Social distancing causing issues for graduating high school students

Part fo the issue as well is fundraising. Money is raised throughout the year with a little leftover for the next year for a sort of legacy fund. But with nothing written in stone for this year, all of the money could go towards the next graduating class.

“We’re thinking about it, that is an option,” Fanshaw said. “But it is a minimal amount [of money]. So what we do with it, of course, we can look at talking with the students and we are planning what we could do with that money but again, it’s a super minimal amount.”

If it is decided to forward all those funds to the 2021 class, despite it being considered a small amount, it still raises questions for some students.

“We aren’t using any money so why doesn’t the money raised from the class of 2019 just go to the class of 2021 and then we keep our fundraising money for whatever we figure out,” Barg argued.

There has been discussion with some local organizations, such as the drive-in, to think of ways to hold a social distancing-friendly grad celebration, though nothing is set in stone yet.

“Right now we are looking at a whole bunch of options, whether that’s each school’s grad committee or community partners who have expressed interest,” Tim Bennett, SD 57 Chair, said. “I think we have opportunities to look at how can we properly recognize our graduating class of 2020 in the current climate in a way that’s meaningful not only for them but for their families.”

by Matt Fetinko

Social distancing causing issues for graduating high school students

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