Graduation and Senior Information

Date / Event / Contact
April 11th / Order and Payment for Cap and Gown Due ($53.00) / Ms. Lovett or Ms. Green
April 12th / Prom
Concord Hotel / Ms. Anderson or Ms. Hauser
April 15th / NHS Stole Order and Payment Due ($26.00) / Ms. Parker
April 25th / Graduation Speeches Due / Ms. Parker
April 25th / Requests for Graduation Tickets Due / Ms. Parker
May 9th / Yearbook Distribution / Ms. Wiggins or Ms. Thompson
May 9th / Senior Banquet Ticket Orders Due
Banquet: 5/15 6pm at McGill Baptist (see below)
$15 per ticket (Order form attached) / Ms. Lovett
May 12th – May 14th / Textbook Turn in
*Any textbooks not turned in on May 14th must be paid for on May 15th for you to rehearse and graduate. / Ms. Brown
May 14th / Laptop Turn In
Signature required to verify - turned in laptop or did not have one / Ms. Bryan
May 14th
9am – 12pm and
1pm – 4pm / ECHS Cap and Gown Pictures
Room 2118
(We provide cap and gown)
Images will be emailed for you to print – FREE! / Ms. Thompson
May 14th
9am – 4pm / Senior Survey
Room 2118
Must get Dianetti to sign to verify completion. / Ms. Dianetti
DATE TBA / Pick up Cap and Gown / Ms. Lovett
May 15th
8am – 2pm OR
4pm – 6pm / Graduation Fair
RCCC – South Campus
  • Pick up tickets for RCCC Ceremony
  • Pick up a Gold Tassel for GPA above 3.5
  • Verify the pronunciation of your name
  • RCCC Cap and Gown Pictures (see attached ordering information)
DO NOT PICK UP CAP AND GOWN AT FAIR / Ms. Bryant or Ms. Parker
May 15th
6pm / Senior Banquet
McGill Baptist Church (Poplar Tent/George Lyles)
$15 per ticket. RSVP by May 9th, 2014
  • Fellowship, Dinner, Class of 2014 Tribute
  • NHS Stoles and Honor Graduate Cords
/ Ms. Parker
May 16th
10am – 12pm / Graduation Rehearsal
Cox Mill High School Auditorium
  • Park at the back of the student parking lot (Try to carpool if you can)
  • Graduates must report to CMHS Gymnasium by 10:00am
  • Senior Checkout must be completed and turned in as you arrive for rehearsal.
REQUIRED FOR PARTICIPATION IN GRADUATION ON MAY 17TH / Ms. Parker
May 16th
2:30PM – Line Up
4:00PM - Ceremony / RCCC Graduation Ceremony
Cabarrus Arena and Events Center
  • 1:00 – 2:30PM Cap and Gown Pictures
  • 2:00PM Arena opens for guests
  • 2:30 Graduate Line forms in Event Center A
/ Ms. Bryant
May 17th
9:30AM Line Up
11:00AM - Ceremony / ECHS Graduation Ceremony
Cox Mill High School Auditorium
  • 10am – Doors Open for Guests
  • Guests MUST have tickets to enter auditorium
/ Ms. Parker
May 28th / Diploma and Transcript Pick up / Ms. Lovett

Senior Check Out

  • All items on the senior checklist (attached) are required
  • The checklist must be completed BEFORE reporting to graduation rehearsal on May 16th.
  • The checklist will be turned in at the start of rehearsal!
  • All items and participation in rehearsal are required to walk in the graduation ceremony.
  • Graduation Rehearsal is required for participation in graduation ceremony.

Graduation Ceremony Dress Code

  • No items on the outside of your cap or gown .
  • No tennis shoes, flip flops, or sandals – Dark Dress Shoes only!
  • Gentlemen

  • Dark Slacks or Dress Khakis (no Cargo Pants)
  • White Dress Shirt
  • Dark Tie
  • Dark Dress Shoes

  • Ladies

  • Dress or Skirt (cannot show below graduation gown)
  • The neckline must not be visible above the gown neckline
  • No Pants!
  • Dark Dress Shoes

Graduation Tickets

  • Each graduate will be given 11 tickets for seating inside the auditorium.
  • Please return any tickets you are not using to the ECHS Office.
  • If your family will need more than 11 tickets, please email Ms. Lovett with the following information:
  • Graduate’s Name
  • Number of extra tickets (above 11)
  • Any remaining tickets will be handed out to families who have requested them through a lottery procedure.

