NewsMay 8, 2020
On the day their high school graduation was supposed to be held, Oak Ridge High School seniors traveled through the community in a parade held in their honor Friday, May 8, 2020, in Oak Ridge. The senior parade made its way from Cape County Cowboy Church near Interstate 55 and through the community to Oak Ridge High School. Adrian Eftink, superintendent of the Oak Ridge R-VI School District, said a group of parents who wanted to do something for the seniors approached the school district about the parade. “It just makes you proud of the community,” Eftink said. “Being an administrator and a member of the staff here, to see the community support our students, it just gives you a good warm feeling [and] pride in the Oak Ridge community.”
On the day her high school graduation was supposed to be held, Oak Ridge High School senior Alexis Lukefahr receives flowers from her father Curtis Lukefahr as her brother Lane Lukefahr drives her in a parade for the school's seniors Friday, May 8, 2020, in Oak Ridge. The senior parade made its way from Cape County Cowboy Church near Interstate 55 and through the community to Oak Ridge High School. Adrian Eftink, superintendent of the Oak Ridge R-VI School District, said the idea for the event came from parents in the community who wanted to do something for the seniors. "It just makes you proud of the community," Eftink said. "Being an administrator and a member of the staff here, to see the community support our students, it just gives you a good warm feeling [and] pride in the Oak Ridge community."
On the day her high school graduation was supposed to be held, Oak Ridge High School senior Alexis Lukefahr receives flowers from her father Curtis Lukefahr as her brother Lane Lukefahr drives her in a parade for the school's seniors Friday, May 8, 2020, in Oak Ridge. The senior parade made its way from Cape County Cowboy Church near Interstate 55 and through the community to Oak Ridge High School. Adrian Eftink, superintendent of the Oak Ridge R-VI School District, said the idea for the event came from parents in the community who wanted to do something for the seniors. "It just makes you proud of the community," Eftink said. "Being an administrator and a member of the staff here, to see the community support our students, it just gives you a good warm feeling [and] pride in the Oak Ridge community."
On the day her high school graduation was supposed to be held, Oak Ridge High School senior Alexis Lukefahr receives flowers from her father Curtis Lukefahr as her brother Lane Lukefahr drives her in a parade for the school's seniors Friday, May 8, 2020, in Oak Ridge. The senior parade made its way from Cape County Cowboy Church near Interstate 55 and through the community to Oak Ridge High School. Adrian Eftink, superintendent of the Oak Ridge R-VI School District, said a group of parents who wanted to do something for the seniors approached the school district about the parade. "It just makes you proud of the community," Eftink said. "Being an administrator and a member of the staff here, to see the community support our students, it just gives you a good warm feeling [and] pride in the Oak Ridge community."
On the day her high school graduation was supposed to be held, Oak Ridge High School senior Alexis Lukefahr receives flowers from her father Curtis Lukefahr as her brother Lane Lukefahr drives her in a parade for the school's seniors Friday, May 8, 2020, in Oak Ridge. The senior parade made its way from Cape County Cowboy Church near Interstate 55 and through the community to Oak Ridge High School. Adrian Eftink, superintendent of the Oak Ridge R-VI School District, said a group of parents who wanted to do something for the seniors approached the school district about the parade. "It just makes you proud of the community," Eftink said. "Being an administrator and a member of the staff here, to see the community support our students, it just gives you a good warm feeling [and] pride in the Oak Ridge community."
Parade watchers cheer during a parade for Oak Ridge High School seniors Friday, May 8, 2020, in Oak Ridge.
Parade watchers cheer during a parade for Oak Ridge High School seniors Friday, May 8, 2020, in Oak Ridge.
People take part in a parade for Oak Ridge High School seniors Friday, May 8, 2020, in Oak Ridge.
People take part in a parade for Oak Ridge High School seniors Friday, May 8, 2020, in Oak Ridge.
A sign of congratulations is seen on a vehicle during a parade for Oak Ridge High School seniors Friday, May 8, 2020, in Oak Ridge.
A sign of congratulations is seen on a vehicle during a parade for Oak Ridge High School seniors Friday, May 8, 2020, in Oak Ridge.
A sign sits along the route of a parade for Oak Ridge High School seniors Friday, May 8, 2020, in Oak Ridge.
A sign sits along the route of a parade for Oak Ridge High School seniors Friday, May 8, 2020, in Oak Ridge.
Oak Ridge High School seniors, from right, Chloe Hamilton, Alexis Lukefahr and Lexi Dillard take pictures following a senior parade Friday, May 8, 2020, in Oak Ridge.
Oak Ridge High School seniors, from right, Chloe Hamilton, Alexis Lukefahr and Lexi Dillard take pictures following a senior parade Friday, May 8, 2020, in Oak Ridge.
Signs sit along the route of a parade for Oak Ridge High School seniors Friday, May 8, 2020, in Oak Ridge.
Signs sit along the route of a parade for Oak Ridge High School seniors Friday, May 8, 2020, in Oak Ridge.
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On the day their high school graduation was supposed to be held, Oak Ridge High School seniors traveled through the community in a parade held in their honor Friday, May 8, 2020, in Oak Ridge. The senior parade made its way from Cape County Cowboy Church near Interstate 55 and through the community to Oak Ridge High School. Adrian Eftink, superintendent of the Oak Ridge R-VI School District, said a group of parents who wanted to do something for the seniors approached the school district about the parade. “It just makes you proud of the community,” Eftink said. “Being an administrator and a member of the staff here, to see the community support our students, it just gives you a good warm feeling [and] pride in the Oak Ridge community.”

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