County schools to graduate 287 seniors over two weeks

Graduating seniors will take the “Pomp and Circumstance” march over the next two weekends to receive their diplomas.

Eight county schools combined will graduate 129 students, and Pullman High School will graduate 158, making 287 county-wide for the class of 2016.

That total is down 19 from the 306 students in the class of 2015. The 287 graduate count is down by almost 50 students from 2011 when 323 seniors received their diplomas. It is also the lowest figure seen since 2013, when 297 students graduated.

Colfax, Colton, Garfield/Palouse, Tekoa and St. John/Endicott have all seen a decline in g...