Commencement 2021 Archive

Commencement 2021

Our graduates have a lot to be proud of and we are going to celebrate! 

Graduates are invited, along with friends, family, faculty, and staff, to gather online and in-person as we collectively recognize the accomplishments and confer the degrees of the class of 2021.

2021 Virtual Commencement Videos

A correction was made to our Virtual Commencement after recording. Our Outstanding Graduate at the Fauquier Campus, Morgan McKinney, will not only graduate with honors from Laurel Ridge this year with her Associate of Arts and Sciences degree in General Studies, but she is also graduating from high school with her homeschool cooperative.

Drive-Thru Diploma Walk Photos

Special Gift for the Class of 2021

Commencement photos usually require a purchase to download and the money raised supports the Laurel Ridge Alumni Scholarship. This year, there will be no cost. It’s our gift to you. It was a challenging year during a pandemic, and we congratulate you for finishing strong. Please consider paying it forward and making a donation to the Laurel Ridge Foundation’s scholarship fund. A gift of any size will make a big difference! laurelridge.edu/donate

Middletown Diploma Walk Photo Gallery

Fauquier Diploma Walk Photo Gallery

Drive-Thru Diploma Walk

Fauquier Campus:Thursday, May 13, 2021

Middletown Campus: Friday, May 14, 2021

Starting at 4 p.m. for Nursing Graduates and 5 p.m. for all other Graduates.

For graduates who would like to celebrate in person, a diploma walk will take place at both campuses. Graduates are invited, along with up to two vehicles of family and friends, to celebrate their accomplishments, and will be asked to select an arrival time starting at 5 p.m.

Specific details will be sent to each graduate prior to the event via email.

GRADUATE SIGN-UP

Select a location below and complete the form to participate in the diploma walk.

Deadline: May 1, 2021(Choose one)

FACULTY & STAFF SIGN-UP

Help us celebrate our graduates by volunteering at one or both diploma walks.

Deadline: May 1, 2021

IMPORTANT REMINDER: 

All graduating students must take the Information Literacy Assessment before May 3. Instructions for this were emailed to your Laurel Ridge address, and can also be found here.

Virtual Commencement Ceremony

Saturday, May 15, 2021, at 1 p.m.  ONLINE

The Virtual Commencement Ceremony will include:

  • The National Anthem
  • Remarks from President Kim Blosser
  • Recognition of Outstanding Graduates (one per campus)
  • Messages of encouragement from a member of the graduating class and faculty
  • The conferring of degrees

A cap and gown are NOT REQUIRED to participate in the Virtual Commencement ceremony. If you would like to purchase them, you may. The bookstore is currently accepting orders for gowns and other commencement items.

The ceremony can be viewed online starting Saturday, May 15, at 1 p.m., and will remain posted here for at least one year.

GRADUATES

Submit your photos for the Virtual Commencement Ceremony.

Deadline: April 16, 2021

Congratulatory Messages

Faculty, Staff, and Supporters Submit Text orVideo Messages to Graduates

Deadline: April 16, 2021

Virtual Nursing Ceremony

Saturday, May 15, 2021, at 3 p.m.  ONLINE

The Virtual Nursing Pinning Ceremony will include:

  • Graduate Awards
  • Student Speakers
  • Presentation of Graduates
  • Florence Nightingale Pledge

A cap and gown are NOT REQUIRED to participate in the Virtual Commencement ceremony. If you would like to purchase them, you may. The bookstore is currently accepting orders for gowns and other commencement items.

The ceremony can be viewed online starting Saturday, May 15, at 3 p.m., and will remain posted here for at least one year.

GRADUATES

Submit your photos for the Virtual Commencement Ceremony.

Deadline: April 16, 2021

Congratulatory Messages

Faculty, Staff, and Supporters Submit Text orVideo Messages to Graduates

Deadline: April 16, 2021