By Beacon Staff
Burlington High School is planning for an in-person graduation ceremony on July 18 at Bracewell Stadium.
The school district presented several graduation options for seniors to vote on, then tabulated and released those results on its Facebook page.
Burlington High School already held a virtual commencement for seniors that aired on YouTube at the end of May, the same day graduation was originally planned to take place. The novel coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic delayed that in-person graduation, as it did for schools across the country.
Given the probability of oppressive heat in the middle of July, the seniors decided on an evening ceremony. Each student will be allowed eight guests, and the graduating class will be divided into two, back-to-back ceremonies to comply with social distancing guidelines.
The first ceremony, scheduled for 6 p.m. at Bracewell Stadium, is for seniors whose last name begins with the letters A through K. The second ceremony, scheduled for 7 p.m. that same night (July 18), is for students who the last name begins with the letters L through Z.
Guests of the first group will be asked to leave promptly to allow the second ceremony to begin on time.