Mars Class of 2022 celebrates in school parking lot
ADAMS TWP – Amid sporadic bursts of rain, members of the Mars Area High School Class of 2022 congregated in the parking lot of the school Wednesday evening to celebrate their graduation side by side with their families and friends.
The parking-lot commencement trend, which began two years ago as a way to accommodate COVID-19 precautions while still making room for the celebration, returned for a third time this year following positive reactions from families.
“All of the feedback that we’ve gotten the past two years has been pretty much all positive,” said Dave Kuremsky, a member of the graduation team and a math teacher at the school. “It’s something that’s certainly unconventional, but it really is a lot of fun.”
Parents chose the outdoor celebration through a survey sent out at the beginning of the year, he said.
“It wasn’t really even that close of a vote — it was a resounding yes, and that speaks volumes, when you talk about people voting yes for something that they’ve never been to before,” said Kuremsky. “I think that shows the level that we’ve got something special going here.”
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