Gounardes organizing Cheer For Senior Year event in honor of graduating students
On Monday, June 8, State Senator Senator Gounardes announced that he is spearheading community cheer by celebrating graduating seniors in south Brooklyn.
In a video that features signs of schools outside students’ homes along with graduates, Gounardes announced a southern Brooklyn-wide cheer to honor graduating seniors of all ages in the area with a massive community-wide cheer on Friday, June 12 at 6 p.m. The hashtag #CheerForSeniorYear is encouraged to be used throughout the process.
Inspired by the daily 7 p.m cheer locals partook in to honor essential and healthcare workers during COVID-19, #CheerForSeniorYear, will have locals cheering from their homes to students graduating during the difficult times when traditional graduation ceremonies are still unable to take place.