THE SCHOOL BOARD OFFICIALLY APPROVED OUR PLAN FOR AN IN PERSON GRADUATION CEREMONY!! I AM ABSOLUTELY THRILLED THAT OUR SENIORS GET TO CROSS THAT STAGE TOGETHER UNDER THE SUN. THANK YOU FOR STAYING LOUD AND KEEPING THE ENERGY HIGH UNTIL WE FINALLY ACHIEVED THIS VICTORY!!
May 30, 2021
Final supporters
Petition to School Board and City Council
Let the Seniors graduate together!
We, as parents, and a community need to support the Class of 2021. They have survived a year and a half of uncertainty, isolation, and virtual school. When they left high school in March of 2020, they had no idea they would never return to their high school or see some of their school friends ever again. They have had to survive the unthinkable to make it to the end. We need to show them we are proud of their accomplishments, their resilience, their ability to power through many obstacles. We need to celebrate them in person. People supporting people and not virtually. It has been proposed by this petition that PHHS and WFHS make the effort needed to hold graduation in their school's stadium with families/visitors allowed. The graduates could enter the stadium 6 ft apart, wearing cap, gown and mask and sit 6 ft apart on the field. The spectators could have strict staggered entry times and sit in small family groupings 6 ft apart on bleachers and seating around the field. According to the most recent "Forward Virginia" plan stated by our Governor, this could adhere to his outdoor guidelines. If the plan is accepted, it could also give the Senior Class something to look forward to and possibly improve poor attendance and grades, which are currently being addressed unsuccessfully. In signing below, we are supporting in person graduation for high school seniors of RCPS system. We are asking for reinforcement from Roanoke City School Board, as well as community involvement such as City Council to help our Senior Class of 2021 celebrate their high school graduation with their classmates.
Updates
Reached 500 supporters
March 9, 2021
Reached 100 supporters
March 9, 2021
108 Comments
the kids needs this as well as the parents. we can have outside if need be. all adults who want tge vaccine are expected to have it by May . Graduation isn't until June 10th. our whole family including the graduated has been vaxxed. let them walk
Students should for sure have a actual in person graduation , it isn’t fair to these seniors our entire year was taking from us . Atleast give us all an actual good prom and an in person graduation. We’ve been through enough we atleast deserve this in our last days of our senior year.
If we can have super bowls and travel and other things of that nature they should be able to graduate as a class together with their family watching like the students in the previous years did they've waited their whole life for this one day let them have it
With increasing rates of vaccination, continued use of masks and appropriate social distancing in-person graduation should occur. Per the CDC we are administering “over 2 million vaccine doses per day, and enough supply to vaccinate any adult who wants a vaccine by the end of May.”
All my children graduated from Patrick Henry. Please let them have their graduation. My granddaughter is graduating this year and I don’t want her or her classmates to miss this momentous time. I have had the vaccine and will volunteer to staff it if you need help. I have taught in this school. Thank you julie
Graduation is a huge milestone for young adults. Should not be taken away from them. Make all changes to do a graduation with social distancing.
Life is for living...and these young adults need this.
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THE SCHOOL BOARD OFFICIALLY APPROVED OUR PLAN FOR AN IN PERSON GRADUATION CEREMONY!! I AM ABSOLUTELY THRILLED THAT OUR SENIORS GET TO CROSS THAT STAGE TOGETHER UNDER THE SUN. THANK YOU FOR STAYING LOUD AND KEEPING THE ENERGY HIGH UNTIL WE FINALLY ACHIEVED THIS VICTORY!!
May 30, 2021
Final supporters
Petition to School Board and City Council
Let the Seniors graduate together!
We, as parents, and a community need to support the Class of 2021. They have survived a year and a half of uncertainty, isolation, and virtual school. When they left high school in March of 2020, they had no idea they would never return to their high school or see some of their school friends ever again. They have had to survive the unthinkable to make it to the end. We need to show them we are proud of their accomplishments, their resilience, their ability to power through many obstacles. We need to celebrate them in person. People supporting people and not virtually. It has been proposed by this petition that PHHS and WFHS make the effort needed to hold graduation in their school's stadium with families/visitors allowed. The graduates could enter the stadium 6 ft apart, wearing cap, gown and mask and sit 6 ft apart on the field. The spectators could have strict staggered entry times and sit in small family groupings 6 ft apart on bleachers and seating around the field. According to the most recent "Forward Virginia" plan stated by our Governor, this could adhere to his outdoor guidelines. If the plan is accepted, it could also give the Senior Class something to look forward to and possibly improve poor attendance and grades, which are currently being addressed unsuccessfully. In signing below, we are supporting in person graduation for high school seniors of RCPS system. We are asking for reinforcement from Roanoke City School Board, as well as community involvement such as City Council to help our Senior Class of 2021 celebrate their high school graduation with their classmates.
Updates
Reached 500 supporters
March 9, 2021
Reached 100 supporters
March 9, 2021
108 Comments
My cousin is a senior cheerleader and she deserves to see her friends and her family and friends deserves to see her walk that stage because this only happens once in a lifetime. I was fortunate to walk the stage back in 2019 & I don't take that for granted because it's a memory that I will cherish forever.
the kids needs this as well as the parents. we can have outside if need be. all adults who want tge vaccine are expected to have it by May . Graduation isn't until June 10th. our whole family including the graduated has been vaxxed. let them walk
Students should for sure have a actual in person graduation , it isn’t fair to these seniors our entire year was taking from us . Atleast give us all an actual good prom and an in person graduation. We’ve been through enough we atleast deserve this in our last days of our senior year.
If we can have super bowls and travel and other things of that nature they should be able to graduate as a class together with their family watching like the students in the previous years did they've waited their whole life for this one day let them have it
With increasing rates of vaccination, continued use of masks and appropriate social distancing in-person graduation should occur. Per the CDC we are administering “over 2 million vaccine doses per day, and enough supply to vaccinate any adult who wants a vaccine by the end of May.”
All my children graduated from Patrick Henry. Please let them have their graduation. My granddaughter is graduating this year and I don’t want her or her classmates to miss this momentous time. I have had the vaccine and will volunteer to staff it if you need help. I have taught in this school. Thank you julie
Graduation is a huge milestone for young adults. Should not be taken away from them. Make all changes to do a graduation with social distancing.
Life is for living...and these young adults need this.
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My cousin is a senior cheerleader and she deserves to see her friends and her family and friends deserves to see her walk that stage because this only happens once in a lifetime. I was fortunate to walk the stage back in 2019 & I don't take that for granted because it's a memory that I will cherish forever.