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Franklin County High School
10 a.m. Saturday, June 15
Franklin County High School football stadium
Southern Virginia University
10 a.m. Saturday, April 27
Main Hall front lawn
about 120
Mitt Romney, former Republican presidential nominee
Mitt Romney steers Southern Virginia University grads to family and God
Roanoke College
10 a.m. Saturday, May 4
John R. Turbyfill Quadrangle; rain location: Salem Civic Center
No tickets required, unless there is rain.
about 400
The Rev. R. Paul Henrickson, Timothy Pickle Dean of the Chapel at Roanoke College
Ferrum College
10:30 a.m. Saturday, May 4
Lawn; rain location: gymnasium
No tickets required, unless there is rain.
About 230
Ho nduras native, soon-to-be Ferrum graduate is breaking boundaries
Jefferson College of Health Sciences
10 a.m. Friday, May 10
Roanoke Civic Center
No tickets required.
184
Dr. Michael Friedlander, the founding executive director of the Virginia Tech Carilion Research Institute
Jefferson College graduate, war veteran designs his own future
Virginia Western Community College
6:30 p.m. Friday, May 10
Salem Civic Center
No tickets required.
Liberty University
10 a.m. Saturday, May 11
Williams Stadium
No tickets required.
about 7,100 undergraduates
Shannon Bream
Mother, daughter overcome family tragedy to earn their college degrees
Radford University
10 a.m. Saturday, May 11
Moffett Lawn
Limited; first-come, first-serve
about 1,100
Del. Joseph Yost
Mother, daughter overcome family tragedy to earn their college degrees
Washington and Lee School of Law
11 a.m. Saturday, May 11
Front Lawn; rain location: Warner Center
No tickets required.
140
U.S. Sen. Tim Kaine
New River Community College
6:30 p.m. Wednesday, May 15
Edwards Hall, Room 117
No tickets required.
about 500
David A. Nutter, member of the Virginia Community College State Board
Virginia Military Institute
11 a.m. Thursday, May 16
Cameron Hall
Tickets required.
Virginia Tech
noon Friday, May 17
Lane Stadium
No tickets required.
about 4,500 undergraduates
President Charles Steger
Be on the lookout for David Verde at Virginia Tech's graduation
Hollins University
10 a.m. Sunday, May 19
Front Quadrangle
No tickets required.
218
Johnetta Cole, director of the Smithsonian National Museum of African Art
University of Virginia
10 a.m. Sunday, May 19
Lawn; rain location: John Paul Jones Arena
Tickets required.
Former U.S. Sen. Jim Webb
Washington and Lee University
10 a.m. Thursday, May 23
Front Lawn; rain location: Cameron Center, VMI
No tickets required.
425
Interim Provost Robert Strong; William Lyne Wilson, professor of politics at W&L
Eastern Montgomery High School
7 p.m. Friday May 24
Eastern Montgomery High School
Dayspring Christian Academy
1 p.m. Saturday, May 25
Grace Life Baptist Church
22
Blacksburg High School
7 p.m. Saturday, May 25
Burruss Hall at Virginia Tech
Christiansburg High School
3 p.m. Sunday, May 26
Christiansburg High School
Roanoke Valley Christian Schools
May 31
Patrick Henry High School
2 p.m. Friday, May 31
Roanoke Civic Center
Retiring principal makes her mark at Patrick Henry (May 31, 2013) | Graduation photo gallery
Pulaski County High School
8 p.m. Friday, May 31
Pulaski County High School
William Fleming High School
10 a.m. Friday, May 31
Roanoke Civic Center
William Fleming student beats the odds to graduate (May 31, 2013) | Graduation photo gallery
Floyd County High School
2 p.m. Sunday, June 2
Floyd County High School
150
Community High School
6:30 p.m. Wednesday, June 5
Hidden Valley High School
9 a.m. Friday, June 7
Salem Civic Center
Lives of Hidden Valley twins anything but identical as graduation approaches
Glenvar High School
7:30 p.m. Friday, June 7
Salem Civic Center
Glenvar High School's graduation to move indoors| Graduation photo gallery
Cave Spring High School
11:30 a.m. Friday, June 7
Salem Civic Center
Craig County High School
7 p.m. Friday, June 7
Craig County High School football field or gym
50
Jefferson Forest High School
9:30 a.m. Saturday, June 8
Liberty University’s Vines Center
Giles High School
10 a.m. Saturday, June 8
Giles High School football field
About 125
Roanoke Catholic School
10 a.m. Saturday, June 8
St. Andrew's Church
36
Liberty High School
1 p.m. Saturday, June 8
Liberty University’s Vines Center
Staunton River High School
5 p.m. Saturday, June 8
Liberty University’s Vines Center
James River High School
7:30 p.m. Wednesday, June 12
James River High School football field
1. Defense heeds the call as Virginia Tech squeaks out win over ECU
2. One person injured in Friday night shooting in Roanoke
3. William Byrd stuns Salem in football win
4. Lowe's tapes may hold clues to Roanoke woman's death
5. Britney Spears spotted at Lynchburg restaurant
6. Concert review: Timeless Willie Nelson plays to appreciative crowd
7. East Carolina poses new challenge for Virginia Tech football
8. Blacksburg lawyer Painter’s bond revoked
9. History says this one will matter for Virginia Tech
10. Principal who guided Patrick Henry through integration dies
THE ROANOKE TIMES
