(KAIR)--A parade, saluting the seniors of Atchison County Community High School, is planned for Friday evening.

According to a news release, the class of 2020 will gather, utilizing social distancing guidelines, on the circle drive, in their caps and gowns, at 8:20 Friday night, with the parade to pass by them. The stadium lights are being turned on each Friday night in honor of the class of 2020.

According to the release, the parade is open to anyone who wants to take part, with participants encouraged to decorate their vehicles.

Once the parade concludes, the seniors will travel, with their families, for a vehicle parade through downtown Effingham, and then to other Atchison County communities, including Muscotah, Cummings, Atchison, Lancaster, and Huron, where the parade will continue, before returning to Effingham.

Also taking part in the parade will be the Atchison Police Motorcycle Unit, the Atchison County Sheriff’s Office, and rural fire departments.

Residents in the communities on the parade route are encouraged to show signs, or other support, as the parade passes by, with all social distancing guidelines to be followed.