Schools
Washington-Lee to Award Posthumous Diploma to Malvar
John Malvar, 18, died Tuesday following a skateboard crash. He was set to graduate this month and had a perfect attendance record.
The Arlington teenager who died Tuesday following a skateboard crash will be awarded his high school diploma posthumously.
John Malvar, 18, was a senior at Washington-Lee High School and the Arlington Career Center.
His name will be read during Washington-Lee's graduation ceremony on June 20. Malvar's father will accept the diploma, according to Arlington Public Schools spokesman Frank Bellavia.
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The school also is planning a moment of silence and candle-lighting in Malvar's memory at the beginning of the graduation ceremony.
Graduates will wear a blue and black ribbon they received at a candlelight vigil earlier this week, Bellavia said.
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Counselors remain on hand at Washington-Lee and the career center.
Students and teachers are still trying to come to grips with what happen, Bellavia said.
Malvar was planning on attending Virginia Commonwealth University in the fall.
More:
- Washington-Lee Senior Dies Following Skateboard Crash
- Candlelight Vigil Planned for Washington-Lee Teen
- Friends of John Malvar Reach Out on Twitter
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