Class of 2014, are you ready?

CHS valedictorian Xinyang Chen and salutatorians Timothy Liu and Yushuan Peng broke from tradition by combining their speeches, which focused on a humorous comparison between Pokemon and life. All three admitted that they are procrastinators by nature. "We put the 'pro' in procrastination," Liu joked.

Hayes Freedom High School graduates Madison Russell and Brenda Nesta-Serrano received congratulations from staff and Camas School District board members after receiving their diplomas on Saturday.

Hayes Freedom High School graduates BreAnna Taylor (left) and Lindy Treece (right) are all smiles as they carry their diplomas at the close of ceremonies. They were among the 34 young people who are part of the Renegade Class of 2014.

Members of the WHS Class of 2014 threw their graduation caps into the air, at the conclusion of the commencement ceremony.

WHS seniors who will serve in the military were acknowledged in front of the crowd, as members of the Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 4278 presented the national colors and the WHS band performed the National Anthem.

Excelsior Principal Carol Boyden presents Jorge Alberto Trujillo-Pineda with the first $500 Cheryl Trent Memorial Scholarship. Trent, a former teacher, died in November 2013 after a long battle with cancer. Boyden said the scholarship is presented to a student "who has struggled, who has worked hard and who has accomplished the goal of graduation and has never given up."

Casey Volgmann (left), who has overcome a series of major obstacles in her path to graduation, spoke during the commencement ceremony on Friday afternoon. She joins Randee Schneider and Spencer Carnera as the top three students in academic ranking in the EHS class of 2014.