Another Midlands school district changes graduation plans due to COVID restrictions
Lexington 1 school district is the latest Midlands school district to change its graduation plans because of the pandemic.
Students at the district’s five high schools will walk at each school’s football stadium this June, instead of at the traditional venue of USC’s Colonial Life Arena.
Administrator Thomas Rivers told the Lexington 1 school board on Tuesday the district had made the change because of COVID restrictions at the University of South Carolina’s basketball arena, which has told school districts they could only issue two tickets per graduating student because of social distancing guidelines.
Instead, the high school ceremonies will be spread out across a week of festivities, and at least four tickets will be issued per student. Rivers told the school board students could get six tickets each if local COVID-19 restrictions continue to decline.
Programs will follow a similar pattern to Lexington 1’s COVID-modified graduations last year. All graduations are scheduled to take place at 8 a.m.
▪ Tuesday, June 8, Pelion High School
▪ Wednesday, June 9, Gilbert High School
▪ Thursday, June 10, White Knoll High School
▪ Friday, June 11, Lexington High School
▪ Saturday, June 12, River Bluff High School
Lexington 1 is just the latest Midlands school district to shift its plans due to pandemic restrictions. Lexington 2 and Lexington-Richland 5 will also hold their planned graduations in schools’ football stadiums this summer.
This story was originally published April 14, 2021 at 11:45 AM.
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