Graduation Ceremony:

• Date: Saturday, May 18, 2024

• Time: 10:00 AM

• Location: Panther Stadium 152 Jaxco Junction Hoschton, GA 30548

• The gates will open at 8:30 AM. A graduation parking pass is required for on-campus parking (this includes the LKMS parking lot). Overflow parking is available with shuttle bus service at Gum Springs Elementary and West Jackson Middle.

Graduate Arrival:

• Graduates MUST arrive at 7:40 AM and report to the band room using the band door entrance via the band drop-off loop.   

Graduate Parking:

• Graduates MAY NOT park on campus unless they are using one of their assigned parking passes. Graduates must arrive on time! Graduates MUST be dropped off in the band loop by 7:40 AM and will enter the school from the band door entrance.  Please see all parking policies HERE.   

Graduate Dress Code:

• Graduates will be checked in by an assigned faculty member upon arrival. Students do not need to be wearing their caps and gowns upon arrival, as they will be checked for any banned items and adherence to the dress code. Please be sure to review the dress code HERE. These rules will be strictly enforced. Once cleared by an assigned faculty member, graduates will put on caps and gowns. 

Graduate Cell Phone Policy:

• To maintain the dignity of the ceremony and to have the graduates' undivided attention, graduates WILL NOT be allowed to have cell phones with them during the ceremony.  Cell phones MUST be left in vehicles or with parents or guests.  Students MAY NOT have a cell phone in their possession.  This rule will be strictly enforced.  

• Assigned faculty members will check for cell phones along with the dress code. If a cell phone is found or seen with a student, it will be confiscated and placed in a secured location in the front office for pickup on Monday morning after graduation.   

During the Ceremony

Graduation is a dignified event and celebrates every member of the Class of 2024.  In order for each guest to enjoy and celebrate their graduate:

• DO NOT bring balloons, beach balls, Fat heads, or any other item that could block or impede the view of others 

• DO NOT bring cowbells, air horns, or any other disruptive noise-making devices as they prevent each name from being heard  

• Please remember that this is a formal ceremony, not a sporting event and we ask that everyone be respectful of the occasion.

After the Ceremony

• Graduates will recess off of the field.  Graduates MUST immediately pick-up their diploma before meeting their families at their pre-determined locations.

• No one will enter the field until the graduates, faculty, and dignitaries have exited the field. This rule will be strictly enforced for the safety of graduates and guests.  Graduates will meet their families after picking up their diplomas.

Diploma Distribution

• Diplomas will be picked up at the end of the recessional. 

• Please have a plan on where to meet your graduate after they pick up their diploma. Graduates will not have their phones, so a planned meeting place is necessary. We have many spots on campus to meet your senior; front lawn, in front of the aux gym, band practice field, visitors concession stand, car rider loop drop-off, etc.