Valencia High’s Class of 2020 wheels through graduation
By Orange County on June 11, 2020
Proud photographers popped up from sunroofs and hung out car windows to catch that important moment when their seniors accepted a diploma, marking the end of a high school career and the beginning of a bright future.
Valencia High celebrated a graduation for its Class of 2020 on Thursday, June 11, that was socially distanced, but still boisterous and memorable.
Graduate Frank Kim takes a photo with Principal Olivia Yaung as he receives his diploma during a drive through graduation at Valencia High School in Placentia, CA on Thursday, June 11, 2020. The school graduated 620 students during a two-day graduation due to COVID-19 (coronavirus) concerns. (Photo by Paul Bersebach, Orange County Register/SCNG)
Cars line up during a drive through graduation at Valencia High School in Placentia, CA on Thursday, June 11, 2020. The school graduated 620 students during a two-day graduation due to COVID-19 (coronavirus) concerns. (Photo by Paul Bersebach, Orange County Register/SCNG)
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A graduate with a message on his mortarboard walks to get his diploma during a drive through graduation at Valencia High School in Placentia, CA on Thursday, June 11, 2020. The school graduated 620 students during a two-day graduation due to COVID-19 (coronavirus) concerns. (Photo by Paul Bersebach, Orange County Register/SCNG)
Cars line up during a drive through graduation at Valencia High School in Placentia, CA on Thursday, June 11, 2020. The school graduated 620 students during a two-day graduation due to COVID-19 (coronavirus) concerns. (Photo by Paul Bersebach, Orange County Register/SCNG)
Graduate Carlos Leos takes a photo with Principal Olivia Yaung as he receives his diploma during a drive through graduation at Valencia High School in Placentia, CA on Thursday, June 11, 2020. The school graduated 620 students during a two-day graduation due to COVID-19 (coronavirus) concerns. (Photo by Paul Bersebach, Orange County Register/SCNG)
Graduates Kuri Lopez and Hans Lopez, from left, have a laugh taking a photo after drive through graduation at Valencia High School in Placentia, CA on Thursday, June 11, 2020. The school graduated 620 students during a two-day drive through graduation due to COVID-19 (coronavirus) concerns. (Photo by Paul Bersebach, Orange County Register/SCNG)
Supporters take photos out the windows of a party bus during a drive through graduation at Valencia High School in Placentia, CA on Thursday, June 11, 2020. The school graduated 620 students during a two-day graduation due to COVID-19 (coronavirus) concerns. (Photo by Paul Bersebach, Orange County Register/SCNG)
Serenity Johnson takes a photo of her brother, graduate Michael Johnson III, during a drive through graduation at Valencia High School in Placentia, CA on Thursday, June 11, 2020. The school graduated 620 students during a two-day drive through graduation due to COVID-19 (coronavirus) concerns. (Photo by Paul Bersebach, Orange County Register/SCNG)
Graduate Hans Lopez pauses for his family to take a photo during a drive through graduation at Valencia High School in Placentia, CA on Thursday, June 11, 2020. The school graduated 620 students during a two-day drive through graduation due to COVID-19 (coronavirus) concerns. (Photo by Paul Bersebach, Orange County Register/SCNG)
Cars line up during a drive through graduation at Valencia High School in Placentia, CA on Thursday, June 11, 2020. The school graduated 620 students during a two-day graduation due to COVID-19 (coronavirus) concerns. (Photo by Paul Bersebach, Orange County Register/SCNG)
A family takes photos during a drive through graduation at Valencia High School in Placentia, CA on Thursday, June 11, 2020. The school graduated 620 students during a two-day graduation due to COVID-19 (coronavirus) concerns. (Photo by Paul Bersebach, Orange County Register/SCNG)
Graduate Lianne Duong takes a photo with Principal Olivia Yaung as she receives her diploma during a drive through graduation at Valencia High School in Placentia, CA on Thursday, June 11, 2020. The school graduated 620 students during a two-day graduation due to COVID-19 (coronavirus) concerns. (Photo by Paul Bersebach, Orange County Register/SCNG)
Graduate Andee Choi chees for a classmate during a drive through graduation at Valencia High School in Placentia, CA on Thursday, June 11, 2020. The school graduated 620 students during a two-day drive through graduation due to COVID-19 (coronavirus) concerns. (Photo by Paul Bersebach, Orange County Register/SCNG)
The Placentia-Yorba Linda Unified School District was holding drive-thru events for seniors at all of its campuses this week to celebrate their achievements as best as possible as the coronavirus continues to make mass gatherings like commencement ceremonies impossible.
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