Peninsula graduation ceremonies scheduled today (Friday), Saturday

Four North Olympic Peninsula high schools and Peninsula College will conduct commencement ceremonies tonight and Saturday.

Tonight

■ Sequim High School’s graduation ceremony for 204 seniors will begin at 6 p.m. at the Wolves Stadium at the high school at 601 N. Sequim Ave.

■ Port Angeles High School’s graduation ceremony for 230 seniors will begin at 8 p.m. in the high school gym at 304 E. Park Ave.

Online viewers can watch the graduation from the student-run PATV Internet broadcast studio at www.ustream.tv.

The graduation also will be broadcast live on KONP radio, 1450 AM.

Saturday

■ Peninsula College’s 52nd commencement ceremony will be at 2 p.m. in the college gymnasium on the main campus in Port Angeles at 1502 E. Lauridsen Blvd.

Doors will open at 1 p.m.

Congressman Derek Kilmer of the 6th District, which includes the North Olympic Peninsula, will be the keynote speaker.

The student speaker will be Grace Tulsi Marshall of Port Angeles.

The college will confer 34 bachelor’s degrees, 221 associate degrees and 177 professional or technical certifications.

A reception will follow.

Online viewers can watch on the student-run PATV Internet broadcast studio at www.ustream.tv/peninsulacollege.

■ Clallam Bay High School’s ceremony for 11 graduates will begin at 2 p.m. in the high school gym, 16933 state Highway 112.

■ Crescent High School’s ceremony for 16 graduates will begin at 3 p.m. in the high school gym, 50350 state Highway 112 in Joyce.

Last week, Quileute Tribal School and Port Townsend, Chimacum, Forks, Neah Bay and Quilcene high schools held graduations for about 300 members of the class of 2014.

Lincoln High School’s ceremony for 16 graduates was Thursday.

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