.NBCNews spoke with 2020 graduates about what it's like to graduate during the pandemic, and how their celebrations are different than they initially planned. Here's what they had to say:
She and her friends have kept in touch through Zoom and FaceTime after the school’s in-person classes were canceled for the remainder of the spring semester, and she said they’ll likely get together for some kind of video chat to celebrate their graduation this spring.
Her school had a virtual ceremony to celebrate 2020 grads in early May, but Tolentino didn’t attend, choosing to instead spend the day with her family, who've been keeping her spirits up. Each student provided the school with a photo in their cap and gown, as well as a thank you or appreciate note that could be read aloud during the ceremony.
“This semester was very hard on us. One of our friends passed away in January so it kind of affected us in a bad way,” Corcoran said. “She was supposed to graduate with us. It didn’t start off great, then the quarantine began and it just kind of ended our senior [year], which was supposed to be about being able to spend time with friends you made for the last time in an easy setting because we all live so close.
“Given the circumstances, I really enjoyed it. I really respect and appreciate all the work Miami did,” Mullee said. “They’re clearly doing the best they can given the circumstances.” “I was just very humbled that my dad would do this for me, to have a stage for me, have my family come out," Pierce, 23, said."I was just beyond thankful for everything."
Ludwig’s sister let her borrow her cap and gown for the virtual ceremony, since she doesn’t have hers yet, and started the day with brunch. She later walked out in the cap and gown to music and also walked through her yard, where her family hung signs and banners congratulating her. While the virtual celebration isn’t exactly what Eisenberg and his friends had in mind, he's still optimistic about graduation.Miami Arts Studio senior Benjamin Eisenberg is celebrating with a virtual graduation in June and hoping to have an in-person ceremony later this year.Julia DeLeon said getting through school has been a “long, long journey” for her, so when she learned her graduation would be rescheduled as a virtual ceremony, she was disappointed.
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