Editor’s note: Aside from the valedictorian and salutatorian, students are listed alphabetically. The information was submitted by the students themselves and subject to light editing.
A grave marker in the Mount Pleasant Methodist Church Cemetery, also called Campground or Camp Grayson Cemetery, in Perry County states, “IN MEMORY OF/BENNETT MURRAY/BORN FEB. 18. 1823/Captured and wounded/by the Confederates/OCT. 11. 1861./Recaptured by the/Guerillas and killed/JULY 3, 1864/AGED 41 Y. 4 M. 15 D.”
Taking the bench from social interaction, recess and sports. Not having sports, not having recess, you know the kids tend to have anxiety, stress, depression sets in, sleeping disorders, said Kepler Neighborhood School athletic director Elliott Murray.
Getting back to the basics could take some time. They haven t been in a school building in a year. They ll be getting used to the routines and rules and structures again, added Trippel.
But the time apart has had some perks; for some students, it s been an opportunity to grow closer to siblings and parents. We watch their family bonds grow tighter because of the things they re doing at home now, said Trippel.