Gov. Bill Lee speaks during the 2022 Whitehaven High School graduation Saturday at Whitehaven High School. (Brad Vest/Special to The Daily Memphian)
Gov. Bill Lee speaks Saturday at Whitehaven HIgh. (Brad Vest/Special to The Daily Memphian)
Whitehaven High School graduating seniors enter the school’s football stadium Saturday at the start of their commencement. (Brad Vest/Special to The Daily Memphian)
Whitehaven High School graduating seniors are seated at the start of their commencement Saturday. (Brad Vest/Special to The Daily Memphian)
Whitehaven High School graduating seniors enter the football stadium at Whitehaven High School at the start of their commencement. (Brad Vest/Special to The Daily Memphian)
Crosstown High seniors react to a classmate's speech during the school's first-ever graduation ceremony May 21, 2022. (Patrick Lantrip/Daily Memphian)
Crosstown High seniors cheer on their classmates during the school's first-ever graduation ceremony May 21, 2022. (Patrick Lantrip/Daily Memphian)
Crosstown High senior Chioke McKinney speaks during the school's first-ever graduation ceremony May 21, 2022. (Patrick Lantrip/Daily Memphian)
Crosstown High seniors walk into the gum just before the school's first-ever graduation ceremony May 21, 2022. (Patrick Lantrip/Daily Memphian)
Seniors at Crosstown High School collected their diplomas as the school's first ever graduating class Saturday in the school gym. (Patrick Lantrip/Daily Memphian)
A Crosstown High senior fist bumps a classmate after receiving his diploma May 21, 2022. (Patrick Lantrip/Daily Memphian)
Whitehaven High, Crosstown High celebrate special graduations
Whitehaven High graduates had a notable speaker, Gov. Bill Lee, and the Crosstown High commencement was that school’s very first graduation ceremony.