Local high school students pay visit to elementary students on “Grad Walks”

RAPID CITY, S.D. — Seniors at Rapid City Stevens High School on a field trip Thursday to Corral Drive Elementary School for their graduation walk.

The Stevens seniors were welcomed by excited future high schoolers — who surprised them with a sign.

Some of the Stevens students attended Corral Drive Elementary and got to visit with some of their old teachers.

The seniors say that while it was good see the teachers, seeing and interacting with the young grads made it a fun and rewarding day.

“It was really cute to see all the kids’ reactions. They seemed really happy to see us and like it made their day I feel like,” said Katie Collins, a Senior at Rapid City Stevens High School. “I liked it.”

“I like making them excited about things like education because it is really important,” said Annika Enevoldsen, a Senior at Rapid City Stevens High School.

This is just one of the graduations where high school seniors get to visit their old schools and participate in their grad walks.