High school seniors visit Las Palmas Elementary for graduation walk tradition
A group of former Las Palmas Elementary students who are graduating this year from CUSD high schools visited their elementary school to walk together across their old campus.
During the walk, current students and staff members welcome them back and honor their accomplishments. This tradition takes place at Las Palmas each year before high school graduations are held, giving the seniors a chance to revisit the school where they got their start in CUSD and reconnect with teachers and staff at Las Palmas.
Former Las Palmas Elementary students who are graduating this year from various CUSD high schools stand together on a play structure at the San Clemente elementary school after participating in the annual graduate walk on May 23, 2024. Photo by Jeff Antenore/for CUSD InsiderFormer Las Palmas Elementary students play an impromptu game of handball following the school’s annual graduate walk honoring former students who are graduating from high school. Photo by Jeff Antenore/for CUSD InsiderLas Palmas Elementary School Principal Dr. Maria Barrosa welcomes former students who are graduating high school this year as they get ready to walk across the campus and be recognized by current students and staff as part of the school’s annual graduate walk. Photo by Jeff Antenore/for CUSD InsiderLas Palmas Elementary School Principal Dr. Maria Barrosa, right, and former Principal Kristen Nelson take a photo together on stage in the school’s multi-purpose room with a group of former students who are graduating high school this year. Photo by Jeff Antenore/for CUSD InsiderFormer Las Palmas Elementary student Natalia Briganti, who is graduating from San Clemente High School this year and headed to the University of San Diego in the fall, celebrates after a good kick during an impromptu kick ball game following the school’s annual graduate walk. Photo by Jeff Antenore/for CUSD InsiderFormer Las Palmas Elementary students James Perez, left, and Christopher Moreno, who are both graduating from San Clemente High School this year, crash into each other while trying to catch a ball during an impromptu kick ball game following the school’s annual graduate walk. Photo by Jeff Antenore/for CUSD InsiderA group of former Las Palmas Elementary students who are graduating this year from various CUSD high schools, stand together with current Las Palmas Principal Dr. Maria Barrosa, second from right, and former Principal Kristen Nelson, second from left, after participating in the annual graduate walk on May 23, 2024. Photo by Jeff Antenore/for CUSD InsiderFormer Las Palmas Elementary students, who are graduating from various CUSD high schools, stand together on a play structure at the San Clemente elementary school after participating in the annual graduate walk. Photo by Jeff Antenore/for CUSD InsiderFormer Las Palmas Elementary students gather in the school’s multi-purpose room, checking out old class photos on display, before the start of the school’s annual graduate walk on May 23, 2024. Photo by Jeff Antenore/for CUSD InsiderAdam Griffith, a physical education teacher at Las Palmas Elementary in San Clemente, fires off a bubble gun to honor former students of the school who are graduating from high school this year. Photo by Jeff Antenore/for CUSD InsiderA group of former Las Palmas Elementary students who are soon-to-be high school graduates walk together across their elementary school campus as current students and staff members welcome them and honor their accomplishments. Photo by Jeff Antenore/for CUSD InsiderLas Palmas Elementary School former Principal Kristen Nelson welcomes former students who are graduating high school this year, as they get ready to walk across the campus to be recognized by current students and staff as part of the school’s annual graduate walk. Photo by Jeff Antenore/for CUSD InsiderLas Palmas Elementary School Principal Dr. Maria Barrosa welcomes former students who are graduating high school this year, as they get ready to walk across the campus as part of the school’s annual graduate walk on May 23, 2024. Photo by Jeff Antenore/for CUSD InsiderA group of former Las Palmas Elementary students who are graduating from CUSD high schools this year, many sporting apparel from their future universities and college, walk together across their elementary school campus as current students and staff members welcome them and honor their accomplishments. Photo by Jeff Antenore/for CUSD InsiderFormer Las Palmas Elementary students gather in the school’s multi-purpose room before the start of the school’s annual graduate walk on May 23, 2024. Photo by Jeff Antenore/for CUSD InsiderLila Santana, who is graduating this month from San Clemente High School and headed to Loyola Marymount University in the fall, gets a big hug from students of her mom, who teaches at Las Palmas, during the annual graduate walk on May 23, 2024. Photo by Jeff Antenore/for CUSD InsiderA group of former Las Palmas Elementary students who are graduating from CUSD high schools this year walk together across their elementary school campus as current students and staff members welcome them. Photo by Jeff Antenore/for CUSD InsiderLas Palmas Elementary students give high fives to former students of the school who are graduating from various CUSD high schools this month. Photo by Jeff Antenore/for CUSD InsiderFormer Las Palmas Elementary students and soon-to-be San Clemente High School graduates Denii Martinez, left, who will attend the University of Utah in the fall, and Mikaela Kuhne, who is headed to UCSB, join a group of other former Las Palmas Elementary students during the school’s annual graduate walk. Photo by Jeff Antenore/for CUSD InsiderSydney Larson, who is graduating this year from San Clemente High School and headed to Cal Poly San Luis Obispo in the fall, joins a group of former Las Palmas Elementary students as they walk together across their old campus during Las Palmas’ annual graduate walk on May 23, 2024. Photo by Jeff Antenore/for CUSD InsiderLas Palmas Elementary School Principal Dr. Maria Barrosa, left, and former Principal Kristen Nelson stand together on stage in the school’s multi-purpose room as they welcome former students who are graduating high school this year. Photo by Jeff Antenore/for CUSD InsiderA group of former Las Palmas Elementary students who are graduating from CUSD high schools this year, many sporting apparel from their future universities and college, walk together across their elementary school campus during the annual graduate walk. Photo by Jeff Antenore/for CUSD InsiderStar Morales, a kindergarten teacher at Las Palmas Elementary in San Clemente, bangs on a drum to honor former students of the school who are graduating from high school this year. Photo by Jeff Antenore/for CUSD Insider
