Senior moment: Provo High School turns graduation into a drive-thru event
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Graduate Jacy Penick, second from right, and a crowd of siblings and cousins celebrate in the back of a pickup truck during a drive-thru graduation ceremony at Provo High School on Tuesday, May 19, 2020. Spenser Heaps, Deseret News
Graduate Jacy Penick, second from right, and a crowd of siblings and cousins celebrate in the back of a pickup truck during a drive-thru graduation ceremony at Provo High School on Tuesday. During the event, which was necessitated by the COVID-19 pandemic, each graduating senior and their family traveled by vehicle to the school to receive their diploma cover. As the vehicle approached the point of presentation, family members remained in the vehicle as the senior got out to receive the diploma.
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Graduate Aislynn Matthews waves from the sunroof while her mother, Sue Matthews, and father, Joe Matthews, not pictured, drive her to pick up her diploma during a drive-thru graduation ceremony at Provo High School on Tuesday, May 19, 2020. | Spenser Heaps, Deseret News
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Twins Alyson and Luke Haslem receive their diplomas during a drive-thru graduation ceremony at Provo High School on Tuesday, May 19, 2020. | Spenser Heaps, Deseret News
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Graduate Ben Maier steps out of a decorated Jeep to take photos during a drive-thru graduation ceremony at Provo High School on Tuesday, May 19, 2020. | Spenser Heaps, Deseret News
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Graduate McKenna Evans hugs MacKenzie McGuire while riding in the back of a pickup truck during a drive-thru graduation ceremony at Provo High School on Tuesday, May 19, 2020. | Spenser Heaps, Deseret News
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School counselor Deana Edmondson takes photos of graduates and their families during a drive-thru graduation ceremony at Provo High School on Tuesday, May 19, 2020. | Spenser Heaps, Deseret News
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Cesar Cardoso, a teacher and soccer coach, right, and other teachers congratulate graduates during a drive-thru graduation ceremony at Provo High School on Tuesday, May 19, 2020. | Spenser Heaps, Deseret News
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Teachers Tory Norman and Kevin Burnham congratulate graduates during a drive-thru graduation ceremony at Provo High School on Tuesday, May 19, 2020. | Spenser Heaps, Deseret News
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Graduate Savannah Astle receives her diploma during a drive-thru graduation ceremony at Provo High School on Tuesday, May 19, 2020. | Spenser Heaps, Deseret News
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Graduates wait in cars to receive their diplomas during a drive-thru graduation ceremony at Provo High School on Tuesday, May 19, 2020. | Spenser Heaps, Deseret News
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Graduate Daeli Mendoza and her mother, Graciela Mendoza, attend a drive-thru graduation ceremony at Provo High School on Tuesday, May 19, 2020. | Spenser Heaps, Deseret News
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Graduate Aubrey Dupree rides on the back of a trailered boat during a drive-thru graduation ceremony at Provo High School on Tuesday, May 19, 2020. | Spenser Heaps, Deseret News
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