Addison Obtains 100 Percent Participation at 2020 Graduation
Addison High School graduate Emerson Hough enjoys the ride down Main Street in Addison following the graduation ceremony on Sunday. Photo by Jeff Steers, JTV News. By Jeff Steers JTV News (June 1, 2020 10:34 AM) If Addison High School wanted 100 percent participation at the 2020 graduation ceremony, the show had to go on. One of the 50 graduates was shipping off to the United States Marine Corp on Monday. So, the graduation – with a few new twists – was held in front of the high school on Sunday afternoon. ACS Superintendent Steve Guerra said the school had to make provisions for the COVID-19 pandemic in the school’s preparation for the event. He said they used social distancing, masks, and sprayed down areas after each of the graduates received his/her diploma. Members of the 2020 class at AHS pulled up in cars and were given a rose. Their name was announced and Guerra awarded diplomas to all 50 graduates. Schools in Michigan were closed permanently in April by Gov. Gretchen Whitmer because of the pandemic. Guerra said there was no options left in order to have full class participation. “It was not something we could have waited for,”…