Parker High School grads speak of 'perseverance' in pandemic years

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When members of Janesville Parker High School�셲 Class of 2022 recall their graduation day years from now, they might remember the cloudless high blue sky and breezy early summer air at Monterey Stadium that carried a mild, green smell of the Rock River.

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Parker High School�셲 graduating seniors celebrate at the end of their commencement ceremony at Monterey Stadium in Janesville on Friday.
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