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With speeches, sermons, songs and smiles, festooned mortar boards and crazy costumes, the Stanford community celebrated the Class of 2016’s farewell to the Farm. Family members and friends joined in at Stanford University’s 125th Commencement weekend June 11-12, 2016. Highlights included Saturday’s Baccalaureate Ceremony and Sunday’s Commencement Ceremony, where documentary filmmaker Ken Burns gave an address. University photographer Linda A. Cicero captured some of the festivities.

Students wearing balloons crowd near the gate to Stanford Stadium before Wacky Walk — Students crowd near the gate to Stanford Stadium before Wacky Walk.
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A student’s mortarboard reads, “cuando me vean volar, recuerden que uds me pintaron las alas” or “when you see me fly, remember that you painted my wings, thanks, mom and dad.”
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The Axe Committee flag bearers sprint onto the field — The Axe Committee flag bearers sprint onto the field.
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A group of students wear costumes that simulate a roller coaster. — A group of students wear costumes that simulate a roller coaster.
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Members of the Pi Phi sorority and friends dress as flappers for the Wacky Walk.
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Students dress as their favorite animated charaters walk in the procession — Image credit: L.A. Cicero

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Zoë White, left, Haley Ketterer and Isabelle Woodrow and friends dress as as In-N-Out Burger staff for Wacky Walk.
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Native American students walk with their tribal flags.
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Undergraduates search for their families before the ceremony starts.
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Students from the Aero/Astro department doff their space helmets.
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The women's swim team wear giant inflatable doughnut life preservers to the Wacky Walk — The women’s swim team wear giant inflatable doughnuts to the Wacky Walk.
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Wyatt Smith, right, and Schuyler Smith and many others carry a long, long, rendition of the space shuttle at Wacky Walk — Wyatt Smith, right, and Schuyler Smith take the first and second position in a long, long, rendition of the space shuttle.
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President John Hennessy walks with Commencement speaker Ken Burns and Provost John Etchemendy.
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The graduates turn to the audience to salute the friends and family who gave support to their academic pursuits.
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Candidates for graduate degrees in the School of Engineering listen to the President’s Welcome Address.
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President John Hennessy gives his welcome to the crowd.
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Vice Provost Stephanie Kalfayan applauds the Walter J. Gores Award winners, Stephen P. Boyd, John Edward Moalli, Alberto Salleo, Lily Lamboy, and Yiyang Li.
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Professor Larry Diamond, Senior Fellow at the Hoover Institution and the Freeman Spogli Institute for International Studies, is handed the Kenneth M. Cuthbertson Award by Vice Provost Stephanie Kalfayan.
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Documentary filmmaker Ken Burns delivers his address.
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Engineering graduate students listen to the commencement speeches.
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Documentary filmmaker Ken Burns delivers his address in 2016.
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President John Hennessy reacts as he listens to the address by filmmaker Ken Burns.
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Candidates for master’s and doctoral degrees from the School of Education are conferred their degrees at the 125th Commencement.
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Graduates from the School of Business celebrate after they received their master’s degrees and doctorates.
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Graduates applaud after receiving their bachelor’s degrees.
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Jennifer Allison and Michael Jokl met as sophomores are now engaged and will wed after they complete their master’s degrees.
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Provost John Etchemendy, right, stands to receive a round of applause after he is given a warm tribute by President John Hennessy.
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The Leland Stanford Junior Marching Band takes to the stage after the Commencement ceremony.
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The Stanford Tree Mascot and Dollies entertain with the band after the Commencement ceremony.
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Michael Maduabum, right, gets a little help from his mother, Genevieve, and grandmother, Regina, of Mine Hill, New Jersey, before the Baccalaureate ceremony.
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Members of the Class of 2016 gather in Memorial Church before the 125th Baccalaureate Ceremony.
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Students await the President’s party and featured speaker at Stanford University’s 125th Baccalaureate Ceremony.
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Rising senior Willie Hercule congratulates fellow Talisman member Sarah Jiang at Baccalaureate.
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Destiny Lopez celebrates her double major of Political Science and History.
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Stanford mom Lorena Espinosa dons a baseball cap as she and her dog search the crowd for daughter Jessica Xilo from the Class of 2016.
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Aaron John Rios rings the Buddhist singing bowl as a call to prayer.
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The Rev. Jane Shaw, dean for religious life, welcomes parents and families gathered in the Main Quad for Stanford University’s 125th Baccalaureate Ceremony.
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Graduating senior Tara McCullough reads from Isaiah.
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Lucy Svoboda reads from ”Two Kinds of Intelligence,” by Rumi.
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Talisman sings ”Wanting Memories.”
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The Most Rev. Dr. Katharine Jefferts Schori gives her address at Stanford University’s 125th Baccalaureate Ceremony.
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The Most Rev. Dr. Katharine Jefferts Schori gives her address entitled, “What’s Your Life Worth?”
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Senior Zainab Taymuree delivers the student reflection.
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Rabbi Patricia Karlin-Neumann gives the benediction at Baccalaureate.
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Stanford Taiko drummers play ”Tatsumaki” to close the ceremony.
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A student walks with her family after the Baccalaureate celebration..
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