North Penn School District (NPSD) invites community members to “Light the Knight” on Thursday, June 11 in celebration of the North Penn High School (NPHS) Class of 2020 graduates.
On Thursday, June 11 beginning at 6 p.m., the North Penn High School Class of 2020 Virtual Commencement Ceremony will air on North Penn Television (NPTV) local Comcast Cable Channel 28 and local Verizon FIOS-TV Channel 29, as well as online on NPTV's YouTube Channel and the NPSD Facebook page.
The virtual commencement ceremony will conclude in a live “turning of the tassels” where graduates will “come together, apart” as they are officially pronounced graduates of the North Penn High School Class of 2020. Graduates have been encouraged to tune in live from home while wearing their caps and gowns and participate in the live tassel turning. At this time, we invite the community to join them in celebrating in an effort called “Light the Knight.”
Simultaneously as seniors turn their tassels and toss their caps at home, the North Penn community is invited to “Light the Knight” by illuminating porch lamps, ringing bells, honking car horns, clanging pots and pans, etc., in support of graduates. The community is encouraged to watch the virtual commencement ceremony live and to be creative in celebrating our seniors while remaining safe. NPSD estimates that the turning of the tassels will occur sometime around 9:15 p.m. on June 11.
Prior to the turning of the tassels, each graduate will be acknowledged by name with video footage from last week's diploma distribution. Those who did not attend the drive-through style event will be acknowledged in absentia. The virtual commencement ceremony will also include pre-recorded speeches from the NPHS Class of 2020 valedictorian Tony L. Xu; salutatorian Samuel Y. Lee; class president Sufyan Davis-Arrington; and senior select Samantha D. Kendikian will be aired.
The program will also feature recordings of the NPHS Airforce JROTC Cadets’ presentation of the colors and the singing of the national anthem and alma mater by the senior class members of the NPHS Chorus. Congratulations will be shared by NPSD Board of School Directors President Tina Stoll, NPSD Superintendent Dr. Curt Dietrich and NPHS Principal Pete Nicholson.
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