Parents, friends and members of the ACU community honored the graduating class of 2021 with a candlelight devotional and sendoff on Sunday evening in the Beauchamp Amphitheater. Attendees sang worship songs led by a student praise team and heard encouraging messages from Director of Residence Life and Student Advocacy Services Shannon Kaczmarek and Director of the Office of Multicultural Enrichment Ryan Bowman.
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- Junior art major Caleb Crisp leads the praise team in song. (Photo by Riley Fisher)
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- Parents, family members, faculty, staff and friends line the walkway between the Student Recreation and Wellness Center and the Beauchamp Amphitheater to welcome the seniors into their candlelight sendoff. (Photo by Riley Fisher)
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- Graduating seniors file into the Beauchamp Amphitheater. (Photo by Riley Fisher)
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- (Photo by Riley Fisher)
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- Two friends pass the flame betwee their candles. (Photo by Riley Fisher)
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- Jama Cadle, assistant director of alumni relations, starts lighting candles as the seniors begin walking to the amphitheater. (Photo by Riley Fisher)
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- Student watch their candles flicker during a prayer to open the candlelight devotional. (Photo by Riley Fisher)
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- Brett Garcia, junior nursing major from Keller, videos his friends entering the Beauchamp Amphitheater. (Photo by Riley Fisher)
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- Senior English major Tessa Kennedy videos a group of her friends singing during the candlelight sendoff. (Photo by Riley Fisher)
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- A student holds her candle in front of her and snaps a photo near the Tower of Light. (Photo by Riley Fisher)
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- Students listen to the praise team sing over them during the candlelight sendoff. (Photo by Riley Fisher)
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- Craig Fisher, assistant vice president for alumni and university relations, welcomes the graduating class of 2021 to their candlelight sendoff. (Photo by Riley Fisher)
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- Students sing “The Lord Bless You and Keep You” to close the candlelight devotional. (Photo by Riley Fisher)
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- Two students relight their candles after a gust of wind. (Photo by Riley Fisher)
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- Senior social work major Milka Weldemichile takes a picture of her candle during the candlelight devotional Sunday. (Photo by Riley Fisher)
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- Shannon Kaczmarek, director of residence life and student advocacy services, reads a prayer over the graduating class of 2021. (Photo by Riley Fisher)
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- Graduating seniors look around the Beauchamp Amphitheater as they sing. (Photo by Riley Fisher)
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- (Photo by Riley Fisher)
