Haxtun High School Class of 2020 honored with virtual ceremony followed by parade

There was the traditional pomp and circumstance. The usual welcome, valedictorian and salutatorian speeches as well as the ever-favorite slide show presentation, but the one thing missing was a gym packed full of friends, family, faculty and community members helping to celebrate the Haxtun graduating Class of 2020.

On Sunday, May 17 at 1 p.m., as regularly scheduled, graduation went on despite the nation's current pandemic and COVID-19 social distancing guidelines and instead of a gym full of graduates and supporters, more than 480 individuals watched a virtual ceremony from their homes on th...