PHOTOS: Seniors ‘Celebrate the Date’ with decorated cars

Faculty members cheer on grads at drive-through event

By Ari Wilke, Sophia Kaufman, and Kenna McNally
May 20, 2020

Wednesday was supposed to be graduation night for the Class of 2020.

But with graduation delayed until July amid the coronavirus pandemic seniors took part in a quirky “Celebrate the Date” event. They drove through the school parking lot while teachers and staff members cheered them on. Their vehicles were decorated with face masks, remade as Lions or covered with personal touches.

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Ari Wilke
Seniors streamed through the LHS parking lot on Wednesday night to cheers from teachers and staff as they marked the end of a school year cut short by the coronavirus pandemic. The Celebrate the Date event took place on what was originally scheduled as the date of graduation. Graduation has been moved to July.
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Kenna McNally
Seniors streamed through the LHS parking lot on Wednesday night to cheers from teachers and staff as they marked the end of a school year cut short by the coronavirus pandemic. The Celebrate the Date event took place on what was originally scheduled as the date of graduation. Graduation has been moved to July.
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Ari Wilke
Seniors streamed through the LHS parking lot on Wednesday night to cheers from teachers and staff as they marked the end of a school year cut short by the coronavirus pandemic. The Celebrate the Date event took place on what was originally scheduled as the date of graduation. Graduation has been moved to July.
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Ari Wilke
Seniors streamed through the LHS parking lot on Wednesday night to cheers from teachers and staff as they marked the end of a school year cut short by the coronavirus pandemic. The Celebrate the Date event took place on what was originally scheduled as the date of graduation. Graduation has been moved to July.
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Barbara Tholen
Seniors streamed through the LHS parking lot on Wednesday night to cheers from teachers and staff as they marked the end of a school year cut short by the coronavirus pandemic. The Celebrate the Date event took place on what was originally scheduled as the date of graduation. Graduation has been moved to July.