WAITSBURG – Thirty-three seniors will end their high school careers with a walk down Kison Court during Waitsburg High School's 121st commencement ceremony on Friday. Baccalaureate will be held at the Waitsburg Christian Church at 7 p.m. on Thursday.

Jacob Dunn is valedictorian of the Class of 2017, and Taylor Hays is salutatorian. Skylar Wood and Selena Mercado are honor speakers.

Dunn, son of Marty and Becky Dunn, holds the top grade average in a very competitive class with a GPA of 3.984. He will attend Washington State University, where he plans to study architectural engineering, a...