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The Columbia Press
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Clatsop County’s Independent Weekly
www.thecolumbiapress.com
Vol. 5, Issue 24
June 11, 2021
Class of 2021 ready to win the world
Cody Sprengeler
The Columbia Press
All good things come to an end,
but some good endings bring great
new beginnings.
Commencement ceremonies for
Warrenton High School’s Class of
2021 will usher 44 students into the
next phase of their lives – finding
their place in the world.
Graduation is at 6 p.m. Friday,
June 11, in the high school’s gym-
nasium.
“With the new metrics we are go-
ing to be able to offer an in-person
graduation ceremony,” Principal
Josh Jannusch said. “We will be
giving graduates tickets for their
immediate family members.”
The county is working its way out
of the pandemic pall, which had re-
quired cancellation of most social
gatherings, just in time.
Astoria High School had its
in-person graduation last weekend.
Warrenton’s ceremony is Friday.
Clatsop Community College’s
graduation is next Friday.
Still, there are some limits. War-
renton’s ceremony is for graduates
and immediate family members
only. Everyone else can watch the
50 ¢
Fourth of July
parade is a go
Co-valedictorian
Winner of Hagan
Scholarship, Masonic
Lodge Scholarship, Mult
G. Peterson Scholastic
Achievement Award,
Oregon School Employ-
ees Memorial Award,
Warrenton Educators
Association Award,
Warrenton Achievers
Award.
Aaron Cote
Co-valedictorian
Graduation 2021
Winner of Coastal Fam-
ily Health Scholarship,
Leinassar Scholar-
ship, Masonic Lodge
Scholarship, Mult G.
Peterson Scholastic
Achievement Award,
Warrenton Achievers
Award, Presidential
Education Award.
When: 6 p.m. today, June 11
Where: Warrenton High School,
1700 S. Main Ave.
Who can go: Graduates only
How to watch: The event will be
live-streamed at gowarrenton.com
live stream at gowarrenton.com.
“This year has been difficult to nav-
igate in many ways, but I am proud
of the way that our families, students,
staff and community have handled
the tough situation,” Jannusch wrote
in a letter to seniors and parents.
Before the school year started, school
officials promised as many in-person
classes, activities and sports as al-
lowed under state guidelines.
See ‘Graduation’ on Page 8
Ann Heyen
Salutatorian
Winner of Coastal Fam-
ily Health Scholarship,
Delta Kappa Gamma
Scholarship, Masonic
Lodge Scholarship,
Warrenton Mini Mart
Scholarship, Warren-
ton Achievers Award,
Wauna Credit Union
Scholarship.
The Columbia Press
Warrenton loves a parade.
The city’s annual Fourth of July Pa-
rade, cancelled last year due to the
pandemic, was greatly missed.
On Tuesday night, Warrenton City
Commissioners unanimously ap-
proved the parade’s return.
“People are ready for it,” Parade Di-
rector Mike Moha said. “Due to the
short notice, we’re probably only able
to do the parade.”
There will be no com-
munity barbecue at the
fire station sponsored
by Warrenton Volun-
teer Firefighters Asso-
ciation and no car show
or other sponsored
activities at Robinson
Moha
Community Park.
“If there’s a theme,
I’d call it ‘Back to Normal,’” Mayor
Henry Balensifer said. “I think this is
great and I appreciate greatly the ef-
fort you’ll need to put into this.”
The parade committee, which in-
cludes Moha, Spruce Up Warrenton,
and other volunteers, will have appli-
cations available at City Hall and on
See ‘Parade’ on Page 8