Many West Hartford elementary schools welcomed back their alumni from the Class of 2022 this week.

Photos by Craig Rosenberg

The day before graduating from Hall High School, members of the Class of 2022 who had graduated from Aiken Elementary School seven years earlier went back to pay their old school a visit.

They paraded around the outside of the school in their caps and gowns, visiting with their former teachers including a few retirees who returned for the occasion.

The pre-graduation visit is a tradition that has long been in place at some of the town’s other elementary schools, and Aiken Principal Shannon Mlodzinski welcomed the soon-to-be high school graduates with open arms, and said she hopes to have it become an Aiken tradition going forward.

Former Aiken Elementary School students about to graduate from Hall High School in the Class of 2022. Photo credit: Craig Rosenberg

Simon Rosenberg poses with his former fifth grade teacher, Donna Sullivan. Photo credit: Craig Rosenberg

The week of graduation, members of the Hall High School Class of 2022 who attended Aiken Elementary School returned for a visit. Photo credit: Craig Rosenberg

The week of graduation, members of the Hall High School Class of 2022 who attended Aiken Elementary School returned for a visit. Photo credit: Craig Rosenberg

Retired Aiken Spanish teacher Linda Powers returned to visit with her former students. Photo credit: Craig Rosenberg

Julia Sillman poses with her former fifth grade teacher Steve O’Brien. Photo credit: Craig Rosenberg

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