COVID-19 pandemic.Normally Jasper High School hosts a more traditional ceremony the whole town turns out for.“It’s always been a real community event.
You know, held at the high school auditorium and the community shows up, everybody shows up. They’re aware when it’s grad time here,” Mayor Richard Ireland said while appearing on The Ryan Jespersen Show.
Instead, this year, an anonymous donor has come forward and paid for banners to be made with each of the 34 graduates’ — from three high schools in the mountain town — picture on it.“That just shows the community spirit here,” Ireland said. “The idea here is to celebrate the grads.