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Attention Class of 2020: Caps and Gowns are In!!!

From the Desk of Secondary Principal, Addie Klaehn:

 

Saturday, June 13, 2020: Senior Caravan/Cap and GownPickup

  • Each graduate is designated one (1) car, which can be “decorated” at home. Family members may ride in cars with graduates; all participants must wear masks. 
  • Graduates will assemble at St. Mary’s Church, no earlier than 11:30 am, and remain in their cars.
  • Graduates may not ride in the same car together (unless they are members of the same household).
  • Volunteers will be onsite to line up cars and assure that social distancing protocol is practiced by all participants.
  • Community members, friends, and family may line the streets of Main St., however, must remain in their vehicles at all times.
  • Class of 2020 Caravan will leave St. Mary’s at 12pm (police/fire escort) and travel down Main Street, turning left onto Allens Hill Road after passing the school.
  • Volunteers will direct Graduates’ cars to designated parking spaces (spaced out in compliance with social distancing protocol) in the District Office parking lot at HCS.
  • Graduates only may exit cars, but must remain in designated parking spots and must wear masks.
  • Welcome: Mrs. Klaehn, Secondary Principal/Superintendent Ashton.
  • Valedictorian Speech.
  • Salutatorian Speech.
  • Class of 2020 will be invited to sing HCS Alma Mater for recording.
  • Graduates will receive caps and gowns.
  • Photographer will take aerial “group shot” of Class of 2020.
  • Closing; volunteers will direct traffic out of parking lot.
 

Monday, June 15th and Tuesday, June 16th, 2020: Individual Graduation Ceremonies

  • 3-7:45 pm, Graduates sign up for 15-minute slots to “walk the stage.”  Each Graduate may have six (6) guests in attendance. All attendees, including the Graduate, must wear masks and sanitize hands upon entry to school.
  • Each Graduate will walk the aisle, stand on stage, and graduation bio will be read (parents and students: please make sure you have this done, or we won’t have a whole lot to say about you...here’s the link: https://forms.gle/paXV7Z4fESMzYsKC8). Valedictorian and Salutatorian speeches will be recorded.
  • Graduate will receive diploma on stage, maks may be removed briefly for photo, exit auditorium followed by family.
  • Each Graduate will receive scholarship or certification packets in District Office Atrium, and will exit the school building with family.
  • Staff will sanitize any surfaces that guests have touched during the ceremony.