Summary of Graduation Events

REQUIREMENTS TO PARTICIPATE IN GRADUATION CEREMONIES –A senior must successfully complete the 23 required credit hours in order to receive a high school diploma. This is necessary to be considered a graduating senior and to allow him/her to take part in the graduation ceremony. If there is an on-line or correspondence course that is not completed with the transcript in house by May 1, 2021, that senior will not be able to take part in the ceremony. Friday, May 17, 2021, will be the final day for any senior to complete any make-up work or turn in assignments to their teacher for classes needed for graduation.

HONORS NIGHT – - Plan to arrive by 5:30 p.m.; the program will start at 6:00 p.m. in the Cass High Theatre. Scholarships and awards will be presented to students

CHANGING OF THE GUARD, – Senior’s will wear caps and gowns. Ceremony will last until 3:30. Senior picnic will be in the band parking lot immediately after ceremony. (Seniors Only)

BACCALAUREATE, TUESDAY, – Baccalaureate is a service that honors the graduating Class of 2021. There will be a reception with cake and punch in the main hallway beginning at 6:00 p.m. The program will begin at 7:00 p.m. in the Cass High Theatre and will include a guest speaker. Graduates are to wear their cap and gown.

SENIOR BREAKFAST, THURSDAY, - The Senior Breakfast is scheduled for 8:30 a.m.-10:00 a.m. at the Cartersville Country Club. The senior class will be chaperoned by Cass High School staff. There will be a guest speaker. Seniors are asked to pay a $5.00 reservation fee and to R.S.V.P. to Mrs. Poe by Friday, May 17, 2019. Appropriate dress code for this event is “Sunday Dress”. No shorts, jeans, t-shirts or hats are to be worn.

CAP AND GOWN PICTURES, THURSDAY, - Remember to bring your cap and gown!! The group picture is scheduled for 10:30 a.m. in Doug Cochran Stadium. Envelopes for the purchase of pictures will be distributed by Advisement teachers. Money for pictures must be turned in on the day of pictures. Individual cap and gown pictures will follow in the gym.

GRADUATION REHEARSAL, THURSDAY, - Graduation rehearsal is scheduled for 1:45. ATTENDANCE AND PUNCTUALITY AT GRADUATION REHEARSAL ARE REQUIRED TO PARTCIPATE IN THE CEREMONY. It is extremely important that you talk with your son or daughter about attending practice, arriving on time, and staying for the entire rehearsal. Each year, there are a few seniors who do not attend the practice and disappoint their parents because they were unable to participate in the graduation ceremony. We would like to avoid such an unpleasant experience for you and your son or daughter. Graduates must be in the gym by 1:45 p.m.

GRADUATION, FRIDAY, - The ceremony will take place in Doug Cochran Stadium at Cass High School. This exercise culminates the efforts of the graduating class for their high school career. Seniors MUST arrive by 4:30 p.m. The ceremony is a serious occasion, and we intend to emphasize this to your senior. For your benefit, a professional photographer will take a picture of each graduating senior receiving a diploma. Parents may go online to the TCPICS website at www.tcpics.net and view these photographs. Directions for ordering these pictures are given on the website. Presiding school officials and others seated on the platform will remain after the ceremony to pose for pictures with your graduating son or daughter. Members of the audience will not be permitted to go onto the field to take pictures during the ceremony. Graduation is a ceremony, and we plan to conduct this ceremony with the utmost class and respect. Please do not bring noise makers of any kind to the school. If seen or heard, these items will be confiscated and those individuals will be escorted from the stadium.

The graduates will receive only a diploma cover during the ceremony. Counselors and staff will distribute to graduates their official diplomas after the ceremony in the gymnasium. Seniors, be sure to have all hold slips cleared and do not cause any disruptions during or after the ceremony which could jeopardize receiving your diploma.

DRESS AT GRADUATION - We feel the graduating senior is representing his/her family at each event and should dress accordingly. We require that the senior males wear a white shirt and dark tie, black or navy blue pants, dark socks and black dress shoes for graduation. Females should not wear dresses that are longer than their gowns. All seniors, males and females, should wear dark shoes (no white). Jewelry should be modest. Caps and gowns will be worn at all times. Students must comply with the dress code for graduation. All other dress code policies regarding piercings will be enforced.

FINANCIAL OBLIGATIONS - Prior to receiving a diploma, all financial obligations (money for lost books, fines, fees, computer, etc.) must be cleared through Ms. Heather Powell, Bookkeeper, 770-606-5845, ext. 1005.

We thank you for assisting us in having a pleasant graduation week. If any questions or concerns develop, please contact the Principal, Mr. Stephen Revard, at Cass High School, 770-606-5845.