Mars Class of 2022 walks through school journey
ADAMS TWP — On June 1, the Mars Area Class of 2022 members will celebrate the end of their journey through the public school system at a graduation commencement ceremony.
But on Wednesday, the graduating seniors went on a journey of a different kind, walking through the halls of each Mars Area School District building — the Primary Center, Elementary, Centennial, and Middle schools — to reminisce on the years passed by in their past classrooms.
Dressed in purple caps and gowns, the Class of 2022 walked through the halls and was met by hundreds of cheering kids from grades K-8, who had made signs, posters, and decorations to send the seniors off on their way.
This year’s iteration of the senior walk event was the first since the pandemic and saw teachers, administrators and students of all ages eager to celebrate the graduating class.
First-grade reading specialist Sasha Zavacky ran into one of her former first-grade students, Emily Miracle, and greeted her with a hug. Miracle, 17, will attend Robert Morris University after graduation.
“It’s so nice, it’s so emotional,” Zavacky said. “I’m really excited for all of them and the journeys they are going to be taking.”
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