BAKERSFIELD, Calif. (KERO) — Graduation season is underway in Bakersfield. Caps and gowns are visible all around town as students celebrate this major milestone.

Jon M. Chu, left, filmmaker and USC School of Cinematic Arts alumnus 2003 during the 2025 USC graduation at the Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum in Los Angeles on Thursday, May 15, 2025.