Thousands gather in Tiger Stadium to witness Lemoore High School graduation

Nearly 400 LHS seniors “walked the line” Thursday night beneath blue skies and a pleasant wind that managed to make for a cool evening. The 2018 grads were led into the stadium by a solid throng of their teachers and administrators, forced to avoid open ditches and fencing, the result of the ongoing renovation.

A pair of Lemoore High grads ponder the upcoming ceremony in Tiger Stadium.

Thursday night’s colorful graduation ceremony was the third for the Lemoore Union High School District. On May 24, the Lemoore Middle College High School graduated 54 students in an impressive ceremony in the West Hills College Golden Eagle Arena.

On Wednesday (May 30), the district’s Jamison High School had 35 students receive diplomas in a dignified ceremony in the high school’s event center.

The premier event is, of course, the high school’s graduation ceremony, the school’s 117th. As per the custom, the grads and the standing room only crowd were treated to a flyover from single United States Navy FA- 18, at the conclusion of a stirring rendition of the National Anthem.

According to Principal Rodney Brumit, this year’s class, performed admirably, exulting in honors and reaping awards as they prepare for life in the adult world. Brumit rattled off a list of the seniors’ accomplishments and future endeavors. 

• 38 seniors are West Hills College Presidents Scholars

• 18 student-athletes have signed letters of intent to various colleges.

• 24 are planning to enter the military after graduation, which includes the United States Air Force, Army, Coast Guard, Navy, and Marines.
• 213 students are planning to attend West Hills Community College, and 16 are planning to attend College of the Sequoias

• 24 others will be attending community colleges or trade schools to begin their careers. Those schools are Allen Hancock College, Butte College, Cuesta Community College, Fresno City Community College, Paris Junior College, Reedley Community College, UTI, and SJVC 

• 24 graduates have been accepted to various California State University campuses including Cal Poly, East Bay, Fresno, Humboldt, Monterey Bay, San Francisco, Sonoma, and Stanislaus.

• 16 students have been accepted to the University of California campuses and will begin their college careers at UC Davis, Irvine, Los Angeles, Merced, Riverside, Santa Barbara, or Santa Cruz.

• Six students will attend private universities such as Pepperdine University, Fresno Pacific, and the University of Southern California. 

• Many are planning to go out of state to places such as Arizona, Colorado, Texas, Nevada, Nebraska, or Illinois
• And the remaining students will be busy figuring out what their next steps will be, which may include, internships, working or taking a break from studies.
• One student earned an appointment to a military academy.