Graduates looking at graduating class pictures hanging on the wall

Posted on 05/23/2022

BCS Communications Department



After a two-year hiatus, Charles D. Owen High seniors once again got their chance to proudly walk the halls of their former schools.

In their traditional Senior Walk, the seniors paraded past younger students who cheered and held congratulatory signs throughout the Owen District. They high-fived the cheering crowd and reminisced as they took selfies in front of old class pictures.

“The senior walk was what I was looking forward to the most since the start of senior year,” said senior Zeke Grabowski. “It means a lot to me to go back and walk the halls we used to walk when we were younger and see how far we have come from last being there, through success and failure. This showed me that you can do anything if you stick to it.”

School Counselor James Rumbaugh said the Senior Walk creates an opportunity for seniors to be proud of their accomplishments and be recognized for it.

“They are truly the heroes of the Swannanoa Valley for a day,” he said. “We haven't had the opportunity to do this since 2019. A benefit for the younger students is to see the seniors and all the ‘big kids’ coming through their halls and looking forward to their chance to get to senior year.”

Graduates in a school bus

Graduates looking at graduating class pictures hanging on the wall

Young students holding handmade signs lined up in the hall

Upper elementary holding handmade signs in the hall

Graduates on the elementary playground

Students holding handmade signs in the hall

Graduates walking in a line down the breezeway with younger students lined up along the wall

Younger students lined up along the wall holding pompoms

Graduates walking down the school hallway

Graduates walking off the bus and into the school

Graduates walking down the sidewalk along a street

Students holding handmade signs in the in the breezeway

Graduates walking down the hall past younger students holding signs

Students walking down the hall past younger students

Younger students lined up along the wall holding pompoms

Graduates walking down the hall past students

Graduates walking down the hall past students