Upper St. Clair’s Senior Week kicks off June 1

Upper St. Clair School District will honor its Class of 2020 throughout Senior Week, June 1-4.
All week long, seniors and their families are encouraged to show their Upper St. Clair pride by decorating their front doors, mailboxes and vehicles. For the first time, Upper St. Clair High School seniors are permitted to decorate their graduation caps.
“The final semester of senior year is such a special time for students. In light of our current circumstance, we want our seniors to know how much we care about and appreciate them,” Brooke Tarcson, activities coordinator, said. “While this doesn’t make up for missing these final weeks in-person, we want them to know that the whole Upper St. Clair community is cheering them on.”
Senior Week festivities kick off June 1 with the Panther Pass Parade. From 6 to 8 p.m., the roads through Upper St. Clair High School campus will be lined with personalized yard signs for all 337 seniors.
Seniors are encouraged to decorate their cars and drive through the parade route as many times as they would like. Family members and school staff are welcome to stand along the parade route to wave and cheer.
Those who attend must follow all health and safety guidelines – including masks and social distancing.
Cap and gown distribution is set for June 2 and 3 in the high school’s theater parking lot. This also is the opportunity for seniors to return their Chromebooks, textbooks and library books. Seniors will remain in their vehicles as they visit multiple stations.
In addition to caps and gowns, seniors will receive yard signs along with gift bags filled with several surprises. The school’s principals, activities staff and others will be on hand to greet students.
The following schedule is set for this two-day event:
- 10 a.m. to noon June 2, last names A-F;
- 1 to 3 p.m. June 2, last names G-K;
- 10 a.m. to noon June 3, last names L-P;
- 1 to 3 p.m. June 3, last names Q-Z.
A virtual celebration is scheduled for 7 p.m. June 4, the original date for the Class of 2020’s commencement ceremony. The video will be available at uscsd.org/celebrate2020. Seniors are urged to dress in their caps and gowns, watch the brief celebratory message from Timothy Wagner, high school principal, and John Rozzo, superintendent of schools, and then at 8 p.m. step outside to “make some noise.” The entire community is encouraged to join in the celebration.
In an effort to increase the likelihood of being able to host in-person events, prom and graduation have been rescheduled for late July. Prom is set for July 28 at Carnegie Museum of Natural History, and graduation for July 30 in the high school stadium. Final decisions for both events will be made July 10.