Superintendent Erika Endrijonas consoles with Enzo Rastelli’s family before they took the stage at the Flag Lowering Ceremony on Monday, Feb 3. Enzo Rastelli was a student at City College’s culinary arts program who was simultenously completing his general education.
Although years have gone by since the peak of the Covid-19 pandemic, the community’s losses are honored to this day. On Monday Feb 3., a flag lowering ceremony took place on the Luria Library patio. Faculty, students, and family gathered to remember the students that tragically passed away during the pandemic. By the end of the ceremony, the Santa Barbara City College flag was lowered to half-staff swaying under the overcast sky.
Director of IT User Support Services and Campus Chaplain Jason Walker commences the Flag Lowering Ceremony on Feb. 3 out of City College’s Luria Library in Santa Barbara, Calif.. The ceremony remembered the lives lost to COVID-19. (Michael Lopez)On Monday, Feb. 3 outside the Luria Library, Tania Rastelli and her daughter honored their son and brother Enzo Rastelli at the Flag Lowering Ceremony dedicated to remembering the students lost during the COVID-19 pandemic. Enzo Rastelli was a student at City College’s culinary arts program and was also completing his general education. (Michael Lopez)On Monday, Feb 3 the City College flag outside the Luria Library was lowered in remembrance of all students lost during the COVID-19 pandemic. The ceremony was filled with families, faculty, and staff. (Michael Lopez) The Flag Lowering Ceremony was held on Monday, Feb. 3 outside City College’s Luria Library. Bulletins lay on the tables containing the names of City College students who were lost. (Michael Lopez)
