GRADUATES As you Enter… 1. Find your name located on the bleachers 2. Find seat and be seated (please)! 3. DO NOT open White Envelopes!

ATHENS COMMENCEMENT REHEARSAL 2017

WHAT IS IN YOUR WHITE ENVELOPE? Tickets (7) 1 white 3 x 5 index card White Name Card for Graduation (inside) Blue Practice Card for Today (outside) Map to Oakland University Drawing of OU Setup Common Commencement Questions

Map to Oakland University Located between Schoenherr and Utica off 16 mile Road Maps are located inside your envelopes

Recreation Center (O’Rena) O’Rena and Lot P17 Located between Schoenherr and Utica off 16 mile Road Maps are located inside your envelopes All Grads must be at Lot P17 by 2:30 pm!

Oakland University – O’Rena

ASSEMBLE – Lot P17 @ 2:30 p.m. :m

PROCESSIONAL (Entrance) Processional begins in Lot P17 next to the Oakland University Rec Center. Leave an empty seat if someone is absent Raise your hand if you are in the Band or Choir. Make sure to tell the person next to you to save your seat and give them your card on Saturday. Band/Choir goes directly to the stage Look for red/gold ribbons and cards on the back of the chair to find your row.

Marshalls please stand and dismiss rows! PRACTICE RECESSIONAL (Exit) and PROCESSIONAL We will start with the Recessional first. Marshalls please stand and dismiss rows!

POMP AND CIRCUMSTANCE PLAYING… PLEASE FIND YOUR SEATS AND SIT DOWN BAND/CHOIR AND ORCHESTRA GO DIRECTLY TO STAGE!

PROCESSIONAL

NATIONAL ANTHEM Gentlemen Only Remove Caps! Gentlemen, remove your caps.

Choir remains up front until Band is done! Band/Choir return to seats following performance. -Tell Walter how to get on stage

Speeches by the Deputy Superintendent, Board Member and Neha

CONFERRING OF DIPLOMAS We will start with the students on stage and then the Marshalls will dismiss you by rows to go on stage and receive your diploma. Hand your card to the person saying your name, walk across the stage, shake hands, get your picture taken on the side of the stage and return to your seat.

CLOSING/RECESSIONAL Mitch will give the last student address and Elise will lead you in turning your tassel from right to left. Dr. Dixon will give the Final Farewell. Everyone on stage will leave first followed by the students starting with the students in the last row. The Marshalls will assist you in dismissing the rows.

PRACTICE RECEIVING DIPLOMAS Everyone will leave out the right, receive your diploma, get your picture taken and enter back on the left on Saturday. (Not today) Today – Carefully open your white envelope and take out your white index card. Do not lose your tickets which are in your white envelopes. They cannot be replaced. Marshalls will dismiss you by rows. You will walk up front by Mr. Turner say your name into the phone-speak slowly and clearly. If you don’t want your middle name said–cross it out! You must leave the white card with Mr. Turner. DO NOT KEEP THE CARD!

FINES AND OBLIGATIONS After you say your name, students who DO NOT have fines or academic obligations will go upstairs to get your cap/gown. If you have fines/academic obligations (it will be marked on the outside of your white envelope) you have to see Mrs. Sparbeck across from AP office and you can get your cap/gown in the AP Office Conference Room after everything has been taken care of.

Senior Honors Rehearsal If you were invited to attend Senior Honors, rehearsal is at 12:30 today. We will meet right here in the gym at 12:30 sharp! Otherwise we will see you Saturday at Parking Lot P17 next to the Oakland University Rec Center at 2:30 p.m.