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Graduations in the Basin coming soon

STAFF REPORT | Hagadone News Network | UPDATED 3 years, 4 months AGO
by STAFF REPORT
| May 31, 2023 1:30 AM

COLUMBIA BASIN — Area high schools will be celebrating graduation the first two weeks of June. The Columbia Basin Herald will be attending each of the ceremonies listed below and will provide coverage in a keepsake edition of the paper on June 12 so that graduates can have one issue that brings all of their graduation celebrations together with their friends at nearby schools. Additionally, look in tomorrow’s edition for a commemorative insert with photos of this year’s grads.

Congratulations to this year’s graduates. We wish you great luck in your future endeavors as you move into college, trade school or the workforce. We’re darn proud of you.

June 2

Ephrata High School

Kiwanis Field

Ephrata

7-8 p.m.

Moses Lake High School

Lions Field

715 W. 4th Avenue

Moses Lake

6-8 p.m.

Royal High School

Royal High School football field

955 Ahlers Ave. N.

Royal City

Car parade 6:30 p.m.

Graduation 7 p.m.

Wahluke High School

Wahluke High School gym

505 N. Boundary Road

Mattawa

6 p.m.

Othello High School

Huskie Stadium

Othello High School

340 S. Seventh Ave.

7 p.m.

June 3

Wilson Creek School

Wilson Creek School Gymnasium

400 Navar St. Wilson Creek

2-3 p.m.

Lind-Ritzville High School

LRHS Gilson Gym

209 E. Wellsandt Road, Ritzville

2 p.m.

June 5

Desert Oasis High School

Huskie Stadium, Othello High School

340 S. Seventh Ave.6 p.m.

June 9

Warden High School

101 Beck Way, Warden

Parade 6-7 p.m.

Ceremony 7-8 p.m.

June 10

Quincy High School

Quincy High School stadium

403 Jackrabbit St. NE

10 a.m.

Almira/Coulee-Hartline High School

ACH High School

413 N. Fourth St., Coulee City

2-3 p.m.

Soap Lake High School

Soap Lake High School gym

527 2nd Ave.

2 p.m.

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