Wednesday morning’s graduation ceremony at Ashley Ridge High School will surely be one the school and the Class of 2020 won’t ever forget.
The in-person ceremony began at 7:30 a.m. at the high school’s Swamp Fox Stadium.
In the middle of the ceremony, as principal Karen Radcliffe was introducing the school’s valedictorian and salutatorian, the sprinklers went off, drenching the students who were sitting spaced apart across the athletic field.
It happens at the 47:10 mark in the video below that was live-streamed by the school district.
Moments after the sprinklers were shut off, she joked, “Hey, y’all complain about the heat, we bring you water,” adding, “We have to keep it exciting around here.”
Graduation continued on schedule with Radcliffe touching elbows with graduating seniors as she handed out diplomas.