Outdoor graduation ceremony planned for Warden High School
Richard Byrd/Columbia Basin Herald Confetti was in abundance during Warden High School's graduation ceremony Friday night after the seniors turned their tassels.
WARDEN — The Warden High School Class of 2020 brings down the curtain on its high school career at 7 p.m. July 24 at the WHS football field.
Former WHS principal Courtney McCoy said Warden School Board members voted to postpone graduation in the hope that a more traditional graduation ceremony would be possible in July. But that won’t be possible, so graduates and their families will drive up to the graduation ceremony.
“We have a six o’clock car parade,” McCoy said, starting from the Warden Senior Center. Students and their families will be allowed to have two cars, and are being encouraged to decorate their vehicles. The parade will be led by WHS staff and school board members, along with two trucks from the Warden Fire Department.
The car parade will wind through downtown to the Warden school campus, and students and their families will park on the football field. Only the cars with seniors and their families will be allowed at the stadium or in the school parking lot, McCoy said.
The valedictorian and salutatorian speeches have been recorded, and will be broadcast during the ceremony. “We’re going to watch together,” McCoy said. The ceremony will be live streamed on the district’s social media.
When the student’s name is called, he or she will get out of the vehicle and receive the diploma. A professional photographer will be available for pictures.
Cheryl Schweizer can be reached via email at education@columbiabasinherald.com.