The next step for seniors

The horse statue in front of Lewis-Palmer

The horse statue in front of Lewis-Palmer

Mackenzie Valentine, Ranger Review Reporter

As the school year is beginning to wind down, students are getting anxious for summer to start. Every year a special group of students leave Lewis-Palmer and head off to the next step. Seniors have been working for thirteen years for one day, Graduation.

A lot of students have been in school with the rest of the 2013 graduating class since elementary school. There are 207 students in Lewis-Palmers 2013 graduating class. Seniors are graduating on May 24 at 3:30 P.M. Graduation will be held at Clune Arena at the Air Force Academy.

Graduation is a rehearsed event, earlier in the day students board a bus and head to Clune Arena to practice what will be occurring. They will then be doing a run through of the graduation routine before the actual graduation ceremony starts at 3:30 makes it easier to get through everything in a decent amount of time.

After graduation students have a million things they can do with the rest of their life. A lot of students will be heading off to college in the fall for further schooling.

ā€œIā€™m excited to be done with high school,ā€ senior Drew Williamson said.

Williamson is attending Evangel University in Missouri. He is going to play football as a Crusader next year as a freshman.

Students in college get the chance to experience life on their own and need to make decisions for their future. It also gives students who graduate a chance to hold higher paying jobs as adults.

Seniors are done with school in just a few days and then have a week until they graduate. Then planning for their future begins.