Monday, June 3, 2019
9 AM
Balboa High School Auditorium.
Promotion Notes
- Length: The ceremony should take approximately two hours.
- Tickets: The family of each student being promoted will receive two (2) admission tickets to the promotion. There will be a waiting line for additional guests but we encourage families to try to keep additional guests to a minimum as space in Balboa's auditorium is tight. Tickets will be distributed to students 1 week prior to the promotion ceremony.
- Auditorium Rules: Balboa prohibits balloons, flowers and noise makers from being brought into the auditorium. All such items will be need to left in the auditorium lobby.
- Attendance:
- On the day of promotion, 8th grade students are not to come to Aptos Middle School. Students will meet Aptos staff at 8:15 AM at Balboa before the ceremony.
- All 8th grade students are invited to participate in promotion unless they have been advised otherwise by Aptos Dean, 8th grade counselor or Principals due to grades, attendance and/or behavior.
Dress Code
There are no caps, gowns or prescribed uniforms in Aptos' promotion ceremony. As promotion is a school event, 8th grade students will be expected to dress in school appropriate clothing for the ceremony. As defined in SFUSD’s Student and Family Handbook (page 52):
- Torso covered: no garments where the torso is exposed, such as tube tops, half shirts, halters.
- Thigh covered: no garments where the entire thigh is exposed, such as micro minis or short shorts.
- No overly casual: no bathing suits, cut-offs or sagging pants where undergarment is exposed.
- No clothing, buttons or carrying items that are obscene, sexual, gang-related, or tobacco/alcohol/controlled substance related