After the COVID-19 pandemic derailed plans for traditional rites of passage like in-person graduation ceremonies for the Class of 2020 last year, Thursday marked a more normal end to an otherwise abnormal school year.
Members of the class of 2020, who missed their graduation because of pandemic restrictions, were also invited to participate in the ceremony.
The Jefferson County Board of Education voted unanimously Tuesday to allow schools to host outdoor commencement celebrations with limited attendance on May 27, May 28 and May 29.
The gatherings will be smaller because of the COVID-19 pandemic, which forced JCPS and other Kentucky school districts to close their classrooms and cancel ceremonies like graduations near the end of the 2019-20 school year.
University officials announced Thursday that in-person commencement will take place in May at Cardinal Stadium for the first time.
