IBEW 1, Stagehands 6 help seniors celebrate socially-distanced graduations

Hazelwood, MO – Members of IBEW Local 1 and Stagehands Local 6 helped convert POWERplex at the old St. Louis Mills mall into a drive-thru graduation, drive-in movie and concert venue for high school seniors whose commencement ceremonies were cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Seventeen high schools planned to use the venue for their seniors and their families. Stagehands (from left) Bob Stone, Kevin Stone and Joe Androff helped set the stage for the event. At right, IBEW Local 1 member Dustin Freiburghaus,  an employee of Vision Electric, runs wire from a food truck – Labor Tribune photos