Middletown students Jaylen Fitzpatrick elbow bumps Elisha DeJesus as he queues up to pick up his diploma. at Middletown High School’s drive-up commencement exercises, June 16, 2020. Cloe Poisson / CTMirror.org
The drive-up event was planned as an alternative way to celebrate the Class of 2020 while maintaining social distancing during the COVID-19 pandemic. DeJesus is the school’s director of athletics.