Last weekend marked the celebration of Fryeburg Academy's class of 2021, with a car parade through the streets of Fryeburg Friday evening and the formal graduation ceremony Saturday morning.Â

(From left) Seniors Grace Mooney, Macy Ricker, Emma Gallant, Abigail Hanscom, Lindsay Smith, and Kyleana Carbone sit in a trailers waiting for the start of the parade for the graduating class of Fryeburg Academy in the streets around the school Friday evening. (RACHEL SHARPLES PHOTO)
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Cars of seniors cheer and shoot off some confetti during the parade for the graduating class of Fryeburg Academy in the streets around the school Friday evening. (RACHEL SHARPLES PHOTO)
Seniors cheer from the top of a decked-out car during the parade for the graduating class of Fryeburg Academy in the streets around the school Friday evening. (RACHEL SHARPLES PHOTO)
A group of seniors waves from a boat on a trailer as confetti falls during the parade for the graduating class of Fryeburg Academy in the streets around the school Friday evening. (RACHEL SHARPLES PHOTO)
Ballons float in front of the senior signs lining the sidewalk by Fryeburg Academy during the parade for the graduating class of Fryeburg Academy in the streets around the school Friday evening. (RACHEL SHARPLES PHOTO)
A group of seniors waves from a large boat on a trailer during the parade for the graduating class of Fryeburg Academy in the streets around the school Friday evening. (RACHEL SHARPLES PHOTO)
A group of seniors waves from a boat on a trailer as confetti falls during the parade for the graduating class of Fryeburg Academy in the streets around the school Friday evening. (RACHEL SHARPLES PHOTO)
Two seniors (and a dog) wave from the trunk of a car during the parade for the graduating class of Fryeburg Academy in the streets around the school Friday evening. (RACHEL SHARPLES PHOTO)
Seniors cheer from the line of cars during the parade for the graduating class of Fryeburg Academy in the streets around the school Friday evening. (RACHEL SHARPLES PHOTO)
The Spanish flag flaps in the breeze as a group of seniors drives through the parade for the graduating class of Fryeburg Academy in the streets around the school Friday evening. (RACHEL SHARPLES PHOTO)
A senior waves from the back of a decked-out golf cart during the parade for the graduating class of Fryeburg Academy in the streets around the school Friday evening. (RACHEL SHARPLES PHOTO)
A group of seniors waves from a decked-out convertible during the parade for the graduating class of Fryeburg Academy in the streets around the school Friday evening. (RACHEL SHARPLES PHOTO)
Senior Julian Zhu points to some of his peers during the parade for the graduating class of Fryeburg Academy in the streets around the school Friday evening. (RACHEL SHARPLES PHOTO)
Senior Julian Zhu takes a photo as cars line up in preparation for the parade for the graduating class of Fryeburg Academy in the streets around the school Friday evening. (RACHEL SHARPLES PHOTO)
A group of seniors on the back of a golf cart throw up some peace signs during the parade for the graduating class of Fryeburg Academy in the streets around the school Friday evening. (RACHEL SHARPLES PHOTO)
A decorated car drives by during the parade for the graduating class of Fryeburg Academy in the streets around the school Friday evening. (RACHEL SHARPLES PHOTO)
Signs with all of the Fryeburg seniors line the sidewalks of Fryeburg Academy as part of the parade for the graduating class of Fryeburg Academy in the streets around the school Friday evening. (RACHEL SHARPLES PHOTO)
(From left) Seniors Grace Mooney, Macy Ricker, Emma Gallant, Abigail Hanscom, Lindsay Smith, and Kyleana Carbone sit in a trailers waiting for the start of the parade for the graduating class of Fryeburg Academy in the streets around the school Friday evening. (RACHEL SHARPLES PHOTO)
A group of Fryeburg Academy students cheer for their senior peers during the parade for the graduating class of Fryeburg Academy in the streets around the school Friday evening. (RACHEL SHARPLES PHOTO)
A group of seniors cheers with their signs from a trailer during the parade for the graduating class of Fryeburg Academy in the streets around the school Friday evening. (RACHEL SHARPLES PHOTO)
A group of seniors waves with their signs from a trailer during the parade for the graduating class of Fryeburg Academy in the streets around the school Friday evening. (RACHEL SHARPLES PHOTO)
A senior waves out a car window during the parade for the graduating class of Fryeburg Academy in the streets around the school Friday evening. (RACHEL SHARPLES PHOTO)
Aykan TaÅŸer and Julian Ziyu Zhu walk back to their seats after receiving an award at the 2021 Fryeburg graduation.
Ellen Owens walks back to her seat after receiving an award at the 2021 Fryeburg graduation.
Graduates and the crowd of family and friends listen to a speaker at the 2021 Fryeburg graduation.
Some graduates smile while listening to one of the speeches at the 2021 Fryeburg graduation.
Luke Sekera-Flanders, the class president, leads his peers in transferring their tassels from one side to another during the 2021 Fryeburg graduation on a overcast Saturday morning. (RACHEL SHARPLES PHOTO)
(From left) Hope Duffy and Jacques Dupuis march to their seats during the procession at the 2021 Fryeburg graduation.
Some graduates briefly hold hands during the procession to their seats at the 2021 Fryeburg graduation.
Class President Luke Sekera-Flanders leads his peers in the procession at the 2021 Fryeburg Academy graduation on an overcast Saturday morning. (RACHEL SHARPLES PHOTO)
Livia De Vries smiles while receiving a diploma from Head of School Erin Mayo at the 2021 Fryeburg graduation.
Kaia De Vries smiles while receiving a diploma from Head of School Erin Mayo at the 2021 Fryeburg graduation.
A teary-eyed Jordan Eastman smiles while receiving a diploma from Head of School Erin Mayo at the 2021 Fryeburg graduation. She is the eighth generation of her family to graduate from Fryeburg Academy. (RACHEL SHARPLES PHOTO)
Junhyung Koo smiles while receiving a diploma from Head of School Erin Mayo at the 2021 Fryeburg graduation.
Olivia Krug smiles while receiving a diploma from Head of School Erin Mayo at the 2021 Fryeburg graduation.
Brian O'Connor smiles while receiving a diploma from Head of School Erin Mayo at the 2021 Fryeburg graduation.
Caleb Deschambeault and Morgan Fusco smile after receiving an award at the 2021 Fryeburg graduation.
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