Bethel High Seniors Build Bond With Elementary Students

BETHEL, Conn. -- Bethel High School seniors strolled down memory lane and connected with children following in their footsteps as they marched through the town's elementary schools on Thursday.

Bethel High School's Amanda Nunes, the senior class President, slaps hands with elementary school children on Thursday. Photo Credit: *Flickr/Bethel Public Schools*

Bethel High School seniors march past younger students Thursday afternoon at Frank A. Berry Elementary School. Photo Credit: *Flickr/Bethel Public Schools*

Bethel High School senior Sarah Cardillo connects hands with young students at Rockwell Elementary School. Photo Credit: *Flickr/Bethel Public Schools*

Bethel High School students Allison Renner, left, and Marko Pilepich meet a former elementary school teacher, Danielle Dispenza, during a walk through Berry Elementary. Photo Credit: *Flickr/Bethel Public Schools*

Bethel High School principal Chris Troetti, right, walks with seniors to the elementary schools. Photo Credit: *Flickr/Bethel Public Schools*

Elementary school students in Bethel extend hands to connect with high school seniors as they paraded through the halls on Thursday. Photo Credit: *Flickr/Bethel Public Schools*

Bethel High School seniors Kevin Sholtes, left, and David Hayes show their excitement for the march at their former elementary schools. Photo Credit: *Flickr/Bethel Public Schools*

Bethel High School seniors Gwen Gallagher and Casey Conway excitedly await their march through the elementary schools. Photo Credit: *Flickr/Bethel Public Schools*

Pat Carraturo, a teacher at Rockwell, greets her son Thomas as he paraded through the halls with the rest of the senior class. Photo Credit: *Flickr/Bethel Public Schools*

Tom Renner

06/03/2016 11:07 a.m.

The seniors, who will graduate on Friday, June 10, donned caps and gowns and walked through the halls at Frank A. Berry and Anna H. Rockwell Elementary Schools.

Younger students enthusiastically greeted the seniors, slapping hands with them as they paraded through the schools they once attended. The seniors also hugged former teachers and administrators

The senior parade was established this year year to help motivate the younger students and strengthen the bond between younger and older students throughout the school system.

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