MUCC teachers drop signs of sunshine to grads during gloomy period
Melfort and Unit Comprehensive Collegiate’s (MUCC) graduating class of 2020 received a literal and figurative sign of compassion from their teachers.
Teachers at MUCC dropped off lawn signs to all 96 of their graduates in 2020. The sign is an alternate public acknowledgement of their graduation, as the traditional in-person ceremony with all the graduates and their loved ones were postponed due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
MUCC Principal Jerry Heffernan said the teachers saw the idea from another school out of province and intended to hand them out on June 29 – the original graduation ceremony date. Perhaps it was to plant a bright spot amidst the grey, rainy, gloomy weather on May 26 and 27, but the teacher decided to drop off the signs a month early.
“We are so fortunate in our community to have excellent students and parents,” Heffernan said. “It’s so disappointing we can’t do anything in person with them. We’re trying to show that we care and we’re still thinking of them in this difficult situation.”