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Photos: Baldwin seniors leave their mark on high school

Kristina Serafini
By Kristina Serafini
1 Min Read • June 17, 2020 | 6 years Ago
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Solangi Sekeleti leaves her handprint on a wall in a stairwell at Baldwin High School on Wednesday, June 17, 2020. Since the school was renovated in 2010, it has become a tradition that graduating seniors leave their handprints on a wall inside the school. Senior Handprint Day was scheduled for April, but due to the covid-19 pandemic, the event was postponed.
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Cassie Carison makes a handprint on a wall in a stairwell at Baldwin High School on Wednesday, June 17, 2020. Since the school was renovated in 2010, it has become a tradition that graduating seniors leave their handprints on a wall inside the school. Senior Handprint Day was scheduled for April, but due to the covid-19 pandemic, the event was postponed.
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With purple paint-covered hands, Maddie Rechtorik (from left), Bri Bandola and Mario Pagano pose for a photo after leaving their handprints in a stairwell at Baldwin High School on Wednesday, June 17, 2020. Since the school was renovated in 2010, it has become a tradition that graduating seniors leave their handprints on a wall inside the school. Senior Handprint Day was scheduled for April, but due to the covid-19 pandemic, the event was postponed.
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Noah Joseph writes his name on the wall where he will put his handprint in a stairwell at Baldwin High School on Wednesday, June 17, 2020. Since the school was renovated in 2010, it has become a tradition that graduating seniors leave their handprints on a wall inside the school. Senior Handprint Day was scheduled for April, but due to the covid-19 pandemic, the event was postponed.
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Nick Murawski looks on as he gets ready to place his handprint on a wall in a stairwell at Baldwin High School on Wednesday, June 17, 2020. Since the school was renovated in 2010, it has become a tradition that graduating seniors leave their handprints on a wall inside the school. Senior Handprint Day was scheduled for April, but due to the covid-19 pandemic, the event was postponed.
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Robert Abbiatici places his handprint on a wall in a stairwell at Baldwin High School on Wednesday, June 17, 2020. Since the school was renovated in 2010, it has become a tradition that graduating seniors leave their handprints on a wall inside the school. Senior Handprint Day was scheduled for April, but due to the covid-19 pandemic, the event was postponed.
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Friends wait nearby as Mark Campana writes his name on the wall where he will put his handprint in a stairwell at Baldwin High School on Wednesday, June 17, 2020. Since the school was renovated in 2010, it has become a tradition that graduating seniors leave their handprints on a wall inside the school. Senior Handprint Day was scheduled for April, but due to the covid-19 pandemic, the event was postponed.

Though the covid-19 pandemic closed schools for months, the virus couldn’t stop tradition at Baldwin High School.

Students were there Wednesday for the school’s annual Senior Handprint Day. Each year since the high school was renovated in 2010, members of the graduating class were invited to write their names and leave their handprints in purple paint on a wall inside one of the school’s stairwells.

The event was scheduled to be held in April, but was pushed back for the safety of students and staff. Participants were required to wear masks and practice social distancing, with only a handful of students allowed inside the stairwell at a time.

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Kristina Serafini is a TribLive photojournalist covering Southwestern Pennsylvania. She is a Pittsburgh native and Point Park graduate. Her work has been honored locally and nationally. She can be reached at kserafini@triblive.com.

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