2025 Commencement

DATE: MAY 17, 2025

9:00 AM

LOCATION: WILLLIAM WETSEL GYMNASIUM

**Click HERE for the Graduation Details Document provided to seniors and emailed to parents.

DETAILS:

-TICKET INFORMATION: All graduates will receive 7 tickets for the 2025 Commencement Ceremony IN THE WETSEL GYMNASIUM AND 3 tickets for the livestream showing in the auditorium.  Tickets will be distributed during Graduation Practice on May 16th. Students needing additional tickets will need to stay after Graduation Practice and all extra tickets will be distributed then. There is not a list for students who request additional tickets.

    - HANDICAPPED ACCESS: We will have seating and parking reserved for our handicapped guests at graduation. SENIORS, please notify Mrs. Marshall or Mrs. Johnston, via email, of the number of tickets you will need for handicapped guests NO LATER THAN WEDNESDAY, MAY 7th. These special tickets will be required for guests to gain access to reserved parking areas.  NOTE: A handicapped ticket is ONLY NEEDED TO ACCESS HANDICAPPED PARKING. One handicapped ticket is needed per vehicle. Each person in the vehicle with a handicapped ticket will need their own ticket. 

     - GRADUATION PRACTICE: FRIDAY, MAY 16

Graduation practice is MANDATORY for all graduates to participate in the graduation ceremony and will take place the morning of May 16, following Senior Clearance. We will walk through graduation several times to ensure everyone knows what they need to do on graduation day.

A picnic lunch for seniors will follow practice.

DRESSCODE FOR GRADUATES: 

• Graduates are required to wear dress clothes under their graduation gowns. This includes dress pants, a collared shirt with a tie, blouse, dress, skirt and blouse, and dress shoes. 

•  Please be mindful of the weather when deciding what to wear, given we will be out in the stadium. 

•  Regarding shoes, while dress shoes are required (no work boots or rubber flip flops) graduates will be processing from the back of the high school down into the stadium. It is recommended that shoes be work that are comfortable for such a walk and that are not slick on the bottom. If you plan to wear new shoes, please take a few minutes to scuff up the bottoms/soles to avoid slipping as you walk across the stage to accept your diploma. 

GRADUATE AND GUEST ARRIVAL:

Graduates:

1. Arrive at MCHS between 7:45 and 8:00, with your cap and gown in your arms (NOT on your person). Be sure to bring your tassel!

2. Park in the FRONT parking lot and enter through the front door of MCHS.

3. Check in in the front lobby and report to your assigned classroom.

4. You'll put your cap and gown on in your assigned room.

5. We will line up at the appropriate time and prepare to process to the field!

6. All personal belongings will be left in the classroom for the ceremony. After the ceremony, you'll need to return to the classroom to collect your items.

7. Graduates should designate a meeting place for their family/guests to convene after you''ve retrieved your items from the classroom. 

Guests: 

1. Guests must park in the back parking lot. Ticketed entry will be by the blue tower and entrance to the football stadium.

2. The doors will open for guest arrival at 8:00 AM.

3. ALL guests MUST have a ticket for entry, regardless of age. 

4.  A 'shuttle' will be provided for guests who need assistance getting to the gymnasium from the parking areas. 

5. Seating is on a first-come, first-served basis.  Please be aware of designated seating for our guests with physical limitations and for our special guests. 

6. Families with a guest who needs handicapped seating can certainly sit together. There will be seats both on the gym floor designated for handicapped seating.

7. To access handicapped parking near the gym doors, at least 1 guest in a car will need to have a handicapped ticket. Every guest in the vehicle MUST have a graduation ticket for entry. Graduates need to advise Mrs. Johnston or Mrs. Marshall by May 7th of needs for handicapped parking access. 

8. Prior to the ceremony, please designate a meeting place with your graduate for post-ceremony celebrations. Graduates will process out of the gymnasium and into the building to pick up their personal belongings and then will be free to meet their family/guests.

9. The link to the livestream can be found HERE.