Graduation Ceremony Guidelines and Expectations
Commencement Assembly
Expectations
•
Arrive promptly
•
Dress Code
•
Behaviour during
Ceremony
•
Stay in your seat
Cap & Gown are yours to keep
•
Gown:
please take it out of
the bag as soon as you get
home and hang it up. Then
iron/steam it before the
ceremony.
•
Stole.
There is a seam that
sits on your shoulders.
•
Hat & tassel.
Make sure
tassel is attached tightly.
Write your name on the
inside of your cap.
•
Honour cord:
For students
who were on the honour roll
in grade 11 & 12 and did not
have an “N” as a final work
habit mark in any course.
Cap & Gown
are yours to
keep
•
Do NOT
bedazzle/decorate
your cap before the
ceremony.
•
The elastic on the cap
goes at the back of
your head.
•
Bobby pins to keep it
on?
What to wear with the
gown
•
Wear something “nice”
under your gown. You will
see your collar, lower leg
& shoes.
•
Recommendations:
o
Collared shirt
o
Tie
o
Dress or pants
o
Dress shoes (you will have
to walk up and down 6
stairs...)
Masks
•
Optional—We want
everyone to feel
comfortable.
•
You can personalize
your mask
•
You can take them
off before going
across the stage or
leave them on.
Arrival
•
Granville St. Entrance- 10:00 am
•
In Cap and Gown
•
Leave plastic and hanger in
the vehicle or at home
•
Leave purses, jackets etc.
with your parents, there is
no "coat check"
•
Family/Guests use Smythe St.
Entrance
Marshalling
•
Arrive
•
Receive Reader Card
from table
•
You will be numbered
and colour-coded
•
Find your colour-coded
area and line-up in
numerical order (alpha)
on the stairs
•
Final inspection done by
staff regarding your
gown, v-stole, cap, etc.
•
Choir
, you are
special. Please follow
Mr. Smith’s and Mr.
Luniw's instructions
Processional
Entering
L-Z
A-K
Please come down and be a part of
the demonstration:
DEMONSTRATION
Preview
•
Welcome, Coast Salish
Anthem
•
Musical Performances
•
Quick Speeches
•
More music
•
Presentation of the
Graduating Class 2024
•
Co-Valedictorian Speech
•
Toss the Cap (remember to
Label)
•
Recessional by Piper
Time to get your Regalia
•
Starting with the BC Dogwood
Graduates
o
Enter the drama room from
the East doors (biology side)
o
Pick up your regalia
o
Exit the drama room through
the West doors (chemistry side)
o
Go down the stairs to the MPR
o
Pick up your yearbook and award
certificates.
IB Grade 12's
•
Please go to your lockers and finish
cleaning them out.
•
Take off the lock and come back to
the main gym
•
When the BC Dogwood graduates
are through the drama room, we will
direct you to get your regalia. (East
door --> West Door)
•
Then take your lock with you down to
the MPR to get your yearbook and
awards.
If you're picking
up regalia for
someone else...
•
NO ONE
can pick up a
yearbook for someone else
•
The person MUST have
emailed Ms. Tsui and Ms.
Pfingsten earlier this week, so
that we have a written record
of who will be picking
up gown.
Ensure a successful graduation ceremony by arriving promptly, following the dress code, behaving respectfully during the event, staying seated, and adhering to instructions on cap, gown, and accessories. Recommendations on attire under the gown, optional mask-wearing, and arrival instructions provided. Detailed guidance for marshalling, processional, and seating arrangements to make the event memorable.
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Expectations Arrive promptly Dress Code Behaviour during Ceremony Stay in your seat
Cap & Gown are yours to keep Gown: please take it out of the bag as soon as you get home and hang it up. Then iron/steam it before the ceremony. Stole. There is a seam that sits on your shoulders. Hat & tassel. Make sure tassel is attached tightly. Write your name on the inside of your cap. Honour cord: For students who were on the honour roll in grade 11 & 12 and did not have an N as a final work habit mark in any course.
Cap & Gown are yours to keep Do NOT bedazzle/decorate your cap before the ceremony. The elastic on the cap goes at the back of your head. Bobby pins to keep it on?
What to wear with the gown Wear something nice under your gown. You will see your collar, lower leg & shoes. Recommendations: o Collared shirt o Tie o Dress or pants o Dress shoes (you will have to walk up and down 6 stairs...)
Masks Optional We want everyone to feel comfortable. You can personalize your mask You can take them off before going across the stage or leave them on.
Arrival Granville St. Entrance- 10:00 am In Cap and Gown Leave plastic and hanger in the vehicle or at home Leave purses, jackets etc. with your parents, there is no "coat check" Family/Guests use Smythe St. Entrance
Marshalling Arrive Receive Reader Card from table You will be numbered and colour-coded Find your colour-coded area and line-up in numerical order (alpha) on the stairs Final inspection done by staff regarding your gown, v-stole, cap, etc. Choir, you are special. Please follow Mr. Smith s and Mr. Luniw's instructions
Entering L-Z A-K
Please come down and be a part of the demonstration: Amy Ritchie Ayeh Abbaszadeh Elias Ahmed Luna Ahn Sieun Ahn Valencia Lai Sebastian Laines Kevin Lam Peter Lambert Ayden Lee
DEMONSTRATION Hand reader card to Readers before the stage Walk carefully up the stairs As your name is read, move toward centre of the stage VP: Graduation Folder and move your tassel from the right to the left. Mr. Clarke: SMILE for a photo (you will get the photo for free later) Exit Stage Right
Welcome, Coast Salish Anthem Musical Performances Quick Speeches More music Presentation of the Graduating Class 2024 Co-Valedictorian Speech Toss the Cap (remember to Label) Recessional by Piper Preview
Time to get your Regalia Starting with the BC Dogwood Graduates o Enter the drama room from the East doors (biology side) o Pick up your regalia o Exit the drama room through the West doors (chemistry side) o Go down the stairs to the MPR o Pick up your yearbook and award certificates.
IB Grade 12's Please go to your lockers and finish cleaning them out. Take off the lock and come back to the main gym When the BC Dogwood graduates are through the drama room, we will direct you to get your regalia. (East door --> West Door) Then take your lock with you down to the MPR to get your yearbook and awards.
If you're picking up regalia for someone else... NO ONE can pick up a yearbook for someone else The person MUST have emailed Ms. Tsui and Ms. Pfingsten earlier this week, so that we have a written record of who will be picking up gown.
