EXCELSIOR SPRINGS – This year, the COVID-19 pandemic did not delay the Excelsior Springs High School graduation ceremony. Nor did the threat of inclement weather. On May 14, under overcast skies as a spring breeze blew, loved ones packed the home grandstand at Tiger Stadium to watch 150-plus students receive their diplomas and celebrate their achievement of surviving what senior speaker Sydney Shepard called “a pandemic senior year.” Provided here are images from graduation captured by staff reporter Shawn Roney and Senior Parade images captured by Christi Rice.