Rebecca Neudorf and Siddhartha Minhas express the joyful atmosphere of this year’s grad cavalcade. Photo: Bill Metcalfe
L.V. Rogers Secondary held its 2021 cap and gown graduation ceremony on Friday, with the format adapted for COVID-19 health guidelines.
On Saturday the traditional cavalcade was extended in distance to allow onlookers to watch from residential areas if they wished. Downtown, the grads were met with cheers and applause, in a heartfelt outpouring of support from their community.
Photo: Bill Metcalfe Graduate Michael Rhodes-Bliss shares a moment with his grandmother. Photo: Tyler HarperPhoto: Bill Metcalfe L.V. Rogers graduate Jack Ross and principal Ben Eaton walk down a special corridor set up for the individual cap and gown ceremony at Nelson’s high school. Photo: Tyler HarperPhoto: Bill Metcalfe Amy Schellenberg accepts her diploma from principal Ben Eaton. Photo: Tyler HarperPhoto: Bill Metcalfe Ayla Sully and her mother pose for pictures. Photo: Tyler HarperPhoto: Bill Metcalfe
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