Nine high school seniors returned to their roots on Thursday, visiting the Menands School where there educational careers took flight.
The high school seniors—who are graduating from Shaker, Tech Valley and Lansingburgh—were treated like stars at the Menands School, introducing themselves to cheers during an assembly and then making a walk of champions out of the gymnasium and through a wing of the grades PreK-8 school.
The graduates are heading to colleges, such as Purdue University and the University at Albany, and pursuing careers ranging from mechanical 
engineering to nursing.
Graduates returning to the Menands School included:
- Jordan Stewart
- Carly Darmetko
- Elsir Abdalla
- Sam Dunsker
- Mudaser Nawaz
- Sanjay Saravanan
- Varun Chaqanti
- Ella Ponzo
- Hakiem Perkins
There are approximately 300 scholars in grades PreK through 8 who are enrolled in the Menands School this school year.
