Virtual graduations start this week

Families are preparing for virtual graduations this week.

WHEN GRADUATIONS TAKES PLACE.DUE TO THE PANDEMIC, GRADUATESACROSS THE COUNTRY ARE GETTINGTHEIR DIPLOMAS INNON-TRADITIONAL WAYS.

WPTVNEWSCHANNEL FIVE'S TANIAROGERS WITH HOW A FAMILY ISGETTING READY HOURS BEFORETHEIR DAUGHTER'S VIRTUALGRADUATION."HERE ARE A LITTLE DECORATIONSTHAT WE DID TO CELEBRATE THEBIG GRADUATION.

ONE OF THEBOOKS THAT I GOT FROM THESCHOOL." EIGHTEEN YEAR OLDTAYLOR BURKE'S HOME HAS ALITTLE MORE SPARKLE THIS WEE"WE JUST WENT AND GOT A COUPLEOF THINGS TO CELEBRATE FORTONIGHT AND HOPEFULLY IN JULYHAVE A PARTY FOR HER WHERE WECAN DO SOMETHING BIGGER."GROWING UP TAYLOR LOOKEDFORWARD TO WALKING ACROSS ASTAGE TO GET HER HIGH SCHOOLDIPLOMA.

BUT WITH THE COVID-19PANDEMIC-- SCHOOLS ARECHOOSING A VIRTUALGRADUATION... THE PAST FEWMONTHS OTHER EVENTS SENIORSLOOK FORWARD TO WERE CANCELED."I WAS A LITTLE BUMMED OUTBECAUSE I WAS GOING TO GO TOTHE PROM WITH MY BEST FRIENDIN PENNSYLVIA BUT THEN THATGOT CANCELED.

SO THAT WASREALLY THE ONLY THING THAT IFEEL I MISSED OUT ON." THOUGHTONIGHT IS NOT A TRADITIONALGRADUATION, TAYLOR SAYSTHERE'S A SILVER LINING."ANYONE FROM ANYWHERE CAN SEEIT." "I WAS NERVOUS TOGRADUATE BECAUSE I HAD TO GIVEA SPEECH, SO I WAS NERVOUSABOUT DOING THAT IN FRONTBUNCH OF PEOPLE." "I GET TO DOMY SPEECH IN MY ROOM." "TAYLORWILL BE GRADUATING FROM PALMBEACH MARITIME ACADEMY.

SHESAYS SHE WILL BE HEADING OFFTO COLLEGE TO MAJOR IN MARINEBIOLOGY AND DANCE." ATRADITIONAL GRADUATION OR AVIRTUAL ONE... TAYLOR'SPARENTS ARE PROUD OF HER.

"ALOT OF OUR FRIENDS AND FAMILYARE AWARE OF WHAT TAYLOR HASDONE AND THINGS LIKE THAT.IT'S OK IT COULD BE BETTER."TANIA ROGERS, WPTV,NEWSCHANNEL FIVE.A LOT OF LIGHTS AND SIRENS INONE NEIGHBORHOOD...BUT N