Overflow Seating

  • We will offer a local streaming of the graduation ceremony in the Cafeteria at Cox Mill.
  • Guests without tickets who arrive at graduation will be directed to the cafeteria to watch the ceremony.

Graduation Speeches

  • SGA President – Welcome
  • Senior Messages – 2 Senior Students
  • Submit speeches to Ms. Parker by April 25th
  • Students will be notified of selection!
  • Senior Class President - Farewell

Optional Ordering information for RCCC Cap and Gown Pictures

**Remember ECHS will take a free cap and gown picture of each student**

Graduate Name ______

Senior Check Out List

All items must be completed and signed off by the appropriate ECHS Staff Member before graduation rehearsal on May 16th at 10:00am.

Item / Due Date / ECHS Faculty Member / Faculty Signature
Graduation Meeting / April 11th / Parker
Graduation Ticket Order / April 25th / Parker
Senior Survey
Computer Lab 2118 9am – 4pm / May 14th / Dianetti
Senior Banquet RSVP/Payment / May 9th / Parker
Textbook Turn In / May 12 – 14th / Brown
Laptop Turn In / May 14th / Bryan
ECHS Cap and Gown Picture
Computer Lab 2118 (9am-12;1 – 4pm) / May 14th / Thompson
Rachel McMillen
Senior Fees Paid
(including any unreturned textbook fees) / May 15th / Lovett
Graduation Rehearsal / May 16th / Parker

Graduate Name ______

Senior Check Out List

All items must be completed and signed off by the appropriate ECHS Staff Member before graduation rehearsal on May 16th at 10:00am.

Item / Due Date / ECHS Faculty Member / Faculty Signature
Graduation Meeting / April 11th / Parker
Graduation Ticket Order / April 25th / Parker
Senior Survey
Computer Lab 2118 9am – 4pm / May 14th / Dianetti
Senior Banquet RSVP/Payment / May 9th / Parker
Textbook Turn In / May 12 – 14th / Brown
Laptop Turn In / May 14th / Bryan
ECHS Cap and Gown Picture
Computer Lab 2118 (9am-12;1 – 4pm) / May 14th / Thompson
Rachel McMillen
Senior Fees Paid
(including any unreturned textbook fees) / May 15th / Lovett
Graduation Rehearsal / May 16th / Parker

Senior Banquet Ticket Order Form

DUE BY MAY 9TH TO ECHS OFFICE

Senior Name ______

Number of Tickets
(including Senior) / Price Per Ticket / Total Amount Due
$15

Tickets will be handed out on May 14th when Seniors report to campus for final checklist items.

ADDENDUM

Graduation Tickets

Each senior MUST complete a request for graduation tickets (form attached).

All ticket orders will be due April 25th.

  • Any requests of 11 or under will automatically be granted.
  • For ticket requests over 11, 11 tickets will be issued automatically, and any extra tickets will be issued through a lottery process.
  • Overflow seating will be provided if we are not able to fulfill all ticket requests.

Tickets will be given to students on April 28th

The lottery selection and additional tickets will be handed out after April 28th.

ADDITIONS TO CHECKLIST

Please get your senior checklist signed when you turn in your graduation ticket order!

PARKING INFORMATION – GRADUATION CEREMONY

Graduates – park in the BUS PARKING LOT (Enter campus at faculty entrance, drive straight to bus parking lot. (past the faculty lot, at the back of the building)

Guests – park in Student Lot, Visitors Lot, and Faculty Lot

SECURITY – GRADUATION CEREMONY

Cabarrus County Sherriff’s Office will provide security for the ceremony.

Everyone attending the graduation ceremonies will go through metal detection.

All banned items (see below) will be confiscated at the front entrance prior to entering Cox Mill High School. Guests may retrieve their items at the same table in front of the entrance to Cox Mill High School at the conclusion of the ceremony.

Banned Items:

  • Noisemakers
  • Balloons
  • Flowers
  • Weapons or items that may be used as weapons
  • Lighters
  • Alcohol, tobacco, or other substances/paraphernalia banned from school campuses

VIDEO – GRADUATION CEREMONY

A video of the CKECHS Graduation Ceremony will be available by 12PM (Noon) on Monday, May 19th. The link will be posted on the Cabarrus County Schools Website.