Peninsula graduation ceremonies coming up this month

Graduation and commencement ceremonies across the North Olympic Peninsula are set to begin Friday and stretch to Monday, June 18.

The region’s 10 high schools and Peninsula College will celebrate the Class of 2018 — marking the end of the 2017-18 school year.

Each school’s graduate count is subject to change, as state graduation requirement testing results and final class grades are received.

Graduate candidates may be added or removed from the ceremonies according to those results.

This week’s graduation ceremonies are:

Friday

• Port Townsend School District will award diplomas to 87 students of the Redhawks Class of 2018 at 7 p.m.

The graduation ceremony will be held at McCurdy Pavilion in Fort Worden State Park, 200 Battery Way. Tickets are required for admission.

• Sequim School District will award diplomas to 195 members of the Wolves Class of 2018 at 6 p.m. at the Sequim High School football stadium at 601 N. Sequim Ave.

Saturday

• Quilcene School District will award diplomas to 19 graduates of the Rangers Class of 2018 at 2 p.m. at the Quilcene High gymnasium at 294715 U.S. Highway 101.

• Chimacum School District will award diplomas to approximately 71 students of the Cowboy Class of 2018 at McCurdy Pavilion at Fort Worden at 1 p.m.

• Quillayute Valley School District will award about 66 members of the Spartans Class of 2018 with diplomas during its 6 p.m. commencement ceremony at the Spartan gym, 261 S. Spartan Ave., Forks.

Friday, June 15

• Approximately 230 Roughriders Class of 2018 members will be awarded diplomas during the Port Angeles School District’s graduation ceremony at 7:30 p.m. at Civic Field, 307 S. Race St.

• Cape Flattery School District will award seven members of the Bruins class with diplomas during its 7 p.m. graduation ceremony at the Clallam Bay High gymnasium at 16933 state Highway 112.

Saturday, June 16

• Peninsula College will award approximately 491 degrees and certificates during its 2 p.m. commencement ceremony, on the campus lawn behind the Pirate Union Building (PUB) at 1502 E. Lauridsen Blvd.

Bonnie Sires, the college’s Associated Student Council vice president, will be the graduation speaker.

A reception will follow in the PUB building at 3:30 p.m.

• Crescent School District will award diplomas to 15 members of the Loggers Class of 2018 at 5:30 p.m. in the Crescent high gym, 50350 state Highway 112.

• The Cape Flattery School District will award diplomas to 24 members of the Red Devils Class of 2018 at 1 p.m. at Neah Bay high gymnasium at 3560 Deer St.

Monday, June 18

• Port Angeles School District will award diplomas to about 20 members of Lincoln High School’s Wildcats Class of 2018 at 6 p.m. at the college’s Little Theatre, 1502 E. Lauridsen Blvd.

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