Multiple Butler County school districts have announced plans to hold graduation ceremonies next month — albeit with alterations due to the coronavirus pandemic.

This is a cause for celebration for high school seniors — and we hope other districts come up with creative ways to tout the achievements of their graduates — even if their commencement ceremony isn’t how they’d dreamed it would be.

In recent weeks, Butler Eagle readers have expressed disappointment on Facebook about the interruption to county graduation ceremonies — and it’s easy to share their discontent.

For many students, the final weeks of one’s high school career — including senior proms, graduation ceremonies and senior trips — are a period that many people recall fondly for years to come. So, yes, it’s a shame that 2020’s graduating class will look back and recall being stuck in the house.

But one Eagle reader adequately summed up the situation up when commenting on plans to hold unorthodox graduation ceremonies.

“Well, I guess it’s better than nothing,” the reader wrote on Facebook.

Agreed. Currently, the Butler and Freeport area school districts and Mars Area High School have plans to hold commencement ceremonies in early June.

While they won’t be traditional ceremonies — and social distancing recommendations will be upheld for safety — the districts are at least going to do something to recognize their students’ achievements, even if the setup isn’t ideal.

In Butler, caps and gowns will be distributed at the high school later this month. In early June, there will be individualized diploma ceremonies for students, who can each bring six guests. A traditional commencement ceremony will be held at the football stadium in mid-July.

In Freeport, graduates will enter the middle school’s auditorium one at a time to receive diplomas and can bring nine family members. Senior speeches will be given and filmed.

And in Mars, a ceremony will be held in the school’s parking lot, where graduates can walk past their classmates, who will be situated inside their cars with family members.

Across the nation, graduation ceremonies are being canceled, and students are petitioning for in-person commencements, so it’s great to see these three districts plan something for their seniors.

Currently, Seneca Valley is trying to formulate a plan for its own ceremony. We hope other county districts follow suit.

Even if ceremonies are limited due to social distancing guidelines, our county’s seniors deserve to be publicly honored for the achievements they’ve made during the past four years.