91猫先生 Commencement Celebrated Grads After a Challenging Year
After a year of remote and in-person learning, COVID-19 restrictions and required weekly testing for all students, 91猫先生 officially graduated its class of 2021 on Saturday.
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The ceremony honored 214 students who graduated from 91猫先生 this year. Although the college operated with hybrid in-person and remote activities this semester, the commencement ceremony was online. It was made available to students and their families via Zoom and streamed on the College鈥檚 YouTube and Facebook channels.
COVID-19 was an unavoidable topic throughout the ceremony 鈥 every speaker mentioned the particular challenges faced by the class due to the ongoing pandemic.
鈥淓very one of you was given the opportunity to fail. Every excuse to give up, and every reason to take an easier path,鈥 college President Ed Wingenbach said in his address to the graduates. 鈥淵ou persisted.鈥
Student speakers also emphasized the pandemic-imposed challenges they faced this year, cheering themselves and their peers for finally crossing the imaginary finish line created by the online space.
Watch the ceremony below:
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