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The Senior Class of 1861—five students—was the first class to be graduated from Fort Collins High School. 
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By 1891 the Senior Class had grown to 15 students. The making of this informal Senior Class “farewell portrait” was the beginning of a tradition that has continued ever since. 
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Now the Senior Class “farewell portrait” is always taken in the gym: The Fort Collins High School Senior Class of 1989 numbered 420.
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For many years each graduating class donated, and planted, a class tree to beautify the school’s grounds. This tradition continues today with a twist: Each graduating class presents a class gift to beautify the school inside or outside the building.
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The first Commencement Exercise at Fort Collins High School contained the same elements then as those of today: speeches and other expressions of gratitude, music, and the presentation of diplomas.
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