By Daisha Posey and Tito Madison Staff Writers
Pershing High School Seniors took part in the annual pinning ceremony April 16 with their parents and teachers in attendance.
Senior pinning is an event where seniors are acknowledged and awarded a pin for being on track to graduate in June.
“Senior pinning is important because it is a tradition that is widely practiced as a recognition of these students who have overcome so much to reach the journeys end of an arduous four years,” said Pershing counselor Shanna Shepard.
In the auditorium, parents were visibly proud and supportive of their student receiving their pins.
“Senior pinning to me means getting honored by parents and staff and being recognized because my accomplishments,” said senior class president Kaitlin McQueen, who plans on attending Oakland University. “It meant a lot to me to have the support from my family, Seeing their faces while I was on the stage made me excited, since I was emotional because my mother wasn't there to celebrate it.”
Just last year McQueen dealt with the loss of her mother. Her brother was on hand to pin her.
At Pershing, parents or a family member are able to pin their child, and Moesha Mathews’ mom, Sandra, was on hand to pin her daughter.
“It was an honor to see her receive her pin because it showed she is accomplishing great things,” said Sandra Mathews.
“The senior pinning means that I am finally a senior,” said Moesha Mathews, who received Emerald Scholarship from Eastern Michigan. “And that I have accomplished my goals but also that I have more work to do before I get to graduation.”
