READY TO GO—From the top: Ruby Strickland waits to receive her diploma during the graduation ceremony at La Reina High School on May 19 in Thousand Oaks. Graduates throw their caps into the air after the ceremony. Darcie Christopher, left, her husband, Scott, and daughter, Hayley, hug during the rose ceremony, a commencement tradition at the high school on Janss Road. Graduates adjust their hair and caps using their reflections in a classroom window before the graduation. Photos by MICHAEL COONS/Acorn Newspapers
