Vallecitos recognizes students during drive-thru promotion ceremony

Vallecitos School middle school salutatorian Marcos Morales attends the school's drive-thru promotion ceremony in Rainbow, Thursday, Aug. 13.

Families celebrate their students being promoted to ninth grade during the Vallecitos School drive-thru promotion ceremony in Rainbow.

Sandy Murillo has her picture taken after receiving her diploma for completing eighth grade during the Vallecitos School drive-thru promotion in Rainbow.

Vallecitos School eighth grade graduate Jessica Bernardino hugs her mother Blanca Martinez while celebrating at the middle school's promotion ceremony in Rainbow.

Maritza Koeppen, superintendent of Vallecitos School District celebrates the eighth grade promoting class during a drive-thru ceremony.

Isiah Sanders smiles for the camera as he attends an eighth-grade, drive-thru promotion ceremony with his peers in Rainbow.

Cheyenne Crowe, valedictorian of Vallecitos School, poses for a picture in front of a backdrop while attending an eighth-grade, drive-thru promotion ceremony with her peers in Rainbow.

Maria Ruiz, eight grade graduate of Vallecitos School, steps out of her car to have her picture taken during the school's drive-thru promotion ceremony.

Cheri Jeralds, left, a teacher at Vallecitos School, hands eighth grade graduate Anahi Robles her diploma during the school's drive -thru promotion ceremony in Rainbow, Thursday, Aug. 13. The Vallecitos School District hoped social distancing guidelines would change and permit a more traditional in-person ceremony, but with the guidelines remaining the same, the school district chose to hold the drive-thru promotion just before the start of the new school year.