Warden High School 2021 graduation
CHERYL SCHWEIZER | Hagadone News Network | UPDATED 4 years, 9 months AGO
Warden High School seniors show off their diplomas in a class picture after graduation ceremonies June 11.
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A Warden High School graduate leaves the stage with her diploma during ceremonies June 11.
A Warden High School senior enters the school campus during the car parade that preceded graduation June 11.
Warden High School seniors enter the WHS football stadium during graduation ceremonies June 11.
A Warden High School senior receives his diploma during graduation ceremonies June 11.
A Warden High School graduate enters the school grounds during the car parade before the ceremony June 11.
Warden High School seniors arrived at the ceremony in style with a pre-graduation car parade June 11.
Seniors and their families drove through town with a pre-ceremony car parade at Warden High School graduation June 11
Family and friends came along for the ride during a car parade before Warden High School graduation June 11.
The Warden High School class of 2021 enters the stadium during graduation ceremonies June 11.
Warden High School seniors graduated in person in an outdoor ceremony June 11.
Warden High School seniors line up to receive their diplomas in graduation ceremonies June 11.
A Warden High School senior walks across the stage during the June 11 graduation ceremony.
Seniors wait to take the walk across the stage and receive their diplomas during Warden High School graduation June 11.
A Warden High School graduate receives his diploma in ceremonies June 11.
Diploma in hand, a Warden High School senior walks back to his seat during graduation ceremonies June 11.
A shower of confetti is a tradition at Warden High School graduation, and tradition was upheld at the ceremony June 11.
Newly graduated Warden High School seniors leave the stadium at the end of the June 11 ceremony.
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. | June 15, 2021 10:10 PM
Scenes from Warden High School's 2021 graduation ceremony.
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