The CES Newsroom

  • Home
  • CES Stories
  • Local
  • State/National
  • Visit the CES Website

Hampshire Regional High School students lead social distance-friendly virtual graduation with speeches, tassel turning

Posted on Saturday, June 6th, 2020 by Collaborative for Educational Services

Source: Heather Adams, Masslive
Date: 6/5/2020
Link: Complete Article

On Friday, Anne Curran, salutatorian and class president of Hampshire Regional High School, asked graduates to please rise during the high school’s graduation.

Through a virtual event, viewers can see five students, Curran, April Warner, Aine McDonald, Aiden Braastad and Emma Civello dressed in caps and gowns all stand — 6 feet apart and wearing masks.

“By turning our tassels, we turn to a new page in our lives,” Curran said. “We cease to be high school seniors and instead become citizens of the world.”

The students, joined by individual videos of about 120 of their classmates, then turn their tassels “to officially signify our successful completion of high school.”

It might not be the graduation the Hampshire Regional High School Class of 2020 was expecting but due to the coronavirus pandemic many typical graduation ceremonies were canceled, postponed or turned into virtual events.

Instead of giving graduation speeches in front of an audience, the five students ranging from class treasurer to valedictorian, got to share their memories and wisdom with classmates, family and friends through a video by the school.

“Here we are together but not together on one of the most important days of our lives thus far,” said Warner, the Hampshire Regional High School Class of 2020′s vice president.

Continue Reading at Masslive

Filed Under: Local News Tagged With: Graduation, Hampshire Regional High School, Seniors 2020

Quick Links

  • CES Homepage
  • Upcoming Events
  • Contact Us
  • Employment Opportunities

Subscribe by Email

Receive notifications for new posts:


Like Us On Facebook

Facebook Pagelike Widget

Copyright 2023 Collaborative for Educational Services · All Rights Reserved