As Spring ISD prepares for a new school year, the district is also preparing to graduate dozens of students during its Summer Graduation Ceremony, scheduled for 9 a.m. on Saturday, Aug. 10 in the Star Theatre at Dekaney High School.

As the ceremony gets closer, parents and students will work with their campus graduation coordinators to get more information. Those counselors are as follows:

• Dekaney High School: Tameka Atlee, tatlee@springisd.org, 281-891-7265
• Momentum High School: Ayesha Ahmad, aahmad@springisd.org, 281-891-6894
• Spring High School: Dr. Christina Hinkson, chinkson@springisd.org, 281-891-6621
• Spring Early College Academy: Kristine Guidry, ksalinas@springisd.org, 281-891-6883 
• Westfield High School: Corey Leday, cleday@springisd.org, 281-891-7195
• Carl Wunsche Sr. High School: Danielle Williams, dwilli10@springisd.org, 281-891-7680 

In order to participate in the graduation ceremony, students must:

• Have earned sufficient credits and have passed the state mandated exit level test or be eligible for graduation on the basis of an ARD decision
• Be in compliance with the Student Code of Conduct and be in good standing, according to the requirements of this code
• Have met all financial commitments to the school

Counselors will contact students and parents by Monday, July 29 if the student will not be participating in graduation due to class failures. If there are graduation issues due to final exams, parents will be notified immediately. If parents have any questions concerning a grade in a class, contact the appropriate teacher immediately. All grades from off-campus courses (correspondence, HLA, HCC, commercial PE) must be received by Monday, July 29, 2024. Questions regarding attendance should be directed to your student’s principal.

In addition, district policy states that students must clear all financial debts before they can be allowed to participate in the graduation ceremony. Textbooks, library fines, fees and holds should be cleared no later than Monday, July 29.

For the ceremony itself, seniors should arrive for the graduation at 7:30 a.m. All graduates will be screened prior to being seated in the staging area. Student gowns must be unzipped and open as they enter the seating area. Students are not allowed to have any items in their hands. Additionally, parents are not allowed to be in the pre-graduation hallway.

For parking the day of the ceremony, the entrance to Dekaney High School off Bammel Road and parking lot will be used by everyone attending the ceremony, including parents and guests as well as students.

Handicapped parking is the first set of parking spaces adjacent to the school. To park in the handicapped parking area, guests must have an official handicap license plate or hanging tag.

The main entrance of the school off Imperial Valley Drive will be the designated drop-off area for those who have guests who cannot walk the distance from the parking lot. 

Guests should plan to arrive around 45 minutes before the start of graduation. Items such as balloons, flowers, food, signs, posters, cowbells, air horns, and noisemakers will not be allowed inside the building.

The graduation ceremony is a formal event, and students should dress accordingly. Students are expected to wear dresses or light-colored dress shirts and dark dress slacks under their graduation gowns. Shorts or jeans are not permitted. Dress shoes should be worn, and tennis shoes and flip flops are not permitted. Hats, sunglasses, cell phones, purses, balloons, and flowers will not be allowed inside the venue. Please leave these items with others not participating in the ceremony. If these items are found they will be confiscated and returned after the ceremony. All district and school grooming code policies will be enforced.

Graduates and guests should be aware that the expectation is for the ceremony to be decent and respectful.

Photographers will take two pictures of the graduates as they walk across the stage. Students will receive information about the opportunity to purchase the pictures from the photography company. Guests may take pictures from their seats but will not be allowed into the aisles or stage areas. 

Please indicate if you do not give consent to allow your student to be part of the media release. If a media release is not provided, be advised your student will not be on television, in the commemorative DVD, or lined up in the alphabetical order of their graduating class.

Please let your school counselors know if you have special accommodations such as hearing impairment, a handicap of some kind, or any other considerations.