CPMS Class of 2018
Activity and Graduation Information
Class of 2018 Information
We are ready for graduation!
Graduates must arrive at 5:15pm, with cap, gown, tassel and stole.
All guests must have a ticket to enter.
Flowers and balloons are not allowed.
We will start promptly at 6pm. Please be on time.
Photos will not be available after the ceremony. They can be picked up next week. Extras can be ordered online: https://kjdigitalimaging.shootproof.com/gallery/ColinPowellClassof2018/
There will be a Will Call table to leave tickets for guests that do not arrive together.
Graduates receive their diplomas after the ceremony to minimize disruptions.
Graduation
Students must arrive by 5:15pm. The doors will open for guests at 5:15pm.
The ceremony will start promptly at 6:00pm.
Tickets:
- Each student will receive six tickets to the graduation ceremony.
- There are no additional tickets available.
- Tickets will be collected at the main entrance only. All guests must have a ticket including babies, infants and toddlers.
FYI:
- Students are not allowed to decorate their caps or gowns.
- Please steam the gown prior to the ceremony.
- Students must have their cap, tassel, gown and gold hood when they enter the building. They will not be allowed to go to the audience area.
- The doors for the main floor will be locked once the ceremony begins.
- Electrical outlets will not be available for phones or cameras.
- Flowers and balloons will not be permitted in the graduation ceremony.
- Food and drinks are not permitted in the graduation ceremony.
- Earrings are prohibited for male students.
- Guests and graduates wearing clothing with pictures or sayings that would be considered offensive will not be allowed in the facility.
- Please do not park in the hotel or restaurant lots, you will b towed.
- Limousines and Party Buss are not allowed in the parking lot of Victory.
Pictures:
- There will be a photo taken of each graduate at the ceremony.
- The cost was included in the graduation fees.
- Pictures will be available for pick-up in the CP main office on Wednesday, May 30th.
- Any pictures not picked up by June 1st will be mailed home.
- A website will be available to purchase additional copies of the pictures:
https://kjdigitalimaging.shootproof.com/gallery/ColinPowellClassof2018/
The location of our graduation ceremony this year is Colin Powell Middle School’s neighbor, Victory Apostolic Church (20801 Matteson Avenue, Matteson, IL). The School Board and Administration of School District 159 and Colin Powell Middle School wish to thank the Church for making this wonderful facility available to host this special occasion for our graduates and their families. This is a public school event and the use of this building is only for the convenience of our participants. District 159 does not mean to suggest by use of the building an endorsement of the beliefs or mission of Victory Apostolic Church in particular or any other religious group in general. Elementary School District 159 families and staff come from many religious and cultural backgrounds. We respect and rejoice in both the diversity of those backgrounds and the shared values and achievements of our graduating students.