Photos: Cheers for the 2022 graduating class at Sun Valley’s Poly High School

Superintendent Alberto M. Carvalho speaks during commencement ceremonies for John H. Francis Polytechnic High class of 2022 at the Sun Valley high school Friday, June 3, 2022. (Photo by Hans Gutknecht, Los Angeles Daily News/SCNG)
Graduates during commencement ceremonies for John H. Francis Polytechnic High class of 2022 at the Sun Valley high school Friday, June 3, 2022. (Photo by Hans Gutknecht, Los Angeles Daily News/SCNG)
Graduates during commencement ceremonies for John H. Francis Polytechnic High class of 2022 at the Sun Valley high school Friday, June 3, 2022. (Photo by Hans Gutknecht, Los Angeles Daily News/SCNG)
Graduates receive diplomas during commencement ceremonies for John H. Francis Polytechnic High class of 2022 at the Sun Valley high school Friday, June 3, 2022. (Photo by Hans Gutknecht, Los Angeles Daily News/SCNG)
Graduates during commencement ceremonies for John H. Francis Polytechnic High class of 2022 at the Sun Valley high school Friday, June 3, 2022. (Photo by Hans Gutknecht, Los Angeles Daily News/SCNG)
Graduates during commencement ceremonies for John H. Francis Polytechnic High class of 2022 at the Sun Valley high school Friday, June 3, 2022. (Photo by Hans Gutknecht, Los Angeles Daily News/SCNG)
Graduates during commencement ceremonies for John H. Francis Polytechnic High class of 2022 at the Sun Valley high school Friday, June 3, 2022. (Photo by Hans Gutknecht, Los Angeles Daily News/SCNG)
Graduates make their way to the field during commencement ceremonies for John H. Francis Polytechnic High class of 2022 at the Sun Valley high school Friday, June 3, 2022. (Photo by Hans Gutknecht, Los Angeles Daily News/SCNG)
Graduates during commencement ceremonies for John H. Francis Polytechnic High class of 2022 at the Sun Valley high school Friday, June 3, 2022. (Photo by Hans Gutknecht, Los Angeles Daily News/SCNG)
Graduates make their way to the field during commencement ceremonies for John H. Francis Polytechnic High class of 2022 at the Sun Valley high school Friday, June 3, 2022. (Photo by Hans Gutknecht, Los Angeles Daily News/SCNG)
Graduates during commencement ceremonies for John H. Francis Polytechnic High class of 2022 at the Sun Valley high school Friday, June 3, 2022. (Photo by Hans Gutknecht, Los Angeles Daily News/SCNG)
Graduates take photos before commencement ceremonies for John H. Francis Polytechnic High class of 2022 at the Sun Valley high school Friday, June 3, 2022. (Photo by Hans Gutknecht, Los Angeles Daily News/SCNG)
School Principal Elidia Vazquez speaks during commencement ceremonies for John H. Francis Polytechnic High class of 2022 at the Sun Valley high school Friday, June 3, 2022. (Photo by Hans Gutknecht, Los Angeles Daily News/SCNG)
Graduates take photos before commencement ceremonies for John H. Francis Polytechnic High class of 2022 at the Sun Valley high school Friday, June 3, 2022. (Photo by Hans Gutknecht, Los Angeles Daily News/SCNG)
Graduates during commencement ceremonies for John H. Francis Polytechnic High class of 2022 at the Sun Valley high school Friday, June 3, 2022. (Photo by Hans Gutknecht, Los Angeles Daily News/SCNG)
Graduates during commencement ceremonies for John H. Francis Polytechnic High class of 2022 at the Sun Valley high school Friday, June 3, 2022. (Photo by Hans Gutknecht, Los Angeles Daily News/SCNG)
Valedictorian Byran De La Luz Rojas speaks during commencement ceremonies for John H. Francis Polytechnic High class of 2022 at the Sun Valley high school Friday, June 3, 2022. (Photo by Hans Gutknecht, Los Angeles Daily News/SCNG)
Valedictorian Sebastian Pereyra speaks during commencement ceremonies for John H. Francis Polytechnic High class of 2022 at the Sun Valley high school Friday, June 3, 2022. (Photo by Hans Gutknecht, Los Angeles Daily News/SCNG)
Graduates during commencement ceremonies for John H. Francis Polytechnic High class of 2022 at the Sun Valley high school Friday, June 3, 2022. (Photo by Hans Gutknecht, Los Angeles Daily News/SCNG)
Graduates during commencement ceremonies for John H. Francis Polytechnic High class of 2022 at the Sun Valley high school Friday, June 3, 2022. (Photo by Hans Gutknecht, Los Angeles Daily News/SCNG)
Graduates during commencement ceremonies for John H. Francis Polytechnic High class of 2022 at the Sun Valley high school Friday, June 3, 2022. (Photo by Hans Gutknecht, Los Angeles Daily News/SCNG)
Graduates during commencement ceremonies for John H. Francis Polytechnic High class of 2022 at the Sun Valley high school Friday, June 3, 2022. (Photo by Hans Gutknecht, Los Angeles Daily News/SCNG)
Graduates during commencement ceremonies for John H. Francis Polytechnic High class of 2022 at the Sun Valley high school Friday, June 3, 2022. (Photo by Hans Gutknecht, Los Angeles Daily News/SCNG)
Graduates during commencement ceremonies for John H. Francis Polytechnic High class of 2022 at the Sun Valley high school Friday, June 3, 2022. (Photo by Hans Gutknecht, Los Angeles Daily News/SCNG)
Superintendent Alberto M. Carvalho speaks during commencement ceremonies for John H. Francis Polytechnic High class of 2022 at the Sun Valley high school Friday, June 3, 2022. (Photo by Hans Gutknecht, Los Angeles Daily News/SCNG)
Family and friends wave to graduates during commencement ceremonies for John H. Francis Polytechnic High class of 2022 at the Sun Valley high school Friday, June 3, 2022. (Photo by Hans Gutknecht, Los Angeles Daily News/SCNG)
Graduates during commencement ceremonies for John H. Francis Polytechnic High class of 2022 at the Sun Valley high school Friday, June 3, 2022. (Photo by Hans Gutknecht, Los Angeles Daily News/SCNG)
Graduates during commencement ceremonies for John H. Francis Polytechnic High class of 2022 at the Sun Valley high school Friday, June 3, 2022. (Photo by Hans Gutknecht, Los Angeles Daily News/SCNG)

John H. Francis Polytechnic High School waved farewell to its 2022 graduates on a warm night at 6 p.m. June 3 in the football stadium in Sun Valley.

The approximately 540 graduates — the “Valiants” — basked in the warmth of goodwill as they heard their names announced to a cheering crowd for the last but best time of their high school years.

Poly High School had two valedictorians at the ceremony, Sebastian Pereyra (Comprehensive School) and Bryan De La Luz Rojas (Magnet School), and two salutatorians, Brian Sierra (Comprehensive School) and Cindy Borrayo-Carrera (Magnet School).

Poly High is the second oldest high school in the school district. It was established in 1897 on a campus in downtown Los Angeles as a commercial branch of Los Angeles High School. It moved from Los Angeles and reopened in Feb. 1957 to students in the San Fernando Valley.

Fun facts: the school mascot is the book-carrying “Poly Parrot” representing the pursuit of learning and school spirit; the school colors are blue and gold; the motto is “Victory with Honor.” The school’s Alma Mater and Fight Song can be read here: www.polyhigh.org/apps/pages/AlmaMater

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