Class of 2021 to have in-person graduation ceremonies
4/29/2021, 6 p.m.
Seniors in Richmond and Henrico County high schools will have traditional, in-person graduation ceremonies this year.
Richmond Schools Superintendent Jason Kamras announced on Tuesday that the Class of 2021 will have in-person ceremonies. Details will be announced at the Richmond School Board meeting on Monday, May 3.
Henrico County Public Schools will have outdoor ceremonies at Richmond Raceway for its nine comprehensive high schools and two advanced career education centers from June 14 through June 17. The raceway, located at 600 E. Laburnum Ave., has a capacity of 51,000, which is large enough for seniors and their families to gather safely according to COVID-19 guidelines and for students to accept their diplomas in the traditional fashion — ascending to a stage to receive their diplomas.
Each graduating senior will receive four tickets for family and friends to attend and be seated in pods in the grandstands, again separated by 6 feet, officials said.
Students will participate in a processional march starting from beneath the grandstands, walking past friends and family in the grandstands and descending to a grassy seating area just across the track where they will sit 6 feet apart before their names are called to receive their diploma.
Henrico’s high school principals or senior administrators will provide specific information about each school’s ceremony.
The Academy at Virginia Randolph will hold its graduation ceremony on June 9 at the Virginia Randolph Recreation Area, 2175 Mountain Road in Glen Allen.
Details: HCPS’ Graduations Hub, https://henricoschools.us/graduations/.