West Essex Regional High School's Class of 2012 graduated on Sunday, June 17 under sunny skies and with a bright future ahead of them. The interactive map above depicts the dozens of colleges, universities and other schools students will be attending come fall. (Schools provided by district.)

The most popular two-year school is the County College of Morris with 22 students enrolled, and the top four-year college is Montclair State University, where some 14 students plan to go.

While most graduates will stay in the tri-state area, five will be attending college in Arizona, another handful will be going south to Florida and two will head north to Vermont. Delaware, Massachusetts and Rhode Island are other popular destinations, and a "lone" student will be attending the University of Texas El Paso (UTEP) in the Lone Star State.

Five Popular Schools for WEHS's Class of 2012

Before graduation, seniors enjoyed a luau at North Caldwell Community Pool.

Watch a video and photos from graduation and read Herminio "Jet" Navia's valedictory address. Jet will be attending Georgetown University in the fall.