VIA Cares

“College isn’t canceled.” That was the message on May 1 to hundreds of local high school seniors celebrating graduation and what comes next.

The Class of 2020 connected for College Signing Day 2020—a chance to share the news about where they plan to attend college and university in the fall—with a little help from VIA Cares.

Because of the COVID-19 pandemic, students and families could not gather in a traditional College Signing Day ceremony.

VIA partnered with the San Antonio Education Partnership, SA2020, and other local organizations to provide mobile hot spots at area high schools, so the community could access free Wi-Fi and watch San Antonio’s first virtual College Signing Day.

More than 220 high seniors representing 42 area schools were featured in the unprecedented virtual event that included interviews with 20 different students, prize giveaways, musical performances, surprise guests.

The virtual celebration reached nearly 13,000 Facebook users, who were encouraged to share online using #CollegeSigningDaySA to support this year’s class of seniors.