Wethersfield 2021 class grew more 'patient and determined' Dave Clarke KEWANEE — It was a dream some thought would never come true. Wethersfield High School's Class of 2021 realized their dream Friday night of marching into the gymnasium while family and friends stood and the band played "Pomp and Circumstance," then walking across the stage alone to receive their diploma. It was a moment some, including junior/senior high school principal Carrie Griffith, thought might never happen due to the COVID-19 pandemic which shuttered the school last March. "It's been an interesting couple of years," said Griffith in presenting the class of 35 graduates. Almost a year-and-a-half of that time was spent learning remotely, then with a hybrid in-person/remote model, and finally, the last nine weeks in-person. "I started last fall not sure if we were going to make it to the end of the year, but through the efforts of our students, teachers and staff, administration school board and parents we made it. While it was not the year our seniors had dreamed of as freshmen, they made the best of it and it was a year they will never forget."