All tagged Graduation

It Rained on Their Parade. It Was Joyous Anyway.

It Rained on Their Parade. It Was Joyous Anyway.

Rachel Pastan

The Strath Haven High School Class of 2020 had a senior year like no other, and they had a graduation ceremony like no other. Class members never expected to finish their last high school classes remotely, and they never imagined watching their own graduation on a computer screen at home. But the one-hour commencement video produced by the Wallingford-Swarthmore School District is full of joy, energy, music, and humor. The video was released at 5 p.m. on June 5, after a slow stream of graduates, each accompanied by two family members or friends, received their diplomas one at a time in the SHHS auditorium.

Board Seeks Input on School Calendar, Vows to Fight Racism

Board Seeks Input on School Calendar, Vows to Fight Racism

Rachel Pastan
WSSD School Board

The Wallingford-Swarthmore School Board wants input from the school community. The Board asked Superintendent Lisa Palmer to prepare a survey to be emailed to families (which you may have already received). The results will inform the board’s decision about whether and how to revise the 2020-21 school calendar. Also, Board president David Grande announced the creation of two new diversity and inclusion committees, one community-wide and the other a school board committee. 

SHHS’s Class of 2019 Reaches the End of the Journey

SHHS’s Class of 2019 Reaches the End of the Journey

Swarthmorean Staff
Schools

Sunny skies smiled upon the Strath Haven Class of 2019 on June 6 and 7 as they came to the end of their school journey in the Wallingford-Swarthmore School District, and took the first steps into what’s next.

Thursday’s Commemoration convened the seniors and their families in the dappled evening light of the Scott Outdoor Amphitheater, and Friday afternoon brought more brilliance as the class converged on Neumann College for graduation ceremonies.

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