PHOTOS: Fifth graders graduate from Hawthorne Elementary

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PHOTOS: Fifth graders graduate from Hawthorne Elementary

Fifth graders say goodbye to elementary school and hello to middle school on the last day of school in DeKalb County.

Quincy White hugs his daughter Zariyah Ali, 11, after the fifth grade graduation ceremony at Hawthorne Elementary School in Atlanta on Friday, May 20, 2022. (Arvin Temkar / arvin.temkar@ajc.com)

Students celebrate during the fifth grade graduation ceremony at Hawthorne Elementary School in Atlanta on Friday, May 20, 2022. (Arvin Temkar / arvin.temkar@ajc.com)

An audience members takes a video of Principal Lisa Limoncelli giving a speech at the fifth grade graduation ceremony at Hawthorne Elementary School in Atlanta on Friday, May 20, 2022. (Arvin Temkar / arvin.temkar@ajc.com)

Students smile during their fifth grade graduation ceremony at Hawthorne Elementary School in Atlanta on Friday, May 20, 2022. (Arvin Temkar / arvin.temkar@ajc.com)

Proud parent Ingrid Zanacchi takes a photo at the fifth grade graduation ceremony at Hawthorne Elementary School in Atlanta on Friday, May 20, 2022. (Arvin Temkar / arvin.temkar@ajc.com)

(L-R) Teacher Tiffani Taylor hugs Allison Genchi-Ozuna at the fifth grade graduation ceremony at Hawthorne Elementary School in Atlanta on Friday, May 20, 2022. (Arvin Temkar / arvin.temkar@ajc.com)

Sam Seskin (center) steps down to receive a certificate at the fifth grade graduation at Hawthorne Elementary School in Atlanta on Friday, May 20, 2022. (Arvin Temkar / arvin.temkar@ajc.com)

Adchele Lherrison receives a certificate at her fifth grade graduation ceremony at Hawthorne Elementary School in Atlanta on Friday, May 20, 2022. (Arvin Temkar / arvin.temkar@ajc.com)

Family and supporters attend the fifth grade graduation ceremony at Hawthorne Elementary School in Atlanta on Friday, May 20, 2022. (Arvin Temkar / arvin.temkar@ajc.com)

Family and supporters attend the fifth grade graduation ceremony at Hawthorne Elementary School in Atlanta on Friday, May 20, 2022. (Arvin Temkar / arvin.temkar@ajc.com)

Moses Martinez recites the pledge of allegiance before his fifth grade graduation ceremony at Hawthorne Elementary School in Atlanta on Friday, May 20, 2022. (Arvin Temkar / arvin.temkar@ajc.com)

A students walks past the stage at the fifth grade graduation ceremony at Hawthorne Elementary School in Atlanta on Friday, May 20, 2022. (Arvin Temkar / arvin.temkar@ajc.com)

Moses Martinez walks to the stage for his fifth grade graduation ceremony at Hawthorne Elementary School in Atlanta on Friday, May 20, 2022. (Arvin Temkar / arvin.temkar@ajc.com)

Fifth graders stand on stage at their graduation ceremony at Hawthorne Elementary School in Atlanta on Friday, May 20, 2022. (Arvin Temkar / arvin.temkar@ajc.com)

Fifth graders sing a song on stage at their graduation ceremony at Hawthorne Elementary School in Atlanta on Friday, May 20, 2022. (Arvin Temkar / arvin.temkar@ajc.com)

Family and friends enter the cafeteria for fifth grade graduation at Hawthorne Elementary School in Atlanta on Friday, May 20, 2022. (Arvin Temkar / arvin.temkar@ajc.com)

Family and supporters enter the cafeteria for fifth grade graduation at Hawthorne Elementary School in Atlanta on Friday, May 20, 2022. (Arvin Temkar / arvin.temkar@ajc.com)

Fifth graders line up before their graduation at Hawthorne Elementary School in Atlanta on Friday, May 20, 2022. (Arvin Temkar / arvin.temkar@ajc.com)

Zariyah Ali, 11, poses for a picture before her fifth grade graduation at Hawthorne Elementary School in Atlanta on Friday, May 20, 2022. (Arvin Temkar / arvin.temkar@ajc.com)

Family and supporters attend fifth grade graduation at Hawthorne Elementary School in Atlanta on Friday, May 20, 2022. (Arvin Temkar / arvin.temkar@ajc.com)

Family and supporters enter the cafeteria for fifth grade graduation at Hawthorne Elementary School in Atlanta on Friday, May 20, 2022. (Arvin Temkar / arvin.temkar@ajc.com)

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Quincy White hugs his daughter Zariyah Ali, 11, after the fifth grade graduation ceremony at Hawthorne Elementary School in Atlanta on Friday, May 20, 2022. (Arvin Temkar / arvin.temkar@ajc.com)

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