EPIC Charter Schools announced it will hold a series of in-person, outdoor, socially distanced graduation ceremonies in both Tulsa and Oklahoma City for its Class of 2021, which includes nearly 4,000 seniors. The planned dates and locations for this year’s ceremonies are:

Chickasaw Bricktown Ballpark, 2 S. Mickey Mantle Oklahoma City

Friday, May 21, 12 p.m.

Friday May 21, 5 p.m. Saturday, May 22, 12 p.m.

5 p.m.

ONEOK Field, 201 N. Elgin Ave, Tulsa

Thursday, May 27, 5 p.m.

Friday, May 28, 12 p.m.

Friday, May 28, 5 p.m.

“It’s been a year since the pandemic began, changing nearly every aspect of dayto-day life, including the way high school seniors graduate,” Banfield said, noting that EPIC held last year what was believed to be the largest virtual ceremony for a high school for the Class of 2020. “Although our ceremonies this year will be smaller ceremonies, we are going to make them memorable events for our families, who will be able to sit together safely in pods and celebrate this all-important rite of passage.”

In accordance with state, city and venue social distancing guidelines, a maximum of 450 graduates will participate in each ceremony and be limited to five guests each. Each ceremony will be live-streamed on EPIC’s Facebook page, recordings of which will be made available on EPIC’s social media, YouTube channel and website (epiccharterschools.orq). In the event the scheduled dates reach capacity, an additional ceremony will be added in Oklahoma City on May 20 at 6 p.m. and another in Tulsa on May 27 at 12 p.m. In the event of rain for any of the ceremonies, EPIC has arranged for rain dates for the Oklahoma City ceremonies July 9-10 and July 15-16 for Tulsa.

“We look forward to welcoming EPIC Charter Schools graduates, staff, families and friends through the gates of the Chickasaw Bricktown Ballpark in May to celebrate this important milestone in students’ lives,” said OKC Dodgers President/General Manager Michael Byrnes. “Chickasaw Bricktown Ballpark will serve as a unique backdrop for the graduation ceremonies and we are excited to share our beautiful facility to help enrich the celebration and hopefully make these special moments even more memorable for the EPIC Class of 2021.”