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Due to the coronavirus pandemic, graduating seniors faced an unexpected ending and weren’t able to experience last year traditions. We also asked seniors across Minnesota what they’d like to say to their graduating peers and what they want people to know about the class of 2020. Here are some of their heartfelt answers.

Class of 2020: Mckenzie Schmitz of Tartan Senior high school -- "2020 strong"

Class of 2020: Mckenzie Schmitz -- "2020 strong"

Class of 2020: Kayla Reimers of Westbrook Walnut Grove. "Remember..."

Class of 2020: Kayla Reimers -- Things to remember

Person in a tiger costume waves to people in a convertible. 

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Cristo Rey Jesuit High School graduation in Minneapolis

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Person in a white dress poses under a theater marquee. 

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Person wearing red cap and gown holds a tassel. 

Person wearing face mask talks to a group. 

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Person releases a balloon from the window of a car. 

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Teens wearing graduation cap and gowns sit in chairs apart from each other

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Two teens wearing cap and gowns sit far apart from each other. 

A teen sprays a graduate with silly string. 

Teen looks out from the sunroof of a car. 

Cars parked far away from each other in a parking lot. 

A silhouette of a person wearing a graduation cap.

People sit on cars parked far from each other watch a person speaking

Three teens pose in front of a mural and ice sculpture.

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Band plays on an outside stage in front of a line of cars. 

Person wearing gloves holds a carnation. 

Two teens dressed up walk between parked cars.

A young woman wearing a face mask and graduation cap and gown. 

A group of people social distance while standing on a sidewalk. 

A person wearing cap and gown stands on a stage in an empty auditorium. 

Person wearing face mask take a picture with a phone. 

A person standing in an empty field throws a cap in the air. 

Person stands out of a car's sunroof to receive a diploma. 

 A person gives a thumbs up while holding a sign that reads "2020"

Cars line up on two sides of a parking lot. 

Three people sit in the back of a truck with balloons and signs. 

A person adjusts his graduation cap while sitting outside a car window. 

Person wearing a graduation cap and gown sits in a decorated car. 

Across Minnesota, graduating seniors mark milestones amid the pandemic

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