Sturgeon Bay is among five schools where you will see seniors march toward their future in graduation gowns this week. Principal Keith Nerby will address the senior class one final time when the Sturgeon Bay School District hosts its commencement exercises Saturday at 10 a.m. inside the high school gym.

Led by valedictorian Miya Nell and salutatorian Sawyer Clark, the class of 86 students will go their separate ways, whether it’s directly into the workforce or to universities like Stanford and MIT. Nerby says he will remind his seniors that this is just the start, and some of the best things are yet to come. He says he will always remember how inclusive the class was, whether students had attended school together for years or were new to the district.

As has been tradition since the pandemic, the community will be able to celebrate the Class of 2026 following the graduation ceremony along the waters of the bay. The graduation boat parade will depart from Madelyn Marina at approximately 11:30 a.m.