Key West high school follows coronavirus social distancing measures with Jet Ski graduation
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A high school in Florida's Key West came up with a novel way to honor its graduating seniors this year.
Somerset Island Prep held a Jet Ski graduation ceremony that took place on the water and complied with coronavirus social distancing measures.
{{#rendered}} {{/rendered}}The graduation took place Tuesday off Key West’s Southernmost House.
Somerset Island Prep held a Jet Ski Graduation ceremony for its 11 graduating seniors Tuesday in Key West, Florida. (Somerset Island Prep)
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The 11 seniors, wearing graduation caps and gowns and face masks, rode up on personal watercrafts to a boat to collect their diplomas from Principal Tom Rompella. He was in a mask and used a pole to hand out the diplomas.
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“This final ceremony for our seniors represents the same theme that has played out throughout the
entirety of their time at Island Prep,” Rompella said in a news release. “That no barrier is too large to overcome and that through creativity and hard work we can overcome any challenge.”
Principal Tom Rompella hands out diplomas at a Jet Ski graduation for graduating seniors at Somerset Island Prep in Key West. (Somerset Island Prep)
The graduating seniors took jet ski lessons prior to the big day.
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Somerset Island Preparatory is Key West’s only charter high school, established a decade ago.