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Graettinger/Terril kicks off the graduation events with a 1 p.m. ceremony on Sunday, May 17. H-LP's event begins shortly after at 2 p.m. on May 17.
Okoboji and Spirit Lake graduate their seniors during Memorial Day weekend. Spirit Lake's commencement is planned for 1:30 p.m. Sunday, May 24, and Okoboji's graduation is scheduled for 3 p.m. on May 24.
School District: Graettinger/Terril
Graduation time & date: 1 p.m. Sunday, May 17 at the Graettinger High School Gym
Baccalaureate: 7 p.m. Wednesday, May 13 at Bethel Lutheran Church
Number of seniors: 33
Class flower: white rose, dipped in orange with silver sparkles
Class colors: orange and white
Class motto: "We did it the right way, looking back on the good times, we cherish the many memories."
Commencement speakers: G/T graduates Malorie Girres, Jacob Hoffman, Kass Schany, Leah Flaharty, Keisha Meyer, Megan McGrauth
School District: Harris-Lake Park
Graduation time & date: 2 p.m. Sunday, May 17 in the H-LP High School Gym
Number of seniors: 25
Class flower: lily
Class colors: lavender, silver and black
Class motto: "We came as strangers. We stay as friends. We leave with memories that will never end."
Class song: "My Wish" by Rascal Flatts
Commencement speakers: H-LP graduates Matthew Mayou, Kyle Jacobsen and Rebeca Vander Meulen
School District: Spirit Lake
Graduation time & date: 1:30 p.m. Sunday, May 24 at the Spirit Lake High School
Number of seniors: 110
Class flower: long stemmed white rose
Class colors: red, black and silver
Class motto: "What lies behind us and what lies before us are tiny matters compared to what lies within us." - Ralph Waldo Emerson
Class song: "Good Riddance (Time of Your Life)" by Green Day
Commencement speakers: Graduate speakers will be selected this week.
School District: Okoboji
Graduation time & date: 3 p.m. Sunday, May 24 in the new gym at the Okoboji High School
Number of seniors: 77
Class flower: white rose tipped in maroon
Class colors: maroon and black
Class motto: "We have come a long way but not half as far as we will go."
Commencement speaker: Kelsey Keizer, 2005 Okoboji graduate