Cape Central Graduation 2018

Graduates sit in the hallway before the start of the Cape Central High School Class of 2018 graduation Sunday, May 13, 2018 at the Show Me Center in Cape Girardeau. (Kassi Jackson ~ Southeast Missourian)

Families and friends watch as graduates enter the Show Me Center during the Cape Central High School Class of 2018 graduation Sunday, May 13, 2018 in Cape Girardeau. (Kassi Jackson ~ Southeast Missourian)

Graduates watch as their classmates enter the Show Me Center during the Cape Central High School Class of 2018 graduation Sunday, May 13, 2018 in Cape Girardeau. (Kassi Jackson ~ Southeast Missourian)

Graduates watch as their classmates enter the Show Me Center during the Cape Central High School Class of 2018 graduation Sunday, May 13, 2018 in Cape Girardeau. (Kassi Jackson ~ Southeast Missourian)

Graduates wave to friends and families as their classmates enter the Show Me Center during the Cape Central High School Class of 2018 graduation Sunday, May 13, 2018 in Cape Girardeau. (Kassi Jackson ~ Southeast Missourian)

Carson Retter, senior class president, welcomes friends, families, classmates and more to the Show Me Center during the Cape Central High School Class of 2018 graduation Sunday, May 13, 2018 in Cape Girardeau. (Kassi Jackson ~ Southeast Missourian)

Graduates sit during the Cape Central High School Class of 2018 graduation Sunday, May 13, 2018 at the Show Me Center in Cape Girardeau. (Kassi Jackson ~ Southeast Missourian)

Friends and families cheer during the Cape Central High School Class of 2018 graduation Sunday, May 13, 2018 at the Show Me Center in Cape Girardeau. (Kassi Jackson ~ Southeast Missourian)

Drew Kasten, senior class vice president, speaks during the Cape Central High School Class of 2018 graduation Sunday, May 13, 2018 at the Show Me Center in Cape Girardeau. (Kassi Jackson ~ Southeast Missourian)

Families and friends watch during the Cape Central High School Class of 2018 graduation Sunday, May 13, 2018 at the Show Me Center in Cape Girardeau. (Kassi Jackson ~ Southeast Missourian)

The Cape Central Concert Choir performs during the Cape Central High School Class of 2018 graduation Sunday, May 13, 2018 at the Show Me Center in Cape Girardeau. (Kassi Jackson ~ Southeast Missourian)

Timothy Stroder, faculty member at Cape Central, gives the commencement address during the Cape Central High School Class of 2018 graduation Sunday, May 13, 2018 at the Show Me Center in Cape Girardeau. (Kassi Jackson ~ Southeast Missourian)

Families and friends sit during the Cape Central High School Class of 2018 graduation Sunday, May 13, 2018 at the Show Me Center in Cape Girardeau. (Kassi Jackson ~ Southeast Missourian)

Graduates sit during the Cape Central High School Class of 2018 graduation Sunday, May 13, 2018 at the Show Me Center in Cape Girardeau. (Kassi Jackson ~ Southeast Missourian)

Graduates sit during the Cape Central High School Class of 2018 graduation Sunday, May 13, 2018 at the Show Me Center in Cape Girardeau. (Kassi Jackson ~ Southeast Missourian)

Hannah Jackson speaks during the Cape Central High School Class of 2018 graduation Sunday, May 13, 2018 at the Show Me Center in Cape Girardeau. (Kassi Jackson ~ Southeast Missourian)

Morgan Kluge receives applause after speaking at the Cape Central High School Class of 2018 graduation Sunday, May 13, 2018 at the Show Me Center in Cape Girardeau. (Kassi Jackson ~ Southeast Missourian)

Graduates sit during the Cape Central High School Class of 2018 graduation Sunday, May 13, 2018 at the Show Me Center in Cape Girardeau. (Kassi Jackson ~ Southeast Missourian)

Graduates shake hands after receiving diplomas during the Cape Central High School Class of 2018 graduation Sunday, May 13, 2018 at the Show Me Center in Cape Girardeau. (Kassi Jackson ~ Southeast Missourian)

A graduate holds her diploma during the Cape Central High School Class of 2018 graduation Sunday, May 13, 2018 at the Show Me Center in Cape Girardeau. (Kassi Jackson ~ Southeast Missourian)

Families and friends cheer for their graduates during the Cape Central High School Class of 2018 graduation Sunday, May 13, 2018 at the Show Me Center in Cape Girardeau. (Kassi Jackson ~ Southeast Missourian)

Graduates walk across the stage to get their diplomas during the Cape Central High School Class of 2018 graduation Sunday, May 13, 2018 at the Show Me Center in Cape Girardeau. (Kassi Jackson ~ Southeast Missourian)

Graduates toss their hats in the air as balloons fall at the final moments of the Cape Central High School Class of 2018 graduation Sunday, May 13, 2018 at the Show Me Center in Cape Girardeau. (Kassi Jackson ~ Southeast Missourian)

Graduates embrace during the Cape Central High School Class of 2018 graduation Sunday, May 13, 2018 at the Show Me Center in Cape Girardeau. (Kassi Jackson ~ Southeast Missourian)

A graduate embraces family during the Cape Central High School Class of 2018 graduation Sunday, May 13, 2018 at the Show Me Center in Cape Girardeau. (Kassi Jackson ~ Southeast Missourian)

Graduates celebrate after the Cape Central High School Class of 2018 graduation Sunday, May 13, 2018 at the Show Me Center in Cape Girardeau. (Kassi Jackson ~ Southeast Missourian)

A graduate embraces family after the wrap-up of the Cape Central High School Class of 2018 graduation Sunday, May 13, 2018 at the Show Me Center in Cape Girardeau. (Kassi Jackson ~ Southeast Missourian)