Slippery Rock High School seniors graduate
SLIPPERY ROCK — Happy shouts and camera flashes from proud family members during the procession of 152 Slippery Rock High School graduates into commencement ceremonies Thursday evening set an upbeat mood for the annual event, which also included an impressive rendition of the national anthem sung by senior Kinzie Miller.
Graduates lined up in their white or red caps and gowns inside Morrow Field House on the campus of nearby Slippery Rock University in preparation for their march into the gymnasium amidst family members in the bleachers on either side.
Twins Jaylene and Jazmine Jones chatted as they waited for the procession to begin.
Jaylene festooned her mortarboard with colorful flowers, a butterfly, musical notes in the shape of a heart, a sparkly tiara and the words, “Let music never die in me.”
She explained that the quote is from a song her chorus class was to perform as sophomores, but the coronavirus pandemic caused the cancellation of the concert.
“We sang it as seniors,” Jaylene said.
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