Aliso Niguel High School’s class of 2020 celebrates with cap-and-gown pickup parade

Hailey Jamora, a graduate of Aliso Niguel High School in Aliso Viejo, shoots confetti into the air as she passes by teachers at the school following a cap-and-gown pickup event on Wednesday, June 3, 2020. Music played through loudspeakers as students drove through various stations while teachers waved signs and cheered during the celebration. A formal graduation ceremony is still under consideration due to the pandemic. (Photo by Mark Rightmire, Orange County Register/SCNG)

Spanish teachers Rebecca McClellan, left, Christina Sepe, center, and Kendall Thrall, right, cheer graduates of Aliso Niguel High School in Aliso Viejo as they leave the school following their cap-and-gown pickup event on Wednesday, June 3, 2020. Music played through loudspeakers as students drove through various stations while teachers waved signs and cheered during the celebration. A formal graduation ceremony is still under consideration due to the pandemic. (Photo by Mark Rightmire, Orange County Register/SCNG)
Some of the hundreds of graduate’s cars at Aliso Niguel High School in Aliso Viejo were decorated in celebration during a cap-and-gown pickup event on Wednesday, June 3, 2020. Music played through loudspeakers as students drove through various stations while teachers waved signs and cheered during the celebration. A formal graduation ceremony is still under consideration due to the pandemic. (Photo by Mark Rightmire, Orange County Register/SCNG)
Spanish teacher Christina Sepe cheers graduates of Aliso Niguel High School in Aliso Viejo as they leave the school following their cap-and-gown pickup event on Wednesday, June 3, 2020. Music played through loudspeakers as students drove through various stations while teachers waved signs and cheered during the celebration. A formal graduation ceremony is still under consideration due to the pandemic. (Photo by Mark Rightmire, Orange County Register/SCNG)
Some of the hundreds of graduate’s cars at Aliso Niguel High School in Aliso Viejo were decorated in celebration during a cap-and-gown pickup event on Wednesday, June 3, 2020. Music played through loudspeakers as students drove through various stations while teachers waved signs and cheered during the celebration. A formal graduation ceremony is still under consideration due to the pandemic. (Photo by Mark Rightmire, Orange County Register/SCNG)
Mariana Lagrava, a graduate of Aliso Niguel High School in Aliso Viejo, waves to teachers as she leaves the school following a cap-and-gown pickup event on Wednesday, June 3, 2020. Music played through loudspeakers as students drove through various stations while teachers waved signs and cheered during the celebration. A formal graduation ceremony is still under consideration due to the pandemic. (Photo by Mark Rightmire, Orange County Register/SCNG)
Artwork on a graduate’s car at Aliso Niguel High School in Aliso Viejo during a cap-and-gown pickup event on Wednesday, June 3, 2020. Music played through loudspeakers as students drove through various stations while teachers waved signs and cheered during the celebration. A formal graduation ceremony is still under consideration due to the pandemic. (Photo by Mark Rightmire, Orange County Register/SCNG)
AP Spanish teacher Isabel Novak waves to graduates of Aliso Niguel High School in Aliso Viejo as they leave the school following their cap-and-gown pickup event on Wednesday, June 3, 2020. Music played through loudspeakers as students drove through various stations while teachers waved signs and cheered during the celebration. A formal graduation ceremony is still under consideration due to the pandemic. (Photo by Mark Rightmire, Orange County Register/SCNG)
A graduate’s car passes by cheering teachers at Aliso Niguel High School in Aliso Viejo during a cap-and-gown pickup event on Wednesday, June 3, 2020. Music played through loudspeakers as students drove through various stations while teachers waved signs and cheered during the celebration. A formal graduation ceremony is still under consideration due to the pandemic. (Photo by Mark Rightmire, Orange County Register/SCNG)
Spanish teacher Kendall Thrall blows bubbles for graduates of Aliso Niguel High School in Aliso Viejo as they leave the school following their cap-and-gown pickup event on Wednesday, June 3, 2020. Music played through loudspeakers as students drove through various stations while teachers waved signs and cheered during the celebration. A formal graduation ceremony is still under consideration due to the pandemic. (Photo by Mark Rightmire, Orange County Register/SCNG)
Some of the hundreds of graduate’s cars at Aliso Niguel High School in Aliso Viejo were decorated in celebration during a cap-and-gown pickup event on Wednesday, June 3, 2020. Music played through loudspeakers as students drove through various stations while teachers waved signs and cheered during the celebration. A formal graduation ceremony is still under consideration due to the pandemic. (Photo by Mark Rightmire, Orange County Register/SCNG)
