Graduations slated for this weekend for Lee County students
The conclusion of the 2021-22 school year is nearing with senior graduations taking place this weekend.
Lee County School Board Chair Debbie Jordan said the students are so excited for graduation. There have been several signing events for seniors with the schools they will attend come fall. Students entering the workforce also have taken part in signings with the companies they will join.
“One young man is going into the trade as a welder. We had signings for them to celebrate their hard work and what they have accomplished,” she said. “It’s a beautiful thing. It’s great for families to be a part of that.”
Wherever the journey takes the graduating Class of ’22, they are prepared for greatness, Jordan said.
“We have a lot of students that are receiving multiple scholarships. It is just amazing,” she said, especially with the different type of school experience they have had.
This year graduations will take place on May 20-22 at the Alico Arena at Florida Gulf Coast University, at 12181 FGCU Lake Parkway E., Fort Myers; the Hertz Arena, at 11000 Everblades Parkway, Estero; and the Suncoast Arena at Florida SouthWestern State College, at 13351 FSW Parkway, Fort Myers.
ALICO ARENA
– May 20 at 7 p.m.: Oasis High School
– May 21 at 10 a.m.: Cape Coral High School
– May 21 at 2:30 p.m.: Ida S. Baker High School
– May 21 at 7 p.m.: South Fort Myers High School
– May 22 at 2:30 p.m.: North Fort Myers High School
– May 22 at 7 p.m.: Bonita Springs High School
HERTZ ARENA
– May 21 at 10 a.m.: Dunbar High School
– May 21 at 2:30 p.m.: Fort Myers High School
– May 21 at 7 p.m.: Riverdale High School
– May 22 at 2:30 p.m.: East Lee County High School
– May 22 at 7 p.m.: Lehigh Senior High School
SUNCOAST ARENA
– May 21 at 10 a.m.: Cypress Lake High School
– May 21 at 2:30 p.m.: Mariner High School
– May 21 at 7 p.m.: Estero High School
– May 22 at 2:30 p.m.: Island Coast High School
– May 22 at 7 p.m.: Lee Virtual School
District spokesperson Rob Spicker said they will not have the total number of graduates until the fall, when summer school is over and seniors enrolled finish their credit recovery courses and the credits are recognized.
The total graduates last year:
– Bonita Springs High School: 240 out of a total of 251, 95.6 percent graduation rate
– Cape Coral High School: 352 out of a total of 365, 96.4 percent graduation rate
– Cypress Lake High School: 340 out of a total of 353, 96.3 percent graduation rate
– Dunbar High School: 389 out of a total of 423, 92 percent graduation rate
– East Lee County High School: 340 out of a total of 375, 90.7 percent graduation rate
– Estero High School: 329 out of a total of 339, 97.1 percent graduation rate
– Fort Myers High School: 458 out of a total of 465, 98.5 percent graduation rate
– Ida S. Baker High School: 387 out of a total of 403: 96 percent graduation rate
– Island Coast High School: 289 out of 315 total, 91.7 percent graduation rate
– Lee County Virtual Franchise: 148 out of a total of 191, 77.5 percent graduation rate
– Lehigh Senior High School: 512 out of 548 total, 93.4 percent graduation rate
– Mariner High School: 337 out of a total of 368, 94.1 percent graduation rate
– North Fort Myers High School: 465 out of a total of 474, 98.1 percent graduation rate
– Oasis Charter High School, 156 out of a total of 159, 98.1 percent graduation rate
– Riverdale High School: 577 out of a total of 599, 96.3 percent graduation rate
– South Fort Myers High School: 388 out of a total of 401, 96.8 percent graduation rate
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