Daniel Dresser shares a smile Wednesday evening with a faculty member at the start of the Lewiston High School graduation on East Avenue. Anna Gouveia/Sun Journal

Olivia Morin passes Lewiston High School graduate Carley Reed her niece Santanna on Wednesday evening before commencement exercises held outside the school on East Avenue. Anna Gouveia/Sun Journal

Linda Iverson, an English teacher at Lewiston High School, provides graduates with direction on where to stand Wednesday night during commencement exercises outside the school on East Avenue. Anna Gouveia/Sun Journal