Monday June 2, 2025, at 6 pm
Mercedes Edwards Theatre
at
Clark Intermediate School
Click here: Livestream link for the 2025 Graduation ceremonies
Senior Parents and Students,
In anticipation of an exciting graduation experience for all of our students, I want to take this opportunity to provide families with an update to the process used to notify us of a student’s intent to wear cultural or religious adornments with their graduation uniform. Linked (HERE) is a form by which students/families can inform our school of any graduation adornments the graduating student may want to wear during the ceremony.
Below is a list of items that have been presumptively approved as cultural or religious graduation adornment. Requested items already on the presumptively approved list can receive an expedited process by our staff. Responses to adornment requests not on our presumptively approved list may require additional time to affirm, and we encourage students/families to return cultural adornment forms early (due 14 days prior to their graduation ceremony). Items worn under the gown, such as cultural/religious necklaces/jewelry, clothing, or footwear, will not need a form completed in advance of graduation ceremonies.
Students are limited to no more than two (2) items of tribal, religious, or cultural adornment worn over, attached to, or with the Cap and Gown uniform. Items shall not contain expressions, words, materials, or contents that are personalized for the graduation ceremony or student.
Presumptively Approved Items:
● Cultural Sash/Stole/Medallion: Kente cloth, Native/Indigenous American, Latino serape, Hmong, Laotian, Palestinian
● Eagle Feather
● Indigenous basket cap, same color as the cap/gown
● Hijab, same color as the cap/gown
● Turban, same color as the cap/gown
● Indigenous beads attached to the cap, same color as the cap/gown
Additionally, all Gateway students must meet the following qualifications to be able to participate in the graduation ceremony:
• Complete all work by Tuesday, May 27, 2025
(white card day) Incomplete/non-passing work will prevent a student
from participating in the graduation ceremony.
• Complete all stipulations required in the SSSA disposition by
Tuesday, May 27, 2025
• Comply with CUSD dress code.
• Have all CUSD financial obligations cleared or have made alternative arrangements to resolve them.
We are looking forward to an amazing ceremony celebrating the collective accomplishments of our 2025 seniors at the Mercedes Edwards Theater, on Monday, June 2, 2025, at 6:00pm (Doors open at 5:15pm)
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