NBC Graduates Made the Most of High School Years

Reaghan Grimes opened the 2024 graduation ceremony on the evening of Thursday, May 30, by talking to the class about their memories and how COVID-19 started when they were in eighth grade.

“A new reality set in that forced us away from each other. We finished eighth grade doing school online with Zoom,” she said.

They started high school with half of their classmates as the school district operated on a hybrid system.

Grimes said eventually life returned to something they recognized.

“We spent the last three years of high school making the most of our time — this class branched out widely with...