ELIZABETH TOWNSHIP- It is standard procedure in Lawrence County.

High School seniors in all seven public school districts graduate on the same day - the Sunday before Memorial Day - and often nearly at the same time in the early afternoon.

But that tradition is undergoing some change for Rock Hill High School seniors, at least for the Class of 2006. The board of education voted Tuesday evening to move its commencement ceremony from Sunday to the Saturday before Memorial Day, which will be May 27, 2006.

"The Sunday graduation interfered with church activities," acting superintendent Steve Lambert said. "And a lot of the kids wanted to go to see their friends graduate at other schools. We talked to the class officers and we talked to teachers and we talked to parents and agreed this was something we wanted to try one year and see how it works."

The commencement will be at 6 p.m. As Lambert pointed out, that is early enough in the evening for families to plan outings afterward to celebrate their graduate's achievement.

In other matters the board Tuesday also:

4Approved Terri Stamper, Gina Hankins and Anita Laney as volunteer middle school cheerleader assistants for the 2005-06 school year.

4Approved Lindsey Pernestti as volunteer junior high national honor society sponsor for the 2005-06 school year.

4Approved Barry Litteral as senior high boys' baseball coach for the 2005-06 school year.

4Employed Andrew Clark as assistant senior high boys' baseball coach for the 2005-06 school year.

4Employed Thomas Howard and Roger Dunfee as mentors for the 2005-06 school year.

4Employed Helen McCalvin as substitute interpreter for the 2005-06 school year.

4Employed Peggy Moore, Crystal Dillon, Crystal Simpson and Cheryl Mougey as substitute educational aides for the 2005-06 school year.

4Employed Joshua Cooper and James Bailey as substitute janitors for the 2005-06 school year.

4Employed Robin Webb as substitute bus driver for the 2005-06 school year.