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OVERCOM ING CANCER H IGH -TECH MART IAL ARTS STUDENTS RA ISE MONEY FOR BOY US CE L LU LAR MAKES STORE MORE INTERACT IVE SPORTS PAGE A6 WEDNESDAY , JUNE 10 , 2015 H e rm i s t o n a d o p t s $ 5 7 . 2 m i l l i o n b u d g e t BY SEAN HAR T HERM ISTON HERA LD Th e H e rm i s ton C i ty Coun c i l adop t ed th e c i ty ’ s budg e t fo r th e up com ing m e e t ing Mond ay . g inn ing Ju ly 1 , th e budg e t in c lud e s $57 .2 m i l l ion in r ev enu e s and exp end i tu r e s . Th e p r im a ry r ev enu e s in c lud e $23 .5 m i l l ion f rom c a sh fo rw a rd , $8 .1 m i l l ion f rom en e r gy s e rv i c e , $5 .8 m i l l ion in t r an s f e r s f rom o th e r fund s , $5 .5 m i l l ion f rom p rop e r ty t ax e s and $4 .5 m i l l ion f rom o th e r ag en c i e s . 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SEE WEST/A2 SEE BUDGET/A2 TODAY ’S WEA THER JESS ICA KE L LER PHOTO H e rm i s ton H igh S choo l g r adu a t ing s en io r s c e l eb r a t e a t th e end o f th e 2 0 1 5 comm en c em en t c e r emon y b y shoo t ing s i l l y s t r ing S a tu rda y a t HHS . Mo r e th an 2 0 0 s en io r s g r adu a t ed in th i s y e a r ’ s c l a s s . S e n i o r s ’ a c c om p l i s hm e n t s l a u d e d i n S a t u r d a y ’ s c e r em o n y Mos t l y sunn y H igh : 96 º Low : 59 º BY JESS ICA KE L LER HERM ISTON HERA LD OUT LOOK • THURSDA Y S u n n y H i g h : 9 5 º L ow : 5 9 º • FR IDA Y S u n n y H i g h : 8 7 º L ow : 5 2 º A comp le te wea the r fo recas t is fea tu red on page A2. F ind the He rm is ton He ra ld on Facebook and Tw i t te r and jo in the conve rsa t ion . FOR LOCAL BREAK ING NEWS www .He rm is tonHe ra ld .com H e rm i s t o n H e r a l d $ 1 . 0 0 8 08805 93294 © 2 0 1 5 EO M e d i a G r o u p 2 Mo r e th an 200 m em - b e r s o f th e 2015 H e rm i s - ton H igh S choo l g r adu - a t ing c l a s s c e l eb r a t ed th e end o f th e i r h igh s choo l c a r e e r s S a tu rd ay by shoo t - ing o f f s i l ly s t r ing and to s s ing a round b e a ch b a l l s in th e s choo l gymn a s ium am id l augh t e r and t e a r s . Th e comm en c em en t c e r emony w a s m a rk ed by sp e e ch e s f rom v a r iou s BY JESS ICA KE L LER HERM ISTON HERA LD D i s t ingu i sh ed A lumnu s S tu a r t A l l en , who , in h i s k eyno t e add r e s s , show ed JESS ICA KE L LER PHOTO a p i c tu r e o f h im s e l f wh en e rm i s ton H igh S choo l D i s t ingu i sh ed A lumnu s S tu a r t A l l en , h e w a s in h igh s choo l . H e H a l so p au s ed to t ak e a n ew th i s y e a r ’ s g r adu a t ing c l a s s du r ing h i s k e yno t e add r e s s S a tu rd a y a t HHS . y e a r ’ s c l a s s o f s en io r s . Th e d ay w a s a l so m a rk ed by th e a c com - p l i shm en t s o f th e g r adu a t - ing s en io r s , o f whom th e r e T ymo t eu s z Ch r z anow s - k i , T ay lo r K a t s e l B r ad - sh aw , A l ex and e r M ey e r s , Ky l e r M ik am i and T y l e r W ad ek amp e r , who a l l g r adu a t ed w i th 4 .0 g r ad e po in t av e r ag e s and hono r s d ip lom a s . P r in c ip a l Jo c e lyn Jon e s s a id 26 o th e r s tud en t s e a rn ed hono r s d ip lom a s , g iv en to s tud en t s who m e t th e mo s t r igo rou s s t an - d a rd s in e i th e r hono r s , adv an c ed p l a c em en t o r du a l - c r ed i t cou r s e s wh i l e ex c e ed ing s t a t e s t and a rd s and m a in t a in ing a GPA o f 3 .5 o r h igh e r . O f th e 139 p rog r am comp l e t e r s , 40 g r adu a t ed w i th GPA s o f 3 .5 o r h igh e r a s w e l l . O f th e g r adu a t e s , 13 w i l l b e H e rm i s t o n H i g h S c h o o l g r a d s l o o k b a c k , a h e a d t o f u t u r e JESS ICA KE L LER PHOTO T im Co v e r t , s e cond f rom r igh t , d e co r a t e s h i s n i e c e H e l en a H a in s ’ c a r w i th c r ep e p ap e r and c e l eb r a to r y m e s s ag e s b e - fo r e th e 2 0 1 5 H e rm i s ton H igh S choo l g r adu a t ion c e r emon y S a tu rd a y . en t e r ing th e m i l i t a ry . Th i s y e a r ’ s c l a s s e a rn ed a t l e a s t 6 ,171 co l l eg e c r ed - i t s wh i l e in h igh s choo l , Jon e s s a id . F in an c i a l ly , th e fo r mo r e th an $3 .7 m i l - l ion in s cho l a r sh ip fund s , wh i ch w e r e ju s t tho s e r e - po r t ed , Jon e s s a id . SEE F IN ISHED/A10 Th e H e rm i s ton H e r a ld a sk ed s ix H e rm i s ton H igh S choo l g r adu a t e s a t S a tu rd ay ’ s comm en c em en t c e r e - mony to sh a r e som e o f th e i r p l an s fo r th e fu tu r e and though t s on h igh s choo l . Th ey w e r e a sk ed s ix qu e s - t ion s : 1 . Wh a t a r e you r long - t e rm p l an s a f t e r h igh s choo l ? 2 . Wh a t a r e you r p l an s fo r th e summ e r ? 3 . Who w a s you r f avo r i t e h igh s choo l t e a ch e r and why ? 4 . Wh a t w a s you r mo s t m emo r ab l e exp e r i en c e in h igh s choo l ? 5 . I f you cou ld go b a ck and do any th ing ov e r , wh a t wou ld i t b e ? 6 . Do you p l an on r e tu rn ing to H e rm i s ton on e d ay to l iv e ? L andon G amm e l l 1 . “G e t a d eg r e e in edu c a t ion a t th e Co l l eg e o f Id aho and b e com e a t e a ch e r and co a ch . ” 2 . “W o rk con s t ru c t ion fo r on e o f my f r i end ’ s d ad s . ” 3 . “M r . 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