"As little kids, something like this seemed so out of reach, but now it’s our reality, because we kept believing, kept pretending. And it’s a reality that we deserve, we made it through high school, and now it’s time to write our own endings, to keep believing, to keep pretending,” John R. Rogers High School graduate Ryan Tolley shared with more than 5,000 attendees of the Rogers’ graduation ceremony on June 7.
Many more tuned in online to watch the live stream or recording (below) for nearly 150 combined hours. Check out the recording, which was made possible through our partnership with KSPS PBS:
Be Relentless, Pirates!