Teaneck Will 'Make Some Noise' For 2020 Graduates

TEANECK, NJ — Though it isn't the clapping most graduates envision when they think about graduation day, the class of 2020 will still get to hear the familiar sound as they wrap up their high school careers.

With coronavirus altering or outright cancelling graduations, officials in Teaneck are recruiting the community to help commemorate the accomplishments of the class of 2020 with a clap-out.

"All Teaneck students graduating this year, from the youngest nursery school students to those in high school, college and beyond looked forward to celebrating their hard-earned accomplishments with a graduation in 2020," said Elie Y. Katz, in his Tid-Bits newsletter.

"Our Teaneck 2020 graduates deserve a special acknowledgement of their accomplishments and we intend to deliver."

Scheduled for Monday, June 22 from 7:30 to 7:33 p.m., Katz and the township are asking residents to "make some noise" for graduates, whether that be with their own two hands or household pots and pans.

Teaneck High School will host a virtual graduation for students at 5 p.m. on the same day, according to the Teaneck Schools website. The ceremony will be livestreamed on the school district's YouTube page.

On Tuesday, the district livestreamed the 2020 senior athletic awards to the same page.