May 27, 2020 Dear Class 2020 and Parents: I write to update you on your graduation celebration beginning at 4:00 pm on Friday, June 5. As much as we all want an in-person ceremony befitting of our seniors’ achievements and decades of Palma tradition, we are not permitted to host a gathering of any kind, even if we were to obey social distance norms as they are currently required. Thanks to help from friends of Palma, the attached logistics of a drive through event at Palma School were recently approved by the Monterey County Health Department. Please note in the attached:

• specifically assigned windows of time (20 minute segments) when families should be present to participate • faculty and administration will be present, robed in gowns, with hoods and masks • in the parking lot, only the graduate is permitted to 1) exit the vehicle to pick up his diploma, 2) to pause at

the center of stage (he may remove his mask at this time) for a photo by a professional photographer, and 3) to pick up a keepsake gift bag before reentering his vehicle

• opportunity for families to shoot pictures at the baseball field with their graduate before, during and after the drive through

Families may take photos from their vehicles. Masks must be worn at all times, except when shooting a photo. A virtual commencement ceremony with presentations for each graduate will be aired on Friday, June 5, ideally throughout the drive through event palmaschool.info/sr2020. A pre-recorded Baccalaureate Mass will also air online on Friday, June 5 at palmaschool.info/2020mass. The Mass is coordinated by the Campus Ministries of Palma and Notre Dame High Schools, celebrated by Bishop Ryan, with participation from select senior representative graduates, due to required norms. This is a unique ceremony, the first of its kind at Palma, and all of us are doing our very best to make it a memorable and meaningful one. While we regret that we are not permitted the large traditional gathering typical of our school’s legacy, we are excited to have this opportunity approved to celebrate our graduates and their achievements. We look forward to seeing you, but if for some reason your family cannot attend the drive-up ceremony on June 5, please let us know. Gratefully yours, Mr. David Sullivan Principal

Special Event: Drive Through Graduation for Senior Class 2020 Palma High School: 919 Iverson Street, Salinas, CA 93901 831-422-6391 Contact: David Sullivan, Principal 422-6391 x 247 sullivan@palmaschool.org

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Date of Event: Friday, June 5, 2020 Time: 4:00 – 6:00 pm Location: Palma High School, 919 Iverson Street, Salinas, CA 93901

Set up

1) 93 graduates, segmented into groups of 15 students to arrive per 20 minute windows

2) Free-standing stage (16’ x 16’) at the base of the school flag pole – no one standing on it

3) Table standing 40’ south of stage for diplomas and regalia

4) Table standing 40’ north of stage for class souvenirs

5) Barriers and décor will “steer” traffic one way entry on the south side of the school parking lot and another egress on the north side of the lot

6) Hire 4 Salinas PD officers and vehicles from 3:30 – 6:30 pm to oversee: 1) entry to parking lot, 2) egress

from parking lot, 3) traffic at the intersection of Iverson St. and Acacia St. (northwest of Palma’s parking lot), and traffic at the intersection of Iverson St. and Palma Dr. (southwest of Palma’s parking lot)

Protocol for Drive Through

1) The graduate’s vehicle will enter the south side of the school parking lot and drive a coned-lined pathway to the curb platform at the base of the flag pole

2) Only the graduate will be permitted to exit the vehicle for public recognition and to pick up his grad regalia

3) The graduate will be directed to a free-standing table some 40’ south of the flag pole to pick up his

respective, diploma, and/or medals and academic achievements, if they apply to him

4) The graduate will walk up the stage and pause at its center for a professional photo; the photographer will be some 20-30 feet away

5) The graduate will descend the stage to a pop-up tent some 40’ north of the flag pole to pick up a “goodie

bag” of gifts on a table provided by the 2020 Sober Grad Committee

6) The graduate will get back into his vehicle and drive out the north exit of the school parking lot

Special Event: Drive Through Graduation for Senior Class 2020 Palma High School: 919 Iverson Street, Salinas, CA 93901 831-422-6391 Contact: David Sullivan, Principal 422-6391 x 247 sullivan@palmaschool.org

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Optional for Families: Photo Pop Families who wish to participate in an opportunity to take family photos with their own devices may drive around the block to the south side of campus any time between 3:00pm and 6:30pm to take a photo against a backdrop provided for them on the baseball field Protocol for Family Photos

1) Families may temporarily park along residential streets, exit their vehicles and walk to the south side gate of the baseball field (entry only).

