Beaufort County School District sets outdoor graduations
The Beaufort County School District says its 2021 graduation ceremonies will be held outdoors in June.
The ceremony at May River High School is scheduled for 7 p.m. June 15 with a rain makeup day planned for 7 p.m. June 22. Bluffton High School s graduation is at 10 a.m. June 18 with the makeup day scheduled for 10 a.m. June 19.
Graduations will be held in each school s football stadium, district spokesperson Candace Bruder said Thursday.
The district will submit safety plans for the graduation ceremonies to the South Carolina Department of Commerce and Department of Health and Environmental Control for approval, a news release said.
Beaufort Co. School District announces plans for in-person graduation ceremonies By Kristen Rary | February 24, 2021 at 4:14 PM EST - Updated February 24 at 6:01 PM
BEAUFORT COUNTY, S.C. (WTOC) - After an interesting school year during the pandemic, the Beaufort County School District has decided seniors will be getting one classic event - a graduation.
Seniors at May River High School say they did not go into this year expecting much of anything at all. But they say a few big changes means they are going to get those big events that every high schooler looks forward to.
“Most of the time we get very into pep rallies. So, our school is really school spirit oriented,” student body President Sam Estrenadoiro said.
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May River students charged with vandalism that includes racial slurs
Editor s note: This story has been updated with additional information from the police report.
Three May River High School students have been charged with spray-painting racial slurs and swastikas at a Hardeeville hotel, police said this week. Three juveniles were charged with burglary second degree and malicious injury to property on Feb. 9, Hardeeville Police Chief Sam Woodward said. The juveniles did a lot of spray-painting and used racial slurs. We do not know why they chose this location. The hotel was under construction when this happened and there was about $4,000 in damages done to the property.