Graduation ceremonies schedule

| The New Mexican

5/15/2008 - 5/16/08

Graduation time is here. Over the next few weeks, hundreds of Santa Fe college and high school graduates will don caps and gowns, flip their tassels and prepare to take the next step in their lives. But they won't go through it alone. Family and friends will be there to witness. For anyone whose lost his or her invitation or maybe just needs a reminder, the following is a schedule of commencement ceremonies for various Santa Fe colleges and high schools.


COLLEGES

College of Santa Fe

10 a.m. Saturday

Shellaberger Tennis Center

Graduates: 240

Speaker: Author Percival Everett


St. John's College

10 a.m., May 24

Meem Library Placita

Graduates: 90; 30 to receive a Master of Arts in Liberal Arts

Speaker: Richard Haass, president of the Council on Foreign Relations


Santa Fe Community College

5 p.m. today

William C. Witter Fitness Education Center

Graduates: 356

Speaker: Navajo poet and short story author Luci Tapahonso


HIGH SCHOOLS

Capital High School

10 a.m. May 30

Capital High Football Field

Graduates: 200

Speaker: To be announced
 

Desert Academy

5:30 p.m. May 29

Scottish Rite Temple

Graduates: 22


Santa Fe High School

Ivan Head Stadium

9 a.m. May 29

Graduates: 270


Santa Fe Preparatory School

10 a.m. June 6

Upper School Quad

Graduates: 56

Speaker: Valerie Plame-Wilson


Santa Fe SER/Career Academy

1:30 p.m. May 29

William C. Witter Fitness Education Center

Graduates: 48

Speaker: Santa Fe Community College President Sheila Ortego