The names of all of the Estero High School 2020 graduating class were proudly posted along the Williams Road school fence on a rainy Friday morning, May 15.
District 6 Councilmember Nick Batos, Estero High School Principal Mike Amabile and school staff members were joined by some of the high school students and a number of other community volunteers who placed the signs along Williams Road for Estero residents to see as they drive by. The signs will be up through Friday, May 22.
The 24”x 18” yard signs were provided by the Village of Estero’s Education Initiative as a tribute to the students. The Estero Education Initiative was founded in 2018 by Councilmember Nick Batos who serves as the Village’s liaison to the Lee County School District. This Initiative is a volunteer-run program and is funded through donations from residents and businesses. Donations go to the Estero Education Initiative which supports the schools in Estero.
This project’s goal is to honor these graduating students and provide them with a special memory since they are missing so much in their senior year due to the Coronavirus. Many sports activities and the school’s prom had to be canceled, and the traditional graduation ceremonies have been postponed to later this summer. A virtual graduation ceremony is being planned for late June.
The Village relaxed its temporary signage policy to allow this special week-long recognition of the 2020 Estero High School graduating class.
The Estero Education Initiative was created to form a partnership between the Village of Estero and the Lee County School District to help make the schools in Estero the best they can be.
It is the goal of this Initiative to create a public/private partnership between the Village of Estero and the Lee County School District, businesses, civic organizations, residents, parents and school staff to work together to encourage volunteerism in our schools and to raise funds to improve educational, recreational and aesthetic experiences in our schools.