HS Seniors - What to expect?

[Anonymous]

What do you think will happen to all the HS Senior event milestones that are supposed to happen at the end of their school year through all this? Do you think they will still hold a Graduation program or are they SOL?

[Anonymous]

SOL. I am already thinking of how to make a family event feel really special when this is all over. I hope they get their caps and gowns so we can take a picture at least. I also think I can use this as an excuse to kill beach week (which is a good thing)

[Anonymous]

Worst case scenario is there will be a tele-graduation ceremony.

This is hard for everybody, but I do feel particularly bad for high school and college seniors.

[Anonymous]

How about holding the prom in December, when they're all home from college on Christmas break?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:SOL. I am already thinking of how to make a family event feel really special when this is all over. I hope they get their caps and gowns so we can take a picture at least. I also think I can use this as an excuse to kill beach week (which is a good thing)

I gave you a virtual high five for the beach week comment! I loved that and made me laugh.

I guess we will have to develop a plan B to celebrate graduation as well.

[Anonymous]

I’m sure it will all be canceled. I don’t even know if college will start in the fall.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:How about holding the prom in December, when they're all home from college on Christmas break?

At that point, they won't even care about high school stuff any more! By October, high school will probably be the furthest thing from most college freshmen's minds.

[Anonymous]

My DD is bummed. She never got to say goodbye to her teachers. There will be no end of the year trips (Band, etc). No Admitted Students Day. Probably no graduation. (Maybe in July?). No end of the year band banquet. Just distance learning....

[Anonymous]

It’s tough. My nephew is in recovery , spent years battling his drug addiction, and is graduating from college this spring. We are all so incredibly proud of him, but I am sad for him not to have this “marker” of his accomplishment.

[Anonymous]

Some people are cancelling their weddings which have cost them $$$. There is always someone who problems are worse. Try to look at the positive.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:How about holding the prom in December, when they're all home from college on Christmas break?

No way. No one is interested in high school stuff after college.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Some people are cancelling their weddings which have cost them $$$. There is always someone who problems are worse. Try to look at the positive.

It's not a competition, OK? Prom and graduation are extremely important events to a lot of seniors. 17-year-olds in this country can't relate to having to cancel a wedding.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:SOL. I am already thinking of how to make a family event feel really special when this is all over. I hope they get their caps and gowns so we can take a picture at least. I also think I can use this as an excuse to kill beach week (which is a good thing)

Please may this kill Beach Week.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:My DD is bummed. She never got to say goodbye to her teachers. There will be no end of the year trips (Band, etc). No Admitted Students Day. Probably no graduation. (Maybe in July?). No end of the year band banquet. Just distance learning....

Yeah, it's a bummer. Our kids' last day of high school has probably already happened. I feel for them.

[Anonymous]

Colleges are cancelling graduation. Can't imagine public schools are far behind.