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5/15/13 > Graduation and Books
All graduating seniors and junior marshals are required to be at graduation practice on Friday, May 17.
You must be in the lobby of Sinclair before 9:30am. Practice will begin promptly at 9:30am and last until we are finished (no later than 12pm)
Seniors will receive their 12 graduation tickets after practice is completed.
Graduation is Saturday May 18 at 9:30am.
All seniors will be dressed in caps and gowns and regalia and be ready in the Sinclair building lobby before 9am. The official class picture will be taken at 9am sharp.
Junior marshals should also arrive by 9am.
If any of your guests have a need for special seating, please inform Mrs. Charles or Mrs. Gentry by email or phone as soon as possible.
If you are interested in graduation pictures, please provide an email address to the school by the end of graduation practice on Friday.

A final college book drop off time will be provided on Monday, May 20 from 1-3pm in 200 Gee. Any books not returned will be charged to you from the college. Three days were previously provided for you to return book.
5/01/13 > End of the Year Schedule

END OF THE YEAR SCHEDULE (grades 9, 10, 11) - DECHS (May 2013) May 6-9, 2013 DCCC Exams (please see exam schedule online at: http://www.davidsonccc.edu/exam-schedule) May 10, 2013 Biology EOC (all juniors currently enrolled in Bio 112) 8am - Briggs Hall rm. 224 Juniors should turn in computers by 1pm • computers will be redistributed for those in summer coursework on 6/3 • rising seniors must submit request letters prior to May 10 should they need computers for graduation project work - available after June 3 May 11, 2013 DCCC Graduation - 10am May 13-14, 2013 ½ day schedule (freshmen and sophomores) 8:30am-10:00am Block 1 10:05am-11:35am Block 2 11:40am -12:30pm Seminar/Review 12:30pm Lunches available/dismissal Students should be picked up no later than 1:00pm May 14, 2013 All computers must be turned in by 1:00pm May 15, 2013 Exam Day #1 • English II EOC (sophomores) - online 8:00am-12:30pm - Sinclair Building • Earth Science MSL (freshmen) 8:00am - 10:30am - Briggs Hall Students should be picked up in front of the student union at the end of the testing period - the Sinclair building will only be available for testing on 5/15. May 16, 2013 Exam Day #2 • World History MSL (sophomores) 8:00am - 10:30am - Briggs Hall (224) • Geometry MSL (freshmen) 8:00am - 10:30am - Briggs Hall (222) Students should be picked up in front of the student union at the end of the testing period - the Sinclair building will only be available for testing on 5/16. May 17, 2013 Exam Make Up Day (8:00am) Any student who misses an exam will be required to attend the make-up session May 18, 2013 DECHS Graduation - 9:30am May 20-23, 2013 Teacher Workdays
5/01/13 > End of the year Schedule - Seniors
End of the Year Activities
(Graduating Seniors – Class of 2013)

• May 2 – FINAL Graduation Project Presentation Night (4:00pm-6:00pm in Sinclair) – Students Only (this session is for the remaining 13 students needing to complete the project)

• May 6-9 – DCCC Exams

DCCC Graduation
1. By April 19, you must confirm that you plan to graduate and participate in the DCCC ceremony. You can do this via the DCCC website (http://www.davidsonccc.edu/graduation). This confirmation is entirely online and required.
2. Caps and Gowns have been ordered. DECHS will let you know when they are available for pick up. If you have not already paid for these, the $25 fee will be due to the bookstore when you pick them up. You will wear the same cap and gown for the DCCC and DECHS graduations (however, the DECHS tassel is different and you will not wear your DCCC hood to the DECHS graduation)
3. You must attend a MANDATORY graduate information session in order to participate in the DCCC graduation ceremony. You can attend on May 8 at 6pm or May 9 at 9am. These are the only sessions. Attendance at one of the sessions is required. Sessions will be held in the Brinkley Gym.
4. DCCC graduation is May 11 at 10am. You must arrive by 9:15 to get in the line-up for graduation. The graduation for DCCC is held adjacent to the Mendenhall Building.
5. If there is rain on May 11, the alternate site for the DCCC graduation is the Richard Childress Racing Auditorium in Welcome. Graduates will receive only two (2) tickets to this alternative site. The graduation ceremony will be broadcast live at: http://www.davidsonccc.edu/graduation-live.
6. “Sunday Best” dress is expected under the graduation robe – no jeans, flip-flops, shorts, or other casual attire. Young men should wear a collared shirt with a tie and dress pants, dress shoes. Young ladies should wear dress code appropriate school attire that fits the formality of the occasion – avoid excessively high heels as there will be walking, grass, and climbing stairs.
7. 20 of our 22 seniors will participate and receive a degree from DCCC – 91% (WHOO WHOO)

DECHS Graduation
1. There will be a mandatory graduation practice for all DECHS graduates on Friday, May 17 beginning promptly at 9:30am (so, be here before 9:30am). Meet in the Sinclair lobby. Practice will be done by 11:00am.
2. After practice on 5/17, each student will receive twelve (12) tickets for the DECHS graduation ceremony. If students have extra tickets that they do not need, they may give them to other students – the school will not facilitate this.
3. DECHS Graduation will occur at 9:30am on Saturday, May 18, 2013. Graduates are REQUIRED to meet in Sinclair 118 no later than 9:00am for line-up and final preparations. The ceremony should conclude by 11am.
4. Should anyone attending the DECHS graduation ceremony from your “party” need special seating due to handicapping conditions, use of wheelchair, etc., please notify the school as soon as possible so a seat may be set aside. Please arrive early so everyone can be seated and we can begin the ceremony promptly at 9:30am
5. Graduation is a serious occasion marking accomplishments of each graduate; therefore, the following will not be permitted: loud and excessive cheering that detracts from the ceremony and other graduates being recognized, signs, air horns, cowbells or other sound “devices”, etc. Officers will be on hand to escort non-compliant or disruptive audience members from the ceremony. Cell phones should be silenced during the ceremony.
6. There will be an area on the right side of the gym for pictures during the ceremony.
7. “Sunday Best” dress is expected under the graduation robe – no jeans, flip flops, shorts, or other casual attire. Young men should wear a collared shirt with a tie and dress pants, dress shoes. Young ladies should wear dress code appropriate school attire that fits the formality of the occasion – avoid excessively high heels as there will be walking, grass, and climbing stairs.
8. As long as all students complete the graduation project, 100% of our students (22/22) will receive their high school diploma!!!


Should you have any questions or concerns about events listed above, please feel free to call the school at 242-5686 or email Mrs. Gentry (cgentry@davidson.k12.nc.us)


CONGRATULATIONS CLASS OF 2013!