The Aberdeen High School Class of 2020 kicked off graduation night Friday with a parade through downtown to Stewart Field.
There were more than 200 spots in the parade, which started at the Shoppes at Riverside at 6 p.m. Participating vehicles with seniors and their families were assigned a spot in the parade, which was led by Aberdeen police and fire vehicles.
Wearing their caps and gowns, students milled around the parking lot of the mall, getting photos and catching up with classmates.
Some of the vehicles were elaborately decorated with senior banners, balloons and signs. One family attended in a limousine, and there were several classic cars in the lineup.
Spectators with signs of support lined the streets as the parade made its way across the Chehalis River Bridge into downtown Aberdeen, past the high school and finally to Stewart Field, the traditional AHS graduation night spot.
At the field, graduates were able to pick up their diploma covers and pose for photos with their immediate families.
The ceremony at Stewart Field was live-streamed on the school district’s Facebook page by Rick Moyer of Moyer Multi Media. Speeches were aired on high school radio station KAHS so they could be heard in the parade vehicles and they wound through town.
The graduation parade for Aberdeen High School Class of 2020 left the Shoppes at Riverside Friday evening, winding through town, past the high school and on to Stewart Field, where graduates and their families were allowed to enter for photos.
DAN HAMMOCK | GRAYS HARBOR NEWS GROUP There were some unique and elaborately decorated vehicles in the Aberdeen High School graduation parade Friday, including this Hummer, one limousine and several classic cars.
Photos by DAN HAMMOCK | GRAYS HARBOR NEWS GROUP More than 200 cars participated in the Aberdeen High School graduation parade Friday. Here cars are assigned numbers for the trek from Shoppes at Riverside to Stewart Field.
Aberdeen High School Class of 2020 Top Scholar Isabel Rifenberg waves as she and her family depart the Shoppes at Riverside at the beginning of the graduation parade Friday.
The graduation parade for Aberdeen High School Class of 2020 left the Shoppes at Riverside Friday evening, winding through town, past the high school and on to Stewart Field, where graduates and their families were allowed to enter for photos.
DAN HAMMOCK | GRAYS HARBOR NEWS GROUP There were some unique and elaborately decorated vehicles in the Aberdeen High School graduation parade Friday, including this Hummer, one limousine and several classic cars.
