The Stoughton High Graduation for the Class of 2024 will be outdoors this evening (Thursday, June 6)! Please read the message below for more details:
SHS GRADUATION FOR CLASS OF 2024
We will be holding the graduation ceremony for the SHS Class of 2024 tonight, Thursday, June 6, 2024, at 5:30 pm OUTSIDE on the TURF FIELD. Tickets are not required. Seating is on a first come first served basis. The gates to the field will open at 4:30 pm.
Please take note of the following: All seniors will receive four (4) graduation tickets at graduation rehearsal, in the event we have to move the ceremony into the Gymnasium at the last minute. If we do move the ceremony inside, only those guests with a graduation ticket may sit in the Gymnasium to watch the ceremony. We will notify the community if the ceremony is moved indoors.
Seniors have mandatory graduation rehearsal at 10:00 am this morning. Please report to the Auditorium.
Please review the following information for tonight:
Seating in the bleachers will be first come first served. Graduation will be broadcast live on Stoughton Local Cable (Comcast Channel 6 or Verizon Channel 26) and streamed live on stoughtontv.com and on the Stoughton Public Schools Facebook page.
Seniors will report to a classroom marked with their Homeroom on B1st or C1st @ 4:00 pm with their cap, gown, and stole.
Seniors should park in the shared Middle School Parking lot when they arrive.
The Turf field gates will open at 4:30 pm for seating.
Parking is available for guests in the parking lots surrounding the High School, Middle School, and Wilkins Elementary School. No street parking is allowed. The front parking lot (in front of the tennis courts, turf stadium) is Reserved parking only. Families should enter the high school campus from Adams Street, the Middle School Campus from Cushing Street or the Wilkins from Central Street. The Pearl St. Entrance will be closed.
Handicap parking is available. Handicap parking is available for guests in the front parking lot. Please call the main office to reserve Handicap Parking at (781) 344-7001 ext. 4141 or at m_carmichael@stoughtonschools.org. Guests who have reserved handicap parking should use the Adams Street Entrance (by the Tennis Courts).
Handicap seating is available in the bleachers.
Graduation will begin promptly at 5:30 pm.
Following the ceremony, graduates will report to the lawn behind the school where a large tent has been set up, to pick up their actual diplomas.
The following items are prohibited in the Turf Stadium and Gymnasium. Guests with prohibited items will be turned away.
Bags larger than 12"X12"X12": contents of bags could be inspected. Exceptions can be made for guests with special medical needs.
Any type of portable chair or seat other than those approved for persons with accessibility issues.
Tripods or monopods.
Flag poles over 2 feet in length.
Weapons of any kind, including pocket/utility knives.
Alcoholic beverages.
Illegal drugs and substances.
Animals other than service dogs assisting those with disabilities.
Noisemakers, bullhorns, air horns, vuvuzelas, etc.
Helium balloons, beach balls.
Stadium personnel reserves the right to deem any other items inappropriate.
The following applies specifically to any graduate, student, faculty, staff, or guest seated on the turf field.
No spiked shoes, cleats, or high heels may be worn on the turf field.
No food, gum, or liquid other than water is allowed on the turf field.
We look forward to celebrating the Class of 2024 with you!