'It's taking away a tradition': No more grad banquets for Saskatoon public high school seniors

Grace Spooner had started a checklist in her head for this summer before her Grade 12 year of high school. Among the to-do items: buy a dress for next year’s graduation banquet.
Plans have changed for the soon-to-be senior at Centennial Collegiate. According to a letter sent Thursday to families and caregivers of Grade 9 to 11 students, Saskatoon Public Schools’ collegiates have unanimously decided to discontinue organizing grad banquets.
The annual celebration dating back decades at