The official start of the summer didn’t arrive until Monday, but for LBI Consolidated School District students and staff it began a few days earlier with the last day of school and graduation for sixth-graders and kindergartners.

Superintendent Peter J. Kopack, also principal of the LBI School, said the sixth-graders “had a fantastic evening with perfect weather” for their outdoor graduation ceremony June 15. The Class of 2021 is the first class in the district to graduate outside, according to Kopack.

“Families were in attendance as students received awards, sang songs and then received their diplomas,” he said. “Mrs.