Saipan Community School\u2019s graduating eighth graders joined forces to raise funds for their graduation ceremony and make it as memorable as possible despite the COVID-19 pandemic. <\/p>\n
According to Amanda Dunn, SCS principal and superintendent, their eighth-grade socially-distanced graduation parade was made possible through the class\u2019 CandyGram fundraiser that started as early as February. <\/p>\n
The class was able to rent out Mustang convertibles for students who wanted them while others opted to decorate their family cars. \u201cThe reason for this is to make it special but also because we wanted to provide equality in the vehicles used in the parade. They were not required to use a Mustang but it was available. Each graduate chose to take this opportunity,\u201d she said. <\/p>\n
In compliance with social distancing measures in place, graduates walked through the SCS chapel one at a time, collected their awards and certificates, and walked back to their vehicle to prepare for the parade along Beach Road. <\/p>\n
SCS salutatorian Jung Hyun \u201cOlivia\u201d Hwang led her graduating class during their drive-thru graduation last May 21. She said that, although this year\u2019s graduation is far from traditional, it still brought so much happiness to her and her class. <\/p>\n
\u201cIt would possibly have been a happier ending to the school year, seeing all of the students\u2019 faces, but this graduation is still a big happiness for me. When I grow up and look back at all the great memories of my childhood, I hope that this will be a part of it. \u2026I would like to thank all the people who have prepared this graduation for the 8th graders,\u201d she said. \u201c\u2026I hope that I can adapt to high school well and meet many friends and great teachers there. I also hope that this school will last a long time and leave many students of SCS with great memories and lead them to a path of success,\u201d she said. <\/p>\n
The awards given out during the SCS graduation ceremony were:<\/p>\n
\t\u2022\tHui Yun (Joshua) Park: Valedictorian, honors, Presidential Academic Excellence Award Gold, A Honor Roll, Uke Elite award. <\/p>\n
\t\u2022\tJung Hyun (Olivia) Hwang: Salutatorian, honors, Presidential Academic Excellence Award Gold, A Honor Roll, Uke Elite award. <\/p>\n
\t\u2022\tIsaiah Roger Aleksenko: Honors, Presidential Academic Excellence Award Gold, A Honor Roll, Band Leadership award. <\/p>\n
\t\u2022\tPaul William DLG Camacho: Honors, SCS Citizenship Award, Presidential Academic Excellence Award Gold, A Honor Roll. <\/p>\n
\t\u2022\tDaniel Ju: Presidential Academic Achievement Award Silver, B honor Roll. <\/p>\n
\t\u2022\tKevin (Tae Kyoung) Kim: Presidential Academic Excellence Award Gold, Principal\u2019s List, perfect attendance award. <\/p>\n
\t\u2022\tMartin (Hui Tae) Park: SCS Loyalty award<\/p>\n
\t\u2022\tJeremy Yoon: Presidential Academic Achievement Award Silver, B Honor Roll. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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