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Important Dates
Important Dates
April 2 - SPCC Graduation Application Due
April 16 - SPCC Graduation Fair 9a - 6p
April 14 - Prom Promise at AHS
April 17 - Prom
April 29 - Senior Walk at Elementary Schools
May 5 - Cap and Gown Group Picture Day
May 7 - Decision Day
Senior Sunset
May 8 - ACEC Talent Show
May 14 - Scholarship Night
May 15 - Senior Breakfast
May 16 - SPCC graduation
May 27 - ACS District Graduation
Let's Talk About Admissions Decisions
Let's Talk About Admissions Decisions
Were you deferred?
Were you deferred?
You may receive communication that you have been deferred by admissions. This can be disappointing but it is not the end of the road! Deferral means that your application will be reviewed with the regular admissions pool.
What to do if you are deferred?
Follow the directions on the deferral letter - some colleges may want for you to submit a letter to confirm continued interest
Reach out to the admissions office - let them know that you received a deferral and want to know how you can make your application as strong as possible. Is there anything you can add to your application? (Test scores, a letter of recommendation, etc). Keep your conversations positive and hopeful!
Send an updated midyear transcript (request this with Ms. Benton)
If you have not visited the school, plan a visit and connect with admissions, many schools track level of interest.
Some colleges may request that you submit your mid-year transcript. These will be available after report cards are sent home (Jan 10). If you have a college requesting a mid-year report or a mid-year transcript, please reach out to Ms. Benton and she will submit these.
Why do colleges want mid-year transcripts? If a college is still trying to decide your admission status, a mid-year transcript could help them finalize a decision. This is a chance for admissions to see how you have performed academically during your first semester of senior year.
Only five months left of high school! Let’s make it AMAZING!!
SPCC Graduation
SPCC Graduation
The 2026 Commencement Ceremony will be Saturday, May 16, 2026, at 10:00 AM on the OCH Main Campus.
Please carefully read all information below:
All potential graduates need to complete the 2026 Graduation Application in Etrieve (even if you are not participating in commencement).
Includes how you want your name displayed on credential(s) and the type of credential (digital and/or paper)
Fees:
A $25 Graduation Fee for students participating in the commencement ceremony. This fee includes a hardcover case and digital/print copies of credential(s).
A $10 Credential Fee for students not participating in commencement but requesting their credential(s) in digital or print form. Students who later decide to participate in commencement will need to pay the remaining $15.
Call the Business Office at 704-290-5849 or 704-290-5850 to pay fees
Participation in Commencement:
Complete the Graduation Application by April 2, 2025
Purchase your regalia (gown, cap & tassel) through Josten's by March 3, 2024
OR have previously purchased or borrowed regalia approved by the Registrar’s Office
If purchasing regalia is a financial hardship, please email the Registrar’s Office (registrar@spcc.edu) to discuss options.
Plan on attending the Graduation Fair : Wednesday, April 16 from 9 to 6 in Polkton
Pick up regalia purchased from Josten's
Pick up graduation instructions and tickets
Credentials:
**NEED HS transcripts to be graduated.
High School Students:
If you did not provide your SSN on your original SPCC application, you will need to submit that to the Registrar’s Office
Your graduation from SPCC for non-CTE credentials will be processed once we have received your official HS transcript with graduation posted
Please reach out to your career coach or early college coordinator for other questions
Detailed information regarding regalia, tickets, the graduation fairs, FAQ’s, etc., can be found on the SPCC Graduation webpage https://spcc.edu/student-life-resources/student-records/graduation/
Transcripts – Can order transcripts ahead of time, make sure to check ‘hold for degree’.
Your Acceptance and Scholarship Letters!
It is that time of year where you will begin receiving acceptance letters from colleges! As you receive acceptances and scholarship offers, please forward these to Ms. Benton. You can forward the email, take a screenshot or print the letter and drop it off with Ms. Benton. Each year we like to keep track of all scholarship dollars offered to our seniors. Even if you do not plan to use the scholarship, we encourage you to submit the letter so that we know it was offered.
Hopefully you have also already submitted your FAFSA during December, but if not, please do so this month! Even if you do not think you will qualify for financial aid, we encourage you to submit the FAFSA as many times colleges want you to complete this to be eligible for scholarships! We hope that you will begin getting financial aid letters in March. Remember you do not have to decide what college you want to attend until May 1. We recommend that you wait and see your financial aid offers before you commit to a college. To view your application status and financial aid letter, please make sure you have created a student portal account for each college you applied to.
There are several local scholarship deadlines approaching. We encourage all of you to apply!! See below for upcoming important dates! Please don’t forget to check our scholarship information page often as we are adding new opportunities every week!
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