Lake Roosevelt Class of 2021 outdoor graduation scheduled for June 12

Lake Roosevelt High School’s Class of 2021 graduation is slated for June 12 on the football field in Coulee Dam, with more details still being developed.

“Seniors voted to have graduation outdoors on the football field and so we are moving forward with developing plans,” Principal Kirk Marshlain wrote in his report to the Grand Coulee Dam School District Board of Directors for their May 24 meeting. “This will allow for graduates to have more guests present for the ceremony. More details to come as we finalize the plans.”

During the meeting, Marshlain said that if the weather isn’t good enough to have the ceremony outside a ceremony could take place in the gym but with fewer people, due to related Covid-19 social-distancing guidelines.

The senior class at LR numbers 57 students, plus another 17 in the Alternative Learning Environment.

On the field, each student would be allowed to have up to 10 guests who would sit in a designated area. The guests would have to be registered by the student by June 4. If the ceremony is held in the gym, each student would only be able to have two guests.

Additionally, the ceremony will be live-streamed through a link that will be shared out, and a senior video recording link will be shared out after the ceremony.