Kennett plans graduation atop Cranmore

By Lloyd Jones
The Conway Daily Sun

Cranmore Mountain’s Skimobile Express high speed quad chairlift is seen Tuesday. Graduates and families will get a ride up and down the mountain to receive their diplomas. (Jamie Gemmiti photo)

Cranmore Mountain’s Skimobile Express high speed quad chairlift is seen Tuesday. Graduates and families will get a ride up and down the mountain to receive their diplomas. (Jamie Gemmiti photo)

CONWAY — “It's not a traditional graduation, but I think it's going to be a spectacular one, for sure,” said Kennett High Principal Kevin Carpenter  Monday night as he announced that graduation is still on for June 13.

But it won’t be on the school’s campus at the top of Eagles Way. Instead, the Eagles will graduate from the summit of Mount Cranmore.

At a Zoom-held virtual meeting, the Conway School Board unanimously approved the high-flying idea to hold graduation for the Class of 2020 as well as Eagle Academy students at the North Conway resort.

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