Columbia, Fort White graduate Class of ’20

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Commencement held in August for first time with distancing due to pandemic.

  • Drew Law smiles prior to Columbia’s commencement ceremony Saturday night. (RAY CARPENTER/Lake City Reporter)
    Drew Law smiles prior to Columbia’s commencement ceremony Saturday night. (RAY CARPENTER/Lake City Reporter)
  • The Columbia High Class of 2020 complied with social distancing, sitting 6 feet apart Saturday night for commencement and some students didn’t attend. (RAY CARPENTER/Lake City Reporter)
    The Columbia High Class of 2020 complied with social distancing, sitting 6 feet apart Saturday night for commencement and some students didn’t attend. (RAY CARPENTER/Lake City Reporter)
  • Columbia High’s co-valedictorian Eliana Duarte receives her diploma Saturday during commencement. (RAY CARPENTER/Lake City Reporter)
    Columbia High’s co-valedictorian Eliana Duarte receives her diploma Saturday during commencement. (RAY CARPENTER/Lake City Reporter)
  • Columbia’s co-valedictorian Josiah Miller receives his diploma Saturday night at graduation. (RAY CARPENTER/Lake City Reporter)
    Columbia’s co-valedictorian Josiah Miller receives his diploma Saturday night at graduation. (RAY CARPENTER/Lake City Reporter)
  • Salutatorian Tyler Nehring is recognized Saturday night at Columbia High’s Class of 2020 graduation ceremony. (RAY CARPENTER/Lake City Reporter)
    Salutatorian Tyler Nehring is recognized Saturday night at Columbia High’s Class of 2020 graduation ceremony. (RAY CARPENTER/Lake City Reporter)
  • Columbia principal Trey Hosford addresses the Class of 2020 during Saturday night’s commencement. (RAY CARPENTER/Lake City Reporter)
    Columbia principal Trey Hosford addresses the Class of 2020 during Saturday night’s commencement. (RAY CARPENTER/Lake City Reporter)
  • Parents and family members sat with social distancing in mind in the stands Saturday night at Columbia’s graduation ceremony. (RAY CARPENTER/Lake City Reporter)
    Parents and family members sat with social distancing in mind in the stands Saturday night at Columbia’s graduation ceremony. (RAY CARPENTER/Lake City Reporter)
  • Calvin Hencin, Fort White’s Class of 2020 Valedictorian, speaks Friday night during the graduation ceremony. (RAY CARPENTER/Lake City Reporter)
    Calvin Hencin, Fort White’s Class of 2020 Valedictorian, speaks Friday night during the graduation ceremony. (RAY CARPENTER/Lake City Reporter)
  • Fort White Principal Keith Couey hugs his son Kameron, one of the graduates, during the Class of 2020 commencement ceremony Friday night. (RAY CARPENTER/Lake City Reporter)
    Fort White Principal Keith Couey hugs his son Kameron, one of the graduates, during the Class of 2020 commencement ceremony Friday night. (RAY CARPENTER/Lake City Reporter)
  • A Fort White senior is excited to receive her diploma during the commencement ceremony. (RAY CARPENTER/Lake City Reporter)
    A Fort White senior is excited to receive her diploma during the commencement ceremony. (RAY CARPENTER/Lake City Reporter)
  • Students file in prior to the start of the graduation ceremony Friday night at Fort White. (RAY CARPENTER/Lake City Reporter)
    Students file in prior to the start of the graduation ceremony Friday night at Fort White. (RAY CARPENTER/Lake City Reporter)
  • A Fort White student reacts in the bleachers during Friday night’s graduation ceremony. (RAY CARPENTER/Lake City Reporter)
    A Fort White student reacts in the bleachers during Friday night’s graduation ceremony. (RAY CARPENTER/Lake City Reporter)
  • Izaya Latham, the student body vice president at Fort White, delivered the invocation for the Class of 2020’s graduation Friday night. (RAY CARPENTER/Lake City Reporter)
    Izaya Latham, the student body vice president at Fort White, delivered the invocation for the Class of 2020’s graduation Friday night. (RAY CARPENTER/Lake City Reporter)
  • Parents and family members mingle in socially distanced groupings Friday before the Fort White graduation ceremony began. (RAY CARPENTER/Lake City Reporter)
    Parents and family members mingle in socially distanced groupings Friday before the Fort White graduation ceremony began. (RAY CARPENTER/Lake City Reporter)
Students in the local Class of 2020 were finally able to get their diplomas during commencement exercises at Fort White and Columbia high schools this weekend — some four months after classes ended…

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