Whoopi Goldberg Staged a High School Graduation on “Sister Act 2” Set for Cast Who Missed Ceremony (Exclusive)

Actor David Kater recalled the sweet gesture during a cast reunion of the 1993 sequel on 'The View'

Whoopi Goldberg made sure the young cast of Sister Act 2: Back in the Habit didn't miss out on any milestones.

During The View's special cast reunion of the 1993 sequel, actor David Kater — who played one of the students in the choir featured in the film — revealed that the EGOT winner staged a high school graduation for her castmates who had missed their own ceremony while they were filming in San Francisco.

"We couldn't go back because production wouldn't allow it because we were on location," Kater, 49, said in an exclusive clip of the episode shared ahead of its airing on Wednesday, June 5. "I was super upset, too, because I had written the song for my graduation — I went to an arts high school, so it was a big graduation thing. And this beautiful lady right here just surprised us with the most amazing gift which was basically corralling everybody and giving us an on-set graduation."

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Footage of the outdoor graduation ceremony aired on The View, the clips filmed as Goldberg, now 68, handed out diplomas rolled up with ribbon to the teen stars (including a then-unknown Lauryn Hill).

All were dressed in white graduation caps and gowns, the former of which they later tossed in the air.

For the special Sister Act 2 reunion — which was in celebration of the movie's 30th anniversary — The View gathered a sea of stars including Kater, Kathy Najimy, Wendy Makkena, Sheryl Lee Ralph, Ryan Toby, Monica Calhoun, Alex Martin, Frank Odell Howard, Dionna Nichelle, Jermaine Montell, Tanya Trotter, DeeDee Magno Hall, Ashley Thompson and Deondray Gossfield.

Marc Shaiman and Mervyn Warren, who worked on the music for the film, were also on hand to lead special performances of "Joyful, Joyful" and "Oh Happy Day" — two of the songs performed in the movie.

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Missing from the fun in-person was Hill and Jennifer Love Hewitt, who both appeared in the film as well.

Additional cast members from the film are expected to appear on The View, as well as "a surprised for Whoopi she didn't see coming."

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Goldberg is currently ramping up for production of Sister Act 3. Not much is known about the third Sister Act movie, but Goldberg exclusively told PEOPLE in May that the script was nearly complete and currently being worked on.

“It’s still on the way! It’s percolating," she said.

Over the years, Goldberg has invited many stars to join the project including Keke Palmer, JoJo Siwa, Jenifer Lewis, Lizzo, Nicki Minaj, Jimmy Fallon, Daisy Ridley and even Pope Francis.

She also invited Ralph to return to the franchise. And made a public plea to Dame Maggie Smith, who starred in both Sister Act films as Mother Superior, to come back to the franchise too. 

The View airs weekdays (11 a.m. ET) on ABC.

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