LA Junta Tribune A total of 98 La Junta High School seniors were awarded with their diplomas at the school's commencement ceremony Sunday at LJHS's Tiger Stadium. East Otero School District Superintendent Rick Lovato commented on how unusual last year's ceremony was with a limited amount of spectators and having each graduate being driven by automobile to the stage to accept their diplomas. He said this year's ceremony was not quite up to a usual normal but it was close, with the home stands to near capacity and the graduates walking up to receive their diplomas.