PHOTO GALLERY: Graduates celebrate in Mt. Airy

(photo by Daniel Purcell special to Now Habersham)

Thousands of Northeast Georgia high school graduates are stepping out into the ‘real world’ with their diplomas in hand.

In Mt. Airy Friday night, 490 students graduated in a ceremony at Raider Stadium. The Class of 2023 consisted of 468 seniors from Habersham Central High School and 22 from the Success Academy.

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The occasion marked the end of 13 long years of public education and the beginning of many new adventures.

Daniel Purcell captured the emotions of the evening in these photos for Now Habersham.

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