Serving Gogebic, Iron and Ontonagon Counties
Serving Gogebic, Iron and Ontonagon Counties
P.J. Glisson/Daily Globe ENJOYING EACH other's company, along with icees and popcorn, on the lawn of the athletic field of Wakefield-Marenisco K-12 School are students who just ended their sixth and seventh grades. Clockwise from left on the last day of school Monday are Taavi Rooni, Ava Lopac, Ellah Linna, Lucy Stehlik (wearing cap), Lailah Keast, Sydney Boetta, Emma Grayson, Kaelyn Lillie (arm up) and Carter Bouvette.
WAKEFIELD - Monday's beautiful weather was a great send-off for kids finishing their final day of the year at Wakefield-Marenisco K-12 School.
In celebration of the event, the kids lined up to receive icees and popcorn and then hung out with friends on the athletic field.
The scene was totally relaxed, unlike the past couple years when the COVID-19 pandemic put a consistent damper on any and all activities.
Students told the Globe that recent months had felt fairly normal, or as sixth grader Carter Bouvette kidded, "It wasn't horrible."
Superintendent Jason Gustafson said the first half of the...
