The rules for this Kentucky high school's no-contact, drive-through graduation ceremony: exit your car, walk up the red carpet, pick your diploma up off the table, pose for a picture and return to your car.
Seniors line up in cars with their families in the main drive of Webster County High School in Dixon, Ky., waiting to pick up their diplomas outside of the school one at a time. Like almost all schools across the U.S., county high school officials had to adapt this year's graduation ceremony because of the COVID-19 pandemic.Seniors line up in cars with their families in the main drive of Webster County High School in Dixon, Ky.
"I didn't expect [COVID-19] to hit Webster County that fast," he said."It doesn't seem real until it actually affects you." Ali Avery Jr., who goes by A.J., stands in the back of his family's pickup truck in the driveway of his home. His family decorated their vehicle for the drive-through ceremony.Ali Avery Jr., who goes by A.J., stands in the back of his family's pickup truck in the driveway of his home. His family decorated their vehicle for the drive-through ceremony.
Principal Jarrod Hankins said that because Webster County High School is a"multigenerational school," the community had to be involved in the altered graduation ceremony plans.
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