The sound of music and car horns honking filled the air as high school seniors celebrated their accomplishments
Friday./// the coronavirus pandemic is having us rethink how we celebrate big milestones.
Tonight ?
"* leroy?
"* ostrande public school held a graduation that fit all of the requirements for social distancing but still stayed true to commemoratin g the class of 2020's achievements.
Kimt news 3's isabella basco went back to school to fill us in on what happened.
Isabella?
(playing "hakuna matata... )" typically graduation ceremonies are held in gymnasiums or venues like the mayo civic center.
For seniors at leroy?
"* ostrander ?
"* it an outdoor celebration... and a song each student choose to have played, as they received their diploma.
<nats of miley cyrus song > miley cyrus sang it best ?
"* *- "there's always going to be another mountain."
For the class of 2020 ?
"* the "climb" was a final semester of distance learning.
"they've lost their sports, their opportunity to be with their friends, to have a normal opportunity, look at this way, if you've made it through this, life is going to get better as you go on."
Facing unprecedented challenges... this class took the next steps towards their future in a delayed... outdoor... socially distanced ceremony.
<nats > these new grads are facing a world of uncertainty.
Class valedictorian ?
"* libertee smalley ?
"* says 2020 graduates are ready for the future.
"you want smart kids?
We have smart kids, athleticism, we have that too.
Attractive, artistic or funny?
Yup, we have it all."
Salutatorian tanner kasel says the pandemic is teaching everyone an important lesson ?
"* for year to come.
" all definitely learned one thing and that is not to take anything for granted because we could all wake up one morning and it could all be gone."
Graduating seniors and administrators admit ?
"* the class of 2020 has always marched to its own beat.
"starting in middle school, we were labeled as the naughty class.
I know ?
"* that was kind of hard to believe.
In 6th grade ?
"* we had to carry aroud a clipboard to every class with all of our names on it and spaces for tally marks.
If you had a tally, it meant you were being bad."
So if there's one class prepared to finish high school in a a community parade followed the commencement ceremony.
Live in rochester ib kimt news 3.
Thank you isabella.
18 students graduated today from leroy?
"* ostrander public
High school graduation season continues as the coronavirus has forced schools nationwide to celebrate in their unique way.