Graduates walk through Bowmar

Published 6:25 pm Friday, May 18, 2018

By Courtland Wells

Members of the local graduating Class of 2018 walked the hallways of Bowmar Elementary Thursday, slapping hands and high-fiving the elementary students, while also getting hugs and congratulations from their former elementary teachers and faculty.

Bowmar 6th-grade teacher Carolyn Bradley wiped away tears as former Bowmar Elementary students and high school seniors left a classroom during the graduate walk-through down the halls of Bowmar Elementary.

Porters Chapel Academy will have graduation Saturday at 3 p.m. in the Vicksburg Auditorium, while the three other local schools will have ceremonies next weekend.

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About Courtland Wells

Courtland Wells is a staff photographer at The Vicksburg Post. He is a native of Tuscaloosa, Ala. and graduated from the University of Southern Mississippi with a bachelor’s degree in Photojournalism. Following graduation, he started at The Vicksburg Post in the fall of 2016. Courtland has won numerous awards through the Mississippi Associated Press Managing Editors and the Mississippi Press Association. His work has also been featured in the New York Times and Washington Post as well as other national publications. Courtland is a member of the Vicksburg Young Professionals.

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