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Wichita High Schools Holding In-Person Graduation Ceremonies

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Kansas News Service

Wichita's class of 2021 will have indoor, in-person graduation ceremonies.

Unlike last spring, when commencement ceremonies were canceled due to COVID-19, Wichita high schools will hold events at Koch Arena and Century II in May.

Ceremonies are scheduled over a week in May and will include COVID-19 measures. Guest capacities will be limited, and masks will be required for students and guests. Graduates will be spaced three feet apart.

The district plans to live-stream the ceremonies. Here is a schedule:

  • Heights High, 7 p.m. May 18, Koch Arena
  • West High, 7 p.m. May 18, Century II Convention Hall
  • Sowers Alternative High, 7 p.m. May 19, Sowers Multipurpose Room
  • Education Imagine Academy, 7 p.m. May 19, Alvin Morris Administrative Center, 903 S. Edgemoor
  • Northeast Magnet, 7 p.m. May 19, Century II
  • Northwest High, 7 p.m. May 20, Koch Arena
  • Chester Lewis Academic Learning Center, 7 p.m. May 20, Century II
  • Levy Special Education Center, 7 p.m. May 21, The ARC of Sedgwick County, 2919 W. Second St. N.
  • Adult Learning Center, 7 p.m. May 21, Alvin Morris Administrative Center
  • Southeast High, 7 p.m. May 21, Koch Arena
  • Dunlap Transition Campus at Chisholm, 7 p.m. May 24, Northeast Magnet auditorium, 5550 N. Lycee St., Bel Aire
  • North High, 7 p.m. May 24, Koch Arena
  • East High, 7 p.m. May 25, Koch Arena
  • South High, 7 p.m. May 26, Koch Arena

Suzanne Perez is KMUW's News Director, overseeing our staff of reporters and hosting our weekly feature program, The Range. She previously covered education for KMUW and the Kansas News Service. Before moving to public radio in 2021, Suzanne worked more than 30 years at The Wichita Eagle, where she reported on schools and a variety of other topics.