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One of the most unique things about this year’s graduation ceremony for the Saucon Valley High School Class of 2020 was the opportunity for families to decorate their vehicles in support of their sons and daughters. Doing them up in celebratory style made sense, since the entire ceremony was held outside the high school, due to the coronavirus pandemic and the need to maintain social distancing.
The Saucon Valley High School Class of 2020 celebrated a milestone achievement–graduation–in a way no other class has before Saturday.
In lieu of in-person recognition this spring, many school districts have distributed yard signs to seniors for them to display at home in anticipation of graduation. Even that, however, was taken away from one Palisades High School senior, police reported Thursday.
A group of Saucon Valley parents is trying to compensate a bit for the losses by raising money to help make this year’s graduation ceremony more memorable for those who will receive diplomas at it.
The annual ritual of graduation returned to Saucon Valley High School Friday night with commencement exercises for the Class of 2019, which were held in the school’s auditorium, where approximately 165 graduates turned their mortarboard tassles and the page to a new chapter in life.
Outside of the traditional graduation ceremony that will be held at Saucon Valley High School Friday there are other stories of student success to be told, and one of them is Dylan Rumfield’s.
At their meeting Tuesday night, the Saucon Valley School Board approved several changes to the 2018-2019 school calendar. The changes were necessitated by two additional snow days the district used this winter.
St. Luke’s School of Nursing held its 150th commencement Thursday in Allentown. Thursday’s graduating class was comprised of 65 students, compared to three when the school was founded in 1884.
St. Luke’s University Health Network recently announced its 2018 Intern, Resident and Fellow graduates–physicians and providers who have completed specialty training through residencies and fellowships at St. Luke’s. The 26th annual graduation ceremony was held June 15 at Moravian College Foy Hall.
St. Theresa School, a pre-kindergarten through 8th grade Catholic school in Hellertown, hosted a graduation ceremony for eighth graders on Tuesday, June 5.
