20-05-2025
Seniors and kindergarteners share in first-ever Cardinal exchange
CANFIELD, Ohio (WKBN) — A special moment took place in Canfield on Tuesday that brought together generations of Cardinals.
Seniors from the class of 2025 met kindergarteners from Hilltop and C.H. Campbell Elementary for the first-ever Cardinal Exchange. It was a powerful ceremony with seniors passing the torch to the district's youngest learners: the class of 2037. Hundreds of parents from both classes were in attendance.
Each kindergartener received a Canfield Cardinal poem and key chain, along with a T-shirt donated by the senior class.
'It was emotional,' said high school science teacher Leslie Holmes. 'I think it was great for the parents to be able to see this — senior parents and kindergarten parents. Hopefully, this legacy continues that the kindergarteners get to do this one day as well.'
Holmes says she got the idea from social media and ran with it. She says she hopes the Cardinal Exchange becomes a yearly tradition.
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