2) Respecting social distance practices families may walk with their graduates along a cone-lined pathway onto the baseball field through the visitors’ dugout to take photos on the field

3) Families will egress through the home dugout and off campus through a separate gate just north of the

field. Palma School will hire 5-6 private security guards (in masks with gloves) to direct pedestrian traffic and to insure proper social distancing norms.

2020 HS Graduation Groups – Friday, June 5

Group 1 – 4:00pm 1. Alexander Aurelio Andrade 2. Danny Daniel Andrade III 3. Quinten Andrew Arellano 4. Lucas Barba 5. Matthew David Bassetti 6. Jonathan Michael Berring 7. Jack Thomas Bonessa 8. Simon Ren Bosch 9. Luke Brigantino 10. Jack Edward Busch 11. Daniel G. Cabrera 12. Jordan Joseph Calamia 13. Christopher Evan Campos 14. Daniel Ryan Carbonel 15. Matheo Adan Carlos

Group 2 – 4:20pm 16. Joseph Raymond Castaneda 17. Adam Brandon Castro 18. Isaiah Dylan Corpus 19. Vincent Salvatore Crivello 20. Michael Anthony Culcasi 21. Daniel Serrano Dominguez 22. Benjamin Joseph Eastman 23. Michael Brent Eastman Jr. 24. Abel Escobar 25. Alberto Carlos Espinoza 26. Sean Neil Fanoe 27. Giovani Fernandes Alvares 28. Daniel Joseph Fitzgerald 29. Giuseppe Roberto Salvatore Flores 30. Anthony Carl Freese 31. Joseph Michael Gastello

Group 3 – 4:40pm 32. Dane Van Pelt Golden 33. Kolby Nolan Gooder 34. Ramon Felix Guzman III 35. Nathaniel Joseph Haro 36. Jacob Lee Herbst 37. Joshua Hernandez 38. David Dat Huynh 39. Matthew Josiah Isais 40. Aidan Rico Juarez 41. Jack Thomas Kirk III 42. Joshua James Kittel 43. Carson Bryce Kuchta 44. Aidan Thomas Lafferty 45. Salvador Lopez 46. Benjamin James Lukasko 47. Thomas Adam Lundy

Group 4 – 5:00pm 48. Michael Paul Macias 49. Austin Joseph Martinez 50. Isaian Martinez 51. Feras Maher Masarweh 52. Donnovan Richard McAbee 53. Henry Lawrence McKelvie 54. Luke McCormick McKenzie 55. Jaden Michael Mendoza 56. Daniel Muñoz 57. Dominic Justin Nale 58. Gabriel Alexander Nale 59. Syon Allen Newson-Green 60. David Edward Nino 61. Micah Servano Olivas 62. Shivam Bakul Panchal

Group 5 – 5:20pm 63. Isaac Eugene Paulo 64. Ethan James Pavlet 65. Joseph Robert Piini 66. Samual Jeffrey Pry-Henion 67. Jakob Karl Reinhardt 68. Wade Francis Rianda 69. Emanuel Josiah Rubalcava 70. Everardo Ruiz-Contreras 71. Steven Chad Said 72. Isaiah Rene Saldana 73. Daniel M. Santos 74. Jacob Alexander Serrano 75. Prabhjot Singh 76. Philip Daniel Sites 77. Nicholas James Slater 78. Jake Andrew Strachan

Group 6 – 5:40pm 79. Anton David Michael Strasser 80. Adrian Benjamin Suniga Jr. 81. Kyle Joseph Sutherland 82. Julian Torres 83. Matthew Trujillo 84. Nathan Benjamin Tsuchiya 85. Abram Caine Valdez 86. Richard Alexander Vasquez 87. Jose Angel Velasquez Jr. 88. Anthony Julian Villegas 89. Robert David Weissberg Jr. 90. Tyler Miguel Whitehead 91. Benjamin Anthony Wood 92. Hudson Allan Wood 93. Kekoa Akira Yasuda

Palma Accreditation Coordinator

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GUIDANCE / ADMISSIONS ADMIN BUILDING

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Class 2020 Drive through Celebration on June 5, 2020 (diagram not drawn to scale)

Grad Stage DIPLOMAGrad Bag

Photo

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Family in Grad Car

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Grad Exits Vehicle

Grad Returns to

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