FHS graduation set for May 15
A pair of graduation ceremonies, for Fremont High School seniors, will take place on May 15th at the Midland University Wikert Events Center.
“We’re having two ceremonies this year, one at 1:00 pm and the other at 3:00 pm,” said FHS Principal Myron Sikora. “Seniors with last names that begin with the letters A-K will attend the 1:00 ceremony and seniors with the last names L-Z will attend the 3:00 ceremony.”
Sikora said there were a couple reasons graduation was split into two ceremonies this year.
“The reason we split was to allow more family members to be able to go,” said Sikora. “If we had done all 350-some students for graduation, we would have only been able to allow 2-3 family members per graduate and we wanted to offer more of an opportunity for families to go.”
Out of an abundance of caution, graduation will look a little different this year Sikora said.
“It will be more similar than what we did last year,” said Sikora. “Last year the choir did not perform and the band did not perform. Both groups will be performing this year. It will be the senior choir members and the band will be grades 9-11. That didn’t happen last year and it will this year. In terms of other things, we will try to get as many things traditionally as we can.”
Additionally, Sikora said a number of safety protocols will be implemented at graduation this year.
“We will have hand sanitizer, masks will be required, and we’ll have as much social distancing as possible on the bleachers and in the chairs,” said Sikora. “Graduates will be further away than they normally are for the ceremony. They are a lot of the same things that we’ve been doing at school.”
In preparation for the upcoming ceremonies, Sikora wanted to point out a few additional details.
“There will not be a graduation practice,” said Sikora. “We will have a Grad Walk on Thursday the 13th of May. We will hand out caps and gowns, and we will give out graduation tickets (each graduate will receive six tickets for their family). Students will have a class picture on the bleachers. Then everyone will get on the buses to head to the various schools (for the Grad Walk).” Story by Lurye Baxa
“We’re having two ceremonies this year, one at 1:00 pm and the other at 3:00 pm,” said FHS Principal Myron Sikora. “Seniors with last names that begin with the letters A-K will attend the 1:00 ceremony and seniors with the last names L-Z will attend the 3:00 ceremony.”
Sikora said there were a couple reasons graduation was split into two ceremonies this year.
“The reason we split was to allow more family members to be able to go,” said Sikora. “If we had done all 350-some students for graduation, we would have only been able to allow 2-3 family members per graduate and we wanted to offer more of an opportunity for families to go.”
Out of an abundance of caution, graduation will look a little different this year Sikora said.
“It will be more similar than what we did last year,” said Sikora. “Last year the choir did not perform and the band did not perform. Both groups will be performing this year. It will be the senior choir members and the band will be grades 9-11. That didn’t happen last year and it will this year. In terms of other things, we will try to get as many things traditionally as we can.”
Additionally, Sikora said a number of safety protocols will be implemented at graduation this year.
“We will have hand sanitizer, masks will be required, and we’ll have as much social distancing as possible on the bleachers and in the chairs,” said Sikora. “Graduates will be further away than they normally are for the ceremony. They are a lot of the same things that we’ve been doing at school.”
In preparation for the upcoming ceremonies, Sikora wanted to point out a few additional details.
“There will not be a graduation practice,” said Sikora. “We will have a Grad Walk on Thursday the 13th of May. We will hand out caps and gowns, and we will give out graduation tickets (each graduate will receive six tickets for their family). Students will have a class picture on the bleachers. Then everyone will get on the buses to head to the various schools (for the Grad Walk).” Story by Lurye Baxa
Big events have had impact on senior class
From flooding in 2019 to a school shutdown in 2020, and then having to deal with a continuing pandemic in 2021, this year’s seniors have had many issues to cope with.
Back in 2019, widespread flooding had a significant impact on Fremont and many surrounding communities.
The Fremont floods affected up to 1500 homes and buildings. Of those places, 247 of them were red-tagged. A red tag means that a building is unsafe or inhabitable.
Hannah Meyer, a senior at Fremont High School, said the flooding had a significant impact on people in the community.
“At the time of the floods, we lived out of town, so the water didn’t do much damage to our land and house,” said Meyer. “However, it did take out the highway we used to get in to town so it added 40 minutes to our commute. I was in town when it took out our highway, so I had to stay with a friend in town for a week.”
Many seniors at FHS, like Amber Millard, decided to help out the flood victims by volunteering to help the families in need.
“My family and I were working really hard to help people that were affected by the flood,” said Millard. “Thankfully we weren’t affected, so we volunteered.”
Then, in March of 2020, the Fremont Public Schools were forced to shut down due to the worldwide pandemic.
Many Changes
Safety protocols, like wearing masks, social distancing and going into quarantine were then put in place to help combat COVID-19.
“I know quarantine was a tough time for many people, and my family was no exception,” said Meyer. “It was hard to be stuck in our house for so long, but I did pick-up some new hobbies. I started running during quarantine, which made me try cross country for my senior year.”
Fortunately, school started on time in August of 2020, so the senior class of 2021 has been able to experience an entire senior year.
Being able to stay in school all year, however, brought the usual highs and lows for some seniors.
“The hardest part of my high school career would have to be just overcoming perfectionism,” said Meyer. “Even with homework assignments, I would get upset if I did something wrong and think that I am not fit for college. I have learned that I should always try my best, but it is not worth getting frustrated over one assignment or one test.”
Despite the challenges of the last two years, Meyer said her high school experience has been a memorable one.
“The best part of my high school career was making memories with my friends that we will talk about later,” said Meyer. “For example, going to the State basketball game where everyone was excited and cheering for our team is now a great memory.” Story by Lurye Baxa
Back in 2019, widespread flooding had a significant impact on Fremont and many surrounding communities.
The Fremont floods affected up to 1500 homes and buildings. Of those places, 247 of them were red-tagged. A red tag means that a building is unsafe or inhabitable.
Hannah Meyer, a senior at Fremont High School, said the flooding had a significant impact on people in the community.
“At the time of the floods, we lived out of town, so the water didn’t do much damage to our land and house,” said Meyer. “However, it did take out the highway we used to get in to town so it added 40 minutes to our commute. I was in town when it took out our highway, so I had to stay with a friend in town for a week.”
Many seniors at FHS, like Amber Millard, decided to help out the flood victims by volunteering to help the families in need.
“My family and I were working really hard to help people that were affected by the flood,” said Millard. “Thankfully we weren’t affected, so we volunteered.”
Then, in March of 2020, the Fremont Public Schools were forced to shut down due to the worldwide pandemic.
Many Changes
Safety protocols, like wearing masks, social distancing and going into quarantine were then put in place to help combat COVID-19.
“I know quarantine was a tough time for many people, and my family was no exception,” said Meyer. “It was hard to be stuck in our house for so long, but I did pick-up some new hobbies. I started running during quarantine, which made me try cross country for my senior year.”
Fortunately, school started on time in August of 2020, so the senior class of 2021 has been able to experience an entire senior year.
Being able to stay in school all year, however, brought the usual highs and lows for some seniors.
“The hardest part of my high school career would have to be just overcoming perfectionism,” said Meyer. “Even with homework assignments, I would get upset if I did something wrong and think that I am not fit for college. I have learned that I should always try my best, but it is not worth getting frustrated over one assignment or one test.”
Despite the challenges of the last two years, Meyer said her high school experience has been a memorable one.
“The best part of my high school career was making memories with my friends that we will talk about later,” said Meyer. “For example, going to the State basketball game where everyone was excited and cheering for our team is now a great memory.” Story by Lurye Baxa