Avery High School Graduate Receives Standing Ovation For Not Missing One Day of School From Grades K-12

While it’s rare for a high school student to go to class every single day of a school year (especially in 2014), Avery High School Principal Todd Griffin said it’s “extremely rare” for a student to go to class every single day from the moment one enters kindergarten to the last day of 12th grade.

But Makenzi Hayes, 18, of Elk Park, did just that, and she received a standing ovation from her peers at the AHS graduation ceremony held last Friday evening.

“She was so shocked about the standing ovation,” her mom Romona Hayes said.

Makenzi attended Freedom Trail Elementary, Cranberry Middle School and then, of course, Avery High School. After Makenzi found out that she hadn’t yet missed a day of school into her middle school years, she said she made a goal of trying not to miss one day of her entire grade school career.

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North Carolina School Boards AssociationAvery High School Graduate Receives Standing Ovation For Not Missing One Day of School From Grades K-12