2016 graduation caps eventful year at Chinook

Chinook High School held its 2016 graduation ceremony Sunday afternoon, capping a school year of triumph and tragedy.

As the ceremony neared, Derek Bell stood in the hallway in his black cap and gown and a pair of sandals on his feet.

Bell, who has received a football scholarship to Montana State University-Northern, said he had mixed feelings about the day.    

"It's like one of those things, you are excited to do it, but it's going to be sad once you are done and gone from high school," he said.

Bell added that the experience felt surreal, much like when the Beeters won the 2015...