Superior High School Class of 2019 graduates

Superior High School assistant principal Steve Olson, front right, is joined by the Superior choir as he sings, “You’ll never walk alone,” during the 54th Commencement Exercise at SHS on Saturday evening. Olson, who has been in the district for 40 years, is retiring this year. (Jed Carlson / jcarlson@superiortelegram.com)

By Jed Carlson

June 03, 2019 10:44 AM

More than 300 students walked across the stage in a packed Spartan gymnasium on Saturday evening June 1, at Superior High School.

1/15: Students from the class of 2019 toss their motarboards in the air after receiving their diplomas during the commencement ceremony at Superior High School on Saturday. (Jed Carlson / jcarlson@superiortelegram.com)

2/15: Amelia Evavold, right, gives a hug to Christina Kintop, the Vice President of the Board of Education, after receiving her diploma during the commencement ceremony at Superior High School on Saturday. (Jed Carlson / jcarlson@superiortelegram.com)

3/15: Chase Summerfield points to family in the crowd as he walks across the stage to receive his diploma during the commencement ceremony at Superior High School on Saturday. (Jed Carlson / jcarlson@superiortelegram.com)

4/15: Jazmine Wilkinson, right, breaks into tears after hugging Assistant Principal Bill Punyko after she received her diploma during graduation at Superior High School on Saturday. (Jed Carlson / jcarlson@superiortelegram.com)

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By Jed Carlson

Jed Carlson joined the Superior Telegram in February 2001 as a photographer. He grew up in Willmar, Minnesota. He graduated from Ridgewater Community College in Willmar, then from Minnesota State Moorhead with a major in mass communications with an emphasis in photojournalism.