Event 1: “Staging” Graduation at the LCHS Gym
Date/Time:
Friday, May 22. Each graduate will have an appointed time frame. (See the chart below)
Brief description:
Each graduate will have the opportunity to walk across the stage and receive their diploma case. Graduates will be able to share the event with 6 of their family/friends. ALL PEOPLE MUST WEAR A SAFETY MASK, as requested by Governor Beshear. The graduate will be allowed to remove the mask for pictures.
Who will be in the gymnasium at one time?
Principal Moore, Superintendent Fletcher, Mrs. Cecil (as photographer), the graduate, and 6 family members for a total of 10 people. *Note: This is based on guidance given by KDE on April 30, 2020. IF this changes, we will let families know as soon as possible.
Special directions:
The graduate and their family members MUST come to Bulldog Lane TOGETHER in a maximum of 2 vehicles. Once you pull onto Bulldog Lane, there will be school and police officials there to help you. Officials will be directing each family to a staging area, but ONLY ONE FAMILY will be in the gymnasium at a time.
When is your assigned time?
|
Group |
Alphabetical by last name |
Window to line up |
|
Group 1 |
Ailiff to Cavins |
3:30 – 4:00 PM |
|
Group 2 |
Chafin to Fitch |
4:00 – 4:30 PM |
|
Group 3 |
Fitzgerald to Huff |
5:00 – 5:30 PM |
|
Group 4 |
Hughes to Maddix |
5:30 – 6:00 PM |
|
Group 5 |
Marcum to Moore |
6:30 – 7:00 PM |
|
Group 6 |
Mullins to Rowe |
7:00 – 7:30 PM |
|
Group 7 |
Sandefur to Thompson |
8:00 – 8:30 PM |
|
Group 8 |
Thornsberry to Young |
8:30 – 9:00 PM |
Lawrence County High School
2020 Graduation Events Version: May 4, 2020
Event 2: Graduation Parade to Visit ALL Six LC Schools
Date/Time:
Saturday, May 23. Line up for everyone begins @ 10 AM. Parade will start at 10:30 AM SHARP and last for approximately 3 hours. All graduates are encouraged to participate in all parts of the parade. NOTE: PARADE STARTS AT 10:30 AM. ALL OTHER TIMES ARE ESTIMATES.
Brief Description:
Each graduate is invited to ride in a personal or family vehicle. A family member is encouraged to drive their graduate from school to school. The line-up will begin on Bulldog Lane and visit Louisa West, Louisa East, Fallsburg, and Blaine before returning to town. Community members are encouraged to decorate the parade route.
How many vehicles/people can each graduate have?
Each graduate can have one vehicle ONLY. The graduate may have as many family members as he/she wants in the vehicle. NO ONE CAN GET OUT OF THE VEHICLE WHILE ON SCHOOL PROPERTY.
How can family and community members participate?
All Lawrence Countians are welcome to park in different areas throughout the parade route and to post signs in their yard or along the parade route. A map with approximate arrival times at various places is provided below.
Parade route with approximate arrival times of the first car in the line-up:
10:00 AM: Line-up at Bulldog Lane – Lawrence County
High School and Louisa Middle.
10:30 AM: Leave Bulldog Lane
Driving slowly to and through Louisa for viewing
*KY-644 to KY-2565/KY32 toward Louisa
*Turn right onto Madison St (passing Louisa West) *Turn right onto Jefferson St (before Speedway) *Turn left onto Powhatan St (passing Louisa East) *Turn left onto Water St. (passing Riverview) *Turn left onto Madison St.(back through Louisa)
11:30 – 11:45: Travel to Fallsburg (Normal speed) on Rt. 3 ~11:45 AM: Slowing to a “parade speed” at the Cabin
Rentals. (If family/friends would like to view the parade, I
The parade will move slowly through Fallsburg, passing the Creekside Cabin Rentals, Fallsburg Fearplex, turning left at the Fallsburg Country Store/Hardware, passing the Dollar General Store, the Falls Camp Ground, and turning at the Fallsburg Elementary School UPPER entrance. After circling
Fallsburg Elementary, the parade will head back to US 23 (at a “normal” speed). Then headed to Blaine!
~12:45 PM – 1:30 PM: ~1:30 PM:
Travel to Blaine via KY-32
Slowing to a “parade speed” at the intersection of KY-201 and KY-32. The parade will pass by Unity Baptist Church, Kimber’s Country Market, and head on to Blaine Elementary. The parade will officially end after everyone circles through the Blaine Elementary parking lot. If family members/friends would like to view the parade at Blaine, I recommend begin in the Blaine area by 1 PM.
Event 3: A Virtual Graduation Ceremony
Brief description:
After compiling pictures and videos, the Lawrence County High School production team will put together a virtual graduation ceremony that will follow the program of a traditional LCHS graduation ceremony. It will include introductions by Principal Moore, videos of guest speakers (including the Class President), music, and more. It will be a special tribute to the Lawrence County High School Senior Class of 2020.
How:
The LCHS Virtual Graduation will be broadcast on Monday, June 1 @ 7 PM.
NOTE: These are the plans as of Monday, May 4th. These may change as the requirements from Governor Beshear may change. IF THEY MUST CHANGE, you will get a phone call.
This is all a great effort by everyone involved, but nothing can replace the traditional graduation, the one that students have waited for for 12 long years, and the one that demonstrates the greatest turning point in their lives, but it is what it is. This is a perfect example for the students to experience life changes at a different level and before they even get to toss their caps which signify a new beginning in their young lives, but one that they should not have to experience but must. This is their graduation, and the chapter of their lives that they will remember for the rest of their lives, but instead of all the emotions and the comradery with their fellow classmates that would typically go into this chapter, it will be a somber chapter that will be difficult for them to grasp much less embrace, and there’s nothing that can be said or done that will take the sting out of this reality that has been thrust upon them through no fault of their own, but they are strong and should be very proud of their achievements that have brought them to this moment in time.
Like all students before them, nobody ever said that life was going to be easy, but for this class the struggles don’t begin after graduation or the morning after when they wake up to their new lives for the first time, but the graduation itself is the struggle as COVID 19 has taken away from them one of the most important times of their lives. At the end of the day it’s about the well being of each student and their families and friends, but it still doesn’t make it any easier. We can always say that there is always someone worse off than we, but that still doesn’t make their hearts any less broken.
God bless you Class Of 2020, and we all sincerely hope that this can still be one of the greatest moments of your life!