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Thursday, June 11-June 17, 2020 www.rutherfordweekly.com 828-248-1408 Rutherford Weekly - Page 11 Congratulations We love you! Love, Mom, Dad and Grandma Phillips We are so proud of the young man you have become! Congratulations and best of luck at Appalachian this fall! ©Community First Media Community First Media Chase Clatanoff omas Jeff erson Classical Academy Congratulations We love you, Mom, Dad, Austin, Grammy and PawPaw We are immensely proud of you and all that you have accomplished. Outstanding! Enjoy all the new opportunities and exciting challenges ahead. May God bless you and guide your steps always. Kayla is graduating from East Rutherford High School and Isothermal Community College. Kayla will be attending e College of William & Mary in Williamsburg, Va. this fall. ©Community First Media Community First Media East Rutherford High School Kayla Mariel Webb If you're unable to get your regular copy of Rutherford Weekly, view it online at rutherfordweekly.com rutherfordweekly.com Our Our Digital Edition Digital Edition is is FREE! FREE! To receive a copy of each week's publication via email, To receive a copy of each week's publication via email, click on click on "subscribe to our weekly digital edition" "subscribe to our weekly digital edition" It's That Simple! It's That Simple! Our Online Version Same As The Printed Copy! Don't Miss This Week's Don't Miss This Week's RUTHERFORD RUTHERFORD WEEKLY WEEKLY Isothermal Community College has modifi ed its graduation ceremonies to comply with state mandates in regard to the COVID-19 pandemic, offi cials said Wednesday. The new plan for the Monday, June 15, commencement exercise will not include a traditional face-to-face ceremony, but will feature a broadcast on the college's radio station, WNCW 88.7 FM, along with a fi reworks and luminaria display and several drive- through opportunities with individual departments. "We congratulate you on your accomplishments and we are proud of you," said Sandra Lackner, Dean of Students, in a letter to more than 500 graduates of the Class of 2020. "With the COVID pandemic, you have overcome more challenges than most. However, this will make you stronger as you go forward to 'light the world.'" "In honor of you and to signify that light, there will be luminaries around the lake on the night of graduation to honor you. There will be no specifi c names on the luminaries because we want to honor social distancing and keep everyone safe. Because of safety issues and state guidelines, our ceremonies will be unusual, but special. The ceremonies will be broadcast on our own WNCW at 88.7 on the FM dial or at www.wncw. org, between 8 and 9 p.m. on Monday, June 15. This means your names will be heard in four states." Graduates and their families are invited to park on campus and listen to the broadcast. Following the ceremonies, there will be fi reworks over the lake in honor of the grads. Offi cials ask everyone to view the fi reworks and luminaries from their cars, parked in marked parking places across campus. Curriculum and College and Career Readiness (Adult High School Diploma/ High School Equivalency) will be celebrated in a joint ceremony via WNCW and YouTube. This will be an event fi lled with pomp and circumstance, celebration, fi reworks at Isothermal Community College, and luminaries around the lake. Even more, this will be broadcasted live across four states and streamed digitally around the globe. College deans will announce all of the graduates' names and the highest credentials earned via WNCW (audio) and YouTube (video stream). If loved ones are not able to join us on campus, they can listen or stream from the comfort of their own home. In addition, graduates will have the opportunity to pick up a yard sign to show off their accomplishment to friends and family. WNCW will also read the names of graduates on the air from 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. during regular broadcasts the week of June 8. Some departments will have special drive-through recognitions of their own students on the day of June 15. Individual departments will notify their students of any specifi c plans. For questions, contact the Records Offi ce by email at registrar@isothermal. edu, by phone at 828-395-1430, or you may schedule a video call or seated appointment. ICC modiÐies graduation due to COVID-19 Article Provided By: Jean Gordon Graduation ceremonies are a tradition that dates back to the fi rst high schools and universities. While many aspects of graduation ceremonies have evolved over the years, the graduation cap has remained a hallmark of such ceremonies. Graduation caps are one of the most visible aspects of graduation dress. Many scholars believe the mortarboard style cap graduates don was developed from the biretta, a similar-looking Italian hat worn by Roman Catholic clergy. In the 12th and 13th centuries, students and teachers typically wore clerical clothing because the church was highly infl uential at this time. Medieval universities helped inspire academic dress, including the familiar graduation cap. Mortarboards are shaped like a square, perhaps to give them a scholarly appearance like a book or to represent the shape of a quad on the campus of England's Oxford University, where many graduation dress customs are believed to have originated. Others theorize that the mortarboard, which is named after the fl at board used by bricklayers and masons, represents the skill of a master workman. Many graduation caps were initially black or gray. According to the graduation information site Graduation Source, when color photography became the norm in the 20th century, schools began to use gowns and caps in different shades because they would show up in photographs. Schools often coordinate caps and gowns so their colors refl ect their offi cial school colors. While certain degrees warrant different styles of gown, cowls and hoods, mortarboard caps are relatively standard. In addition to the cap, there is a single button at the top. Tassels hang from these buttons. At commencement, tassels are traditionally worn on the right side of the cap and then moved to the left once graduates receive their diplomas. Graduation caps are part of the larger scope of academic dress that comprises school traditions. Millions of graduates across the globe will don their caps and toss them into the air later in celebration of their hard work. The history of the graduation cap

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