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Despite the fact that 17 Britton-Hecla graduates were denied traditional commencement ceremonies due to COVID-19, they still participated in the traditional cap toss after they received diplomas on Sunday.

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B-H senior Nick Nelson picked up his diploma as he walked across a stage erected in the school parking lot for the school’s graduation on Sunday. A vehicle parade of graduates and their families replaced the traditional commencement ceremonies. Each vehicle drove into the lot and graduates received diplomas before exiting and making way for the next vehicle.

B-H Honors 17 Grads

Seventeen Britton-Hecla seniors received diplomas on Sunday, but the way it happened makes the Class of 2020 unique in the school’s history. For years, local graduates have walked across the stage – in Amacher Auditorium or in recent years in the Britton-Hecla Arena – to receive their hard-earned diploma, congratulations from ...

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