Tonight and Tomorrow will be the culmination of years of hard work for 1,297 students in the Evansville Vanderburgh School Corporation as graduation ceremonies take place this evening and tomorrow. The schedule is as follows:
• North High School, May 24, 5:30 p.m., North’s Bundrant Stadium
• Harrison High School, May 24, 8 p.m., Harrison’s Romain Stadium
• Central High School, May 25, 9 a.m., Central Stadium
• Academy for Innovative Studies, May 25, 11:30 a.m., Diamond Campus (old North HS), Performing Arts Center
• New Tech Institute, 4 p.m., New Tech foyer
• Bosse High School, May 25, 5:30 p.m., Enlow Field
• Reitz High School, May 25, 8 p.m., Reitz Bowl
Of those 1,297 graduates, 394 will graduate with Academic Honors, Technical Honors, or International Baccalaureate diplomas and 722 students earned one or more dual college/high school credits. Of those graduating slightly over 80 percent are pursuing a college or technical degree, or other post-secondary educational opportunity.
The generosity of the community, colleges and universities continues with more than $21 million offered in scholarships to students in the EVSC.
Number of graduates by school:
Harrison: 292
Reitz: 307
New Tech Institute: 1
Bosse: 130
North: 284
Central: 231
Academy for Innovative Studies: 52
