The class of 2020 in the Sooke School District will be getting a graduation stage ceremony after all. District superintendent Scott Stinson laid out the plan, which will take COVID-19 social and physical distancing measures into account, in a Facebook video on Wednesday.
Stinson said the district made the call to move ahead with the modified ceremonies following provincial health officer Dr. Bonnie Henry’s advice on reopening the province last week. “We will now be able to offer an in-person crossing of the stage graduation ceremony for those students that would like to participate in that,” said Stinson. [ Sign up for our Health IQ newsletter for the latest coronavirus updates ] “This will allow you to dress in your cap and gown and formal