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Cheers & tears | See photos from 8 Tri-Cities 2022 graduations

By Tri-City Herald staff
Family and friends fill the Toyota Center to watch 350 Kennewick High School graduates receive diplomas during the school’s 115th commencement ceremony.
Family and friends fill the Toyota Center to watch 350 Kennewick High School graduates receive diplomas during the school’s 115th commencement ceremony. Bob Brawdy bbrawdy@tricityherald.com

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Tri-Cities Graduations 2022

Thousands of students will be graduating high school across the Tri-Cities this month. Check out galleries from high schools in the area, as well as photos from CBC and WSU Tri-Cities graduations.

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Thousands of Tri-Cities teens collected their high school diplomas over the weekend to the cheers and tears of parents, relatives and friends.

Here are photo highlights from several of the high schools in Richland, Pasco and Kennewick, as well as the Washington State University Tri-Cities ceremony last month.

Kennewick

Kennewick High School

Kamiakin High School

Southridge High School

Pasco

Chiawana High School

Pasco High School

Richland

Hanford High School

Richland High School

WSU Tri-Cities

WSU Tri-Cities

Family and friends fill Edgar Brown Stadium on June 11 to watch 525 Chiawana High School graduates receive their diplomas during the school’s outdoor commencement ceremony in Pasco.
Family and friends fill Edgar Brown Stadium on June 11 to watch 525 Chiawana High School graduates receive their diplomas during the school’s outdoor commencement ceremony in Pasco. Courtesy Aiden Whitaker

Graduation stories

Here are stories of some local students who persevered to reach the important milestone and other stories.

Tri-Cities student lost her mom at age 10. She helped hold her family together, and more

Tri-Cities graduate overcame homelessness, family struggles to enlist in Marines

‘Super shy’ Kennewick teen thrived during COVID pandemic to reach graduation day

Grieving father ‘really happy’ with Richland graduation change of heart

This story was originally published June 13, 2022 at 5:04 PM.

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Tri-Cities Graduations 2022

Thousands of students will be graduating high school across the Tri-Cities this month. Check out galleries from high schools in the area, as well as photos from CBC and WSU Tri-Cities graduations.

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