Here Comes The Sun

Photos by Amanda Yoder Photo submitted by Kaytlee Thompson

Students celebrate first of many senior traditions

by Mollie Banstetter, Layout Editor

On the morning of Sept. 3, Liberty seniors gathered on the athletic campus to partake in one of the school’s many beloved traditions: Senior Sunrise.

As the crowd of seniors buzzed around the section of bleachers displaying donuts, Sarah LePage expressed her excitement. “It’s unbelievable that we even made it this far, and I think it’s a good way to start the year. Soon enough, we will be doing our Senior Sunset.” The seniors eventually made their way to the field to socialize and watch the sunrise over the Eagle Kingdom. The event started at 6:15 a.m. Students dragged themselves out of their cars and started waking up while music filled the air and pictures were being snapped.

Isabelle Grothoff decided at the last minute to join the fun; “I woke up that early, I don’t regret it. It was so much fun!”

This event took quite a lot of effort from the senior class officers and their sponsor, Ms. Jacks. Jacks shared the class officers’ process of putting together the first senior event of the year. “The seniors took ideas that they have seen from other schools and decided what pieces they wanted to bring back to Liberty,” said Jacks. “A lot of the communication and planning has been done through Google docs and Gmail since we began this process before returning to school in person.”

Many students in attendance placed the crowns that were handed out on their heads, corralled all their friends, and commemorated the moment by capturing the morning on photo.

As the sun set in its place and the clock struck 6:40, students made their way off the field and into the building. Seniors resumed the beginning of their last year of high school.