Chris Lawe places a greeting to graduates of Aliso Niguel High School in Aliso Viejo in preparation for their cap-and-gown pickup event from their vehicles on Wednesday, June 3, 2020. Music played through loudspeakers as students drove through various stations while teachers waved signs and cheered from the side on the road in front of the school during the celebration. A formal graduation ceremony is still under consideration due to the pandemic. (Photo by Mark Rightmire, Orange County Register/SCNG)
Banners on a fence greet the graduates of Aliso Niguel High School in Aliso Viejo as they arrive for their cap-and-gown pickup event in their vehicles on Wednesday, June 3, 2020. Music played through loudspeakers as students drove through various stations while teachers waved signs and cheered from the side on the road in front of the school during the celebration. A formal graduation ceremony is still under consideration due to the pandemic. (Photo by Mark Rightmire, Orange County Register/SCNG)
Spanish teacher Christina Sepe cheers graduates of Aliso Niguel High School in Aliso Viejo as they leave the school following their cap-and-gown pickup event on Wednesday, June 3, 2020. Music played through loudspeakers as students drove through various stations while teachers waved signs and cheered during the celebration. A formal graduation ceremony is still under consideration due to the pandemic. (Photo by Mark Rightmire, Orange County Register/SCNG)
Banners on a fence greet the graduates of Aliso Niguel High School in Aliso Viejo as they arrive for their cap-and-gown pickup event in their vehicles on Wednesday, June 3, 2020. Music played through loudspeakers as students drove through various stations while teachers waved signs and cheered from the side on the road in front of the school during the celebration. A formal graduation ceremony is still under consideration due to the pandemic. (Photo by Mark Rightmire, Orange County Register/SCNG)
A graduate of Aliso Niguel High School in Aliso Viejo, puts his arms out as he passes by teachers at the school following a cap-and-gown pickup event on Wednesday, June 3, 2020. Music played through loudspeakers as students drove through various stations while teachers waved signs and cheered during the celebration. A formal graduation ceremony is still under consideration due to the pandemic. (Photo by Mark Rightmire, Orange County Register/SCNG)
Spanish teacher Paula MacDonald holds a sign for graduates of Aliso Niguel High School in Aliso Viejo as they leave the school following their cap-and-gown pickup event on Wednesday, June 3, 2020. Music played through loudspeakers as students drove through various stations while teachers waved signs and cheered during the celebration. A formal graduation ceremony is still under consideration due to the pandemic. (Photo by Mark Rightmire, Orange County Register/SCNG)
Graduates of Aliso Niguel High School in Aliso Viejo drive past teachers as they leave the school following their cap-and-gown pickup event on Wednesday, June 3, 2020. Music played through loudspeakers as students drove through various stations while teachers waved signs and cheered during the celebration. A formal graduation ceremony is still under consideration due to the pandemic. (Photo by Mark Rightmire, Orange County Register/SCNG)
Max Etienne, a graduate of Aliso Niguel High School in Aliso Viejo, waves as he passes by teachers at the school following a cap-and-gown pickup event on Wednesday, June 3, 2020. Music played through loudspeakers as students drove through various stations while teachers waved signs and cheered during the celebration. A formal graduation ceremony is still under consideration due to the pandemic. (Photo by Mark Rightmire, Orange County Register/SCNG)
A decorated graduate’s car passes by cheering teachers at Aliso Niguel High School in Aliso Viejo during a cap-and-gown pickup event on Wednesday, June 3, 2020. Music played through loudspeakers as students drove through various stations while teachers waved signs and cheered during the celebration. A formal graduation ceremony is still under consideration due to the pandemic. (Photo by Mark Rightmire, Orange County Register/SCNG)

Michelle Spurr of Senior Specialties holds mugs containing the names of graduates of Aliso Niguel High School in Aliso Viejo as they arrive for their cap-and-gown pickup event in their vehicles on Wednesday, June 3, 2020. Music played through loudspeakers as students drove through various stations while teachers waved signs and cheered from the side on the road in front of the school during the celebration. A formal graduation ceremony is still under consideration due to the pandemic. (Photo by Mark Rightmire, Orange County Register/SCNG)
A decorated graduate’s car passes by cheering teachers at Aliso Niguel High School in Aliso Viejo during a cap-and-gown pickup event on Wednesday, June 3, 2020. Music played through loudspeakers as students drove through various stations while teachers waved signs and cheered during the celebration. A formal graduation ceremony is still under consideration due to the pandemic. (Photo by Mark Rightmire, Orange County Register/SCNG)