2021 Senior Edition

Vol. 93 Issue 4 News Page 4
Seniors Anticipate Graduation
By Ameerah Clanton, Reporter
On April 28, seniors received an email with updated graduation information based on feedback
from the graduation survey. This year Alton High School is planning two separate graduation
ceremonies.
One ceremony will be on Friday, May 28 at 7 p.m. and the other will be on Saturday, May 29: at
11 a.m. If the weather does not permit outdoor ceremonies, graduation will be moved indoors
to the Alton High School Gymnasium.
Seniors have mixed emotions about graduation. “I am very excited about the graduation
ceremony this year, especially if there’s a chance it’s going to
be outdoor. I have no problem with the set up,” said senior
Antonio Newby.
Some seniors were hoping graduation would be like past
years. “I don’t like how they set up the ceremonies this year
because I would have loved everybody in my class at the
same ceremony together,” said senior Emily Jones.
Even though the ceremonies are structured differently than
previous years, seniors will still receive four tickets for family
and/or friends.
An email sent to seniors on April 6 acknowledged the
difficulties of graduating during a global pandemic. “We
know this year has been difficult and never how we
envisioned our seniors ending their high school careers but
we are still trying to create some lasting memories in these
last few weeks.”