Poland seniors want commencement outdoors

POLAND — More than 150 Poland Seminary High School seniors want to preserve tradition and keep their graduation ceremony outside.

Members of the senior class presented a petition to the school board this week.

The high school stadium is slated to get new artificial turf with installation expected to start in May, meaning the commencement ceremony, set for June 8, will have to be moved.

Dr. Robert Zorn, superintendent, said the plan is to have the ceremony inside of the school field house, which is the location when it rains.

“We think that 13 years of school is more important than a football game or football practice,” said senior Kaitlin Hiznay, one 159 seniors who signed the petition. “We think that we deserve to have that tradition just like the classes before us have had.”

The class includes about 225 members.

Kaitlin presented the petition to the board of education.

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