Another school year has come and gone. As COVID-19 restrictions ease, Atascadero High School becomes one of the first high schools on the Central Coast to hold an in-person graduation ceremony since the start of the pandemic.
Faced with a pandemic and mom s cancer diagnosis, graduate walks across stage for diploma
and last updated 2021-06-02 15:56:11-04
SAN DIEGO, Calif. â For the first time since the pandemic, graduates are walking across a stage to receive their diploma, hearing their names in-person instead of through a screen.
But even before facing a global pandemic, some students weren t sure this day would ever come. For lack of a better word: surreal. I just canât believe it, said Cameron McCullough, a biology major at San Diego State University (SDSU).
A few months into his freshman year, his mom was diagnosed with squamous cell carcinoma, metastatic to the bone. Eventually, they couldnât pay the mounting bills for his education.
The scaled-back ceremonies will have a limited number of guests and several COVID-19 precautions in place. By Alexis Blue, University Communications Today
The University of Arizona will hold 18 scaled-back, in-person graduation ceremonies – with several public health measure in place – between May 10 and May 18.
Most of the ceremonies, which are grouped by programs, will take place at two locations: Arizona Stadium and the Cole and Jeannie Davis Sports Center. The Phoenix and Yuma campuses will have ceremonies in their respective cities.
Last year s UArizona Commencement was held in all-virtual format due the COVID-19 pandemic. In-person ceremonies were allowed to resume this year, thanks, in part, to low COVID-19 infection numbers on campus and the widespread availability of vaccines.