Sioux City Parks and Rec says repair work is complete on the Flight 232 Memorial at Chris Larson Park along the riverfront. There was an underground issue in the sidewalk leading to the memorial. Repairs have been made in time for the 31st anniversary of Flight 232 on July 19th. The crippled DC-10 crash landed at the Sioux Gateway Airport; 112 died, but 184 survived. The memorial includes a statue depicting a news photo captured that day of Iowa National Guard Lt. Col Dennis Nielson carrying a young boy to safety.
Commencement ceremonies have been planned for recent graduates in the Sioux City Community School District. Traditional events were canceled due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
A modified commencement for all three high schools will take place on Saturday, July 25th.
The Class of 2020 will be honored in small groups of 10 at each specific school during an assigned time. Students will be able to invite four guests.
News release from the Sioux City Community School District:
The Sioux City Community School District will host an event for each high school on July 25, to recognize our recent graduates. These events will be at the originally scheduled time but will be reformatted. Graduates will not all be brought together collectively in one large facility for a traditional commencement program. Instead, we will limit the number of students and guests gathered at any given time by hosting several small group commencement spotlights throughout the day.
Logistics:
§ Each small group will include up to 10 students to be recognized during a ten minute, small-group commencement exercise.
§ Each graduate can bring up to four guests.
§ Graduates should wear caps and gowns.
§ Commencement exercises will be hosted at each respective high school.
§ A parent/guardian or student must register by July 19 to confirm that a student will participate in commencement.
§ By July 22, a schedule will be released to let each graduate know the assigned time of his/her commencement spotlight. Graduates and their guests can only be present during the time assigned.
§ Timeframes:
· North High will host commencement exercises during the timeframe from 11 am to 2 pm.
· West High will host commencement exercises during the timeframe from 2:30 pm to 5:30 pm.
· East High will host commencement exercises during the timeframe from 6 pm to 9 pm.
