Upcoming events and positive news from Poinciana High School

1. Senior Capping Ceremony and Senior Awards - Monday, May 20 at 6pm - Capping Ceremony 1st
at 6PM sharp at the Eagle Courtyard for all graduating seniors. Senior Awards right after the
Capping Ceremony in the gymnasium.

Class of 2024 Graduation - Tuesday, May 21 at 1:30pm

GRADUATION CEREMONY: Everyone older than 2 years will need tickets to attend the ceremony.
Each student will be provided only 10 tickets to ceremony. All Seniors are expected to arrive at the
Silver Spurs arena no later than 12:00 pm. They will enter the building via the EAST entrance (which
will be marked by signage). The students will go through a metal detector and at the request of
Superintendent Dr. Mark Shanoff, all cell phones (not left in cars or with parents) will be collected
and held until following the ceremony by a member of the Poinciana High School faculty. If your cell
phone is collected, it may be picked up in front of the arena. If they are not picked up 20 minutes
following the ceremony, it may be picked up at Poinciana High School the following day. Please
make arrangements prior to the ceremony. We at Poinciana High School suggest that the students
leave their phones with a family member or in their car securely locked up.

The Silver Spurs Arena doors will be opened to the public 1 hour before the event on Tuesday - May
21, 2024. Spectators should enter through the main entrance—lower lobby. Parents and guests are
not permitted on the main floor before and during the commencement exercise. Remember that we
have scheduled professional photographers to take pictures. The purchase of pictures is optional.
This service is being made available so that parents do not have to leave their seats to take pictures
of this event. Seating for the disabled will be available. Enter through the main lobby and proceed
directly to the nearest usher who will provide accommodations. Only one person will be allowed to
accompany the guest with a disability. The ceremony will begin promptly at 1:30 p.m. and should
last approximately 1 hour and 30minutes. After the ceremony, plan on meeting your graduate in the
parking lot directly in front of the arena. The recessional will take the graduates immediately out of
the building into the parking lot. Make specific arrangements to meet at a location away from the
exit door to permit graduates and families to quickly disperse from the arena and area.

APPROPRIATE ATTIRE: There should be no flowers on the gown. There should be no cell phones,
bags, or purses carried into the arena for graduation- leave these in your car or in the care of a
family member. The required dress for the event is as follows: Males should wear dress slacks, shirt
with collar, dress shoes and females should wear a dress, blouse and skirt or dress pants with dress
shoes. Female students are asked NOT to wear high heel shoes- either flats, sandals, or wedges
Please wear all necklaces and chains on the inside of your gown. If your chains are visible outside
the gown, you will be asked to either take it off or adjust it to the inside of the gown.

NO GUM

NO Sunglasses

NO cords, stoles, or any chains that are not provided by the school from clubs or awards

NO Cellphones, Headphones, Earbuds

Cap and Gown are REQUIRED. Please iron your gown on low heat. If you have not yet purchased
your cap and gown- you must go to the Herff Jones website at www.herfforlando.com to place that
order as soon as possible. All students must purchase a new cap and gown unit. NO STUDENTS MAY
USE A PREVIOUSLY PURCHASED CAP AND GOWN.

The students are allowed to wear any stole, cord, or medal that issued to them by Poinciana High
School only. All others will be confiscated at the door and returned to the student following the
ceremony.

The students are allowed to decorate their caps for graduation this year- however, they must abide
by the guidelines provided here:

1. All decorations must be flat to cap; you may not have anything sticking up in a 3-D manner.

2. NO LIGHTS or MOVING PARTS

3. Must be school appropriate (no profane or foul language, images, or symbols)

4. MUST BE APPROVED BY MR. SCHWARTZ or run risk of not being able to walk with the cap

You may wish to have a paper drawing of your design to be approved prior to putting it on your cap,
as you will be required to purchase a new cap at ($20) if it is not approved or appropriate.

WE ARE ASKING FOR YOUR HELP: We hope that we can maintain a dignity around this important
ceremony. We want to do everything possible to make this activity a cherished memory for ALL of
our students. A good rule of thumb, if the action takes attention away from the ceremony and
focuses on an individual or group of individuals, then it is inappropriate and unacceptable. Security
will remove any individuals behaving inappropriately.

Thank you in advance for your understanding and cooperation.

Osceola Heritage Park (OHP) Graduation Guidelines:

• One clear bag no larger than 12" by x 6" x 12" OR a one-gallon clear freezer bag (Ziploc or
similar).
• Guests may carry a small clutch bag or purse no larger than 6.5" x 6.5", with or without a
strap.

• No weapons of any kind

• No air horns, megaphones, noise makers of any kind

• No signs

• No flowers

• No balloons

• No animals

• No outside food & beverage

DOORS WILL OPEN 1 HOUR BEFORE THE START OF THE CEREMONY.

ALL GUESTS MUST HAVE A TICKET TO ENTER.

ALL GUESTS WILL BE WANDED AND WILL WALK THROUGH A METAL DETECTOR.

ONLY CLEAR CARRYING PURSES/BAGS WILL BE PERMITTED.

ALL BAGS WILL BE CHECKED.

NO balloons of any kind.

NO airhorns, bells of any kind, megaphones or noise makers will be permitted.

NO weapons of any kind.

2. Please check with your student now to ensure that their laptop is working and that they still have
their power cord. If they lost their cord, this needs to be replaced now. They will be on the
obligation list for any lost cords or devices which would prevent them from receiving graduation
tickets and other privileges like Homecoming, Prom, and Grad Bash. You can order replacement
cords from the school on Myschoolbucks or on Amazon. See the attachments to help and compare
pricing. Thank you for your assistance. Dell Amazon Lenovo Amazon Myschoolbucks power
cord

We will begin collecting laptops for students grades 9-11 on Tuesday, May 14 th by section of the
campus. Students may keep laptops until AP and make-up testing are complete.