June 16, 2015 12:00 am
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Sunglasses or graduation ceremony programs were used to shield graduates and spectators eyes from the sun. The high temperature in Washougal Saturday was 76 degrees.
In a song, WHS Associate Principal Gordon Washburn encouraged graduates to follow their dreams and do what they love to do. Washburn is retiring this month.
Washougal School District Superintendent Dawn Tarzian presented Kyle Eakins with an honorary WHS diploma case. After attending WHS in the late 1980s, Eakins graduated from Silverton Union High School in 1990, because his family moved to Silverton. He has served as chair of the Washougal Citizens for Better Schools Committee, president of the Washougal Schools Foundation, and he was a member of the WHS Turf Campaign. Eakins is head coach for the Canyon Creek and Jemtegaard middle school wrestling teams, and an assistant coach at WHS.
WHS Associate Principal Carol Boyden greeted graduates on stage before they received their diploma cases. They picked up their actual diplomas on Monday.
Orange and Black awards went to Jolynn Wenick and Matthieu Grant for raising school spirit. The honors were presented by Ann Jendro, a secretary at WHS for 27 years.
The Washougal High School 101st commencement ceremony served as an opportunity to say farewell to several faculty and staff members, as well as the Class of 2015.
Washougal School District Superintendent Dawn Tarzian is retiring this month, along with WHS Associate Principal Gordon Washburn, English and history teacher Debbie Buchanan and secretary Ann Jendro.
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