CCPS brings back in-person graduations

Posted 4/21/21

The Class of 2021 will be “walking the stage” this year! Graduation day is Friday, May 28

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CCPS brings back in-person graduations

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The Class of 2021 will be “walking the stage” this year! Graduation day is Friday, May 28, and while last year’s virtual commencements went well, Collier County Public Schools (CCPS) is excited to be able to bring back in-person graduations this year for high school seniors, albeit with some adjustments.

In collaboration with the Florida Department of Health-Collier, and in order to accommodate added safety procedures, CCPS has determined that graduation ceremonies will be held outside at each individual high school’s campus. Lorenzo Walker Technical High School will hold its ceremony at Paradise Coast Sports Park. All ceremonies will take place Friday, May 28, at 9:00 a.m.

“It is an honor that we get to walk,” shares Andy Zamora, a senior at Golden Gate High School who plans to attend college to study finance following graduation. “I am also grateful that my family gets to see me through this rite of passage.”

“To say I am excited is an understatement,” adds Barron Collier High School senior Hannah Page, who will be visiting family in England before heading to PACE University in New York City. “Graduating high school is a monumental moment in every student’s life, something they look forward to since freshman year. The amount of growth we experience within four years is incredible.”

Each graduate will be allowed a limited number of tickets; a LIVE virtual stream will also be available for each high school’s commencement ceremony. Seating will be in the stands and/or field using pre-identified, marked seats to allow each participant’s guests to sit together, while socially distancing from others. All participants, including graduates and guests, will be required to wear a face covering/mask. Class of 2021 seniors/parents will receive specific details regarding ticket distribution, graduation photos, graduation practices, and related senior events from their respective high school principal.

Parents should also take note of a change to the 2020-2021 Academic Calendar. Because school staff will need to be available for graduation ceremonies, May 28 is now a Virtual Learning HALF Day for students, instead of an Early Dismissal Day.

“Knowing I will be able to celebrate my four years of hard work at Barron Collier with my friends and classmates is everything I could ever ask for,” Page concludes. “Not only is this exciting for the Class of 2021, but also for the parents as well. I am so happy that Barron Collier and CCPS are able to provide us with an in-person graduation to commemorate this turning point in our life.”

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