graduation

BAKERSFIELD, Calif. (AP) — Merle Haggard finally has his high school diploma at the age of 78. The Bakersfield Californian reports Bakersfield High School principal David Reese presented Haggard with a diploma Saturday before Haggard's show in Bakersfield...

It is a busy week for seniors graduating from Yakima schools and Yakima School District Spokesperson Mary Beth Wright says a record number of kids are graduating from Davis High School this year.

Ah, Yes! Graduation Week around the Yakima Valley and ones thoughts turn toward the vision of the future for the Senior and also making memories to talk about for years to come at class reunion. Here is one that the students of Wapato High School have one that will be remember for a long time...

Yakima Valley Community College (YVCC) will hold its 83rd commencement ceremony on June 7 at 7:00 p.m. on the YVCC Campus. Mr. Mel Stottlemyre and Ms. Naomi Beebe will deliver the student commencement speech. YVCC will award over 900 degrees and certificates this year to over 800 students...

Heritage University will hold its 30th commencement exercise on Saturday, May 12, at 10:00 a.m. About 190 students will participate in this year’s ceremony. Undergraduate and graduate students from the Toppenish campus and from regional locations across the state will gather at Heritage...

Angeline Lavasseur didn't want to break the time-honored tradition of graduates walking to get their diplomas at graduation. The 18-year-old girl, who has been confined to a wheelchair throughout her childhood after being born with spina bifida, recently walked across the stage to pick up her diploma at Pinckney High School's graduation in Ann Arbor, Michigan.