Over 100 seniors from Swampscott High School and their families gathered in front of Town Hall on Wednesday afternoon to take pictures and participate in a red carpet send-off, before boarding buses to their prom at Cruiseport Gloucester.
“I think it’s really nice that everyone’s here,” said Jr., a senior at Swampscott High School. “We all get to have one last celebration with everyone that we knew and basically went to school with for like the past 12 years.”
The senior class poses for a picture in front of the Swampscott Town Hall || Solange JainA group of students laugh as their parents arrange them for a group photo || Solange JainProud parents flock together to take pictures of their children dressed up || Solange JainA senior holds flowers while looking around at her peers engaging in prom-day festivities || Solange JainFamilies pose for pictures together to mark the monumental occasion in their children’s lives || Solange JainSeniors Kevin (left), Melora (center), and Sofiya (right) stand together on the town hall lawn || Solange Jain
“It’s very like nerve wracking and exciting at the same time,” said Kevin about his upcoming graduation. He will be starting his first year at UMass Amherst in the fall.
The group collectively agreed that they were excited to experience a final social gathering with all of their classmates.
“A lot of people are not going to graduation,” said Melora, “so this will be the last event where everyone’s kind of like all together.”
Two friends embrace while surrounded by the rest of their graduating class || Solange JainTwin sisters, Zahra and Zafnun, walk down the red carpet in traditional South Asian lehengas, paying tribute to their Bengali heritage || Solange JainSeniors in prom-attire board coach buses that will bring them to their prom held at Cruiseport Gloucester || Solange Jain
Story updated May 30, 2025 to correct the spelling of a name.
