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*MANDATORY-- A mandatory action is something that is required, obligatory, or compulsory.
All senior students are REQUIRED to participate in all two practices in order to participate in the graduation ceremony--no exceptions. Plan jobs, military enlistment activities, and college summer school classes accordingly.
Senior Final Exam and Check-out Schedule
Wednesday, May 13: Periods 1, 5, and 7
Thursday, May 14: Periods 2 and 6
Friday, May 15: Periods 3 and 4
ALL GRADES ARE DUE: Friday, May 15 by 3:00 PM
Wednesday, May 13: Senior Check out Forms DUE to Shetler/Reyes by 2:30 PM
Friday, May 15: Senior Transcript Audit and Parent Notification
Monday, May 18: Mandatory Practice #1
Tuesday, May 19: Senior Breakfast and Honor Walk
Wednesday, May 20: Mandatory Practice #2, Packet Pickup
SENIOR SUNSET 7:15 pm Sam Vitanza Stadium
*MANDATORY Graduation Practice #1: Monday, May 18, 2026 7:30 AM – 10:00 AM
Students enter competition gym through gym foyer
Pick up name card and be seated in the bleachers
Explain configuration of seating
Go over expectations for:
What time to report on graduation day
What to wear
What to bring/not bring
Where to meet parents after ceremony
Review Inclement Weather Plan
Students stand on the floor by row.
Practice: exit row, line up to receive diploma, walk across platform, handshake, and return to row, be seated in unison
*MANDATORY SENIOR BREAKFAST & HONOR WALK: Tuesday, May 19, 2026 7:30 – 9:30 AM
Senior Breakfast in the Competition Gym 7:30
Walk of Honor 9:25 to 10:30 at DHS
Walk of Honor 10:45 – 11:30 at other DISD schools (Optional)
*MANDATORY Graduation Practice #2 & TICKET PICK UP: Wednesday, May 20, 2026 7:30 – 9:30 AM
Students enter competition gym through gym foyer
Pick up name card and be seated in bleachers by row/number
Field Practice and Speeches
Review order of program—when to stand, sit, clap, etc.
Practice Inclement Weather Seating in Gym
Pick up tickets.
Students must present a current DHS student ID or valid TX Drivers’ license with a picture to pick up tickets. Students will be required to sign for their tickets. Students MAY NOT pick up tickets for other students.
Lottery Ticket Winners Ticket Pick-Up: Thursday, May 21, 2025 9:00 - 11:00 AM
Students who won the additional tickets will pick up their tickets from the competition gym foyer
Students must present a valid TX Drivers’ license with a picture or a current DHS student picture ID to pick up tickets. Students will be required to sign for their tickets. Students MAY NOT pick up tickets for other students.
GRADUATION DAY, Thursday, May 21, 2026 7:00 PM
REPORT to Competition Gym promptly at 5:30 PM and enter through the gym foyer
Pick up name card
Be seated in bleachers in competition gym
Review expectations for behavior
Review program order
Collect personal items
Dress—ties, caps, chords, etc.
Line up by rows
Line up begins at 6:20 PM
Procession to Stadium begins at 6:40 PM
Ceremony begins promptly at 7:00 PM
Students MUST BE ON TIME in order to participate in the ceremony. If you do not report to the DHS gym by 5:30, you will not participate in the ceremony. The gym will open at 5:00 PM.
EXPECTATIONS FOR STUDENT DRESS for Graduation Ceremony
Hair neatly trimmed and groomed; Natural hair color
No hats or other head coverings
Tattoos must be covered
White dress shirt and dark tie
Black/Dark Blue dress slacks
Dark colored dress shoes (No flip-flops, tennis shoes, shorts, t-shirts, jeans)
Dress or Skirt/blouse—dress/skirt hem shall not hang beneath the graduation robe hem
Graduation gown and cap (REQUIRED)—no decorations on caps
All stoles and cords must represent a Dickinson High School or a National school organization such as National Honor Society. Stoles and/or cords purchased on the internet may not be worn at graduation.
*MANDATORY-- A mandatory action is something required, obligatory, or compulsory.
All senior students are REQUIRED to participate in all two practices to participate in the graduation ceremony--no exceptions. Plan job schedules, military enlistment activities, and college summer school classes accordingly.
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