J. E. B. Stuart High School - Senior Traditions

Senior Traditions

During the summer, the rising senior class used the portion of Peace Valley Lane, which is across from the school to paint their names. This tradition is usually done at nightfall to avoid cars from running over the student's work or the students themselves. Behind the baseball fields, the symbolic "S" rock formation was turned into the graduating class's year. In the 2008-09 school year, principal Pamela Jones decided to get rid of most of the rocks, due to students changing the rocks to different numbers or letters. She has also claimed that students were making obscene drawings and/or hate symbols. Another tradition that most rising seniors look forward to is the privilege to leave class 15 minutes early, which gives seniors the chance to get a head start to go to lunch before the underclassmen arrive. In the 2009-2010 school year, the senior class was stripped of both the ability to leave class early and the ability to paint the street because of actions taken predominantly by underclassmen.