School’s out! Posted on June 14, 2012June 14, 2012 by Staff Students across Carrboro and Chapel Hill celebrated the last day of school and graduation with a variety of events last weekend. Welcome, summer! Recently retired and much-loved Carrboro High School guidance counselor Mary Gratch (left) celebrated with Carrboro High graduates including Rachel Hare on Saturday. Photo by Alicia Stemper Julia Barger, Luke Barker and Flora Barrow listen to their classmates deliver remarks during Carrboro High School graduation ceremonies Saturday at the Smith Center. Carrboro High, Chapel Hill High and East Chapel Hill High conducted commencement exercises on Saturday at the Dean Smith Center on the UNC campus, and more than 800 students received their diplomas at the three ceremonies. Photo by Alicia Stemper Eighth-graders at Smith Middle School celebrate their last minutes as Cyclones at the Smith Middle School graduation last Friday. Photo by Alicia Stemper Parents and kids in Carrboro’s Bolin Creek neighborhood fight with water, silly string, shaving cream and the like as part of the neighborhood’s annual silly party celebrating the last day of school. Photo by David Jessee