The Class of 2016

WHS graduates prepare to turn the tassels, toward the end of commencement Saturday, at Fishback Stadium.

WHS graduates gathered backstage Saturday, while preparing to receive their diploma cases. They picked up their diplomas on Monday.

WHS graduates entered Fishback Stadium, two-by-two, greeting each other with hugs and handshakes, as the WHS band performed "Pomp and Circumstance."

Graduating Excelsior High School seniors wait with great anticipation for the ceremony to begin.

Proud friends and family members snapped pictures as the Excelsior High School graduating seniors filed into the Washburn Performing Arts Center to receive their diplomas on Friday.

Excelsior High School students and staff gathered to take pictures and share last minute hugs and words of wisdom before the start of the graduation ceremony.

A reception with cake and punch was held for the 12 students who participated in Excelsior High School's commencement ceremony Friday, at the Washburn Performing Arts Center.

Proud Papermakers shake hands with administrators and school board members while receiving their diplomas.

CHS students perform an accapela version of, "September," by Earth, Wind and Fire at the commencement ceremony Friday.

During the CHS commencement ceremony, several Papermakers were recognized for being in the top 10 percent of graduates in Washington state.

Valedictorian Amanada Shi and salutatorian Connie Wang address their classmates during graduation at Doc Harris Stadium.

CHS Associated Student Body vice-president Daven Sharma and other classmates were prepared for stormy weather, but the skies cleared just as commencement began Friday night.

Hunter Rukstad sang Lynyrd Skynyrd's "Free Bird" during the Hayes Freedom High School graduation ceremony.

Each Hayes Freedom High School students Cassie Russell (left) and Ilse Villasenor (right) put their own twists on their entrance into the Liberty Middle School gymnasium on Saturday.

Kaysa Lake addresses her fellow graduates at the Hayes Freedom High School graduation ceremony.

Leyah Ellis hugs teacher Monica Winkley after receiving her diploma during the Hayes Freedom High School graduation ceremony on Saturday afternoon. She was one of 39 students who walked across the stage.