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Marshfield sends off 235 graduates
World Photos by Lou Sennick
Published: The World, Monday, June 7, 2004
Marshfield High School's graduating class of 235 students, along with a gym full of family and friends, stands as the national anthem is performed Saturday evening.
Nina May Lee addresses the members of the Class of 2004 at Marshfield High School Saturday evening. She used humor throughout her address, reminding her classmates of what they were like when they were younger and telling them to "feel the possibilities that lie before us."

Four-year-old Bella Freerfsen runs up to her cousin, Scott Schleis, as the graduates left the gym at the end of the ceremonies at Marshfield Saturday evening. The rain, which had come at the start of ceremony, stopped at the end and the graduates and their families met in the parking lot without getting wet.

One by one, the 235 names of the graduates were announced as they received their diplomas Saturday evening in the Marshfield main gym. A purple path shows the way as the graduates, including Whitney Mortensen, receive their high school diplomas.
Outside the gym after the graduation ceremonies, Gary Feger did what many parents did, he took a photograph of his son Kyle, and his wife, Debbie, as they stood together.