June 2020 | Vol. 17 Iss. 06
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OLYMPUS HIGH’S SENIOR PHOTO WALL ON 2300 EAST STOPS TRAFFIC – IN A GOOD WAY Heather Lawrence | h.lawrence@mycityjournals.com
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lympus High found a unique way to recognize their Class of 2020: they used pictures of all 494 seniors to create a public wall of fame. From May 8-22, larger-than-life photos of the students were displayed on the west fence of the school along 2300 East. “It was Principal Steve Perschon’s idea. He wanted to find a way to recognize these kids who have to sacrifice the last few months of their senior year,” said Katie Creer. Creer stopped by one evening to admire the fence and find the picture of her son, Weston. “I love this idea. It’s awe-inspiring when you look at it. It’s pretty emotional,” Creer said. Creer is a kindergarten teacher at Oakridge Elementary and a PTSA member at Olympus. She reached out to Olympus weeks ago to offer help with any school project recognizing students and faculty. Her first assignment was to put appreciation signs in teachers’ yards. And then the administration called with the idea for the picture wall. “They said to bring your ladder, so I did. We came over and the principal and vice principals were all here putting up the banners, and we got everyone’s picture up there,” Creer said. Perschon wanted the seniors to feel honored and recognized despite the disruption of the school year. “Since the ending of their senior year is drastically different from normal, we wanted to find ways to recognize their hard work and dedication and celebrate their achievements,” Perschon said. “I am grateful to have an amazing PTSA. When I asked for help hanging the banners, we had more than enough par-
Olympus High displayed photos of all 494 seniors May 8-22 along the west fence on 2300 East, in part to recognize students whose senior year was cut short. (Heather Lawrence/City Journals)
ent volunteers – and even a few students – show up to help. The community has been supportive of this project. We have received a lot of positive feedback,” Perschon said. Creer supports anything that will help these kids who missed fun end-of-year activities. “Everybody’s sacrificing something. Weston plays on Olympus’s rugby team, and their
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whole season was cut. I think he got to play one game before all this happened. That was hard. But he’s making the best of it,” Creer said. Seniors waited for weeks to hear the plans for yearbooks (which didn’t arrive on schedule) and graduation (which did). Yearbooks have been held up at the printers, so students will Continued page 3
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