At the April 19 Jackson County Board of Education meeting, Ripley High School sophomore Grant Parsons was credited with averting possible danger in school bus gun incident.
Listen • 49:15 Courtesy of Sofia DeMartino Sofia DeMartino and her son Dashawn Williams at his graduation from Linn-Mar High School in 2019.
It’s graduation season. It’s a time to celebrate achievements, endings and new beginnings. It’s also a time for many to breathe a sigh of relief, especially in the last two years.
Finishing college or high school in the midst of a pandemic carried with it so many challenges and disappointments. It is also important to recognize that some people had to delay graduation because of the pandemic, the need to care for children or family members or protect their own health or because things were just too hard right now. There is no shame in that. Your time will come.