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Nicole Laxton (left) and Veronica Crownover participate in the Coupeville High School Senior Parade in 2019. (Photo by JohnsPhotos.net)

Everyone loves a parade, but they’ll have to do without one this graduation season in Coupeville.

Normally, the CHS seniors pile into cars and trucks and take a tour of downtown in the buildup to diploma day, but the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic will prevent that this spring.

“The town, in compliance with state and county guidelines, has asked us not to hold any parades to avoid gatherings,” said Coupeville Schools Superintendent Steve King.

“We are doing a modified in-person graduation on the 13th instead.”

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Your CHS Class of 2020. (Photo property Coupeville Historic Waterfront Association)

Graduation is different, but not erased.

As Coupeville High School deals with the COVID-19 pandemic, it will honor the 79 members of the Class of 2020 next week, but with some restrictions in place.

Graduation, set to go down in the CHS gym Saturday, June 13, will be limited to family members who live in the graduate’s house.

All who enter the gym for the 5 PM event are required to wear a mask, and the school is providing seniors with commemorative decorated masks.

The school district also asks anyone in a high-risk health category, including those over age 60, to stay home.

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Coupeville Sports Hall o’ Famer Valen Trujillo is available for all your grad photo needs. (Hunter Printz photo)

As we go through uncertain times, one Coupeville High School grad is stepping up to help those who intend to follow in her footsteps.

Hey Coupeville Fam!

My name is Valen Trujillo, I am a 2017 CHS grad and now I own my own photography business specializing in local and destination weddings, couples photos, and portraits!

I feel so bad for this year’s graduates.

I couldn’t image how it would have felt to have the thing I was looking forward to the most be cancelled.

So I decided to offer a SPECIAL DEAL for all 2020 grads (high school and college) to get grad photos done! (in your cap and gown too!!) 50% off!!

Here’s the info:

$150
45 minute session
30 minimum edited images
1-2 locations
up to 2 outfits
online gallery // printing rights

You’ll get these photos within a week of your session! You can print, post, and download all of the photos to have forever to remember this special time in your life!

This is for any grad – on Whidbey or off Whidbey!

If you are interested, email me at

valenleephotography@gmail.com

I am here for you all! 🙂 Stay safe and wash your hands!!

 

To see more of Valen’s work, pop over to:

https://www.valenleephoto.com/

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Coupeville High School, old-school style.

We’re on a treasure hunt.

The mission: to find the oldest living Coupeville High School grad.

It was an idea raised by a Wolf alumni of more-recent note, David Ford, and it’s an interesting question.

After putting the query out on Facebook, some of the names which were raised included:

*Gladys Snyder, 90 (Class of 1947)

*Mike Sullivan, 89 on April 8

*Marilyn (Libbey) Bailey, 88(?)

*Gloria Nelson, 88 (Possibly the last living person born at Fort Casey?)

*Don Allen, 87(?)

*Al Sherman, 86

*Dorothy Keefe, 85

*Buzz Stoddard, 83

So, is it Snyder or are we missing someone?

And, even if they’re not the absolute oldest, any other CHS grads in their 80’s or 90’s who should be noted?

Comment on this story or email me at davidsvien@hotmail.com if you have the answer.

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Coupeville grads Ema Smith and Alex Turner kill time while waiting to head off on the senior trip. (Photos by JohnsPhotos.net)

Coupeville parents say cheese for the camera.

Jaschon Baumann and Tamika Nastali wait while Madison Rixe ponders if she brought enough TNT to blow the bank vault.

Wolves (l to r) Katherine Morales, Gaby Halpin, and Tomi Herrera start a dance party.

Ramen has inspired more than one fight to the death.

Masters of disguise (and kung fu), it’s, clockwise from bottom left, Ema Smith, Peytin Vondrak, Emma Smith, and Ashley Menges.

Jennifer Menges, and her phone, enjoy some quiet time.

“How dare you touch my Ramen?!?!”

OK, I’m going to say it. These pictures weird me out just a bit.

Now, now, now, I am fully aware of what we’re supposedly observing.

It’s the time period between Coupeville’s graduation Friday night and when the Class of 2019 went on its senior trip.

The recently-liberated Wolves are killing time at a lock-in before their trip, and John Fisken swung by to snap some pics.

But hear me out, and also, realize I have seen thousands upon ten thousands of films, many of them downright atrocious.

Looking at these photos, all shot in front of the same virtually blank wall, with the camera never moving, and the same pair of abandoned garbage sacks (filled with what?!!?) lingering to the side, gives me the slight heebie-jeebies.

I’m just saying they have the feel of something where tourists are being held hostage in a place like Upper Bulgaria.

Then they get handed props by the evil mastermind and told to put on a show for the cameras if they ever want to see their families again.

I’ve seen that movie, or some variation of it, more than once … and it never ends well.

Ever.

So, what I’m basically asking is, has anyone gotten any ransom notes from John Fisken yet?

Just sayin’…

 

To check out all the photos (especially if you’re employed by the Bulgarian police), pop over to:

https://www.johnsphotos.net/Events/Coupeville-graduation-2019/Lock-in-pictures/

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