Area high schools get ready for graduation ceremonies

Karly Graham, Cheboygan Daily Tribune
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Cheboygan High School will celebrate its Class of 2024 with a senior parade and graduation ceremony on May 24.
Cheboygan High School will celebrate its Class of 2024 with a senior parade and graduation ceremony on May 24.

While the school year winds down, districts are preparing to watch the Class of 2024 walk across the stage at graduation.

Here's where you can find all the ceremonies and celebrations for schools within the Cheboygan-Otsego-Presque Isle ESD.

Cheboygan High School is hosting its 2024 graduation at 7 p.m. on May 24.
Cheboygan High School is hosting its 2024 graduation at 7 p.m. on May 24.

  • Cheboygan Area High School: 7 p.m. May 24 at Cheboygan Area High School

  • Gaylord High School: 7 p.m. May 31 at Gaylord High School

  • Inland Lakes Secondary School: 6 p.m. May 23 at the football field or high school gymnasium, weather dependent

Gaylord High School graduates toss their caps at the conclusion of the 2023 graduation ceremony.
Gaylord High School graduates toss their caps at the conclusion of the 2023 graduation ceremony.

  • Johannesburg-Lewiston High School: 6 p.m. June 7 at the school football field

  • Onaway High School: 6:30 p.m. May 16 at Onaway High School

  • Rogers City High School: 2:30 p.m. June 2 at Rogers City High School

INDIAN RIVER Ñ Thursday evening, Inland Lakes High School hosted its commencement ceremonies for the graduating Class of 2022 in the high school gymnasium, ushering the 43 seniors into the next phase of their lives.Due to the weather in the area, the ceremony originally scheduled to take place at Shanley Field, the school district's football field, was moved inside, but that didn't dampen the excitement the students were feeling.This year's co-valedictorians were Alyssa Byrne, Nevin Thompson, Ty Thompson and Megan Vigneau, with the class salutatorian being Emily Van Daele, each of which gave speeches. The students gave their fellow graduates words of encouragement and shared memories of their last 13 years in school together.The graduating seniors were also allowed to decorate the tops of their graduation caps to reflect their personal style. Some chose lights and feathers, others chose to highlight their after graduation plans, and one student had all of her classmates sign the top of her cap.

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  • Mackinaw City High School: 6 p.m. May 23 at Mackinaw City High School

  • St. Mary Cathedral School: 12:15 p.m. June 2 at St. Mary Cathedral

  • Vanderbilt Area School: 6 p.m. May 23 at Vanderbilt Area School

  • Wolverine High School: 6 p.m. May 31 at the Wolverine High School gym

— Contact reporter Karly Graham at kgraham@petoskeynews.com. Follow her on Twitter at @KarlyGrahamJRN. 

This article originally appeared on The Petoskey News-Review: Cheboygan, Otsego County schools get ready for 2024 graduation ceremonies