Others are adding their own special touches to the virtual video feeds to honour the grads and their teachers.īishop Carroll High School is also considering a “Red Carpet” drive-by graduation event in early June with plans to set up a staging point on school grounds, allowing students to drive by with their parents, run out to the stage for a quick photo in dress clothes, cap and gown, and then wave to the cheers of friends and family members from other vehicles. The Catholic district is also working on the possibility of a live feed that would include speeches, videos and a special mass from Bishop McGrattan in early June. Some are planning live virtual events dedicated to a specific day, so that students can tune in and watch speeches, videos and share photos at the same time. Many other high schools will also put together online tributes, highlight videos and gift bags with graduation goodies for pick up. But I’m so proud of what they’re doing and coming up with for virtual ideas.” Sisters Claire and Jane pose for their dad in the family’s driveway on May 14.
“The kids are so sad that we’re missing doing this it’s heartbreaking for all of us. Wise Wood principal Michelle Howell says the video will also include important speeches, including the school valedictorian. The Hopkins family also planned their own special night at home, the girls say, cooking a special dinner, dressing up and taking photos. The bags will include graduation caps, Grade 12 certificates and a special yearbook dedicated to Grade 12s only. When kids arrive to drop off textbooks, they will receive the bag, while still socially distancing.
Graduation gift bags are also being put together for pick up on the last day of school. They’re compiling highlights from the year before and after COVID-19 arrived so suddenly, including unique, personal footage from students studying at home during stay-at-home orders. This year’s graduation ceremonies have been officially cancelled by the Calgary Board of Education and the Calgary Catholic School District, with officials saying the events would have defied provincial health orders prohibiting large gatherings, particularly in Calgary where most graduating classes number in the hundreds.īut like so many with the Class of 2020, the Hopkins twins are bouncing back, using their creativity to find ways to celebrate graduation virtually and show their classmates they still matter, and their accomplishment matters.Īs members of Henry Wise Wood High School’s grad committee, Claire and Jane - along with many of their classmates, teachers and school staff - are putting together a video tribute for graduation. “I’ve imagined this since elementary (school), to walk across the stage, to have that closure, and to share it with all the friends that you’ve been through so much with.” Article contentĬlaire’s twin, Jane, has also imagined the moment for years, recalling the grad ceremonies of an older cousin and how awestruck she was by the momentous occasion. This advertisement has not loaded yet, but your article continues below.
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