RSS 2024 Commencement Ceremony
Date: Saturday Jun 21, 2025
Location: RSS Gymnasium
Time: Session times will be printed on guest tickets (student signup will happen in April)
Live Streaming Link: WILL BE PUBLISHED HERE ON EVENT DAY
Rehearsal Information
There will be a rehearsal on Friday June 20 starting at 9:10 a.m. and lasting approximately
45 minutes. This will give us an opportunity to:
Confirm your name pronunciation and stage crossing message (plans and thanks)
Go over expectations for Grads and guests
Demonstrate the stage crossing procedure
Ceremony Information
Grads
Grads should arrive to the east (arena) side of the building and will enter through the main school entrance a MINIMUM OF 15 MINUTES BEFORE THEIR SESSION TIME. Volunteers will help direct you to the Grad staging area when you arrive.
Grads should arrive in their cap and gown; staff volunteers will help to ensure their v-stole and tassels are in place during staging.
All Grads are expected to remain in the Gym for the duration of the ceremony session. The ceremony will conclude with the Valedictorian address and cap toss.
After the ceremony, Grads will be escorted out of the Gym directly into the forum where they are welcome to meet with their guests for photographs.
Guests
We would ask guests to avoid parking in the east/arena school staff lot so there is space for our volunteers.
Guests will enter the gymnasium directly through gym doors as indicated on the map. The doors will be managed by staff volunteers, so please be patient as you await your session seating which will begin at the session start time.
Each grad has been able to claim up to 8 guest tickets. Every person entering the gym (regardless of age or seating requirement) requires a ticket without exception.
The ticket provided is specific to the Grad Ceremony Session time indicated and does not permit access to other sessions.
Because the ceremony is expected to last no more than 90 minutes, all guests are expected to remain in the Gym for the duration of the ceremony. Guests who do not anticipate being able to stay for the entirety of the ceremony are invited to instead watch the ceremony by the livestream link. This link will be posted to the Grad Google Classroom, the Grad Instagram page (@rutlandgrad), and on the main school website.
We would ask guests to wait for Grads to exit the Gym and then depart the Gym immediately so that student and staff volunteers are able to prepare for the next session. The forum will be available for photographs.