'Graduation Caravan' Delivers PTHS Caps & Gowns

The Paducah Tilghman Class of 2020 received their caps and gowns in a special “Graduation Caravan” Wednesday. 

The school district said PTHS administrators boarded buses in their graduation gowns and went to every bus stop in the district to deliver graduation caps and gowns to seniors. Those who live outside the district were given a list of stops and encouraged to come to any of them to get their caps and gowns. 

Seniors who were unable to get to a bus stop can pick up their cap and gown at the school Thursday and Friday from 8 am to 2 pm.

Principal Allison Stieg said teachers in their robes followed in vehicles and formed the caravan to recognize their senior students.

Stieg said, "This is a special class that will miss many of the normal events that surround graduation, so we want to do everything we can to celebrate their accomplishments.”

Stieg said that the actual PTHS commencement ceremony scheduled for May 22 is not canceled, but she is making plans to film a virtual graduation ceremony in case commencement has to be postponed.

“I have all the students in town now,” Stieg said, “So we want to do a virtual ceremony that we can give to everyone in case we’re not able to assemble in a group this summer. Putting a virtual ceremony together will take a lot of work, so that’s why we want to go ahead and hand out caps and gowns.”

Here is a short video of the caravan on a Paducah street: