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Zoom Norms

• Due to the number of participants, your microphone is on

mute and your video remains off.

• Please remain muted and no video for the entirety of the

meeting.

• If you have questions specific to just you, please email me

at ahgomez@irvingisd.net or any administrator.

Overview

• Welcome
• Congratulations Class of 2020!!!
• We are so excited to celebrate YOU!
• It is very important you practice social distancing guidelines

established by the State of Texas during the entire ceremony

TEA Guidelines for Outdoor Ceremonies

Globe Life Park Expectations (Families and Students)

• NO…
• BAGS
• BALLOONS
• FLOWERS
• SIGNS
• AIRHORNS
• DECORATIONS ON HATS
• Must have ticket and ID to enter

(Tickets will have assigned seating)

• Must wear protective mask to enter Globe Life Park

Student Dress Code

• Casual dress
• No blue jeans
• No tennis shoes
• No flip flops
• No facial jewelry
• No heels – you will not be allowed on field with heels
• Graduation Regalia
• Honor Stole – Gold
• Community Service Cord – Green
• National Honor Society Collar

Ticket Retrieval

• Each student will receive 6 tickets
• One (1) for the graduate
• Five (5) for the members of the graduate’s party
• No Ticket: No Admittance
• Tickets should not be given away or sold. This does not allow for

the practice of social distancing guidelines as outlined by TEA

Ticket Retrieval

• Students may pick up tickets during the following times:
• May 26th (Tuesday) from 9:00 am – 3:00 pm
• May 27th (Wednesday) from 3pm – 7pm)
• May 28th (Thursday) from 12pm – 3pm)
• Senior Checkout Procedures to be cleared for tickets:
• Athletics, Preforming Arts, ROTC clearance
• Textbooks
• Technology
• Library Books
• Cleared all items from Not Clear List

Arrival at Globe Life Park

• Graduates need to arrive 1.5 hours

prior to graduation to be seated (NO Processional) –

8:00am

• Only 2 cars per family
• Families/Graduate will park in

Parking Lot R LOT R

Arrival at Globe Life Park

• Students will enter through the West Gate (you will need your ID and Ticket

to enter Globe Life Park)

• Again must wear face covering (mask)
• Again NO BAGS
• Students will be allowed to bring one bottle of water into the park.
• Temperature will be scanned and if above 100.0, you will not be allowed

entrance into the venue per TEA Guidelines.

• Please seat in your assigned seat. Students are to practice social distancing

during the entirety of the program.

Map of Globe Life

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• Graduates will be seated

in the pink area in assigned seats

• Families will be seated in

the light blue area in assigned seats

Graduation Sequence

• Welcome – Ahna Gomez
• Invocation – Sebastian Hernandez
• Presentation of Honor Graduates – Ahna Gomez
• Salutatorian Speech – Khanh Nguyen
• Valedictorian Speech – Shanivi Srikonda
• Presentation of Class – Ahna Gomez
• Superintendent’s Remarks – Magda Hernandez
• Acceptance of Class – AD Jenkins – School Board President
• Awarding of Diplomas – School Board
• Benediction and Closing Ceremony – Sebastian Hernandez
• Alma Mater – Class of 2020
• Dismissal - Desginee

Ceremony / Dismissal

• Line Leaders will be assigned to each section. They will lead you

down onto the field

• Graduates’ name will be called, and you will walk across Home

Plate to receive your diploma from an Irving ISD School Board member

• I will be standing to the side of where you receive diploma to

congratulate you

• Please remember in order to practice social distance, staff will not

be allowed to hug or shake hands

• Please remain seated until every graduate has walked

the stage to be dismissed by a designee

Diploma Pick Up

• During the ceremony, you will only receive a diploma cover
• Times will be established for diploma pickup, transcript pick up,

retrieval of two commencement programs, and to return stoles

• Look for an email with more specific information