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Vanesa Robledo, listens as her mother, Juana Dominguez, addresses the gathered crowd at the Bradenton Auditorium for the Migrant Education Awards Ceremony.
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Symbolizing a lit candle, battery-powered lights are passed from the seniors to the juniors during the Migrant Education Awards Ceremony.
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Jorge Gomez takes pictures of students from Palmetto High gathered for the Migrant Education Awards Ceremony.
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Families arrive at the Bradenton Auditorium for the Migrant Education Awards Ceremony.
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Masters of Ceremony Tomas Carrillo and Kate Hoffman address the crowd gathered at the Bradenton Auditorium for the Migrant Education Awards Ceremony.
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High school junior Fredly Thelicieux addresses the crowd gathered for the Migrant Education Awards Ceremony.
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Potted flowers line the stage at the Bradenton Auditorium for the Migrant Education Awards Ceremony.
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Fabiola Estrada and her daughter, Itzel Cervantes-Estrada embrace during the parent/student tribute at the Migrant Education Awards Ceremony.
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Graduating seniors from Manatee County high schools sit onstage during the Migrant Education Awards Ceremony.
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Vanesa Robledo, center, arrives at the Bradenton Auditorium with her mother, Juana Dominguez, left, and sister Ana Robledo for the Migrant Education Awards Ceremony.