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Grads turn celebrities for prom parade

Huge crowd turns out to cheer Chemainus Secondary School’s Class of 2022
Don Bodger
Don Bodger
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Grads Crimson McLellan, Quinn Nonay, right, and grad Aidan Brown with guest Luca Sherry in the back of a horse-drawn carriage. (Photo by Don Bodger)

Chemainus Secondary School 2022 graduates became instant celebrities around town Saturday afternoon.

The grad prom parade returned after a two-year absence due to COVID and the community turned out in droves to greet and cheer the Class of 2022 and their invited guests for a prom and red carpet walk that followed.

The weather cooperated just enough so no one got soaked while enjoying the festivities.

Much more to come with red carpet photos on Monday.

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Grads Troy James, Litonya Louie, Gary Sylvester, Liam Murray and Holly Hewitt in the back of a pick-up truck. (Photo by Don Bodger)
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Jayden Foster hangs out of a car for a better look, as she goes along the parade route. (Photo by Don Bodger)
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Big crowd welcomes grads down the parade route on Willow Street. (Photo by Don Bodger)
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Cruising along the parade route. (Photo by Don Bodger)
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Sienna Waller with Jace Hamm. (Photo by Don Bodger)
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Guest Isabelle Kendall and grad Dawson Bell ride along in style in a 1964 Ford Falcon driven by Roy Bell. (Photo by Don Bodger)
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Huge crowd cheers and snaps photos. (Photo by Don Bodger)
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Dawson Bell and Isabelle Kendall are like celebrities as they come into the heart of the parade route on Willow Street. (Photo by Don Bodger)
Don Bodger

About the Author: Don Bodger

I've been a part of the newspaper industry since 1980 when I began on a part-time basis covering sports for the Ladysmith-Chemainus Chronicle.
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