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Roosevelt High School holds socially distant cap-and-gown ceremony

By Cindy Ellen Russell

May 20, 2020

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Roosevelt’s Class of 2020 was one of Hawaii’s first high schools to hold a cap-and-gown ceremony on May 20 during the COVID-19 pandemic. Families wore masks and followed social-distancing guidelines as graduates received their diplomas in an empty auditorium.
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Roosevelt High School Vice Principal Jason Okamoto grabbed a pair of gloves before the Class of 2020 graduation ceremony held on Wednesday. Roosevelt held a modified graduation ceremony as a result the COVID-19 pandemic with 228 of 270 students participating. The ceremony, which is normally held on the football field, was estimated to take three hours rather the usual one hour according to Principal Sean Wong.
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Roosevelt High School Class of 2020 graduate Tyler De Brum was dropped off at the auditorium to receive his degree on Wednesday.
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Roosevelt High School Class of 2020 graduate Anyi Hernandez looked onto the empty stage moments before receiving her degree on Wednesday.
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A proud Roosevelt High School Class of 2020 graduate bumped elbows with Principal Sean Wong after receiving her degree on Wednesday.
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Roosevelt High School Class of 2020 graduate Galen Li bumped fists with Vice Principal Jason Okamoto before his walk on Wednesday.
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Roosevelt High School Class of 2020 graduate Myka Kukahiwa took spun as he took a selfie before receiving his degree on Wednesday.
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Roosevelt High School Class of 2020 graduate Kaimikaua Kekaimalino 'Okona posed for a photo after receiving his degree on Wednesday.
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Roosevelt High School Class of 2020 graduate Patience Kaai posed for a photo after receiving her degree on Wednesday.
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Roosevelt High School Class of 2020 graduate Ayden Greene was given a squirt of hand sanitizer from kumu Blaine Dutro before receiving her degree on Wednesday.
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Roosevelt High School class of 2020 graduate Kiana Mckeague-Yocum-Castillo looked into a mirror to adjust her mortarboard before entering the school auditorium to receive her degree on Wednesday.
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Roosevelt High School Class of 2020 graduate Hawaii Kahn beamed after receiving her degree on Wednesday.
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A Roosevelt High School Class of 2020 graduate entered the side door to the empty auditorium before receiving his degree on Wednesday.
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Roosevelt High School Class of 2020 graduate Tyler De Brum was driven to the auditorium to receive his degree in a truck festive with balloons on Wednesday.
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Roosevelt High School Class of 2020 graduate Makalei Chan was greeted with cheers after receiving her degree on Wednesday.
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Class of 2020 Roosevelt High School graduate Walter Berhold moved the tassel after receiving his degree on Wednesday.
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Roosevelt High School Class of 2020 graduate Axel Chan had his photo taken after receiving his degree on Wednesday.
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Class of 2020 Roosevelt High School graduate Zoe Oda was given lei after receiving her degree on Wednesday.
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Class of 2020 Roosevelt High School graduate Zoe Oda threw her mortarboard into the air for a final shot at her alma mater on Wednesday.
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