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Gallery: Pasco Graduation 2009

06-06-2009

Gallery: Kennewick High Graduation 2009

06-06-2009

Gallery: CBC Commencement

06-19-2009

Gallery: CBC Nursing Pinning Ceremony

06-20-2009

Gallery: Reader graduation photos

06-07-2009

Gallery: Kamiakin Graduation 2009

06-06-2009

Mid-Columbia graduates
Graduation stories
  • Class of 2009: 'Every one of us can be a superhero ... '
    Published Sunday, Jun. 07, 2009

    Seniors from Mid-Columbia high schools closed the first chapter of their lives Saturday.

  • It's tassel time in the Mid-Columbia
    Published Saturday, Jun. 06, 2009

    High school seniors from Richland to River View received applause, advice and their diplomas Friday during graduation ceremonies throughout the Mid-Columbia.

  • Prosser grads take leap into adulthood
    Published Monday, Jun. 01, 2009

    PROSSER -- Hundreds of friends and family members gathered at Art Fiker Stadium under a beating Sunday afternoon sun to watch about 160 Prosser High School graduates take a defining step into adulthood.

  • Mid-Columbia grads reflect on growing up together
    Published Sunday, May. 31, 2009

    Hundreds of high school seniors traded textbooks for tassels Saturday during graduation ceremonies in the Mid-Columbia.

  • 2009 Mid-Columbia graduation ceremonies schedule
    Published Saturday, May. 30, 2009

    Graduation season has arrived in the Mid-Columbia for members of the Class of 2009. Ceremonies are scheduled:

  • WSU Tri-Cities Commencement 2009
    Herald

    More than 300 Washington State University Tri-Cities graduates file into the Toyota Center on Friday evening to receive their diplomas.

    Floyd calls on WSU Tri-Cities grads to serve communities, countries
    Published Saturday, May. 16, 2009

    KENNEWICK -- Past and future collided in a moment that was near perfect for the assembled crowd in caps, gowns and sashes at the Toyota Center on Friday afternoon.

  • Twin valedictorians
    Herald

    Chloe Hall, left, and her sister Mackenzie are the co-valedictorians at Southridge High School in Kennewick this year.

    Southridge gets double dose of valedictorians
    Published Saturday, May. 23, 2009

    KENNEWICK -- Chloe and Mackenzie Hall have a lot in common, from their long, brown hair, to their circle of friends and the wardrobe they share.

  • Ceremony Grad Military
    Herald

    Hermiston High School student Mitchell Hunter receives honor cords from counselor Jessica Charlton during a recent event at the school honoring military members. Schoolmate Ryan Lytton stands at right during the Because We Care ceremony. The honor cords were given to students planning to enter the military after graduation.

    Students to go from graduation to boot camp
    Published Sunday, May. 24, 2009

    Uncertainty about the future is common for young people graduating from high school, especially when a rocky economy may dim job prospects and make college unaffordable.

  • Teen defies the odds
    Herald

    Gina Villegas, 18, right, has had an uphill climb to get to where she is now, about to graduate from Prosser High School. After losing her mother and brother in a fatal car crash years ago and her grandmother’s recent death, she has helped raise her little sister Ivy, 11, center, and had the support of others, such as teacher Carol Rivera, left.

    Teen who overcame losses, helped raise sister set to graduate in Prosser
    Published Monday, May. 25, 2009

    PROSSER -- Hunched over a table, she spends her afternoons filling out forms.

  • Preparing for the walk
    Published Tuesday, May. 26, 2009

    Ken Jones has been the man in charge of graduation at Kiona-Benton City High School for nearly 40 years.

  • Breakout speech for Richland teen
    Published Tuesday, May. 26, 2009

    Heather Sheldon likes to think of herself as the "shy girl in the corner" who does her work without drawing too much attention.

  • Send Herald your grad celebration photos
    Published Saturday, May. 30, 2009


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