Credit Oñate High School graduation, 2019 The Class of 2021 will wrap up their senior year with in-person graduation ceremonies and a hand-delivered diploma this year – a first since the COVID-19 pandemic forced Las Cruces Public Schools to host drive-through graduation ceremonies last year.
All six LCPS high schools will host graduation ceremonies at the Field of Dreams May 21 and 22. District officials, working closely with high school principals, coordinated details that allow for families to watch in person while ensuring all public health orders are followed. Seniors will be allowed 16 tickets each for family and friends, will be required to wear a mask throughout the ceremony and will be socially distanced.
LAS CRUCES – After a year of adjusted learning models, social distancing and cancelled events, high school students in Las Cruces Public Schools began returning to class in-person in late February and early March just in time to start planning in-person prom. We talked about (holding a prom) while we were still actually completely, virtually doing school, Las Cruces High senior and student body president Miranda Romero said. We had talked about doing something through Zoom … just so that it could be something that the seniors are able to remember. But it wasn t until we found out we were going to be coming into school in-person that … we (started to) consider doing it in person.