ARROW Renton High School 400 South 2nd Street Renton, WA 98057
“I had to keep my composure and act like the comedian, and keep everyone laughing and not all sad,” junior and soon-to-be senior Malcom Hagler (pictured center page) said of the Moving Up Assembly. Highlights of the assembly included this year’s leaders passing the flame from red to white candles to next year’s club and ASB officers, and sports representatives. After the cheerleaders and the dance team performed, each class transitioned to their new quarters in the gym, with music played by the D.J. “I really felt like crying because some of my friends are seniors and they were leaving,” Hagler added. “You had to have been there to understand.” As teachers lined up to hug and high-five departing seniors, the sounds of cheerful excitement and beating drums were contrasted by the quiet but noticeable sounds of sobbing. Outside the large gym and hallways, and into court yard, students gathered to exchange hugs and dance in an impromptu drumming session, withholding emotions and fearlessly exposing them.
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