Ellis Graduation Gallery

 | June 25, 2025, 6:46pm UTC
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A graduate has personalized her graduation gown.
A student wears a sash decorated with both the U.S. and Mexican flags at the Ellis Preparatory Academy commencement ceremony at University of Mount Saint Vincent in Riverdale, New York. Yunuen Bonaparte for Chalkbeat (Yunuen Bonaparte for Chalkbeat)
A graduate has personalized her graduation gown.
A student wears a sash decorated with both the U.S. and Mexican flags at the Ellis Preparatory Academy commencement ceremony at University of Mount Saint Vincent in Riverdale, New York. Yunuen Bonaparte for Chalkbeat (Yunuen Bonaparte for Chalkbeat)
A woman in a green dress speaks to a crowd in the audience.
ELLIS Principal Norma Vega acknowledges Dylan Lopez Contreras, an ELLIS student detained by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement. Yunuen Bonaparte for Chalkbeat (Yunuen Bonaparte for Chalkbeat)
People mill around outside a red brick building
Students gather outside the ELLIS Prep graduation ceremony for the class of 2025 on a sweltering June day in the Bronx. Yunuen Bonaparte for Chalkbeat (Yunuen Bonaparte for Chalkbeat)
People with cameras photograph graduates.
Parents and friends in the audience record graduates as they receive their diplomas at the ELLIS Preparatory Academy commencement ceremony at University of Mount Saint Vincent in Riverdale, New York. Yunuen Bonaparte for Chalkbeat (Yunuen Bonaparte for Chalkbeat)
Graduates in blue gowns are on stage.
Graduates in the class 2025 walk the stage to receive their diplomas at the ELLIS Preparatory Academy commencement ceremony. Yunuen Bonaparte for Chalkbeat (Yunuen Bonaparte for Chalkbeat)
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