Flanked by a cotton candy colored sky lit by the setting sun, Paris High Schoolâs Class of 2021 prepared themselves for the final step in their high school career â receiving their diplomas.
One hundred and sixty nine students in cap and gown took to the field at Wildcat Stadium on Friday, where Superintendent Paul Jones accepted Principal Chris Vaughnâs certification of the Class of 2021 before a large, cheering crowd of friends and family members.
Class salutatorian Lauren Avery welcomed her fellow classmates, recognizing the occasion as the moment their hard work in school had paid off. Avery joined the Paris High School Class of 2021 as a freshman in high school, after moving to Paris, and she expressed her appreciation for sharing the high school experience with her classmates.
Members of the Class of 2020 returned to colleges and universities in the Hill City over the past few weeks to participate in long-awaited commencement ceremonies after the COVID-19 pandemic
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Graduation Ceremonies Planned For Class Of 2021 Graduates throughout the area will be recognized for their achievements and wrap up high school with commencement ceremonies beginning Friday, May 21. Five local high schools will present diplomas to the Class of 2021 this week, with others to follow next week. Graduation for Bynum seniors will begin at 7 p.m. Friday at Central Baptist Church in Hillsboro. Blum s graduation will start at 7 p.m. Friday on the football field, although it may be moved indoors in the event of rain. Covington students will graduate Friday in the high school gym beginning at 7:30 p.m., Penelope s graduation will begin at 7 p.m. in the high school gymnasium, and Mount Calm seniors will graduate on the football field at 7 p.m.
One hundred and sixty-six area students were honored at a ceremony Monday night for earning the designation of Texas Scholar.
âTonight is especially meaningful, because in 2007, I was a senior at North Lamar High School and a Texas Scholar,â United Way Board President Mihir Pankaj said to the crowd at Wildcat Stadium. âYou have made your parents proud, your school district proud and your community proud. Now it is up to you to continue to set high goals for yourself and keep achieving them.â
Students from North Lamar, Clarksville, Chisum, Paris and Prairiland ISDs were honored for going above and beyond academic requirements before graduating high school. Superintendents, principals and other school administrators were on hand, first recognizing the valedictorians and salutatorians of each district and then the other students who achieved the designation.