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Wake graduates, families flood downtown Raleigh

The Class of 2015 will flood downtown Raleigh for rehearsals Friday ahead of next week's Wake County Public Schools graduations. The city issued a traffic alert for Friday and for June 6 though 9, when 20 graduation ceremonies will be held at either the Duke Energy Center for the Performing Arts or the Raleigh Convention Center.

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RALEIGH, N.C. — The Class of 2015 will flood downtown Raleigh for commencement ceremonies through the weekend. Twenty Wake County Public high schools will hold graduations over the course of four days at the Duke Energy Center for the Performing Arts and the Raleigh Convention Center..
The city issued a traffic alert for June 6 though 9, Saturday through Tuesday, when graduation ceremonies are scheduled on a staggered timetable throughout the day and night {{embed href="asset_gallery-1"}}

Wake County graduation ceremonies

June 6, 8 a.m. – Green Hope High School, Raleigh Convention Center;
June 6, 12 p.m. – Athens Drive High School, Raleigh Convention Center;
June 6, 4 p.m. – Wake Forest High School, Raleigh Convention Center;
June 6, 8 p.m. – Wakefield High School, Raleigh Convention Center;
June 7, 8 a.m. – Enloe High School, Raleigh Convention Center;
June 7, 12 p.m. – Apex High School, Raleigh Convention Center;
June 7, 4 p.m. – Panther Creek High School, Raleigh Convention Center;
June 7, 8 p.m. – Heritage High School, Raleigh Convention Center;
June 8, 8 a.m. – Fuquay Varina High School, Raleigh Convention Center;
June 8, 12 p.m. – Garner High School, Raleigh Convention Center;
June 8, 4 p.m. – Leesville Road High School, Raleigh Convention Center;
June 8, 6 p.m. – Phillips High School, Meymandi Hall;
June 8, 8 p.m. – Millbrook High School, Raleigh Convention Center;
June 9, 8 a.m. – Holly Springs High School, Raleigh Convention Center;
June 9, 10 a.m. – Middle Creek High School, Duke Energy Center for the Performing Arts;
June 9, 12 p.m. – Sanderson High School, Raleigh Convention Center;
June 9, 2 p.m. – Knightdale High School, Duke Energy Center for the Performing Arts;
June 9, 4 p.m. – Cary High School, Raleigh Convention Center; and,

June 9, 6 p.m. – East Wake High School, Duke Energy Center for the Performing Arts.

Four Wake County high schools hold their graduations on campus. They are:

Broughton High School, which graduates at 10 a.m. Monday;

Longview, with graduation at 5:30 pm. Thursday;

Wake NCSU Stem Early College and Vernon Malone College & Career Academy Campus graduated on Thursday, May 28.

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