ST. LOUIS — Several schools in the St. Louis area are holding drive-in graduation ceremonies due to the coronavirus pandemic.
The ceremonies will be held from May 29 through June 10 at the POWERplex, which is the former site of St. Louis Mills Mall in Hazelwood.
On Friday, North County Christian School held its ceremony at 5 p.m. and St. Charles Christian Home Educators held its ceremony at 8 p.m.
The eight schools participating in the drive-in ceremonies include:
- Ferguson-Florissant
- Marquette
- Lafayette
- Rockwood Summit
- Eureka
- North County Christian
- St. Charles County Home Schools Association
- McCluer/McCluer North
The ceremonies will have more than 2,700 graduates and 3,500 guests, according to a news release. Families will stay in their cars to watch the ceremonies on Jumbotrons and listen on their FM car radios.
Students also were socially distanced, as they sat 6 feet apart.
Dan Buck, managing partner for Big Sports Properties said they were able to get corporate support to help with costs, such as LED screens.
"We then had these concert and movie nights that have been wildly successful and that’s what’s helping us keep down the costs for schools," Buck said.
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