Valedictorian encourages students to appreciate the great community they have in Washtucna

Valedictorian Calby VanHollebeke gave her graduation speech to a small in-person audience while Washtucna High School's graduation was televised over Zoom to those who could not attend Friday, July 31.

VanHollebeke was the only one of the three class of 2020 graduates able to attend in person. Also receiving diplomas were Daphnee Smith and Emma Hulett.

The Washtucna 2020 Valedictorian's speech is as follows:

I would like to say thank you to my family for being my in-person audience, and to everyone who is attending via Zoom. For a lot of people, this is probably the strangest graduation they'v...