Parades will be at Welcome Stadium the first week of school with each high school assigned to a specific date and arrival time.
Parades will take place regardless of weather.
Students will drive through a parade of teachers cheering and holding signs. At the end of the parade, the graduating senior will get out of the vehicle, receive their diploma and have a professional photo taken. The student and their family will then exit the stadium.
Only one car per graduate is allowed.
The graduate will receive pre-recorded commencement ceremonies with speeches from classmates, Superintendent Elizabeth Lolli and the board of education as well as copies of their graduation photo.
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To make sure that vehicles can safely navigate the parking lot, half the seniors will arrive at the start of the parade time and the other half will come halfway through.
The following is the schedule for the diploma parades:
• Stivers School for the Arts:
Monday, June 1
5:30 to 8 p.m.
(Last names A-M at 5:30 p.m.; N-Z at 6:45 p.m.)
• Dunbar Early College High School
Tuesday, June 2
5:30 to 8 p.m.
(Last names A-M at 5:30 p.m.; N-Z at 6:45 p.m.)
• Meadowdale High School
Wednesday, June 3
5:30 to 7 p.m.
(Last names A-M at 5:30 p.m.; N-Z at 6:15 p.m.)
• Ponitz Career Technology Center
Thursday, June 4
5:30 to 8 p.m.
(Last names A-M at 5:30 p.m.; N-Z at 6:45 p.m.)
• Thurgood Marshall STEM High School
Friday, June 5
5:30 to 8 p.m.
(Last names A-M at 5:30 p.m.; N-Z at 6:45 p.m.)
• Belmont High School
Saturday, June 6
2 to 4:30 p.m.
(Last names A-M at 2 p.m.; N-Z at 3:45 p.m.)
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