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Hermiston High School Says Goodbye to 368 Graduating Seniors
A packed house cheered on 368 Hermiston High School seniors Thursday night as they received their diplomas at the Toyota Center in Kennewick, Wash. Gisselle Rivera opened her welcoming remarks with a message in Spanish to her parents saying she hoped she had made them proud. Transitioning to English, Rivera spoke to all the parents of graduating seniors in attendance.
Yak Fed Awards More than $150,000 in Scholarship to Local Students
Central Washington — Yakima Federal Savings and Loan awarded $177,500 in academic assistance to students and schools in Yakima, Kittitas, Benton, and Franklin counties. Sixty-four graduating high school seniors from the four counties each received $2,500 scholarships totaling $160,000. An additional $17,500 in grants was awarded to seven local post-secondary institutions for scholarship programs.
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