The pomp and circumstance of graduation carried somber tones for the Bug-O-Nay-Ge-Shig School class of 2025. A dozen seniors graduated Thursday and two classmates received honorary diplomas — their absence marked with a pair of empty chairs on center stage inside the school gymnasium. The students walking into the gym held framed photos of two friends they lost in 2021 who should be graduating with them that day. Preston White, 14, died by suicide that March and Nevaeh Kingbird, 15, disappeared on a cold October night. If you have information on Neveah’s case, call the Bemidji Police tip line at 218-333-9111. Submit tips by texting 847411 or call the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children at 1-800-THE LOST. Read more at the link in our bio. Reporting and video by Kim Hyatt. Photos by Richard Tsong-Taatarii/The Minnesota Star Tribune. #minnesota #mmiw #mmir