2025 Graduation Information

Graduate Information

• Graduates must arrive no later than 5:00 p.m. and report to the Fike High School cafeteria. Graduates arriving after 5:00 p.m. may not be allowed to walk in the procession. 
• Leave keys, purses, and personal belongings locked in your car or with a family member. 
• When you arrive to the cafeteria, locate your academic program area (designated with program signs) and ask your advisor for a name card that will be used to announce your name on stage. 
• Only College-approved regalia may be worn during the graduation ceremony. 
• Honor cords for graduates with academic honors and College-recognized honor society stoles will be distributed in the Fike High School cafeteria. 
• Graduation is a formal ceremony, and we respectfully request that graduates dress neatly and appropriately for the dignity of the occasion. Please wear shoes that are suitable for walking/standing and do not create a tripping hazard. 

Procession and Ceremony

• The procession line up will form no later than 5:30 p.m. and the ceremony will begin promptly at 6:00 p.m.
• Marshals will lead the graduates into the auditorium and direct them into the appropriate seating rows in the middle of the auditorium. No one will be allowed to join the procession once graduates have entered the auditorium.
• Graduates are expected to conduct themselves in a manner befitting the dignity of the event. Shouting, inappropriate applause, and excessive movement distract from the solemnity of the ceremony. 
• Marshals will lead graduates to the stage stairs. Graduates will walk up the stairs and hand their name card to the Vice President for Academic Affairs, who will read their name as they walk across the stage to be congratulated. 
• Exit the stage on the opposite side and return to your row/seat. 
• Marshals will lead the graduates out of the auditorium and through the gymnasium at the end of the ceremony. This is an opportunity for guests in the overflow seating to see the graduate procession. 
• Do not stop in the hallway outside of the auditorium; follow the marshals outside. 

Guest Information

• Guests MUST provide a ticket to be seated in the auditorium and MUST be seated by 5:45 p.m. to avoid disrupting the ceremony. 
• Guests without a ticket or guests arriving after 5:45 p.m. will be directed to the overflow seating in the gymnasium, where the ceremony will be broadcast via live audio/video.
• Guests are expected to conduct themselves in a manner befitting the dignity of the event. Shouting, inappropriate applause, and excessive movement distract from the solemnity of the ceremony. 
• Out of respect for others, guests should not cross or stand in front of the stage for photographs during the ceremony.  
• Balloons, signs, strollers, and car seats are not allowed in the Fike High School auditorium. 
• Flowers and gifts cannot be presented to graduates until after the ceremony. 
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