In Our Opinion: It's time to rethink the senior all-nighter

The senior all-nighter is viewed by most as a much deserved chance for the graduating class to stay up playing games, eating junk food and winning prizes until the wee hours of the morning after their big day.

Some students see it as a rite of passage, while many parents see it as a way to keep their kids out of trouble.

But while the event has its merits, we see it as something that has run its course and think that maybe it's time to reinvent this age-old tradition into something less…tiresome.

Consider that on the day of graduation most Cheney High School seniors are up at 6 a.m. to get rea...