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The Pleasanton community rallied around early Wednesday morning (with social distancing) to celebrate and honor this year’s crop of graduating high school seniors with a special surprise.
Starting at the crack of dawn, Pleasanton Unified School District staff and the Board of Trustees, the Pleasanton City Council and city employees, and parent volunteers from PUSD Senior Class of 2020 committees met downtown and installed a banner congratulating the graduates beneath the landmark Pleasanton Arch on Main Street.
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The Pleasanton City Council, City Manager Nelson Fialho, and PUSD Superintendent David Haglund were the volunteers tying ribbons in downtown Pleasanton on Wednesday morning. (Photo by Mike Sedlak) -
City and school leaders join parent volunteers to set up a surprise display downtown to honor the high school senior classes of 2020. (Photo by Mike Sedlak) -
Volunteers decorated Main Street in Pleasanton to congratulate this year’s graduating high school seniors on Wednesday morning. (Photo by Mike Sedlak) -
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Volunteers Karen Brace, Caroline Comerford, Kelly French, Kelly Bayani and Jen Murphy dancer under the Pleasanton arch on Main Street early Wednesday morning. (Photo by Mike Sedlak) -
The Pleasanton City Council, City Manager Nelson Fialho, and PUSD Superintendent David Haglund were the volunteers tying ribbons in downtown Pleasanton on Wednesday morning. (Photo by Mike Sedlak) -
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Volunteers decorated Main Street in Pleasanton to congratulate this year’s graduating high school seniors on Wednesday morning. (Photo by Mike Sedlak) -
Tricia Gonsman, left, and organizer Debra Mallie were among those who decorated Main Street in Pleasanton to congratulate this year’s graduating high school seniors on Wednesday morning. (Photo by Mike Sedlak)
With in-person commencement ceremonies off the table for this year’s grads during the coronavirus pandemic, the school district and larger Pleasanton community has been drumming up new ways and grand gestures to celebrate the major milestone.
Purple, blue and gold ribbons representing the school colors for Amador Valley, Foothill and Village high schools were also tied along the Main Street corridor. Volunteers were assigned two specific locations per block for tying the ribbons and given a map showing where to tie them.
No events or gathering was planned or encouraged, and public health and social distancing guidelines were followed by everyone that morning. City crew hung the banner around 7:20 a.m. and the City Council wandered under the arch about 15 minutes later, capping off the socially distanced celebration.
These photos taken by photographer Mike Sedlak for the Weekly capture all the action from start to finish.