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# Photo: Tragedy gives way to celebration at SMC
- URL: https://www.smdp.com/photo-tragedy-gives-way-to-celebration-at-smc/
- Published: 2013-06-12T05:41:20.000Z
- Updated: 2024-12-11T20:04:44.000Z
- Description: Santa Monica College holds graduation days removed from a shooting that left five dead, many of which had ties to the campus.
- Author: Daniel Archuleta
- Tags: Education, Featured, News, Santa Monica College, #wp, #wp-post, #Import 2025-11-06 13:37

![Chandell Beaver (center) makes last second adjustments to Mary Arroyo's cap before taking the stage during the Santa Monica College graduation ceremony on Tuesday. (Photo by Michael Yanow)](https://storage.ghost.io/c/55/9f/559f9abc-8372-4a2e-8c2d-27386da4e363/content/images/smdp-com/wp-content/uploads/sites/21/2024/07/061213-_-x-smc-5-copy.jpg)

Chandell Beaver (center) makes last second adjustments to Mary Arroyo's cap before taking the stage during the Santa Monica College graduation ceremony on Tuesday. (Photo by Michael Yanow) Click to enlarge.

Santa Monica College holds graduation days removed from a shooting that left five dead, many of which had ties to the campus.