Well done, grads
Brian Walker | Hagadone News Network | UPDATED 13 years, 10 months AGO
High school graduation season in North Idaho is in full swing.
Some area schools have already held ceremonies, while students at others are preparing to line up next week.
Here is a roundup of the ceremonies:
COEUR d'ALENE
• Lake City High - The ceremony will be Saturday, June 11, at 6 p.m. at the school gym.
The graduating class includes 320 students. The valedictorian is Rachel Olvera. Salutatorians are Ronique Padda and Mark Smyly.
• Coeur d'Alene High - Graduation is Friday at 7 p.m. The class has 290 students. Co-valedictorians are Nicholas Induni and Taylor Stewart.
The salutatorian is Brenden Nichols.
• Coeur d'Alene Charter Academy - Forty-five students graduated on May 25 at Lake City Community Church. The valedictorian is Steven Hallgren. The salutatorian is Raul Mondragon.
• Bridge Academy, Project CDA - Seniors at the schools will graduate together on Thursday at 7 p.m. at the Greyhound Park and Event Center in Post Falls. The schools will graduate about 65 students.
POST FALLS
• Post Falls High - Graduation is Thursday at 7 p.m. at the high school. The graduating class has 300 students.
Jamie Walker is the valedictorian. Co-salutatorians are Hailey Smith and Adam Sedgwick.
• New Vision Alternative High School - Graduation will be Friday at 7 p.m. at West Ridge Elementary School. There will be 14 graduates.
LAKELAND
• Lakeland - Graduation was Thursday night at 7 p.m. at Real Life Ministries in Post Falls. There were 208 graduates, the school's largest graduating class.
Valedictorians are Blake Alfson, Taylor Derrick and Brian Hann. The salutatorian is Jennafer Davis.
• Timberlake - Graduation on Friday night included 140 students. Hailey Knox is valedictorian. The salutatorians are Cooper Simpson, Rylann Carney, Amy Anderson, Tessie Failner and Devin Olmstead.
• Mountain View Alternative High School, Rathdrum - Sixty students will have graduated this school year and by the end of summer. Students have the option of participating in Timberlake or Lakeland graduation ceremonies or just receiving their diploma at the end of the year. Twenty-one participated in the Lakeland graduation and 24 in the Timberlake ceremony.
PLUMMER-WORLEY
• Lakeside High - Thirteen students graduated May 28. Co-valedictorians are Jennifer Mitchell and Kyndra McCully. Salutatorian is Joelle Miller.
KOOTENAI
• Kootenai High - Seventeen students will graduate today at 2 p.m. Co-valedictorians are Erica Dombrowski and Jocelyn Verkist. The salutatorian is Andria Hendricks.
ST. MARIES
• St. Maries High - Seventy-eight students are graduating today at 1 p.m. The valedictorian is Nicholas Cordell. The salutatorian is Ian Heath. St. Maries alum Maryann Bailey will be inducted to the Wall of Fame and speak.
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