***UPDATE: A previous version of this article said there is no in-person graduation for Carrboro High School this spring. Chapel Hill-Carrboro City Schools has yet to make an announcement on graduation ceremonies for any high schools.****
Due to the coronavirus pandemic, Carrboro High School students have transitioned to online learning to minimize in-person contact.
However, the staff still found a way to celebrate its outgoing senior class. On Wednesday, May 6, teachers and staff gathered on campus to distribute caps, gowns and tassels to students.
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After getting their cap and gown, Carrboro High School students took a picture in their cars to commemorate their graduation. (Dakota Moyer/Chapelboro.com)
Carrboro High School students dropped by campus on Wednesday, May 6 to pick up their gaps, gowns and tassels. With school moved online due to the COVID-19 pandemic, there are currently no plans for an in-person graduation ceremony. (Dakota Moyer/Chapelboro.com)
A Carrboro High School student receives her cap and gown from a volunteer. Many student who drove through campus played music and were cheered on by family members. (Dakota Moyer/Chapelboro.com)
The majority of students who drove through Carrboro High School on Wednesday, May 6 wore masks to cover their faces. (Dakota Moyer/Chapelboro.com)
Teachers and staff waited outside Carrboro High School to cheer on students leaving campus. Schools have moved to online learning for the remainder of the academic year. (Dakota Moyer/Chapelboro.com)
A Carrboro High School student smiles while getting his picture taken on Wednesday, May 6. Many senior students will have small, personal graduation ceremonies at home due to the COVID-19 pandemic. (Dakota Moyer/Chapelboro.com)
Signs encouraging Carrboro High School seniors were placed around the campus on the morning of Wednesday, April 5. For many seniors, this was their last time on campus. (Dakota Moyer/Chapelboro.com)
Caps, gowns and tassels are delivered to Carrboro High School students through a drive-thru. Volunteers wore gloves and masks while handing the items out. (Dakota Moyer/Chapelboro.com)
A volunteer looks through a car window to deliver a cap and gown order at Carrboro High School on Wednesday, May 6. (Dakota Moyer/Chapelboro.com)
Signs and banners were placed outside Carrboro High School to commemorate the outgoing senior class. Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, no in-person graduation ceremony will take place. (Dakota Moyer/Chapelboro.com)
Volunteers from the school worked to deliver caps and gowns to students and their families. Like many schools across the country, Carrboro High School will not have an in-person graduation ceremony. (Dakota Moyer/Chapelboro.com)
A Carrboro High School student taped a note to his car door requesting that his cap and gown be placed in the trunk in order to minimize physical contact. (Dakota Moyer/Chapelboro.com)
This article erroneously is telling the community that CHS will not have a ceremony for graduation. Please note that CHCCS has not canceled the 2020 graduation. There is a district committee of principals, PTSA leads, PG leads, parents and students meeting tomorrow to discuss what can be done for the seniors for graduation.
I don’t want CHS families to leave town assuming that graduation is canceled when it has not been. Only 23 of the Carrboro seniors did not attend yesterday’s drive thru that gave each senior a yard sign.