Collège regional Gabrielle-Roy in Île-des-Chênes held its annual convocation this year over a period of two days, June 24–25. The sun shone brightly, allowing the school to pull off the curbside convocation seamlessly.
“Our students came to their drive-thru grad, which was broadcast on Facebook Live,” says Vice Principal Joel Mangin.
That broadcast is still available to view, for friends and family of this year’s graduates who wouldn’t otherwise have been given the opportunity to attend in person.
In total, the school bid a fond farewell to 67 graduates this year.
“Essentially, we had the students book timeslots,” says Mangin of the format of this year’s ceremony. “They then showed up with their family in the car. They came out and we announced their awards and achievements. We did the cap and mortar ceremony and gave each student a rose to give to their parents as an act of recognition for their support.”
To help commemorate the occasion, the school also hired a professional photographer to take photos of each family afterward.
“We had staff directing traffic, taking care of the music, and there was even a cheering section made possible by our dedicated teachers,” Mangin adds.
