In a time when most graduation ceremonies have been canceled, staff at Wewahitchka High School in Gulf County found a unique way to honor their graduates. The school partnered with Gulf Coast electric to hang banners featuring names and photos of each of the school’s 2020 graduates. The banners are hung on light poles throughout the town. Micah Peak, a faculty member at the school, helped organize the celebration.
“Gulf Coast Electric also partnered with us. They hung our banners for us. And we’re going to take them down and we’re going to distribute them to the seniors. So they can have their banner," Peak said.
Peak says at the time the banners were made, school officials didn’t plan to hold a graduation ceremony. However, the superintendent and school attorney have recently announced a ceremony will take place. Peak says the small class size of 63 students weighed heavily on the decision to move forward with the event.
The graduation takes place Friday evening at 6 at the Wewahitchka football field.
