County high grads up by 40

High schools across Whitman County will graduate 339 seniors over the next two weekends during the “pomp and circumstance” marches for each school.

The class of 2018 marks an increase of 40 graduates from last year's total of 299. The numbers compare with 306 graduating students in 2015 and 305 in 2014.

Three schools in the county – Garfield/Palouse, Colfax and Rosalia – collectively increased their graduation numbers over last year's by 22. St. John/Endicott, LaCrosse and Tekoa saw their number of graduating seniors collectively drop by 12 since 2017, while Colton and Oakesdale remained the same.

Saturday, June 2, Colton, Colfax and LaCrosse seniors will graduate at 11 a.m. Students from Garfield/Palouse will also graduate June 2 at 1 p.m. and Oakesdale seniors will graduate at 1:30.

St. John/Endicott commencemen will be the next day, June 3, at 2 p.m.

The following weekend, Rosalia seniors receive their diplomas June 9 at 2 p.m. and Tekoa students will graduate June 10 at 2 p.m. All ceremonies will be at the respective high schools.

Pullman will award diplomas to 200 seniors June 9 beginning at 5 p.m. in WSU's Beasley Coliseum.

Garfield/Palouse will graduate 24 students this year, compared with 14 last year.

Colton will graduate 11 seniors, consistent with their 2017 graduation numbers.

Colfax will graduate 55 students this year, compared with 45 last year.

St. John Endicott will graduate 17 students, down from 18 last year.

LaCrosse will graduate three seniors, down from six in 2017.

Oakesdale's graduation numbers remain at seven seniors, the same as last year.

Rosalia will graduate 13 seniors this year, an increase from 11 the previous year.

Tekoa will graduate nine seniors, a decrease from 17 students last year.