Big Screen Finish: SRHS heads to drive-in for graduation ceremony
High school students going to the drive-in is nothing new, but high school students going there for graduation is the latest wrinkle caused by the COVID-19 pandemic.
As Butler County high schools struggle to balance health concerns with the traditional pomp and circumstance of graduation, Slippery Rock Area High School decided to put its departing seniors on the silver screen.
That's the screen at the Starlight Drive-In Theater in Center Township to be precise.
Slippery Rock high school recognized its senior class Thursday at the drive-in.
Diplomas had already been handed out along with caps and gowns at a drive-through event at the high school in May, said Amy Geibel, the senior class adviser and high school math teacher.
Every graduate was permitted a two-car limit for guests and family for the drive-in ceremony.
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