The graduating class of the Rocky View Schools Community Learning Centre in Cochrane had a chance to step out and sport their cap and gown in their own personal front porch celebration!

Porch photo sessions and celebratory parades have become a popular trend during the pandemic. A way to capture a moment in time and celebrate special occasions and milestones during an unprecedented time.

The staff of the Rocky View Schools Community Learning Centre in Cochrane wanted to do something special for their graduates, and for two days they visited each graduate's home to make some noise and special doorstep delivery.

Shannon Bradley Greene is a teacher at the Cochrane Campus and says that it was important for the staff to celebrate the hard work of their graduates. Bradley says that with some elaborate planning the staff put together a plan to visit each of the graduates and celebrate their achievements in a safe, socially distant way.

Bradley says "Our plan was to arrive at their house during their designated time, driving all of our own cars and being socially distant respective, one of the teachers put a sign on their lawn saying 'Congratulations' and put their cap and gown on their doorstep."

The small parade of cars made some noise and cheered as they approached each graduate's home. Each graduate then had a chance to pose for some front porch grad photos, and deliver a grad message.

Meagan Johnston is part of the 2020 graduating class and she says that although this wasn't the graduation celebration she was expecting, she was grateful to celebrate this milestone in a special way. She says "It feels awesome to know that even with everything that's going on I can still have a graduation." 

With a front porch fully decorated in her honour as well as a personal cheering squad two metres apart,  Meagan Johnston said she was extremely happy and surprised to be celebrated in this special way.

Elbow pumps all around! Congratulations to the Rocky View Schools Community Learning Centre graduating class of 2020!

You can check out a photo gallery and video of the festivities below.