‘Always a Warrior’
After receiving diplomas, graduates smiled while walking back down the aisles in front of spectators in the crowd.
Ian Bivona
A Wahluke High School graduate sits atop a backhoe during the graduation parade.
Graduates paraded down the streets of Mattawa in a variety of decorated vehicles after the graduation ceremony.
A pair of Wahluke graduates ride down Road S SW on horseback during the graduation parade.
Many Wahluke High School graduates displayed their creative sides, decorating their caps for their graduation.
Wahluke Class President Juan Herrera, in black, speaks to the crowd during the school’s June 2 graduation ceremony,
Soon-to-be graduates entered the Wahluke High School gymnasium in either pairs of two or trios to the tune of “Pomp and Circumstance” being played by the school’s band.
Wahluke High School graduates rose from their seats to pass out roses to loved ones in the crowd inside the gymnasium during the graduation ceremony on June 2.
A Wahluke High School graduate smiles after receiving a diploma at the school’s graduation ceremony on June 2.
Ian Bivona serves as the Columbia Basin Herald’s sports reporter and is a graduate of Auburn University in Auburn, Alabama. He enjoys the behind-the-scenes stories that lead up to the wins and losses of the various sports teams in the Basin. Football is his favorite sport, though he likes them all, and his favorite team is the Jets. He lives in Soap Lake with his cat, Honey. | June 14, 2023 1:20 AM
MATTAWA — For the 170 graduates of Wahluke High School and 11 graduates of Sentinel Tech, Friday’s graduation ceremony was full of callbacks to previous years, celebrations of achievements and the excitement of post-graduation plans.
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