Celebrations centered on the Class of 2008 will begin this Sunday with the first area Baccalaureate service.

Labette County High School will hold Baccalaureate at 7 p.m., Sunday, May 11, in Harrison Auditorium. Oswego High School will have a 7 p.m. service on Wednesday, May 14, held at the Oswego Christian Church. Chetopa High School’s Baccalaureate will be at 3 p.m., Sunday, May 18.

Graduations are scheduled for the May 16-18 weekend with Labette Community College holding their commencement at 7:30 p.m., Friday, May 16, in Parsons Municipal Auditorium. The next graduation will be Oswego High School at 2 p.m., Saturday, May 17. Labette County High School will graduate their seniors at 8 p.m., Saturday, at Harrison Auditorium.

On Sunday, May 18, Welch High School will hold commencement at 2 p.m. in Wild Cat Gym. Chetopa High School will hold commencement at 4 p.m. in the new gym followed by the junior high school graduation at 6 p.m.

See the Labette Avenue for more information on area commencement activities.