Jim Rollins, superintendent of Springdale Public Schools, center, speaks with graduating seniors Payton Hanby, left, and Kaylin Hansen before the start of commencement exercises for Har-Ber High School Saturday, May 18, 2013, in Bud Walton Arena on the University of Arkansas campus in Fayetteville. The school graduated roughly 475 students in a class that secured $9 million in scholarship money. Click for a gallery of more photos from the ceremony.

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Eddy Alvarez, left, checks his cellphone beside fellow graduating senior Wendy Anaya before the start of commencement exercises for Springdale High School Saturday, May 18, 2013, in Bud Walton Arena on the University of Arkansas campus in Fayetteville. The ceremony was the 101st graduation held by the school. Click for a gallery of more photos from the ceremony.

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Fayetteville junior reliever Kyle Pate, left, and senior catcher Carson Shaddy celebrate Friday, May 17, 2013, after their 6-3 win over Rogers in the Class 7A state championship game at Baum Stadium in Fayetteville. Click for a gallery of more photos from the game.

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Kappie Bryant, left, Jessie Petty, Jessie Van Derent and Sarah Smith smile for a photograph Thursday, May 16, 2013, before the start of commencement exercises for Fayetteville High School at Bud Walton Arena. Graduates in the class of 2013 have accepted $8.2 million in scholarships. Click for a gallery of more photos form the ceremony.

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Ashley Youngblood, right, receives some help from fellow graduate student Zachary Heiin to attach the tassel atop her mortar board before the start of commencement exercises for the University of Arkansas Saturday, May 11, 2013, in Bud Walton Arena on the university campus in Fayetteville. Click for a gallery of more photos from the day's ceremony.

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Andrea Kathol, a graduating Fayetteville High School senior, center, hugs longtime teacher Steve Adams during the annual Moving Up ceremony Thursday, May 9, 2013, at Fayetteville High School's Harmon Stadium. Following awards and recognition for sports teams and clubs, seniors from the class of 2013 were invited to walk past a row of their teachers to give them the opportunity to say good-bye and thank you. Click for a gallery of more photos from the ceremony.

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Bentonville's McKenzie Dixon, center, is congratulated by Lauren Powers, left, and Megan Kalinowski (14) after scoring the second of two goals Friday, May 3, 2013, during the first half of play against Fayetteville at Harmon Stadium in Fayetteville. Click for a gallery of more photos from the game.

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Artist Stacy Levy of Spring Mills, Penn., right, works with project coordinator Robert Ginsburg, left, and Mike Herbert, maintenance engineer with the Walton Arts Center, to place containers of rush plants into a floating mat Friday, May 3, 2013, while constructing the Spiral Wetland installation at Lake Fayetteville. The project is a part of the ongoing Artosphere celebration and is expected to remain in the lake for a year or more. Click for a gallery of more photos from the day at the lake.

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Missouri State starter Matt Hall reacts after yielding a walk to score a run Tuesday, April 30, 2013, during the second inning of play against Arkansas at Baum Stadium in Fayetteville. Hall walked in two runs in the inning. Click to see more photos from the game.

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Second-graders Jovany Gonzalez, 9, center, and Rebecca Roagil, 9, right, make a fist for instructor Michael Felix Friday, April 26, 2013, during a party to celebrate Asbell Elementary School's students committing the most random acts of kindness among all the participating schools in Northwest Arkansas as a part of Mid-America Karate's anti-bullying program. The program teaches martial arts techniques along with verbal means of dealing with bullying in area schools. Click for a gallery of more photos from the ceremony.

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