Several graduations ceremonies will be held this weekend, while others are being delayed with hopes of holding more traditional ceremonies.

A list of graduation dates and times follow:

Norwood-Norfolk

Norwood-Norfolk Central is still planning a parking lot graduation on Friday June 26. The date was rescheduled due to potential weather issues Saturday. “They plan to have their 75 graduates stand in front of their cars, socially distanced, sitting in front of the school,” according to BOCES spokesperson Rebekah Mott. A stage will be constructed allowing for graduates to walk across one at a time. “They are allowing one family at a time out of their cars to take pictures of their child,” Mott said. The decision was made through multiple meetings with seniors and parents.

St. Lawrence

On Friday, June 26, at 6 p.m., a “drive-in” Senior 2020 High School graduation ceremony will be held at St. Lawrence Central School District. The school will have an outdoor ceremony. The location has been moved to accommodate all graduates and will be on the turf field for graduates and in cars surrounding the turf field for families. Each graduate will be allowed one car per graduate.

Lisbon

Lisbon will hold a drive-In style graduation ceremony in the back parking lot on June 26 at 8 p.m. rain or shine. The district will be following all CDC, NYS Health Department, and the Governor's Orders to ensure safety of the participants. The participants will be allowed one vehicle for the graduate and one vehicle that will surround the perimeter of the parking lot. The perimeter people cannot exit the vehicle. The grad can have two individuals stand with or be seated with them in front of their vehicle. A slideshow will be displayed at dusk.

Hermon-DeKalb

Hermon-DeKalb Central will be holding an abbreviated outside graduation on Friday, June 26, at 6 p.m.

The event will be held in the front parking lot area of the school, 79 East DeKalb Rd., according to BOCES Spokesperson Rebekah Mott.

The graduation ceremony will be live-streamed and recorded.

This invitation-only event is limited to 150 people or fewer.

Social distancing and face masks will be required.

Colton-Pierrepont

A graduation ceremony will be held Friday June 26 at 7 p.m. Each graduate can invite family members to attend the outdoor ceremony. The event will be live-streamed..

Gouverneur

Gouverneur Central will be hosting their 2020 graduation ceremony on Friday June 26 at 7 p.m. at the Gouverneur Fairgrounds. The graduates will be seated in front of the stage with their families participating from the inside their cars. We have 113 graduates and 3 speakers. Celia Carbone, John Erdman and Marina Wood where selected by their peers in the Honors Group to speak. To assist our families in viewing the ceremony the District is renting a 25-foot LED Jumbotron.

Parishville-Hopkinton

Parishville-Hopkinton’s graduation will be held Friday June 26 at11:30 a.m. on the soccer field.

Potsdam

Potsdam graduation will be held Saturday, July 11.

Graduation will be held at 11 a.m. on the high school’s multipurpose field. No further details are being released as school officials are waiting until the date gets closer to determine the public health guidance at that time.

Heuvelton

Graduation is set to take place on June 27 at 12:30 p.m.

The planned location is the soccer field in the back of the school. This will be a closed ceremony with a limited amount of people able to attend. 2 cars per graduate of the immediate family, 2 people are allowed outside the car per graduate in designated spots, all others must remain inside the car.

Those seated outside the car will need to bring lawn chairs. The ceremony will be projected on a Big Screen, with tuning into the FM radio station provided for those in their vehicles. The ceremony will be recorded for later showing and live-streamed for those that can’t make it.

Morristown

Morristown Central School will hold an outdoor graduation ceremony June 27 at 2 p.m. at the fireman’s pavilion.

Each student will be able to invite six family members. No bathroom facilities will be available. Seating under the pavilion will include a separation of six feet between families. All attending will need to wear masks.

Canton

Canton Central School will hold a “drive-in” graduation this year due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

Graduation is slated for Saturday, June 27, at 6 p.m. The ceremony will be held in the CCS side parking lot.

Due to space constraints and regulations regarding social distancing, attendance is limited, CCS Superintendent Ron Bukre said. "Attendees will be required to have a ticket for the ceremony."

Good-Guys Production will broadcast close-up views from the stage on their large event screens to give those in attendance a better view. They will also simulcast sound from the stage to a reserved radio frequency for those in attendance, and stream the event live on the internet.

Hammond

Hammond’s graduation ceremony will be Sunday, June 28 at 2 p.m., in the front parking lot. Each family will consist of the graduate, mother, father, and six other guests. Families will be seated together while being socially distant from others. The valedictorian and salutatorian will give their speeches. The graduates will come forward one at a time without their masks to pick up their diploma and awards envelope from a table. Pose for their picture then return to their family. The ceremony is expected to last about thirty minutes since there will be no bathroom facilities. It normally runs about an hour. The senior slide show and memorial awards will not be done during the ceremony but there will be a link on our website and Facebook for people to view.

Ogdensburg

Ogdensburg Free Academy will attempt to hold a graduation ceremony, but details will be dependent on guidance from the state.

If allowed, the high school will hold a traditional ceremony on the turf field, according to St. Lawrence-Lewis BOCES Manager of Communications Rebekah Mott.

The date of the ceremony will be set depending on guidance from the state.

The ceremony will be July 17. If no change occurs by July 7, the graduation will be pushed to August 7.

If no change occurs by August and the class will be splint into 3-4 groups and conduct several ceremonies on the turf at dates to be determined.

Massena

In Massena, graduation will be held July 25 at 7 p.m. on the high school turf field.

A rain date of July 26 has been established in case of inclement weather.

“Though the governor has now stated that 150 people can attend a graduation ceremony, that does not change the plans for drive through graduations as the graduates plus family in most schools would exceed this threshold,” Massena School Superintendent Pat Brady said. “Massena who has 178 possible graduates in this Class of 2020, we already exceed the limit. With information changing by the week in regard to COVID, the hope is that a delay will get us as close to a traditional graduation as possible. If not, we can still hold a drive through graduation on the same date instead of the more traditional format.”

Madrid-Waddington

Madrid-Waddington's graduation will be held Friday, June 26. It will take place at 6 p.m. at the Rishe Baseball Field.

Edward-Knox

Edward-Knox Central School graduation will be held Saturday, June 27, at 11 a.m. This is an outdoor ceremony and  by invitation only. 

Harrisville

Harrisville's graduation will be Friday, June 26, at 7 p.m., with a rain date of Saturday,  June 27, at 1 p.m. The ceremony wil be held on the modified soccer field. Only tiacket holdets will be allowed on the field.Parents and guests will need to bring a chair to sit on during the ceremony.

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