LRHS grads earn over $250,000 in scholarships

Brandon Cline, Managing Editor | Last updated Jun 05, 2019 3:28pm0

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Guest speaker Dr. Laura Corley Lavine, professor and chair of the Washington State University Department of Entomology, poses for a selfie with LRHS Class of 2019 during their graduation ceremony on June 1 at the Gilson Gym.

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Thirty-five young adults celebrated one of the biggest milestones of their life last weekend at the Gilson Gymnasium, as they graduated and received their diploma from Lind-Ritzville High School in front of an absolutely packed crowd of friends, family and fellow students.

Those 35 students combined to receive over $250,000 in scholarships as they seek to pursue higher education and future careers.

Valedictorian Sharon Anderson kicked off the ceremony with an address to her classmates and those in attendance. In her speech, she noted that their class was the first class to go through all six y...