AMHERST — Graduation for Amherst Regional High School seniors will be a daylong ceremony at the high school on Wednesday.
Beginning at 8 a.m., seniors will gather in groups to don their caps and gowns and receive diplomas, while they practice safe social distancing.
Families, who will also be able to remain safe and socially distant by remaining in their vehicles, are being encouraged to decorate their automobiles in appropriate celebratory ways and honk their horns.
Parents and guardians will be able to take pictures of their seniors and a professional photographer will be on hand, as well.
Prior to graduation day, seniors were able to walk through the halls of the high school building for a final time, picking up their graduation wardrobes and senior awards, as well as clean out their lockers and return items that belong to the school.
In the weeks leading up to graduation, lawn signs were delivered by high school staff to each senior, whether living in one of the four district towns that include Amherst, Leverett, Pelham or Shutesbury, or a nearby community.
In addition, signs featuring each senior’s portrait were placed on the Amherst Town Common Monday.
Scott Merzbach can be reached at smerzbach@gazettenet.com.
