Herald Democrat
With the start of the COVID-19 pandemic a year behind them, the Sherman and Denison Independent School districts are ready to move forward with some level of normalcy. Both districts have announced plans for commencement, which will feature traditional ceremonies with safety and health guidelines in place.
Both districts modified plans for graduation ceremonies last year during the early days of the pandemic. Now a year later, both districts have said the graduating class needs a return to normalcy and tradition. Graduation is such a memorable time It is a special time, SISD Communications Director Kimberly Simpson said. It is something that parents, teachers, students and staff all look forward to.
Herald Democrat
In many ways the past year has been one of significant change in the daily lives of people. The way individuals socialize, work and go about everyday activities has changed since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic. The changes in reaction to the new normal may continue even after pandemic itself has passed.
In many ways, this can be seen through the many school districts across the region, who in the face of uncertain times, turned to technology as the key to returning to the classroom following Spring Break 2020. Officials with the Sherman and Denison Independent School districts had to take on the monumental task of moving an entire district into virtual learning during a time of extreme uncertainty.