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RITZVILLE – An hour before commencement began on Saturday, June 3, friends and family of 25 Lind-Ritzville High School graduates streamed into Gilson Gymnasium.

Students in the foyer handed out programs, and attendees took seats in 14 rows of folding chairs stretched out on the basketball court.

Other visitors sat high on bleachers bordering the gym floor.

A red carpet extended from the back of the gym to a wooden podium decorated with the signature Bronco icon. Music stands and bass drums showed where the middle-high school band would take its place at the back wall.

The keynote spea...