North Wasco County Education Foundation

North Wasco County Education Foundation is raising money to pay for this year’s senior banners, which will hang in downtown The Dalles. 

THE DALLES — Two hundred students are graduating from The Dalles High School June 3, and to celebrate their accomplishments, senior banners will be displayed throughout downtown.

The tradition began in 2020, during the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic. “While the COVID-19 pandemic will be known forever for the terrible impacts it had on our world, in The Dalles it will also be remembered as the genesis of a wonderful tradition to celebrate high school seniors,” said a press release. “As an effort to do something positive for the graduating class of The Dalles High School, the community came together to put up banners in throughout downtown depicting each and every senior. It was such a hit that three years later, it has become an annual tradition.”