We've Got The County Covered
We've Got The County Covered
Blake Downs, Elizabeth Hodgson and Tyler Ortner, all graduating seniors at Chinook High, work on a section of the front sidewalk, at the school, where seniors will paint their names. The 'painting' tradition has been going since the late 1960's and was moved to its present location in the mid-1970's. Adding names to the sidewalk is a sort of a 'calling card' from the graduating class each year.
The 2016 graduating class at Chinook High continued a tradition that dates back to the late 1960's. Around 1968 or 1969 the graduating senior class painted a section of sidewalk, at the southwest corner of the school yard, to include the names of the current graduating class. It's a tradition that has continued as each class brings its own unique design and approach to create the final calling card from the graduating class.
Ken Schubert, who graduated in the late 1960's, said he believes the tradition of painting the sidewalk started either in 1968 or 1969. He added, "Originally the seniors p...
