Families, staff and friends gathered at the Haines Elementary gym May 23 to witness the promotion of the eighth-grade class to Haines High School. Twenty-five students, including two homeschool students, were promoted.
Haines School Principal Cheryl Stickler said grade promotion is a right of passage worth celebrating. “The movement from the younger learner to the more mature learner is recognized as a very large step,” says Stickler. “It’s an opportunity to blossom and grow, and…