File photo from 2012.
It’s almost graduation season in East Dallas, and dates of commencement ceremonies have been released by Dallas ISD.
Woodrow Wilson High School’s graduation is scheduled for 4 p.m. Saturday, May 24 at the Alfred J. Loos Athletic Complex, which is located in Addison at 3815 Spring Valley Road.
Innovation, Design, Entrepreneurship Academy’s commencement is slated for noon Saturday, May 31 at the Forester Athletic Complex in Southeast Dallas at 8233 Military Parkway.
Bryan Adams High School Leadership Academy‘s ceremony is scheduled for 9 a.m. Sunday, May 25 at the Alfred J. Loos Athletic Complex.
Free parking is available at each of these venues.
Everyone who attends the graduation ceremonies must have electronic tickets, even infants. The students graduating will receive 10 general admission tickets and must distribute them to their guests before the ceremony, according to DISD’s website.
Allowed bags and their contents will be limited at graduation ceremonies. The only kind that are permitted are clear totes that are no bigger than 12 inches tall, 12 inches long and 6 inches wide. People can also carry plastic, re-sealable storage bags as large as one gallon.
Here’s the do’s and don’ts for attending graduation ceremonies:
- Do bring a camera, but don’t bring tripods or camera cases.
- Don’t be lewd, inappropriate or disruptive.
- Do dress appropriately. Shirts and shoes are required.
- Don’t go into the staging area, graduate seating area or backstage.
- Do remain seated at all times. Take pictures from your seat in the audience so that other audience members’ sight lines are not blocked.
- Don’t bring these items inside the commencement venues: containers, coolers, food or beverages of any kind, signs, placards, mortarboards, balloons, bubbles, silly string, glitter, confetti, flags, noisemakers, bullhorns, air horns, laser pens, weapons (small knives included), and flowers, including glass vases or containers.
- Do get seated before the graduates’ processional begins. The doors will be open an hour before the ceremony. Seating is first come, first served, and saving seats isn’t allowed.
- Do leave the venues after the ceremonies end and meet your graduate outside.
For more information about DISD graduation, including how to livestream the ceremony, visit DISD’s website.
