Colby McConnell, left, Triad Senior Class Vice President, and Thomas O’Neal, Senior Class President, present the senior class’ annual request for three days early release at the Triad Board of Education meeting Thursday night. Traditionally, the board will ask the senior representatives to sing the Triad fight song. McConnell and O’Neal came prepared with a video montage featuring many Triad seniors and teachers singing the fight song. (Journal-Tribune photo by Corinne Bix)
A graduation crisis appears to be on the horizon for current high school juniors as new graduation requirements take effect next year with the class of 2018.