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Marion County Schools announce baccalaureate and graduation dates

Marion County school officials have announced dates for upcoming baccalaureate and graduation schedules for students in the class of 2018. Those include:

Belleview High School
Baccalaureate: May 24 at 7 p.m. (First Baptist Church in Belleview)
Graduation: May 26 at 8 a.m. (Brent Hall Field at the high school)

Dunnellon High School
Baccalaureate: May 22 at 6 p.m. (First Baptist Church in Dunnellon)
Graduation: May 25 at 6 p.m. (Richard Kennedy Stadium at the high school)

Forest High School
Baccalaureate: May 14 at 7 p.m. (Blessed Trinity Catholic Church in Ocala)
Graduation: May 19 at 8 a.m. (Southeastern Livestock Pavilion)

Francis Marion Military Academy
Baccalaureate: June 4 at 7 p.m. (First Presbyterian Church in Ocala)
Graduation: June 6 at 7 p.m. (Klein Center at College of Central Florida)

Hillcrest School
Graduation: May 31 at 10 a.m. (Hillcrest gymnasium)

Lake Weir High School
Baccalaureate: May 21 at 6 p.m. (Wings of Faith Fellowship in Ocala)
Graduation: May 26 at 7 p.m. (LWHS Stadium)

Marion Technical College
Graduation: June 14 at 7 p.m. (First Baptist Church in Ocala)

Marion Technical Institute
Senior Celebration: May 15 at 6 p.m. (Brown Greaton Cole Auditorium at MTI)

North Marion High School
Baccalaureate: May 15 at 6 p.m. (NMHS Multipurpose Room)
Graduation: May 19 at 7 p.m. (Southeastern Livestock Pavilion)

Vanguard High School
Baccalaureate: May 15 at 7 p.m. (First United Methodist Church in Ocala)
Graduation: May 18 at 7 p.m. (Southeastern Livestock Pavilion)

West Port High School
Baccalaureate: May 23 at 6 p.m. (WPHS Performing Arts Center)
Graduation: May 24 at 6 p.m. (WPHS Stadium)

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