Rain delay shifts date for local graduation ceremony
DAYTON, Ohio (WDTN) — Tecumseh High School will host its graduation ceremony slightly later than expected.
Tecumseh Local Schools announced that the high school graduation ceremony will be on Saturday, May 31 due to expected wet weather.
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The ceremony was initially scheduled for today, but was pushed back to one of the two available rain dates on the school calendar.
'All times and activities will remain the same, we are simply shifting the date to our rain date. The weather for Saturday looks beautiful and we want to ensure a wonderful time for our Class of 2025, along with their friends and families,' the district said in the post.
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