High school students from La Cuesta Continuation High School and Alta Vista Alternative High School celebrated their graduation together on June 10.

A Joyful Ceremony

The ceremony took place on the steps of the Santa Barbara County Courthouse, where families, friends, and supporters cheered on the graduates in the Sunken Garden.

Their instructors shared stories about each student, highlighting their perseverance through life’s challenges to reach this milestone.

Some of the students are heading to four-year universities, including Cal Berkeley, while others are enrolled in Santa Barbara City College’s Running Start program to help with finances.

Alta Vista graduate Brandon Cruz hopes to study engineering at SBCC and then UCSB, while La Cuesta graduate Enrigue Jesus Placencia was overwhelmed with emotion as he saw his family holding a giant photo of him in the crowd.

The Class of 2026 took a group photo with their teachers after the graduation procession.

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Original reporting: KEYT (Ventura/Santa Barbara) — read the source article.