Lord Botetourt High School graduated over 230 students last night at the Roanoke Civic Center. Parents , graduates and friends filled the arena with smiles and cheers. Valedictorian Kelly Dill thanked  her mother for  being there and giving her support and urged her classmates to follow their dreams. Then it was on to graduation. Retiring principal Alan Brenner handed out diplomas for the final time. He told the students that a school like Lord Botetourt had been his dream realized. With the pronouncement you are graduates, the air filled with mortar boards and the happy young people recessed to follow their dreams!

You can 41 photos from graduation in the slideshow above or in this gallery format.

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