A Look at Sparta High School Seniors' Traditions for Class of 2025 Modern Memory Making

 

A Look at Sparta High School Seniors' Traditions for Class of 2025

Modern Memory Making

by Julia Miller

(Article originally published in TAP INTO SPARTA 

https://www.tapinto.net/towns/sparta/sections/education/articles/a-look-at-sparta-high-school-seniors-traditions-for-class-of-2025)

PublishedSeptember 14, 2024 at 1:19 PM

Last UpdatedSeptember 14, 2024 at 1:19 PM

SPARTA, NJ - As the 2024-2025 school year begins, rising seniors face their last year of high school before going off to college. Seniors have created traditions commemorating and celebrating their last year together. 

In the beginning of the school year, seniors typically do a “senior sunrise.” Upperclassmen will wake up early, drive to school, and take pictures with the sky. This tradition is usually done in front of a football field or in a parking lot. 

At Sparta High School, this tradition takes place in a parking lot in Station Park. At Newton High School, this practice takes place in front of their football field. Seniors sometimes paint jeans or sweatpants for these photos, writing “Senior Year” or adding shapes and symbols. 

Another senior year activity is car painting. Seniors buy chalk markers and decorate their cars with saying such as: “Class of 2025,” “senior year,” or “last year.” Some include their school's logos, or just decorate them to look cute.

A common practice that is also seen by seniors today is senior backpacks where students wear backpacks designed for younger children. It is a funny way for seniors to reminisce on their childhood, by getting a backpack they likely would have when they were in elementary school, such as Hello Kitty or Minecraft. 

These traditions are not only for the beginning of the school year. Seniors continue with fun activities and practices throughout the school year. “Senior skip days,” where  as the name suggests, seniors miss school, choose an activity and spend their day together participating in that activity. This happens a few times throughout the year. In the winter, seniors typically take the train to see the Christmas tree in New York City. 

These practices are followed by many seniors throughout the country. It gives them ways to enjoy their last year of high school before they’re off to college. Congratulations to the class of 2025!

Editor's Note: Please enjoy this article written by TAPinto Sparta intern, Sparta High School student Julia Miller.