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Be the light in someone’s life

By Carolyn Marnon
The “Be the Light” project was initiated
by the Wayne Memorial High School Ath-
letic Department to honor the Class of
2020 athletes and the rest of the senior
class. According to Athletic Director Jason
Malloy, the department wanted to do some-
thing that brought light to the seniors who
were devastated by the COVID-19 pan-
demic and its effect on their senior year.
Other school districts across the state were
doing similar projects. Athletic Director
Malloy went out to the football stadium for
three consecutive Thursdays at 20:20 (8:20
p.m.). “I let the lights shine for 20 minutes
for the Class of 2020.”
As he was at the stadium, he filmed
short videos to share on social media with
the seniors. “We have light on in the sta-
dium to represent you guys being the light,”
Malloy said on the first Thursday. The fol-
lowing week he shared, “When I look at our
track, I think about endurance and how
when you run you have to finish the race,
and so as we are faced with this pandemic,
I encourage you all to finish the race.” The
final night’s message: “Be the light for some-
one else.” WMHS Zebra Stadium is lit up at 20:20 (8:20 p.m.) to remind the Class of 2020 to Be the Light. Photo by Ryan Wright

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