Cedarcrest High School awarded diplomas to 232 seniors Friday, June 12, at Overlake Christian Church in Redmond.

The class set a record for its number of top students; eight valedictorians, with perfect 4.0 grade-point averages, and two salutatorians, with 3.99 ’s.

“That’s one A-minus,” Principal Clarence Lavarias informed the capacity crowd. “And we know the teacher who gave them that A-minus,” he joked.

Clancy Sutton promised his class they were “destined to succeed.” Teacher Zack Pittis, in a speech on “Decadence and Dynamite,” offered bits of wisdom picked up on a trip to Las Vegas, and from Alfred Nobel, the inventor of dynamite. Student Sydney Lisk congratulated her classmates on making the transition, “from crawlers to scholars,” and wished them luck “as we begin our next crawl.”

Austin Jenckes, a 2006 graduate of Cedarcrest and 2013 contestant on “The Voice,” performed for the class just before the diplomas were awarded.

Surprise musical guest Austin Jenckes performed, as promised, singing the same song that he wrote and sang at his own graduation in 2006.

Camille Oppedal is congratulated by Superintendent Anthony Smith.

Class speaker Sydney Lisk presents Cedarcrest Principal Clarence Lavarias with a lei after receiving her diploma.

Elinor Ish hugs a friend, Laura Smith, after the ceremony.