School district officials used drones and live streaming at Live Oak and Sobrato High School graduation ceremonies last week to capture the memories of the Class of 2017.
“With the help of CMAP (Community Media Access Partnership) at Sobrato and MHAT (Morgan Hill Access Television) at Live Oak, Morgan Hill Unified School District took a leap forward in the way they utilize technology to make High School graduation more accessible to all friends and families,” according to the June 14 press release.
Using drones, MHUSD staff were able to capture footage of seniors making their way onto the football fields, giving family members a behind-the-scene glimpse of the graduation procession. CMAP and MHAT were then able to stream video of the speeches and graduation ceremony to the high school theaters and online.
“We started with the idea of streaming both ceremonies into the high school theaters. After last year’s heat wave, we were looking for a way to provide shelter for those guests who were sensitive to the heat,” Superintendent Steve Betando said. “Our technology department took that idea and made it something much more exciting. With a bit of tweaking for next year, we are looking forward to making this a permanent part of graduation in the future.”
Both graduation videos will remain accessible through liveoak.mhusd.org and sobrato.mhusd.org for the next month. The videos can also be found on the District’s Facebook page along with drone footage of the processions.
86 MHUSD graduates earn Seal of Biliteracy
Eighty-six MHUSD high school seniors received the Seal of Biliteracy along with their diplomas during the 2017 end-of-the-year commencement ceremonies, according to district staff.
The State Seal of Biliteracy program recognizes high school graduates who have attained a high level of proficiency in speaking, reading and writing one or more languages in addition to English.
Sobrato High School conferred 40 awards, 36 for Spanish and four for French, while Live Oak High School awarded 46 seniors with the Seal, 45 for Spanish and one for French.
