Jack Graduates from Newport High School

June 16 was graduation day for Newport High School!

Typical for 2020 graduations, there were no large gatherings and instead the school took a more creative approach.

In the afternoon, they streamed a ceremony with the principal, some faculty, and a few student speakers. This also included a reading of all ~450 of the graduates names with a powerpoint slide for each one.

Watching the graduation ceremony

Jack's slide in the ceremony

Then in the afternoon the school hosted a "drive-through" graduation. We met a few of Jack's friends at a parking lot down the street from the high school for some photos, and then convoyed over. The school did a nice job - a few dozen teachers were there (masked!) with balloons and signs to cheer everyone on, and you drove around the parking lot, through a balloon arch, and then on to the entrance to the school where each graduate got out and had their name read and got their diploma case.

Afterwards we went out to dinner at El Gaucho, a nice steakhouse in downtown Bellevue, which was open for their first night. Escargot, crab cakes, steak, and creme brûlée.