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MISD 2021 Graduation in Pictures

Press Release|
Shane Mauldin|
Tuesday, May 25, 2021
McKinney Boyd High School Principal Dr. Jennifer Peirson poses for a photo with the final 2021 Boyd graduate to cross the stage, Jeremy Zangenberg.

McKinney Boyd High School Principal Dr. Jennifer Peirson poses for a photo with the final 2021 Boyd graduate to cross the stage, Jeremy Zangenberg.

McKinney, Texas – As McKinney Boyd High School senior Jeremy Zangenberg strode across the graduation stage on the morning of Friday, May 21, the Allen Event Center burst forth into thunderous celebration.

The final 2021 Boyd graduate to cross the stage, Zangenberg met Dr. Jennifer Peirson at the far side and stopped for a photo with his principal. Looking into the camera, he grinned and lifted a clinched fist, and Peirson followed suit as the rising wave of cheers and applause crashed over the arena.

The joyful exuberance in their pose spoke volumes. There were still the school song to be sung and parting thoughts from the podium and caps to be flung into the air, but honestly, Peirson and Zangenberg had said it all, without speaking a word:

They had done it. They had completed the journey of the 2020–2021 school year.

2021 McKinney High School graduates sing the MHS Alma Mater.

The commencement exercises for McKinney High School and McKinney North High School would follow at 1 p.m. and 5:30 p.m., marked by the same air of celebration, each audience sounding forth with its own joyful roar of applause as their graduates—resplendent in blue and yellow and orange—filed onto the floor of the arena and made their way eventually, one by one, across the stage to receive their diplomas.

Through a school year like no other, the seniors from Boyd, MHS and North had persevered and now had come to the conclusion of their 13-year sojourn from kindergarten to graduation.

And, when North’s Emily Young, the final graduate of the day, crossed the stage on Friday evening, she turned toward her fellow graduates with a wide smile, raised her diploma triumphantly in the air, and closed the books on the 2020–2021 school year.

And, to the graduates of McKinney Boyd, MHS and McKinney North, we say, “Well done!”

on stage raising diploma over head and cheering

The final 2021 McKinney North High School graduate, Emily Young, celebrates as she crosses the stage.

The McKinney ISD 2021 Commencement in Pictures:

McKinney Boyd High School

McKinney Boyd High School Top 10 Graduates
1. Veer Mukesh Mistry
2. Morgan Grace George
3. Pranavraj Prithviraju
4. Dean Alexander Plummer
5. Allyson Elisabeth Macfee
6. Ivan Alejandro Franco-Hernandez
7. Jackson Everett Heuvel
8. Cailey Ella Varnell
9. Jordyn Rose Nevelle
10. Munpal Singh Bal

grads on stage receiving instructions before ceremony

2021 McKinney Boyd High School Graduation

Teacher Chris Koehler smiling at camera backstage

2021 McKinney Boyd High School Graduation

feet standing on rows marked with row designations

2021 McKinney Boyd High School Graduation

graduates filing in

2021 McKinney Boyd High School Graduation

line of graduates - one adjusting hat

2021 McKinney Boyd High School Graduation

line of graduates

2021 McKinney Boyd High School Graduation

graduates at seats - one looking toward camera

2021 McKinney Boyd High School Graduation

female graduate in line smiling at camera

2021 McKinney Boyd High School Graduation

line of graduates - female student waving toward crowd

2021 McKinney Boyd High School Graduation

view of graduates on both sides of center aisle

2021 McKinney Boyd High School Graduation

Peirson at podium

2021 McKinney Boyd High School Graduation — Boyd Principal Dr. Jennifer Peirson

Choir members walking offstage

2021 McKinney Boyd High School Graduation

at podium

2021 McKinney Boyd High School Graduation—Salutatorian Morgan George

profile of assistant principal Bambico

2021 McKinney Boyd High School Graduation

2021 McKinney Boyd High School Graduation—Valedictorian Veer Mistry

at podium

2021 McKinney Boyd High School Graduation—McKinney ISD Superintendent Dr. Rick McDaniel

peirson posing with male graduate at side of the stage

2021 McKinney Boyd High School Graduation

female graduate smiling

2021 McKinney Boyd High School Graduation

line of graduates in seats looking at their diplomas

2021 McKinney Boyd High School Graduation

man taking name cards for announcer

2021 McKinney Boyd High School Graduation

male student in line giving a thumbs up

2021 McKinney Boyd High School Graduation

female student in line

2021 McKinney Boyd High School Graduation

Board member Lynn Sperry holding diploma to present it

2021 McKinney Boyd High School Graduation—McKinney ISD Board of Trustees Member Lynn Sperry

McDaniel smiling and giving a graduate a fist bump

2021 McKinney Boyd High School Graduation

grads walking back to their seats

2021 McKinney Boyd High School Graduation

male student getting picture taken with diploma

2021 McKinney Boyd High School Graduation

female student in line smiling and looking out toward audience

2021 McKinney Boyd High School Graduation

female student looking back at stage in line

2021 McKinney Boyd High School Graduation

hugging on stage

2021 McKinney Boyd High School Graduation—McKinney ISD Board of Trustees Member Curtis Rippee hugs his daughter Ellie after presenting her diploma.

