2021 Graduation Parade Route

Some ideas are so good, they beg to be repeated. That’s true of the parade organized by parents of last year’s graduating seniors at Lake Highlands High School, when the pandemic closed classes and shut down celebrations. The world is reopening these days, but 2021 graduates and their families say the parade will likely be a permanent addition to end-of-school festivities.

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The graduation parade has a backward feel, with participating seniors donning caps and gowns and lining both sides of Church Road in front of the high school. Parents, grandparents and community members are invited to make congratulatory signs, decorate their cars and honk their horns as they process westbound from the “J” parking lot near the tennis courts to the aquatic center parking lot to turn eastbound and travel eastbound to Fieldcrest. The official route is short, but the impact is great – last year’s grads said they definitely felt the love.

The parade will run from 5-7 p.m. Sunday, May 16. All are invited.

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  • Carol Toler

    Blogger CAROL TOLER and her husband, Toby, are the parents of four LHHS graduates. She has an MBA from SMU and is the proud recipient of the Exchange Club of LH's Unsung Hero Award and Councilman McGough's Blake Anderson Public Service Award. She received LHHS PTA's Extended Service Award, FMJH PTA's Charger Award and a Life Membership from the LHFC PTA. She has moderated candidate debates for Dallas Mayor, Dallas City Council and RISD Trustee races and taught seminars on garnering publicity for nonprofits. She completed training with Dallas Truth, Racial Healing and Transformation and Inside RISD, and she's a sustaining member of LH Women's League. She has served on the boards of After8 to Educate, Dallas Free Press, Healing Hands Ministries and Camp Sweeney and chaired fundraisers for multiple Dallas nonprofits. Email ctoler@advocatemag.com.