The win extended the Spartans' national-record winning streak to 117 games. This fall when the fields and lined, the crowds are out, the band is playing and the teams are taking the field, the iHigh Broadcast Network will be there. For most seniors this phenomenon doesn t occur until May, but for a record number of seniors, it begins at Christmas vacation. According to guidance counselor Harry Pettibone, this number is a record. However, the class sizes have been getting bigger over the years, so that may play a part in it, he added.
Seniors decide to graduate mid-term for many reasons.
One of these reasons is to work to earn money for college. Senior Alyson Taylor is graduating midterm because she has to pay for college herself. Senior Megan Richardson is also going to work after graduating midterm. According to Pettibone, a lot of colleges do not like to accept mid-term graduates. On top of the many other reasons, many midterm graduates are just ready to leave.