Nothing about the past two past months within the Southern Regional School District has been typical. Classes have been conducted remotely. Spring sports and all other extracurricular activities were canceled. The halls of the high school are empty, save for selected staff members and administrators.

So, when Superintendent Craig Henry recently asked the high school’s guidance staff to come to the building last week to dole out caps and gowns to the graduating seniors, Jacki Hemenway was…