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Willamette Graduation Moves Indoors
The WHS class of 2008 was the last one to celebrate its graduation indoors.
Weather has forced Willamette High School’s graduation ceremony to be moved indoors Friday.
The forecast from the National Weather Service calls for a 70% chance of rain and the possibility of thunderstorms Friday, resulting in the decision to hold the graduation ceremony in the east gym beginning at 7:00 p.m.
Each graduating student has been provided 6 gold tickets; those are the only ones eligible for admission into the ceremony. The white tickets will not be accepted to get into the event.
This is the first time since 2008 that WHS seniors have held their graduation indoors, and a full house in anticipated.
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Is there any way that this can change? It’s nice that everyone gets to graduate but it’s not the same if those you care about can’t share that moment with you. It kind of ruins the mood. If there is any way it can change, if there is any hope, please.
This is a difficult decision that needs to be made two days in advance in order to allow the stage, chairs, and audio systems to be set up, and then for the decision to be shared. Although forecasting is an inexact science, the forecast from the National Weather Service as of Wednesday afternoon called for a chance of thunderstorms and 70% chance of rain on Friday night. The Friday morning forecast bumped the chance of precipitation in the evening to 90%. Combined with unseasonably low temperatures, the decision was made to move graduation indoors.
I know this was hard for everyone who had to make the decision and I am sure that there were plenty of after celebrations. It is important to keep the graduates and their parrents and guardians out of the rain. I remember a number of years ago being at one of the inside graduations…the alternative would not have been good. I hope everyone found a way to celebrate with the ones they love and support.
Congratulations Willamette Graduates!