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Senior walk down memory lane
Allison Taylor and Shelby Clayborne
Allison Taylor hugs senior Shelby Clayborne as she makes the senior walk at Smithville Elementary where Taylor teaches. The senior was one of many from the Class of 2019 who did the annual walk Thursday. - photo by Duane Sherrill

Before walking the aisle at graduation Friday night, seniors from DeKalb County High School renewed a time-honored tradition and walked the hallways Thursday, taking a trip down memory lane as many of them returned to where it all started – Smithville Elementary and West School.

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Students at Smithville Elementary make some noise as the Class of 2019 approaches during the annual senior walk. - photo by Duane Sherrill

The annual senior walk was held Thursday morning, beginning with SES where students packed the halls in eager anticipation, waving signs they made as the graduates passed by, decked out in their graduation garb. Many students were thrilled to get hi-fives from the seniors as they passed in the thin hallways at SES.

Smart kids
Some Smithville Elementary students had an early graduation treat for the seniors during the senior walk Thursday. - photo by Duane Sherrill

After a circuit at SES, the seniors boarded the school buses and headed out to Liberty where they walked the halls for the West students.

The senior walk is a tradition that allows seniors to say farewell to their alma mater while at the same time inspiring the young students at the school as they see the seniors on the verge of graduation.

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The Class of 2019 filled the halls at Smithville Elementary Thursday morning. - photo by Duane Sherrill