ICYMI: Stream This Morning's Wayne Graduation Ceremonies

WAYNE, NJ — Patience was the key for Wayne Hills and Wayne Valley seniors in 2020.

After graduation was moved online, briefly rescheduled through the town — before being shut down by a lawsuit from the Governor — then cancelled again, the graduating class finally got to celebrate together on Wednesday morning.

Both township high school's hosted graduation ceremonies on their respective football fields, and both are available to stream in full on YouTube.

Watch Wayne Valley's Graduation Ceremony:

Watch Wayne Hills' Graduation Ceremony:

These in-person ceremonies come after Wayne Mayor Christopher Vergano and the township were sued by Gov. Phil Murphy, and a Mercer County Superior Court judge issued an injunction against Wayne Township to put a halt on the township-facilitated graduations for Wayne Valley and Wayne Hills High School.

Vergano addressed the lawsuit, and subsequent ruling, in a letter to the township.

"Throughout, our only goal was to assist the children of our community in having a meaningful celebration. This was never about me, as the Mayor, the Board of Education or the Governor. This was and still remains only about one thing…the Wayne Valley and Wayne Hills Classes of 2020. Unfortunately, the courts have ruled, and the celebrations will not take place this week," he wrote.

Wayne Valley seniors, after the ruling, took it upon themselves to schedule an unofficial in-person graduation.

Read more: Wayne Valley Seniors Host In-Person Graduation