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PHOTOS: Flathead, Glacier class of 2026 graduation ceremonies

CASEY KREIDER | Hagadone News Network | UPDATED 15 hours, 16 minutes AGO
by CASEY KREIDER
STAFF PHOTOGRAPHER Casey Kreider is a staff photographer for the Daily Inter Lake. His work documents news, sports, wildlife, landscapes and everyday life across Northwest Montana through visual storytelling. Kreider’s keen eye captures major sporting events, community moments, and the natural beauty that defines the region. He is a graduate of Penn State University and previously worked as a photographer for Lancaster Newspapers in Pennsylvania. In 2024, he received the Montana Newspaper Association’s Mel Ruder Photograph of the Year award. IMPACT: Kreider's work brings readers closer to the people, places and moments that shape life in Northwest Montana through powerful visual journalism. | June 6, 2026 1:00 PM

Photos from Flathead and Glacier high schools' graduation ceremonies held Friday, June 5 and Saturday, June 6.


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    Graduates applaud after a musical performance at the Glacier High School class of 2026 graduation ceremony on Saturday, June 6. (Casey Kreider/Daily Inter Lake)
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    International Baccalaureate students take their seats at Flathead High School's class of 2026 graduation ceremony on Friday, June 5. (Casey Kreider/Daily Inter Lake)
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    Graduates file into the gymnasium for Glacier High School's class of 2026 graduation ceremony on Saturday, June 6. (Casey Kreider/Daily Inter Lake)
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    Graduates file into the gymnasium for Flathead High School's class of 2026 graduation ceremony on Friday, June 5. (Casey Kreider/Daily Inter Lake)
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    A graduate smiles as students take their seats at the start of the Glacier High School class of 2026 graduation ceremony on Saturday, June 6. (Casey Kreider/Daily Inter Lake)
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    Graduates file into the gymnasium for Flathead High School's class of 2026 graduation ceremony on Friday, June 5. (Casey Kreider/Daily Inter Lake)
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    Graduates place their hands over their hearts during the color guard presentation by the Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 2252 at the Glacier High School class of 2026 graduation ceremony on Saturday, June 6. (Casey Kreider/Daily Inter Lake)
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    A graduate smiles and waves to the crowd as students file into the gymnasium for Flathead High School's class of 2026 graduation ceremony on Friday, June 5. (Casey Kreider/Daily Inter Lake)
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    Graduates file into the gymnasium for Glacier High School's class of 2026 graduation ceremony on Saturday, June 6. (Casey Kreider/Daily Inter Lake)
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    An International Baccalaureate graduate waves to the crowd at Flathead High School's class of 2026 graduation ceremony on Friday, June 5. (Casey Kreider/Daily Inter Lake)
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    Graduate Reazon McMahon performs Concertino by Cecile Chaminade at the Glacier High School class of 2026 graduation ceremony on Saturday, June 6. (Casey Kreider/Daily Inter Lake)
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    Graduates applaud after a musical performance at Flathead High School's class of 2026 graduation ceremony on Friday, June 5. (Casey Kreider/Daily Inter Lake)
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    A graduate blows a kiss to the crowd at Glacier High School's class of 2026 graduation ceremony on Saturday, June 6. (Casey Kreider/Daily Inter Lake)
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    Graduates file into the gymnasium for Flathead High School's class of 2026 graduation ceremony on Friday, June 5. (Casey Kreider/Daily Inter Lake)
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    Graduates smile to the crowd at Glacier High School's class of 2026 graduation ceremony on Saturday, June 6. (Casey Kreider/Daily Inter Lake)
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    A graduate makes a heart shape with her hands to someone in the crowd as students file into the gymnasium for Flathead High School's class of 2026 graduation ceremony on Friday, June 5. (Casey Kreider/Daily Inter Lake)
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    Graduates applaud after a musical performance at the Glacier High School class of 2026 graduation ceremony on Saturday, June 6. (Casey Kreider/Daily Inter Lake)
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    Graduates applaud after a student speaker at Flathead High School's class of 2026 graduation ceremony on Friday, June 5. (Casey Kreider/Daily Inter Lake)
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    Principal Brad Holloway welcomes the crowd to the Glacier High School class of 2026 graduation ceremony on Saturday, June 6. (Casey Kreider/Daily Inter Lake)
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    Graduates file into the gymnasium for Flathead High School's class of 2026 graduation ceremony on Friday, June 5. (Casey Kreider/Daily Inter Lake)
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    Graduates file into the gymnasium for Glacier High School's class of 2026 graduation ceremony on Saturday, June 6. (Casey Kreider/Daily Inter Lake)
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    Graduates file into the gymnasium for Flathead High School's class of 2026 graduation ceremony on Friday, June 5. (Casey Kreider/Daily Inter Lake)
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    Summa Cum Laude graduate Quinn Berkram speaks to the crowd at the Glacier High School class of 2026 graduation ceremony on Saturday, June 6. (Casey Kreider/Daily Inter Lake)
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    Graduates file into the gymnasium for Flathead High School's class of 2026 graduation ceremony on Friday, June 5. (Casey Kreider/Daily Inter Lake)
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    Summa Cum Laude graduate Jude Sparkman speaks to the crowd at the Glacier High School class of 2026 graduation ceremony on Saturday, June 6. (Casey Kreider/Daily Inter Lake)
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    Student body president Elijah Williams addresses the crowd at Flathead High School's class of 2026 graduation ceremony on Friday, June 5. (Casey Kreider/Daily Inter Lake)
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    Graduates applaud after a musical performance at the Glacier High School class of 2026 graduation ceremony on Saturday, June 6. (Casey Kreider/Daily Inter Lake)
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    Flathead High School's class of 2026 listens to a student speaker during their graduation ceremony in the gymnasium on Friday, June 5. (Casey Kreider/Daily Inter Lake)
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    A graduate smiles to the crowd at Glacier High School's class of 2026 graduation ceremony on Saturday, June 6. (Casey Kreider/Daily Inter Lake)
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