Samantha Working, principal of Buckingham Collegiate Charter Academy, said the legacy of the 31st graduating class “is their friendships with one another. They are really close to each other.”

Her remarks came minutes before the school’s 97 seniors walked onto the artificial turf Friday morning at Tom Zunino Stadium at Vacaville High, where the school’s commencement was held under a cloudless sky and temperatures in the mid-70s.

And during her address to the class of 2025 and to the some 600 people — families, friends and relatives — seated in the bleachers on both sides of the field, Working ended her prepared statements by urging the students to “continue on your journey of learning and strive to learn by living. Don’t sit on the sidelines and wait for life to happen to you. Cherish y

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