smiles as he heads to receive his diploma.
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Owens Community College students cheer on fellow graduates during the 51st Annual Spring Commencement.
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CTY owensgrad06p Chelsea Wilson, left, dances as she hits the stage to receive her diploma during the 51st Annual Spring Commencement Friday, May 5, 2017, at Owens Community College in Perrysburg. Thousands of friends and family turned out to cheer on the 696 candidates for graduation. The keynote speaker was Dan Rogers, president and chief executive officer of Cherry Street Mission. THE BLADE/KATIE RAUSCH
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Sasha Jackson cheers as she hits the stage to receive her diploma during the 51st Annual Spring Commencement.
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Coresa Harris, center left, and her granddaughter Siemiyah Huffman, 9, cheer on Keisha Huffman, Coresa's daughter and Siemiyah's mother, as she receives her diploma from Owens Community College.
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Owens Community College President Mike Bower delivers his remarks during the 51st Annual Spring Commencement.
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Attendees listen as Helen Dilworth, right, delivers her speech as Class Representative during the 51st Annual Spring Commencement .
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Dan Rogers, president and chief executive officer of Cherry Street Mission delivers his keynote address during the Owens Community College spring commencement.
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John Dilworth, center, listens as his mother Helen delivers her speech as Class Representative at the Owens Community College spring commencement.
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Class Representative Helen Dilworth, 68, of Sylvania, a social work concentration major graduating with Cum Laude honors, center, smiled with other students as her degree was conferred.
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An Owens graduate sported red sneakers as he processed in for the 51st Annual Spring Commencement.
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Martin Calvillo, center left, holds his camera up to snap a photo of his graduating daughter Jacklyn Aguilar while his granddaughter Yaretzi, 3, and wife Ana, center right, look for her during the 51st Annual Spring Commencement.
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Emanuel Durden, center, embraced another graduate.
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Erinn Weenink, center, waited with other graduates before processing in for the 51st Annual Spring Commencement.
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