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Bright lights shine to honor the class of 2020

School districts across the Triad are showing their support for high school seniors by turning on their stadium lights.

WINSTON-SALEM, N.C. — They are in the spotlight. That's the class of 2020. Even though their senior year has been cut short due to the coronavirus, schools in the district are still honoring them.

Tonight school districts including Guilford County Schools, and the Winston-Salem/Forsyth County Schools both turned on the floodlights at school football stadiums for 20 minutes.

The school districts also asked community members to participate by turning on porch lights at home as well.

“These students have missed so many special moments this year, moments they can never relive," said Mount Tabor Principal Ed Weiss, who came up with the idea, "When I heard this was happening in other parts of the country, tonight, I immediately knew I wanted to challenge our district to do something similar to honor this very special class of future leaders.”

Weiss said the floodlights are also meant to be a moment to honor our community’s first responders, spring sport student-athletes and others who have made sacrifices during this unprecedented pandemic.

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