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Oak Ridge senior parade

Jacob Wiegand
Friday, May 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.”

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    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." (Jacob Wiegand ~ Southeast Missourian)
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    Parade watchers cheer during a parade for Oak Ridge High School seniors Friday, May 8, 2020, in Oak Ridge. (Jacob Wiegand ~ Southeast Missourian)
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    People take part in a parade for Oak Ridge High School seniors Friday, May 8, 2020, in Oak Ridge. (Jacob Wiegand ~ Southeast Missourian)
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    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. (Jacob Wiegand ~ Southeast Missourian)
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    A sign sits along the route of a parade for Oak Ridge High School seniors Friday, May 8, 2020, in Oak Ridge. (Jacob Wiegand ~ Southeast Missourian)
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    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. (Jacob Wiegand ~ Southeast Missourian)
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    Signs sit along the route of a parade for Oak Ridge High School seniors Friday, May 8, 2020, in Oak Ridge. (Jacob Wiegand ~ Southeast Missourian)