Recently, UBC, a famous British Columbia university, once again held a virtual graduation ceremony for fresh graduates during the epidemic, just like last year. Students' parents and friends watched the ceremony video online, even if they were celebrating graduation. Such a celebration method may be a lifelong regret for graduates , and parents are also very unhappy.
At present, many BC high school graduates who are about to graduate do not want to be bored anymore, urging BC to allow bigger graduation celebrations for vaccinated people.
Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, graduation ceremonies of high schools in British Columbia were forced to be cancelled last year, and everyone is worried that the same may occur to students who graduate in 2021. Many students and parents hope that the provincial government can adjust the restart plan to help students end this difficult year in a high-profile manner.
graduation ceremony of course cannot be as crowded and bustling as before the epidemic. However, during a special period, some high school graduates in BC 2021 came up with this new idea: If we get vaccinated, we can hold a bigger celebration .
graduation ceremony is the responsibility or organized by the school district. It is currently planned to be held in a low-key manner to reduce the number of attendees. Related gatherings will either be cancelled or reduced a lot.
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Grade 12 student Kennady Barr said, "During the epidemic, many people did not follow the rules, but my friends and I abide by all the rules and were vaccinated. So, when will we get rewards? "
Although the students' boredom and expectations are worthy of the outside world, according to the provincial health official Bonnie Henry The doctor said, “The school health team has discussed this and has decided to oppose the use of vaccination as a way to ensure that graduates are safer.” The public health department has established a dedicated group that regularly meets school district leaders, parents, student groups and teachers.
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"This year we have a lot of great, important, innovative ways to celebrate graduation-the events are of course outdoors, within our limits. I asked that group to give the best advice on how to hold these events safely across the province," Bonnie Henry said.
It is not clear how many graduates have been vaccinated, but the number of people who have registered for vaccination in the age group of 12 to 18 has been growing. Some schools have already held graduation ceremonies, but most are scheduled for June.
"I think some students in our grade are hesitant about vaccines, so if you put the vaccine in place, will not only help to graduate smoothly, but also help to reduce confirmed cases of COVID-19 ," said Matt Barker, a 12th-year student at Delta Middle School.
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"If you can have a graduation ceremony, graduates will have the motivation to actively get vaccinated, then there will be more young students in each vaccination center. Now people will ask, if still cannot attend the graduation ceremony, what is the point of vaccination ?"
At Ladysmith Middle School, parents are participating in organizing students' dance celebrations. Like many high schools in BC, they have been raising funds since the beginning of the school year, hoping for a bigger graduation celebration.
Everyone plans to hold a celebration party on June 26. Parent Carrie Segreto hopes that the British Columbia government will consider revising the provincial health order. If the number of new crown cases and hospitalizations continue to decline, they should enter the third step of the unblocking plan as soon as possible. Step 3 will allow for larger outdoor gatherings.
Segreto said, "If the high school graduation celebration is postponed to July, it is not ideal in terms of time, because some families may have other plans. In addition, summer work has begun, and many graduates will not be able to participate."
During the epidemic, all normal activities of people were disrupted. Fortunately, due to the arrival of the vaccine, everyone saw the dawn. But because the dawn comes very slowly, people are anxious to wait, especially young people who like lively, socially and sports.
During the epidemic, students were wearing big masks, and seemed to put young and energetic people in masks one by one . Even on hot days, students need to wear thick masks to play basketball outdoors. If you are a high school freshman, although you have been in class for the academic year with your classmates, if you didn’t meet before the epidemic, you would never know what it would be like if the other party didn’t wear a mask...
This has a great impact on the normal social interaction between students. I once again look forward to the epidemic as soon as possible. allows young people to take off their masks and really meet face to face .
If, for safety reasons, even high school graduates who have been vaccinated cannot get together for fun and celebrate the end of high school life in a lively manner, then we can only hope that the vaccine can bring good luck to the majority of students in September.
Source: Global News
Author: Fangyuan
Source: Dawen Parents Meeting
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