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Local students earn EPIC Charter School diplomas
EPIC Charter Schools, in
its first-ever virtual gradu-
ation ceremony to honor
the Class of 2020, conferred
diplomas on 3,805 students
on Saturday, June 6.
The virtual ceremony
included recorded remarks
from notable Oklahoma
speakers such as former
Gov. George Nigh, mem-
bers of Oklahoma’s con-
gressional delegation and
state lawmakers.
“This isn’t the gradu-
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ation ceremony any of us
expected when we started
the 2019-2020 school year,”
said EPIC Superintendent
Bart Banfield.
“But our first-ever vir-
tual ceremony is testament
to a guiding principle at
EPIC – the only constant
in the world is change
and we must be resilient,
innovative and adapt to it.
Watching our record-num-
ber of graduates succeed
academically in the face of
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a global pandemic is truly
inspiring.”
The virtual commence-
ment had all of the elements
of a traditional graduation
ceremony, including the
reading of every graduate’s
name, recognition of aca-
demic honors, valedicto-
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guest speakers.
The full EPIC 2020
virtual graduation cere-
mony has been archived
on YouTube (https://
youtu.be/kYpv13fMfjM),
[See EPIC, Page 3]
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EPIC Charter Schools, in its
first-ever virtual graduation cer-
emony to honor the Graduating
Class of 2020, conferred diplo-
mas on 3,805 students on
Saturday, June 6.
The virtual ceremony,
believed to be the largest of its
kind in the state, included
recorded remarks from notable
Oklahoma speakers such as for-
mer Gov. George Nigh, mem-
bers of Oklahoma’s congres-
sional delegation and state law-
makers.
EPIC is the state’s third-
largest public school system. It
is serving approximately 32,000
students statewide in the 2019-
2020 school year and currently
employs more than 1,400 educa-
tors and administrators through-
out the state.
“This isn’t the graduation
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ceremony any of us expected
when we started the 2019-2020
school year,” said EPIC
Superintendent Bart Banfield,
The virtual commencement had
all of the elements of a tradition-
al graduation ceremony, includ-
ing the reading of every gradu-
ate’s name, recognition of aca-
demic honors, valedictorian
addresses and special guest
speakers. Many EPIC families “
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Kyle Edwards, Johnathon Jones,
Rainey Kimbro, Clarity Lamb,
Shyla Lytle, Caden Mefford,
Bradley Phillips, Hailie Phillips,
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The Wilson Post-Democrat
EPIC Charter Schools graduate more than
3,800 seniors in first-ever virtual ceremony
OKLAHOMA CITY—
EPIC Charter Schools, in
its first-ever virtual gradua-
tion ceremony to honor the
graduating Class of 2020,
conferred diplomas on 3,805
students on Saturday, June
6. The virtual ceremony, be-
lieved to be the largest of its
kind in the state, included re-
corded remarks from notable
Oklahoma speakers such as
former Gov. George Nigh,
members of Oklahoma's
congressional delegation
and state lawmakers.
"This isn't the graduation
ceremony any of us expected
when we started the 2019-
20 school year," said EPIC
Superintendent Bart Ban-
field, "but our first-ever vir-
Property of OPS News Tracker and members of the Oklahoma Press Association.
tual ceremony is testament ceremony, including the
to a guiding principal at reading of every gradu-
EPIC—the only constant in ate's name, recognition of
the world is change and we academic honors, valedic-
must be resilient, innovative torian addresses and special
and adapt to it. Watching our guest speakers. Many EPIC
record-number of graduates families planned in-home
succeed academically in the celebrations with families
face of a global pandemic is and friends and celebrated
truly inspiring." graduates in real time as the
EPIC graduates from graduation live streamed on
the local area include: June 6. The full EPIC 2020
Jace Chaney, Alyssa Girty, virtual graduation ceremony
Heather Hubbard and Sara has been archived on You-
Schofield from Healdton; Tube, Vimeo, and EPIC's so-
and Brooklyn Harper, Bran- cial medial platforms.
don Kaufman, Julie Lonero
and Jayden Slawson from
Wilson.
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