Tatum McKeown and Jada Jean wave to the crowd lined up on Second Avenue. (Angie Mindus photo)
Ben Huston, Kolby Croswell and David Fait enjoy the grad festivities Saturday, June 10 just after the Dry Grad Parade. (Angie Mindus photos - Williams Lake Tribune)
LCSS graduate Lucia Johnston. (Angie Mindus photo)
Connor Petitclerc-Crosby, Cole Aumond and Ciara Reid get ready to head into Williams Lake Dry Grad June 10. (Angie Mindus photo - Williams Lake Tribune)
All smiles at Dry Grad. (Angie Mindus photo - Williams Lake Tribune)
Jazmin Guichon and Ane Fine take in Williams Lake Dry Grad. (Angie Mindus photo - Williams Lake Tribune)
This year’s theme for Dry Grad was ‘Las Vegas’ and included blackjack tables, and even bullriding.
Will Roberts takes home a bullriding trophy at Dry Grad celebrations Saturday night. (Angie Mindus photo - Williams Lake Tribune)
LCSS graduates Morgan Langford, Rebecca Elefson, Claire Munroe and Niomi Neufeld take time for some photos together before going into Dry Grad Saturday evening, June 10. (Angie Mindus photo - Williams Lake Tribune)
Jaiden Pacholczyk sits on top of a corvette in the Dry Grad Parade, while Cayden Bouchard is inside the car. (Angie Mindus photo - Williams Lake Tribune)
LCSS graduates Leah Lauren and Maya Nowotny visit ahead of Dry Grad. (Angie Mindus photo - Williams Lake Tribune)
LCSS grads Alannah Aggiss and Ian Bruneski enjoy Dry Grad Saturday afternoon, June 10.
Priscilla Quinto and Haline Nguyen take in the grad parade Saturday. (Angie Mindus photo - Williams Lake Tribune)
Maddy Feist and Jada Young have fun being part of the Williams Lake Dry Grad Parade Saturday, June 10. (Angie Mindus photo - Williams Lake Tribune)
Taryn Hinsche and Wilson Wedel kick off the Dry Grad Parade in a firetruck. (Angie Mindus photo - Williams Lake Tribune)
The Dry Grad Parade included many floats. (Angie Mindus photo - Williams Lake Tribune)
Tristan Ritchot, Charlie Beaulne and Cole Skerry (behind Charlie) take the front row seats on their float at Dry Grad June 10. (Angie Mindus photo - Williams Lake Tribune)
This year’s Dry Grad Parade started on Second Avenue and Comer Street followed by Williams Lake Dry Grad celebrations at Cariboo Memorial Recreation Complex until 2 a.m. thanks to many volunteers. (Angie Mindus photo)
LCSS grads Nayeli Doerner and Ella Brodland take part in the Williams Lake Dry Grad Parade Saturday, June 10. (Angie Mindus photo - Williams Lake Tribune)
Hannah James enjoys the parade. (Angie Mindus photo - Williams Lake Tribune)
Graduation celebrations included a formal ceremony Friday evening, June 9 followed by a Dry Grad Parade Saturday afternoon and celebration afterwards. (Angie Mindus photo - Williams Lake Tribune)
Luis Jack and Alysha Williams take part in Williams Lake Dry Grad Parade Saturday, June 10. (Angie Mindus photo - Williams Lake Tribune)
Williams Lake Dry Grad celebrations 2023. (Angie Mindus photo - Williams Lake Tribune)
Winter McLaughlin and Andreas Marty take part in the Dry Grad Parade. (Angie Mindus photo - Williams Lake Tribune)
Williams Lake Dry Grad celebrations 2023. (Angie Mindus photo - Williams Lake Tribune)
Williams Lake Dry Grad celebrations 2023. (Angie Mindus photo - Williams Lake Tribune)
Williams Lake Dry Grad celebrations 2023. (Angie Mindus photo - Williams Lake Tribune)
Cariboo Adventist Academy graduates enjoy the Dry Grad Parade.
Kam Mudhar, Jeremy LaBelle, Niomi Neufeld, Jaskirat Parmar, Julia Bowman and Raiden Lainchbury have fun on their float. (Angie Mindus photo - Williams Lake Tribune)
Ben Huston, Keeley Grisdale, Lucas Pinette and Darby Cail make their way to Dry Grad festivities via the parade. (Angie Mindus photo - Williams Lake Tribune)
Williams Lake Dry Grad celebrations 2023. (Angie Mindus photo - Williams Lake Tribune)
Williams Lake Dry Grad celebrations 2023. (Angie Mindus photo - Williams Lake Tribune)
Williams Lake Dry Grad celebrations 2023. (Angie Mindus photo - Williams Lake Tribune)
Ryan Ride takes part in Williams Lake Dry Grad celebrations 2023. (Angie Mindus photo - Williams Lake Tribune)
Williams Lake Dry Grad celebrations 2023. (Angie Mindus photo - Williams Lake Tribune)
Williams Lake Dry Grad celebrations 2023. (Angie Mindus photo - Williams Lake Tribune)
Reid Garreau and Evynne Penno take part in the grad parade. (Angie Mindus photo - Williams Lake Tribune)
Cristelle Panida and her little brother wavr to the crowd during the grad parade. (Angie Mindus photo - Williams Lake Tribune)
Sierra Lepoidevin, Abi Kowalewski, Carter Pawluk and Ethan Malcom use a boat as a float in the Williams Lake Dry Grad Parade Saturday, June 10. (Photo submitted)Another graduation is in the books for Williams Lake, and it was really great to see the celebrations return to a large, pre-pandemic format.
Formal ceremonies for Lake City Secondary students kicked off Friday evening June 9 in Rink 1 at Cariboo Memorial Recreation Complex.
Most of this year’s 226 graduating class took part in the celebrations, donning caps and gowns and entering the rink to the sounds of traditional Indigenous drumming and singing. Speeches were kept short and sweet, and by the time it was all said and done, all the students had received their graduation certificates, scholarships and bursaries in two hours and 10 minutes.
More than $250k was awarded to students through scholarships and bursaries; an incredibly generous amount for a community the size of Williams Lake. Thank you to those donors.
On the following day, Saturday, June 10, all graduates in Williams Lake were treated to a community celebration by way of the annual Dry Grad Parade and evening festivities.
The rain held off for graduates and the community to enjoy the parade and take pictures.
Afterwards, graduates were invited to attend Dry Grad celebrations at CMRC where grads were treated to a Las Vegas-themed evening which included a fully decorated Rink 2. Grads could dance, get air brush tattoos, order a mocktail or play blackjack or roulette. In Rink 1 there were bouncy castles, laser tag as well as a popular mechanical bull contest.
The free food was non-stop and amazing throughout the evening and organizers and volunteers should be commended for their efforts to put on such a successful labour of love for all the grads. Congratulations everyone.
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