Cheers, applause and a few happy tears filled the Montagne Center on the campus of Lamar University in Beaumont on Friday, May 22, as 395 Dayton High School seniors crossed the stage to receive their diplomas and take their place as the Class of 2026. Leading the class were Valedictorian Bertha Cisneros and Salutatorian Jimmy Rivera.
Also graduating in the Top 10 percent were Rogelio Aguilar Jr., Barbara Giselle Alvarez, Jaxon Britt Asbill, Maci Morgan Belt, Tyler Ray Benjamin, Addison Mackenzie Booker, Jonah Matthew Brand, Joseph Daniel Briggs, Jenna Brooks Bryars, Richard Jacob Caster, Aaliyah Rae Chacon, Jackson Cooper Errington, Alejandra Elizabeth Garcia, Nathan Lee Garcia, Maria Guadalupe Gonzalez Delgado, Hector Alejandro Gonzalez Jr., Cassidy King Headrick, Christina Marie Iturralde, Adrian Jimenez, Alexander Carl Kopecky, Jackson Keegan Lovell, Jennifer Azucena Martinez, Kevin Moeun, Juan Benito Montes, Ricardo Jose Navarro, Aubri Elle Olson, Jocelyn Nicole Renteria, Tania Rodriguez, Gamaliel Ruiz Jr., Nallely Silva, Kayla Madisyn Stephenson, Brady Glenn Vauter, Hunter Roy Wallace, Olivia Mallory Williams and Claudette Zamarripa.
Below are photos taken from the ceremony:
