To those who made the Class of ’21 possible

Much of this issue is dedicated to honoring the young women and men who will graduate from local schools in the next month. That’s more than appropriate: This singular year and a quarter has been anything but normal for students.

They’ve bounced between instruction modes, from online to in-person to hybrid. In the near term, some kids’ performance has suffered; we’ll see about the longer-term effects.

They’ve lost many of the traditional markers of senior year: No macho volleyball (what is that, anyway?); no pep rally; no powderpuff football. Thank goodness for prom.