Saxony Lutheran Graduation 2020

Ben Matthews

Sunday, June 7, 2020

After postponing its commencement ceremonies due to COVID-19, Saxony Lutheran High School held a graduation event on Sunday, June 7, 2020, at the Gerhard Birk Gymnasium in Jackson. Attendance numbers at the event were restricted to five guests per graduate, and hand sanitizer was stationed beneath the seating arrangements for each graduates' group.

Saxony Lutheran graduating senior Sarah Ward hugs her family members after entering the Gerhard Birk Gymnasium with her classmates during Saxony Lutheran High School's graduation ceremony on Sunday, June 7, 2020, in Jackson. (Ben Matthews ~ Southeast Missourian)
Graduating senior Sam Varnon speaks to school counselor Judi Fuchs before entering the Gerhard Birk Gymnasium for Saxony Lutheran High School's graduation ceremony Sunday, June 7, 2020, in Jackson. (Ben Matthews ~ Southeast Missourian)
Tyson Wunderlich leads Saxony Lutheran High School senior band members in a rehearsal before their commencement ceremony on Sunday, June 7, 2020, in Jackson. (Ben Matthews ~ Southeast Missourian)
Hand sanitizer and tissues are seen stationed at a group of seats before the start of Saxony Lutheran High School's graduation ceremony on Sunday, June 7, 2020, at in Jackson. Attendance for the postponed commencement ceremony was restricted to five guests per graduate, and seating in the gymnasium was arranged into groups for each graduate and their guests. (Ben Matthews ~ Southeast Missourian)

Graduating senior Hunter Bilek adjusts his stole before entering the Gerhard Birk Gymnasium for a commencement ceremony on Sunday, June 7, 2020, at Saxony Lutheran High School in Jackson. (Ben Matthews ~ Southeast Missourian)
Saxony Lutheran High School principal Mark Ruark welcomes attendees to a graduation ceremony on Sunday, June 7, 2020, in Jackson. (Ben Matthews ~ Southeast Missourian)
From left, Joyce Bartens takes a photo of Saxony Lutheran graduating seniors Ty Miller and Luke Bartens before graduation on Sunday, June 7, 2020, at Saxony Lutheran High School in Jackson. (Ben Matthews ~ Southeast Missourian)
Alli Haertling throws her graduation cap into the air as Clayton Steffens takes a photo on Sunday, June 7, 2020, at Saxony Lutheran High School in Jackson. (Ben Matthews ~ Southeast Missourian)