2021 High School Graduation Update

U.S. VIRGIN ISLANDS —The Virgin Islands Department of Education held a press conference on May 5 announcing plans for 2021 high school graduations. Check out the schedule below for dates, times and steps being taken to prevent the spread of Covid-19.

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St. Croix Central High School – May 18, 2021 @ 10 a.m.

• A stage will be erected in the main parking lot
• Students will drive up, exit the vehicle, walk across stage to receive diploma, then return to vehicle and exit campus

St. Croix Educational Complex High School – May 19, 2021 @ 10 a.m.

• A stage will be erected on the school’s soccer field
• Students will drive up, exit the vehicle, walk across stage to receive diploma, then return to vehicle and exit campus

Ivanna Eudora Kean High School – May 20, 2021 @ 1 p.m.

• Students will drive up to the elevated steps of the gymnasium, exit the vehicle and move toward the Walk Ray to receive their diploma, then return to vehicle and exit campus

Charlotte Amalie High School – May 21, 2021 @ 1 p.m.

• Students will line up outside, enter the Ruth E. Thomas Auditorium and walk across the stage to receive their diploma
• Students will exit the auditorium and campus after receiving diploma

The following measures are being taken by all public high schools to prevent the transmission of Covid-19.

• All graduation ceremonies will be conducted in a hybrid fashion—some ceremony elements will be prerecorded while others will take place in-person: First Component: Prerecorded messages from school officials and dignitaries; Second Component: In-person diploma presentations; Third Component: Prerecorded cap-and-gown presentation of graduates
• All graduation ceremonies will be executed in a mobile format, this will consist of either a drive-through ceremony or a walk-through ceremony
• All graduation ceremonies will feature graduates walking across a stage or designated area to receive their diploma, be greeted by dignitaries
• Parent/Guest will be allowed to take photos while graduate is crossing the stage
• No graduation ceremony will accommodate seated, in-person audiences
• All graduations will be live streamed on the Virgin Islands Department of Education’s Facebook page

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