When kindergarteners embark on their first day of school, they seldom think about what their graduation will look like, who they will be as a person when they graduate, and what work they will have done to wear the cap and gown. And when students finally get to the end of their senior year, they rarely take a second to look back.

   On May 23, seniors got that chance. At 1 p.m., seniors left their classes to go to their respective elementary schools and walked down the student-lined halls filled with clapping and cheers.

During the walk, many seniors recounted that they had the chance to spend time with friends from their elementary school days.

  “The senior walk was super fun not only because we could literally take a walk down memory lane, but also reminisce with kids that we haven’t talked to in awhile” said senior Molly Rockwood.

  After the walk, many students had the opportunity to visit their former teachers. “It was good to see all the old memories we had and where we all started from together as little kids,” said senior John Jingozian, who visited many of his old teachers.

   The idea for the walk came from English teacher and Student Council Advisor Kerry McMenimen when she saw one of her friends on Facebook doing a senior walk at her school. In light of the positive feedback from both students and faculty, McMenimen hopes to make the senior walk an annual event. McMenimen said, “I want to do it again, I want to make it better, and I want to try to do it so that more people at the school can participate too.”