7/20/17 Boshears Graduation by Chelsea Purgahn
Read MoreMartin Martinez Allen walks to his seat with Kimberly Lobo as people applaud during a graduation ceremony for Wayne D. Boshears Center for Exceptional Programs at Wayne D. Boshears Center in Tyler, Texas, on Thursday, July 20, 2017. Five students graduated from the program. (Chelsea Purgahn/Tyler Morning Telegraph)
Ethan Romines, center, walks to his seat with Brenda Warren, left, and Debbie Elrod, right, during a graduation ceremony for Wayne D. Boshears Center for Exceptional Programs at Wayne D. Boshears Center in Tyler, Texas, on Thursday, July 20, 2017. Five students graduated from the program. (Chelsea Purgahn/Tyler Morning Telegraph)
Former director Denise Johnson speaks during a video message during a graduation ceremony for Wayne D. Boshears Center for Exceptional Programs at Wayne D. Boshears Center in Tyler, Texas, on Thursday, July 20, 2017. Five students graduated from the program. (Chelsea Purgahn/Tyler Morning Telegraph)
Kimberly Lobo smiles at Martin Martinez Allen as a video tribute to Allen plays during a graduation ceremony for Wayne D. Boshears Center for Exceptional Programs at Wayne D. Boshears Center in Tyler, Texas, on Thursday, July 20, 2017. Five students graduated from the program. (Chelsea Purgahn/Tyler Morning Telegraph)
Julissa Almazan-Alcaraz smiles at Teresa Sartors as Almazan-Alcaraz's tribute video is played during a graduation ceremony for Wayne D. Boshears Center for Exceptional Programs at Wayne D. Boshears Center in Tyler, Texas, on Thursday, July 20, 2017. Five students graduated from the program. (Chelsea Purgahn/Tyler Morning Telegraph)
Julissa Almazan-Alcaraz, center, smiles as director Brooke Parker, right greets her before she receives her diploma during a graduation ceremony for Wayne D. Boshears Center for Exceptional Programs at Wayne D. Boshears Center in Tyler, Texas, on Thursday, July 20, 2017. Five students graduated from the program. (Chelsea Purgahn/Tyler Morning Telegraph)
Joshua Davis hugs director Brooke Parker before he receives his diploma during a graduation ceremony for Wayne D. Boshears Center for Exceptional Programs at Wayne D. Boshears Center in Tyler, Texas, on Thursday, July 20, 2017. Five students graduated from the program. (Chelsea Purgahn/Tyler Morning Telegraph)
Tyler ISD superintendent Dr. Marty Crawford shakes Ethan Romines' hand has he gives him his diploma during a graduation ceremony for Wayne D. Boshears Center for Exceptional Programs at Wayne D. Boshears Center in Tyler, Texas, on Thursday, July 20, 2017. Five students graduated from the program. (Chelsea Purgahn/Tyler Morning Telegraph)
Boshears students sit on the stage with staff after they received their diplomas during a graduation ceremony for Wayne D. Boshears Center for Exceptional Programs at Wayne D. Boshears Center in Tyler, Texas, on Thursday, July 20, 2017. Five students graduated from the program. (Chelsea Purgahn/Tyler Morning Telegraph)