PHS graduation set for 7 p.m. Friday

PORTALES — The Portales High School graduation is set for 7 p.m. Friday at Eastern New Mexico University's Greyhound Stadium. Portales High Principal Arturo Ontiveros said there would be somewhere between 160 and 170 students graduating in the class of 2021.

The district is making sure it's following COVID-19 protocol. The students were each given 12 tickets for family and friends who will attend the ceremony. Ontiveros said families will be told to social distance in the stands during the ceremony, with only family groups sitting together.

The students' chairs will be 6 feet apart on the field during the ceremony, and everyone will be required to wear masks. Ontiveros said students may pull down their masks for photos as they're walking across the stage.

Families will not be allowed to meet their students on the field. They are being asked to meet them in front of the stadium.