Foothill MS Promotion Information
May 18, 2022
8th Grade Promotion will be held on the last day of school, Thursday, June 02nd 10:10am to 11:10am on the Foothill Sport Field
Condensed timeline for 8th gr Promotion
8:15 AM
- Students report to their period 1 class **MUST be here at this time to participate in Promotion
9:40 AM
- Service Road Gates open for parking on playground
9:40 AM
- Field Gate Opens for entrance to seating on Foothill Sports Field
10:05 AM
- Service Road Gates close
10:10 AM
- Ceremony starts
11:00 AM
- Service Roads open for exiting from the playground parking
11:10 AM
- Ceremony ends
11:55 AM
- Service Roads are locked - no exiting of vehicles until after 1:00pm
12:30 PM
- School is out for summer!
Student information
- Students are to report to their period 1 class by 8:15am dressed and ready to go. It is best that students do not bring any additional items as students will not be able to retrieve any bags or belongings after the ceremony.
- Students need to follow the school dress code. It is suggested that comfortable shoes be worn as the students will be walking a distance and walking on the field.
8th grade students will proceed to the field starting at 10:00am with the ceremony commencing at 10:10am.
We will advise the students prior to promotion day which side they will walk so you can have the seating advantage for picture taking.
- Please be aware that the rest of the student body will be in their classes.
The front gate to the field will open at 9:40am if you park in the neighborhood.
Access to campus by car with parking information for guests (parents and guardians)
- The Staff parking lot (Cedro Lane) will be unavailable.
- The service road gate (on Cedro Lane through the drive through) will be open for parking starting at 9:40am. If you park on the school blacktop, you will need to follow the signs to walk to the field.
- The maximum speed limit is 5 MPH (there are classrooms and students in session).
The front gate to the field will open at 9:40am if you park in the neighborhood.
The service road gates will close at 10:05am.
- 8th grade students will proceed to the field starting at 10:00am with the ceremony commencing at 10:10am.
- The service road will be open for those parking on the blacktop at 11:00am to exit and will close and be locked for car travel at 11:55am.
- The service road gate will not reopen for car travel until well after 1:00pm as we will have students exiting the campus.
Miscellaneous details
Restrooms
Restrooms will be available by walking along the field path. Look for the signs. Since we are still in session, please refrain from entering the school office or any other parts of the campus.
Chairs for the event
There will be three (3) chairs available for each student's family. You can save up to 3 only. If you have more people in your party, they can stand or bring their own chair to use in an open area.
Students leaving
8th grade students may exit the campus with their families after the ceremony or return to class for the remainder of the school day until 12:30pm.
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