Local School News Roundup: June is the time for graduations and also the time for some to say goodbye

(Top) Santa Monica residents and recent Marymount High School graduates (l-r) Amanda Yung, Jessika Mitchell, Molly Lasater, Ashton Palmer, Maura Woods, Sacha McCrory-Irwin and Shauna Woods. photo courtesy Marymount High School. (middle) Principal Patricia Samarge says goodbye to Franklin Elementary School after 43 years of service in the Santa Monica School District. photo by Debra Young Krizman. (Bottom) SMC Dance Professor Judith Douglas, who has taught at SMC for 32 years, receives the first José Luis Nazar Chair of Excellence in the Performing Arts from SMC President Dr. Chui L. Tsang. photo courtesy SMC