Rio Linda High School celebrates class of 2020 with drive-thru ceremony

Karma Dickerson reports

THE CLASS OF 2020 FOX 40'SKARMA DICKERSON HAS MORE ONTHE SENIOR CELEBRATION IN THEAGE OF CORONAVIRUS THEPANDEMIC HAS NOT BEEN KIND TOCLASS OF 2020, BUT THERE ISONE RITUAL THAT THIS COVID-19CRISIS IS NOT GONNA CLAIM ANDTHAT THAT ICONIC MOMENT OFGETTING TO WALK ACROSS THESTAGE IN A CAP AND GOWN IT'SHAPPENING.AT REAL WITH THE HIGHSCHOOL, THE STAFF AND FACULTYCOMING TOGETHER TO MAKE SURESTUDENTS DID NOT MISS OUT ONTHIS MOMENT.

IN THE NEWLYRELAXED THE CLOSE OF THIS NEWTHING GUIDELINE DO ALLOW FORGRADUATION DRIVE THAT THINGJUST IN TIME FOR THETONS OF HIGH ENERGY A LOTOF HAPPINESS FOCUSING ON WHATTHEY DO HAVE TO CELEBRATE ASOPPOSED TO WHAT THEY'VE LOSTSO THAT'S A BEAUTIFUL THING WEACTUALLY TALKED TO ONE YOUNGWOMAN WHO WAS HEADING TOSCHOOL IN IOWA.

SHE WANTS TO ASPECIAL PROGRAM, HERE'S WHATHE HAD TO SAY ABOUT THISMOMENT AFTER SO LONG I DIDN'TREALLY THINK I'D GET THIS FARAND THEN IT BE LIKE THIS SO.THAT'S HOW WEIRD BUT I'MKIND OF PRETTY EXCITED THAT IFINALLY GOT HERE.

IT TOOK AVERY LONG PROCESSI HAVE UP UNDER WHICH HEMEANT ABOUT THAT IF SHE WASTALKING ABOUT THE COVID PRICESARE JUST THE STRUGGLES OF HIGHSCHOOL IN GENERAL SHEBASICALLY SAID BOTH WHEN ITCOMES TO THAT AND TO SEE IFTHIS HAPPENED AT THE CLIVE INTHE CELEBRATION THAT'S WHATWE'RE LARGELY THING HOWEVER WETALKED TO ONE STUDENT WHO WASACTUALLY THE VERY FIRSTSTUDENT WE SPOKE WITH AND HESAID HE WOKE UP WITH ANXIETY,YOU WOKE UP WITH FEAR.

IREALLY COULDN'T EVEN GET HIMTO CRACK A SMILE YOU'RE TAKINGA LOOK AT HIM NOW TO NAME ISDAMEON BLACK AND I SAID.YOU KNOW WHAT ARE YOUFEELING RIGHT NOW AND HERE ISWHAT HE ANSWERED I FEEL OK BUTWAS BY THAT MEANS THAT POSESSTILL CAN BLACK PEOPLE.AND AS SLIGHT.THAT CAME NOT THINK ABOUTWHEN I WAKE UP YOU GET A GUYLIKE AT THE HIGH SCHOOL.

AFTERTHAT CARRY ON IS FAIR.SPEAKING IN REFERENCE TOTHE KILLING OF GEORGE FLOYD HEWAS THE BLACK MEN KILLED BYPOLICE IN MINNESOTA EARLIERTHIS WEEK.

IT'S THE PROTESTSALL OVER THE COUNTRY PROTESTSIN SACRAMENTO JUST LAST NIGHTAND THAT'S WHAT THIS YOUNGGRADUATE SAID IS ON HIS MINDON ONE OF THE MOST IMPORTANTDAYS OF HIS LIFE SO FAR SOWHILE MANY PEOPLE OPTIMISTICABOUT THEIR FUTURE OTHERPEOPLE BEING REALISTIC ABOUTUP BEING WRONG AND LATINAMERICA AND WHAT THAT FUTUREMIGHT LOOK LIKE SO THESOBERING REMINDER OF THEDIFFERENT REALITY STUDENTS AREFACING AS THEY ARE LEAVINGHERE TODAY, NEVERTHELESSEVERYONE IS BARKING ANDBARKING ON THAT NEW JOURNEYINTO ADULTHOOD WE CERTAINLYWISH CONGRATULATIONS TO ALL OFTHESE 2020 GRADUATES FROM REALAND A HIGH SCHOOL I'M KARMADICKERSON FOX, 40 NEWS.

ALLRIGHT KARMA THANK YOU SO MUCH