2020 Graduation Set for Friday, May 29

Commencement exercises have been set for the Carthage High School class of 2020.

Date - Friday May 29, 2020 (Rainout Makeup Day will be Saturday, May 30)

Time - 8:20 p.m. / 20:20 military time

Graduate Pods -

Each graduate may bring 1 or 2 parents/guardians on the field with them to sit with them on the field.

• Graduate pods must arrive at the Indoor Building between 7:30 p.m. - 8:00 p.m. 
• All graduate pods will be separated 6-10 feet apart on the football field.
• Parents/guardians will go on stage with their graduate and will be given the privilege of handing the diploma to their graduate.
• A picture will be taken of the graduate with their parents and a picture of the graduate by themselves. 
• There will be no hand-shaking on the stage. 
• All graduate pods are encouraged to wear masks or face coverings.
• Graduates will receive 1 VIP parking pass to park by the indoor facility, and parents/guardians are encourage to ride with their graduate into the VIP parking area.
• CHS will provide graduates with a dress code. If any student has difficulty finding dress clothes for the event, please contact CHS Counselor, Shannon Royce.
• The graduate pod is encouraged to leave all personal belongings in their car or place them in a small plastic bag that is similar to plastic bags required to enter stadiums or amusement parks.
• Immediately after graduation, graduate pods will be escorted back to the indoor facility to retrieve their diploma and exit CHS facility.

Graduate Guest Party  

Each graduate will be allowed to have 5 guests sit in the bleachers together on the home or visitor side. 

• Gates to the stadium will open at 7:00 
• Due to the COVID-19 protocols established by the Governor and Commission of Education that limit the number of people allowed in the stadium, each graduate’s ‘guest party’ is required to arrive together.  
• The Graduate Guest Party must enter the stadium together as a group. If a member of your Graduate Guest Party is running behind, the party must wait for the late guest if they want the late guest to enter the stadium. Once the guest party has entered the stadium, late members of the guest party will not be allowed entry to the stadium.
• Once the guest party is together, they will present their tickets which is also a required COVID survey at the front ticket booth or visitor ticket booth.
• The graduate guest party must sit together in the stands and be at least 6 ft from other guest parties.  
• The home and visitor bleachers will be open and have staffing and signage to promote social distancing protocols.  
• Upon entry, each graduate guest party will be handed a small bottle of hand sanitizer as the state has mandated that hand sanitizer or handwashing stations be available upon entry.  
• All guests are encouraged to wear masks or face coverings.
• Immediately after graduation, guest parties will be dismissed in an orderly fashion in order to exit the stadium to their cars following social distancing guidelines.

Dress Code  

The dress code for graduates is required. More information can be found at CHS by contacting the administration or Shannon Royce, CHS Counselor.

Livestream of Graduation

The graduation ceremony will be streamed live on Facebook at the Carthage ISD and KGAS Radio Facebook pages. Additionally, the ceremony will be live on KGAS Radio, 104.3 FM.

For More Information

Contact Carthage High School at 903-693-2552 or Carthage ISD at 903-693-3806.