female student looking at diploma

2021 McKinney Boyd High School Graduation

2021 McKinney Boyd High School Graduation—The McKinney Boyd Class of 2021

line of students turning tassels

2021 McKinney Boyd High School Graduation

throwing caps in the air

2021 McKinney Boyd High School Graduation

male student running his fingers through his hair

2021 McKinney Boyd High School Graduation

two female students walking off after the end of the ceremony

2021 McKinney Boyd High School Graduation

two male students smiling with arms around each other's shoulders after ceremony

2021 McKinney Boyd High School Graduation

McKinney High School

McKinney High School Top 10 Graduates
1. Thorsen Kristufek
2. Katrina Lee
3. Sarah Rose Stoddard
4. Benjamin Merrell
5. Kayla Nguyen
6. Milana Malko
7. Sharon Oh
8. Aubrey Koch
9. Rachel Nguyen
10. Madison Tremble

female graduates backstage laughing and taking selfies

2021 McKinney High School Graduation

two female students backstage taking a selfie

2021 McKinney High School Graduation

female graduate at seat waving toward audience

2021 McKinney High School Graduation

male student in line smiling

2021 McKinney High School Graduation

female student in line smiling

2021 McKinney High School Graduation

male student in line waving to audience

2021 McKinney High School Graduation

female student adjusting mask in line

2021 McKinney High School Graduation

mortar board decorated with USC

2021 McKinney High School Graduation

line of top graduates standing in front of their seats

2021 McKinney High School Graduation

male student smiling as he stands in front of his seat

2021 McKinney High School Graduation

at podium

2021 McKinney High School Graduation—McKinney High School Principal Alan Arbabi

Marine Corps JROTC cadets present the colors

2021 McKinney High School Graduation

at podium

2021 McKinney High School Graduation—Salutatorian Katrina Lee

view of entire class in t heir seats on the arena floor

2021 McKinney High School Graduation—The McKinney High School Class of 2021

coming up ramp to stage

2021 McKinney High School Graduation—Valedictorian Thorsen Kristufek

female student smiling in line

2021 McKinney High School Graduation

MHS Associate Principal Jessica Rose

2021 McKinney High School Graduation—McKinney High School Associate Principal Jessica Rose

female student poses for photo with diploma

2021 McKinney High School Graduation

arbabi posing with student for photo at side of stage

2021 McKinney High School Graduation

male student crossing the stage

2021 McKinney High School Graduation

assistant principal tom wales congratulates a graduate as he heads back to seat

2021 McKinney High School Graduation

students standing and looking at diplomas in front of their seats

2021 McKinney High School Graduation

male student smiling at another graduate

2021 McKinney High School Graduation

mortar board with University of Arkansas decorations

2021 McKinney High School Graduation

male student crossing stage with sunglasses

2021 McKinney High School Graduation

student holding up diploma, looking back toward audience

2021 McKinney High School Graduation

female student at podium

2021 McKinney High School Graduation

female graduates look at each other before the start of the school song

2021 McKinney High School Graduation

graduates throwing caps into the air

2021 McKinney High School Graduation

female student picking up cap

2021 McKinney High School Graduation

McKinney North High School

McKinney North High School Top 10 Graduates
1. Andrew Simmons
2. Keelin Gaughan
3. Madeline Prugh
4. Arianna Monteiro
5. Mohammed Hassan
6. Caliway Buchanan
7. Faiza Khan
8. Cayden Huffman
9. Evan Bruns
10. Hanna Dang

School counselors taking a group selfie

2021 McKinney North High School Graduation

view of empty graduate seats as banners are brought down the middle aisle ahead of graduates

2021 McKinney North High School Graduation

students at seats

2021 McKinney North High School Graduation

graduates in line walking in

2021 McKinney North High School Graduation

female graduate adjusting hat

2021 McKinney North High School Graduation

male student waving

2021 McKinney North High School Graduation

male graduate waving at camera

2021 McKinney North High School Graduation

teacher laughing with graduate

2021 McKinney North High School Graduation

clapping at podium

2021 McKinney North High School Graduation—McKinney North High School Principal Jae Gaskill

view of entire class seated

2021 McKinney North High School Graduation—The McKinney North High School Class of 2021

at podium

2021 McKinney North High School Graduation—Salutatorian Keelin Gaughan

at podium

2021 McKinney North High School Graduation—Valedictorian Andrew Simmons

2021 McKinney North High School Graduation—McKinney ISD Superintendent Dr. Rick McDaniel

mom hugging daughter on stage

2021 McKinney North High School Graduation

North Teacher Faisal Khan presenting diploma to Faiza Khan

2021 McKinney North High School Graduation

Gaskill poses for photo with male student

2021 McKinney North High School Graduation

female student walks across stage with diploma

2021 McKinney North High School Graduation

female student with diploma poses with Gaskill

2021 McKinney North High School Graduation

female student smiling

2021 McKinney North High School Graduation

male student poses for photo

2021 McKinney North High School Graduation

male student with diploma walks across stage

2021 McKinney North High School Graduation

male student in line

2021 McKinney North High School Graduation

female student in line laughing

2021 McKinney North High School Graduation

male student poses for photo with Gaskill

2021 McKinney North High School Graduation

male student gives thumbs up

2021 McKinney North High School Graduation

view of mom taking video on her phone

2021 McKinney North High School Graduation

female student on stage

2021 McKinney North High School Graduation

female student with diploma on stage waving

2021 McKinney North High School Graduation

mortar board with Oklahoma University decorations

2021 McKinney North High School Graduation

view of feet walking across stage

2021 McKinney North High School Graduation

female student raising diploma and looking at audience

2021 McKinney North High School Graduation

graduates trying to turn tassels

2021 McKinney North High School Graduation

female student celebrating at seat

2021 McKinney North High School Graduation

graduates standing next to seated teachers

students and teachers singing school song

2021 McKinney North High School Graduation

throwing caps into the air

2021 McKinney North High School Graduation

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