Graduation Ceremony

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CLASS OF 2009

• Graduation Ceremony

Mrs. Lupita Cortez, Principal Mrs. Annette
Salinas, Senior Counselor
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Important Dates for Seniors

• Friday, May 22nd Campus Rehearsal
• Wednesday, May 27th LEC Rehearsal
• Thursday, May 28th- LEC Graduation

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Graduate Procedures and Guidelines

• To ensure that all guests and seniors enjoy this
  memorable event, the following procedures and
  guidelines have been put in place to protect the
  safety of all our guests and to preserve the
  dignity of the solemn festivities of our
  graduation ceremony.

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Graduate Procedures and Guidelines

• All students will be subject to LISD student
  discipline code guidelines during the practice
  and graduation ceremony. Inappropriate behavior
  will be dealt with according to State, District
  and Campus policies. LISD Student Dress Code
  will be enforced.
• A mandatory practice/rehearsal will take place on
  campus at the Richard Barton Gym on Friday May
  22nd, at 153 p.m. Students need to be attentive
  since important items will be discussed in
  reference to graduation. In addition, seniors
  will be issued important items such as their 10
  tickets for their graduation. Additional tickets
  are available on a first come first serve basis
  at the Registrars Office. All seniors are
  required to attend the campus practice/rehearsal.

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Graduate Procedures and Guidelines

• A mandatory practice/rehearsal will take place
  Wednesday, May 27, 2009 at the Laredo
  Entertainment Center. All seniors must bring
  their Graduate Seating and Bus Card to avoid
  confusion. All seniors must report to the
  Richard Barton Gym at 730 a.m. for a security,
  dress code and attendance check with their
  assigned line leader and line proctor. Once the
  line leader is ready, he/she will lead the line
  to board the assigned bus. LEC practice will
  approximately last until 1130 p.m. and then
  return to the campus via buses. ALL SENIORS ARE
  REQURED TO BE TRANSPORTED BY BUS. NO SENIORS
  WILL BE ALLOWED TO DRIVE IN THEIR PERSONAL
  AUTOMOBILES!!

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Graduate Procedures and Guidelines

• Graduation is a solemn occasion in which
  formality must be observed. Therefore, we will
  follow the Graduate dress code and expectations
  cited below. Please help us ensure that all
  seniors are exemplary role models for our school
  and for our community. All seniors are expected
  to
• Follow the Student Code of Conduct at all times.
• Arrive on time to rehearsals and graduation
  ceremony.
• Ride in the school bus in an orderly and safe
  manner.
• Behave in a respectable and dignified fashion.
• Not to chew gum, eat or drink during graduation
  ceremony.

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Graduate Procedures and Guidelines

• Dress in appropriate attire
• Males white button down shirt with tie, dress
  slacks (no torn/ faded jeans or shorts), dark
  dress shoes (no sneakers, flip flops or sandals),
  neatly groomed hair (no messages on hair, caps
  and gowns) no temporary face tattoos, no visible
  body piercing other than earrings, no tote bags,
  no sunglasses, no sports caps or hats.

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Graduate Procedures and Guidelines

• Dress in appropriate attire
• Femalesknee length dress/skirt or blouse (no
  spaghetti straps or too revealing blouse), dress
  slacks (no torn/faded jeans or shorts) dress
  shoes/dressy sandals (no flip flops or sneakers)
  neatly groomed hair (no messages on hair, caps
  and gowns) no temporary face tattoos, no visible
  body piercing other than earrings, no purses, no
  sunglasses, no sports caps or hats.

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Graduate Procedures and Guidelines

• Not have any type of noisemaking or distracting
  devices, objects, balloons, confetti, pom-poms,
  food or drinks that creates a disruption in the
  graduation ceremonies.
• Follow the directives of any school employee
  assisting in the graduation ceremony.
• Not have cell phones, MP3s or any other
  electronic devices. They will be confiscated by
  line proctors and students must return after 100
  p.m. to pick items up at the school.

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Graduate Procedures and Guidelines

• The Laredo Entertainment Center has Visitor
  Guidelines that must be followed during the
  graduation. No exceptions will be allowed by the
  LEC or J.W. Nixon High School.
• No cell phones on loud ringer for guests.
• No Backpacks (Any bag larger than a purse will
  not be permitted).
• No outside foods or drinks.
• No strollers.
• No confetti, streamers or noise makers.
• No helium balloons.
• No tripods for video cameras (Hand held video
  cameras are allowed.).
• No guests will be allowed on the main floor of
  the arena where the seniors are seated before,
  during or after the ceremony. Seniors will be
  escorted to the outside foyer after the ceremony
  to allow arena officials to pick up and secure
  the arena.

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Graduate Procedures and Guidelines

• The doors of the Laredo Entertainment Center will
  open to all Nixon guests at approximately 900
  a.m. Please bring your graduation tickets with
  you and enter through Gates B and C only of the
  Laredo Entertainment Center. At the entrance,
  graduation programs will be available, one per
  person to ensure that everyone obtains one.
• As a courtesy from the Laredo Independent School
  District, all seniors will be provided with an
  8x10 graduation photo to be taken during the
  ceremony. Seniors must pick up their photo two
  weeks, after the actual ceremony, at the front
  office of the school.

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Graduate Procedures and Guidelines

• City, District and Laredo Entertainment Center
  security personnel, as well as police, will be on
  hand to assist in the implementation of all city
  and district and campus guidelines and procedures.

Note On Wednesday, May 27th and Thursday, May
28th, Please make sure you do not park behind New
and Old Gyms since buses will be parking and
loading students in that location for practice
and graduation.