Local high school graduations start Friday
CHERYL SCHWEIZER | Hagadone News Network | UPDATED 7 years, 6 months AGO
File photo A 2017 Quincy High School graduate gestures in triumph after receiving his diploma. This year’s graduations start Friday.
Senior Reporter Cheryl Schweizer is a journalist with more than 30 years of experience serving small communities in the Pacific Northwest. She began her post-high-school education at Treasure Valley Community College and enerned her journalism degree at Oregon State University. After working for multiple publications, she has settled down at the Columbia Basin Herald and has been a staple of the newsroom for more than a decade. Schweizer’s dedication to her communities and profession has earned her the nickname “The Baroness of Bylines.” She covers a variety of beats including health, business and various municipalities. | May 30, 2018 3:00 AM
MOSES LAKE — High school ends for the class of 2018 with graduation ceremonies over the next two weekends.
Graduation ceremonies for the Ephrata High School class of 2018 will be at 7 p.m. Friday at Kiwanis Field, behind the high school, 333 NW Fourth Ave. Othello seniors finish out high school at 8 p.m. Friday at Huskie Field behind Othello High School, 340 S. Seventh Ave.
The Moses Lake High School class of 2018 rings down the curtain on high school at 10 a.m. Saturday at Lions Field, 715 West Fourth Ave. Students in the Moses Lake Christian Academy class of 2018 will receive their diplomas at 2 p.m. Saturday at the Wallenstien Theater on the Big Bend Community College campus.
Graduation for the Warden High School class of 2018 will be at 7 p.m. June 8 in the WHS gym. Because seating is limited, all attendees must have a ticket. Seniors receive a designated number of tickets, and some tickets are available for district patrons on a first-come, first-served basis. Tickets for district patrons can be picked up at the WHS office beginning this Friday.
Graduation ceremonies for the Quincy High School class of 2018 will be 7 p.m. June 8. Graduation is at Jayee Stadium, across the street from Quincy High School, 16 SE Sixth Ave.
Wilson Creek seniors take the last walk of high school at 11 a.m. June 9 at the school gym, 400 Navar St. Graduation at Soap Lake High School is scheduled for 2 p.m. June 9 in the middle school/high school gym, 527 SW Second Ave.
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