Graduation

OUTDOORS LOCATION (weather permitting): Eagan High School Stadium Graduates must report to the EHS Gym by 1:50 p.m. and no later than 2:00 p.m. They are to park in the South (faculty) lot and enter the building through the South entrance (‘horseshoe’ driveway area). Students will pick up their diploma name card from their assigned seats and be in the correct place in line by 2:00 p.m. We expect to be walking out of the space in processional order to the Stadium with participating faculty members by 2:15 p.m. The ceremony has been planned by the senior class to be dignified and formal; we expect graduates to honor that decision and dress accordingly. Caps and gowns may not be altered in any way for the ceremony. All participants must wear flat soled shoes – no high heels on the turf field. The Stadium opens at 1:22 p.m. to the public. No tickets are required if we are outdoors. The ceremony will begin promptly at 2:22 p.m. with the processional of graduates and faculty. The ceremony will end at approximately 3:45 p.m. Rain or shine, the Auditorium will also be open for those who prefer to be inside. Entrance to the auditorium will be allowed after 1:40 p.m (or after graduates depart the auditorium if we have an indoor ceremony). The ceremony is broadcast live on E-TV, channel 20 (www.eagan-tv.com) for those who prefer to watch from home in Eagan. It is also live streamed on the EHS website. It will be re-broadcast throughout the summer.

INDOORS LOCATION (inclement weather): Eagan High School Gymnasium A decision to change location will be made by 10:00 a.m. on June 4th. Please check the EHS Web site at https://ehs.district196.org/ . We're hoping for sunshine; however, if the ceremony needs to move indoors, free tickets will be issued for family admission to each graduate at their rehearsal on Friday, June 3rd: Three (3) tickets for Gym seating, and one (1) ticket for Auditorium seating to watch live on a big screen will be issued. Due to the size of our class, no extra tickets for the gym are available. However, extra seating with a big screen and not requiring a ticket, will be available in Lecture Room A on the main floor, and the Multipurpose Room (081) located near the East entrance. Please note If we must move indoors: • The Gym opens at 1:22 p.m. for ticket holders. No entry without a ticket! • If the ceremony is moved indoors, graduates and faculty will be assembling in the Auditorium. They will move to the Gym at 2:10 p.m., after which entrance to the Auditorium will be permitted with a ticket. • Once the Processional in to the Gym begins, entry doors to the Gym may be closed by order of the Fire Marshall if seating capacity has been reached.

SIGN LANGUAGE INTERPRETER (ASL): If needed by your family or guest, please call the Principal’s Secretary, at (651) 683-6901 to make arrangements. We’ll have reserved seating for you. and the Interpreter.

GRADUATION FEE: Payable Online via your MyPaymentsPlus account: https://ehs.district196.org/families. District 196 requires a participation fee of $40.00 for ALL seniors participating in a graduation ceremony. EHS graduates who participate in the SES and/or EHS ceremony are included. This fee helps defray the various costs of holding the ceremony. The deadline for paying online is Wednesday, May 11th. If you need financial assistance, please see your Counselor.

NOT PARTICIPATING IN THE JUNE 4TH CEREMONY AT EHS? All on and off-campus students (including SES, PSEOP, ALC, ABE and DCALS) not planning to participate should contact our Principal’s Secretary at (651) 683-6901 so we don’t reserve a seat for them in the ceremony seating chart.

PARKING AND ENTRANCE TO THE VENUE : Our East lot (lower level) and Stadium lot will be reserved for families and guests of graduates. Stadium entrances are on the south end of the field. Once those lots are full and closed, the next choices are the Northview Park lots off of Northview Park Blvd. (near the Tennis courts). Please be aware that parking restrictions on neighboring streets will be enforced. If the Graduation Ceremony is moved indoors: The entrances to our Gym are on the north side through the Auxiliary Gym doors, or the East entrance of the school. Family members, please do not park in the South Lot – it is reserved for faculty, staff and graduates.

Diplomas will be issued to students who have met all requirements for graduation. Diplomas may be held pending final grades/transcript and return of text or library books and technology equipment, which may also affect PSEO seniors. Please have your student check his/her credit status with their EHS counselor to avoid any problems. Call 651-683-6921 to reach the Counseling Office. After the ceremony, graduates will proceed to the classrooms near the Attendance Office to pick up their diploma (signs will be posted) from approximately 3:45-4:30 p.m. Those wearing honors cords will go the Library entrance area to return cords and receive diplomas. Diplomas that are not picked up the afternoon of graduation will NOT be mailed out; this includes both on- and off-campus graduates. Go to the Counseling Office any weekday beginning Monday, June 6 and throughout the summer between the hours of 8:00 a.m. and 3:00 p.m. to receive your diploma. We urge all graduates to pick up their diploma as soon as possible, or have a family member do so.