Other event guidelines\u00a0 posted at NDresponse.com on Friday evening,<\/a> or on Saturday.<\/p>\nUnder the guidance there is five risk level categories, including people in attendance occupancy rates.\u00a0 The state is currently in level one.<\/p>\n
The state is currently in the Smart Restart moderate category, down from high.<\/p>\n
With mail in voting, Burgum re-explained and refreshed the process.<\/p>\n
With behavioral health, he said if you know someone struggling with depression to visit with those individuals on how they are feeling.\u00a0 He says the behavioral health web site has information, on assisting those people, outlining a step by step process.<\/p>\n
State Board of Higher Education Chair Nick Hacker, talked about graduations at the university level.\u00a0 Several state colleges are holding virtual graduations including this weekend. 6500 state university system students are graduating this spring.<\/p>\n
Hacker thanked students faculty and staff in the transitioning of classes from on campus to online at the onset of the pandemic.\u00a0 He said innovative solutions assisted in \u201cgetting the job done.\u201d\u00a0 He concluded by congratulating the Class of 2020.<\/p>\n
Burgum and State School Superintendent Kirsten Baesler announced Friday that Philadelphia Eagles quarterback Carson Wentz, actor Josh Duhamel and Nashville recording artists Tigirlily will participate in a May 30 statewide celebration of North Dakota\u2019s high school Class of 2020.<\/p>\n
Wentz, a native of Bismarck and graduate of North Dakota State University, will give the commencement address during the hour-long ceremony, which will begin at 2 p.m. Central time on Saturday, May 30.<\/p>\n
Duhamel, a native of Minot and graduate of Minot State University, and Tigirlily will deliver congratulatory messages, and Tigirlily will give a musical performance to close the event. Hazen natives and sisters Kendra and Krista Slaubaugh are the performing duo Tigirlily.<\/p>\n
Five North Dakota students will participate in the ceremony. Kourtney Bitz, a senior at Napoleon High School, will provide the student address on behalf of the Class of 2020. Bitz is a member of Baesler\u2019s Superintendent\u2019s Student Cabinet, which is a group of elementary, middle, and high school students who provide advice to the superintendent about how to improve North Dakota education.<\/p>\n
A collage of class and school photographs from North Dakota\u2019s high schools will be shown during the program. Almost all of the state\u2019s 181 high schools have contributed images for the collage.<\/p>\n
The ceremony will be broadcast statewide on North Dakota\u2019s ABC television affiliates (CSi-6 and 80.6 HD) \u00a0and streamed on the websites of Forum Communications Co.\u2019s North Dakota newspaper properties: The Forum, The Jamestown Sun, The Dickinson Press, and the Grand Forks Herald.<\/p>\n
Burgum and Superintendent Baesler said in a joint statement,\u00a0 \u201cWe want to thank Carson Wentz, Josh Duhamel, and Tigirlily for agreeing to be part of this celebration, and we would also like to thank our media partners for carrying this statewide.<\/p>\n
They went on to say, \u201cThe COVID-19 pandemic has upended many events that are dear to our seniors, including graduation ceremonies, prom, and athletic events. They have not been able to be with their classmates during their last days of high school.\u00a0 We hope that this celebration will provide some memories for our seniors, their families, their friends, and their loved ones.\u201d<\/p>\n
Baesler said the celebration is not intended as a replacement for local high school graduations that are being held across the state. \u00a0\u00a0She added, \u201cThis is another opportunity to celebrate our graduates.\u201d<\/p>\n
He pointed out that Friday was Peace Officers Memorial Day, and read a statement thanking all of those that gave their lives, 64 in all in North Dakota.\u00a0 He added the current peace officers, have and are supporting keeping North Dakotans safe.<\/p>\n
The next briefing will be held on TUES. May 19, 2020 at 3:30-p.m.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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