It’s the beginning of June, meaning high school and college students around Whatcom County are saying “good riddance” to homework, grabbing their gowns and figuring out which side of the cap the tassel should fall.
Whatcom County Public Schools
All ceremonies are at the high schools unless otherwise noted. Check school district websites to link to graduation livestreams.
THURSDAY, June 9
6 p.m., Bellingham Public Schools Community Transitions at Depot Market Square
7 p.m., Lynden Christian
FRIDAY, June 10
6 p.m., Ferndale High School at Civic Stadium
7 p.m., Lynden High School
7 p.m., Nooksack Valley High School
Blaine High School graduation
SATURDAY, June 11
10 a.m., Bellingham High School at Civic Stadium
1 p.m., Sehome High School at Civic Stadium
4 p.m., Squalicum High School at Civic Stadium
7 p.m., Options High School at Civic Stadium
THURSDAY, June 16
6:30 p.m., Mount Baker High School
Western Washington University
All ceremonies will take place at the Carver Academic Facility and no tickets are required.
FRIDAY, June 10
2:30 p.m., College of the Environment
2:30 p.m., College of Fine and Performing Arts
6 p.m., College of Business and Economics
SATURDAY, June 11
9:30 a.m., College of Humanities and Social Sciences
Anthropology, sociology and psychology
12:30 p.m., College of Humanities and Social Sciences
Communication sciences and disorders; global humanities and religions; health and human development; linguistics; multidisciplinary studies; philosophy; political science and women, gender and sexuality studies
3:30 p.m., College of Humanities and Social Sciences
Communication studies, East Asian studies, English, history, journalism and modern and classical languages
SUNDAY, June 12
11 a.m., Fairhaven College of Interdisciplinary Studies, University Interdisciplinary Studies and Woodring College of the Environment
2 p.m., College of Science and Engineering
Biology, chemistry, geology, mathematics, physics, astronomy and science education
5 p.m., College of Science and Engineering
Advanced materials science and engineering, computer science and engineering and design
Other colleges
FRIDAY, June 17
2:00 p.m., Northwest Indian College at Lummi Stommish Grounds
6:30 p.m., Whatcom Community College at Orca Field
THURSDAY, June 23
7 p.m., Bellingham Technical College at the Mount Baker Theatre