2014 seniors to graduate next week

Petersburg High School seniors are graduating next Tuesday in the high school gym.

Petersburg School District teacher Sue Harden is retiring this year and will be the honored speaker during the ceremony.

Among the many highlights at the event, the school’s band and choir will perform and Class Historian Fran Abbott will provide a history of the class.

Petersburg High School and Mitkof Middle School Principal Rick Dormer said the senior class tends to set a tone for the school’s climate each year.

This year’s class has created a quieter and calmer atmosphere,” Dormer said. “You don’t notice the...