High school seniors across central Ohio are starting to receive their diplomas and turn their tassels.
And, in a welcome change, the process looks very different than it did last year.
Many school districts are holding in-person graduations this commencement season, a much-anticipated celebration after COVID-19 upended graduations for the Class of 2020.
Last year, high schools were forced to pivot and host virtual ceremonies in the early months of the pandemic. Some had drive-by graduations in which graduates hopped out of their cars, posed for a photo with their diploma and drove off or found other creative ways to honor their students.