The College of Idaho is honoring their graduates in a special virtual graduation

Like most spring graduation ceremonies this year, the College of Idaho will also have a virtual commencement.

THE STATE... ARETRYING TO FIGUREOUT GRADUATION.THE COLLEGE OFIDAHO IS HOSTING AVIRTUALCOMMENCEMENT.AND AS OUR LYNSEYAMUNDSON SHOWSUS... THE SCHOOL'SSMALL SIZE... WILLALLOW THEM TOMAKE IT PERSONALFOR EACH STUDENT."IT MAKES UP FORTHAT FEELING OFLOSS A LITTLE BIT, IFEEL LIKE I'VE LOSTTHE END OF MYSENIOR YEAR ATFIRST, BUT THISREALLY HELPED MEGET THAT FEELINGAND GET THATEXCITEMENT BACK."EVERY GRADUATINGSTUDENT GOT THEOPPORTUNITY TOCREATE APERSONALIZED 20SECOND VIDEO THATWILL RUN WHENTHEIR NAME ISCALLED."IT TAKES ABOUT 20SECONDS FROMWHEN THEGRADUATE'S NAME ISANNOUNCED TOWHEN THEYCROSSED THESTAGE, SHAKE THEHAND, GRAB THEDIPLOMA, WAVE GETTHEIR PICTURETAKEN, GO BACK ANDSIT DOWN."THE GRADUATIONCOMMITTEE STILLWANTED EACHGRADUATE TO HAVETHEIR 20 SECONDS.THE CEREMONY WILLALSO FEATURESTUDENT SPEECHESAND SENIORAWARDS."ALL THAT STUFFTHAT WE REALLYAREN'T GOING TOGET, WE WANTED TOTRY AND MAKE THATHAPPEN SOMEHOW,SO THAT WAS OURMAIN FOCUS WASTAKING ALL THE FUNPARTS AND MAKING ITSOMETHING WE CANEXPERIENCE ONLINE.THE COLLEGE HAS205 GRADUATES THISYEAR...AND THEYRECEIVED AROUND110 VIDEOSUBMISSIONS."NOT ONLY IS IT THEMSTAMPING THEIRPERSONALITY ON IT,BUT IT'S PRETTYENTERTAINING TOO.THERE ARE SO MANYCREATIVE WAYS OFUTILIZING YOUR 20SECONDS THAT ITHINK IT'S GOING TOBE REALLY FUN TOWATCH."THEY ARE STILLPLANNING AN IN-PERSONGRADUATION LATERIN THE YEAR...BUTTHEY DIDN'T WANT TOWAIT UNTILTHEN...INSTEAD...THEY WILL HAVE TWO."IT'S BEEN FUNBECAUSE THERE ARETHINGS THAT WE GETTO DO AT THISCOMMENCEMENTTHAT NO ONE WILLEVER GET TO DO ATTHEIR REGULARCOMMENCEMENT.

IDEFINITELY THINKTHAT HAS BEEN A FUNSILVER LINING."THE VIRTUALGRADUATION WILLBEGIN AT 10 AM ONSATURDAY.

FORMORE INFORMATIONON WHERE YOU CANWATCH THECEREMONY AT VISITTHIS STORY ON OURWEBSITE.

FOR IDAHONEWS 6...I'M LYNSEYAMUNDSON.