Important Graduation Update

I write to provide a graduation update which is but three short days away. As noted previously, the ceremony is outdoors and very much weather-dependent. Presently, the weather looks splendid; however, the forecast for our senior celebration last week called for a passing shower, which, when filtered through year two of the pandemic, translated into a deluge of epic proportions for the entire 4-hour event.

Nevertheless, a dose of naivete accompanied by a healthy heaping of eternal optimism leaves me cautiously optimistic the weather will remain a good friend and not a sinister foe.  

Important updates for students and families.

• Students will process into the stadium in a traditional manner.
  
  

• Students will meet in the upper turf fields starting at 8 am. 

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  Students will line up alphabetically on the upper turn fields.

• We will leave the upper turf fields at 8:30 sharp. It will take an estimated time of 20 minutes to make our way to the stadium. We will begin to process into the stadium at 9 am. Please note, we will not wait for all students to arrive. The times included are exact, so please plan accordingly.  

• Traffic is one way on campus. Please enter via Walden and exit via Thoreau.

• Date: Saturday, June 5 (Rain Date is June 6)

• Time: 9:00am (please begin arriving at 8:00am)

• Tickets: Are not required for guests.

• Seating: Families will have the option to sit in pods of 6 on the field or in the stands. All seating is first-come, first-serve.

• Parking: Students and families should park in the lower lots and not behind the school. 

• Masks: Attendees and staff are not required to wear masks and are encouraged to distance themselves from individuals not in their household as feasible. Attendees are encouraged to wear face coverings if they are not vaccinated.

• Capacity: Commencements held outdoors are not subject to a capacity limit but must adhere to the social distancing requirements. 

• Minuteman Media: (MMN) will broadcast the graduation live on cable channel 99 in Concord and Carlisle.  MMN will also stream it online at minuteman.media 

• WIQH will broadcast (audio only, of course) live on 88.3FM in Concord and Carlisle.  We will also stream it via our website wiqh.org

• Record Name Pronunciation

• To correctly pronounce students’ names at graduation, we are asking each graduate to record themselves saying their name three times on the following flipgrid: https://flipgrid.com/513348ce  Please complete this record by Wednesday, June 2

• Not Attending Graduation

• If a graduate is not planning to attend graduation, we will complete this form so that we can accurately assign seats.

 

• DISABILITY SERVICES:

• Guests requiring accommodations (parking, seating, accessibility) during graduation should make requests as soon as possible and no later than Tuesday, June 1.

• • Please complete this form to request an accessibility accommodation for you or a guest. 
• (TODAY IS THE LAST DAY TO REQUEST AN ACCOMMODATION)