Jefferson High Class of 2020 takes over the hill
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Jefferson High seniors made a traditional pilgrimage on Friday, Sept. 6 when they hiked up a hill overlooking Boulder from the west to repaint the J and change the year to reflect the incoming graduating class.
The seniors applied about as much paint to one another as they did the stones comprising the J and 20.
Jefferson High seniors Coen Guisti, front left, and Derek Nygaard drip white paint onto rocks now depicting the number 20 above Boulder on Friday, Sept. 6. They and their fellow seniors were participating in a tradition where the J is given a fresh coat of white paint and the year is updated to reflect the next graduating class. The event helped kick off homecoming week.
Jefferson High seniors gather atop a hill overlooking Boulder from the west to repaint the J and change the year from 19 to 20 to reflect the incoming graduating class on Friday, Sept. 6.Â
Jefferson High seniors gather atop a hill overlooking Boulder from the west to repaint the J and change the year from 19 to 20 to reflect the incoming graduating class on Friday, Sept. 6.Â
Jadyn Bellander, left, paints an imprint of her hand on Abbie Supalla’s pants on Friday, Sept. 6. They were among the seniors who made a traditional annual pilgrimage to repaint the J and change the year to reflect the incoming graduating class on a hill overlooking Boulder from the west.Â
Jefferson High seniors show their paint-covered hands as they pose for teacher Mary Williams on Friday, Sept. 6. The seniors made a traditional annual pilgrimage that day to repaint the J and change the year to reflect the incoming graduating class on a hill overlooking Boulder from the west.
Jadyn Bellander carries a painted rock to add to the number 20 — representing the Class of 2020 — on a hillside overlooking Boulder from the west on Friday, Sept. 6. She was among the seniors who made a traditional annual pilgrimage to repaint the J and change the year to reflect the incoming graduating class. Â
Carter McCauley, left, goes to add more paint to Emme Rosenbaum’s shirt on Friday, Sept. 6. They were among the seniors who made a traditional annual pilgrimage to repaint the J and change the year to reflect the incoming graduating class on a hill overlooking Boulder from the west.
Jefferson High seniors gather atop a hill overlooking Boulder from the west to repaint the J and change the year from 19 to 20 to reflect the incoming graduating class on Friday, Sept. 6.Â
Jadyn Bellander is covered in handprints of white paint on Friday, Sept. 6. She was among the seniors who made a traditional annual pilgrimage to a hillside overlooking Boulder from the west to repaint the J and change the year to reflect the incoming graduating class. Â Â Â
Derek Nygaard is covered in white paint on Friday, Sept. 6. He was among the seniors who made a traditional annual pilgrimage to a hillside overlooking Boulder from the west to repaint the J and change the year to reflect the incoming graduating class. Â Â
JHS Principal Mike Moodry, left, fends off Derek Nygaard to remain paint-free on Friday, Sept. 6. Nygaard was among the seniors who made a traditional annual pilgrimage to repaint the J and change the year to reflect the incoming graduating class on a hill overlooking Boulder from the west.
Derek Nygaard is covered in white paint on Friday, Sept. 6. He was among the seniors who made a traditional annual pilgrimage to a hillside overlooking Boulder from the west to repaint the J and change the year to reflect the incoming graduating class.Â
Most seniors’ clothes looked as Taylor Peterson’s did on Friday, Sept. 6, after they made a traditional annual pilgrimage to repaint the J and change the year to reflect the incoming graduating class on a hill overlooking Boulder from the west.
Abbie Supalla gives a thumbs-up as the seniors pose for teacher Mary Williams on Friday, Sept. 6. Supalla was among the seniors who made a traditional annual pilgrimage to repaint the J and change the year to reflect the incoming graduating class on a hill overlooking Boulder from the west. Â Â
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