Manatee High School graduation at a glance

Manatee High School graduation at a glance

Graduates: 500 Speakers: Students Rebecca Byrnes, Jake Parsons and Victoria Thrall

Shining moment: Honorary diploma presented on behalf of Manatee High student Hugo Arellano who died March 8, 2014, in a crash.

Best quote: "Imagine high school as training wheels to the adult world, the actual bicycle," Parsons said.

Interesting: As graduates were called, storm clouds began to rubble nearby and some wondered if rain would dampen festivities as in previous years.

This story was originally published May 31, 2015 at 12:00 AM with the headline "Manatee High School graduation at a glance ."