GEMS 8th Grade Promotion Ceremony
Promotion held Jun 10, 8:30 a.m., on GEMS blacktop
Glen Edwards Middle School
Email: lvancourt@wpusd.org
Website: http://gems.wpusd.org/
Location: 204 L Street, Lincoln, CA, USA
Phone: 916-645-6370
Facebook: facebook.com/WPUSD-GlenEdwardsMiddleSchool
Twitter: @GemsPanthers
Student may invite 2 guest only (No Exceptions)
Time frames
The gate for families will be open at 8:00 A.M. Families should enter the School on Third Street or the gate on O street. Both gates will be closed at 8:25. Any family member who is not there by that time will not be allowed in.
Where do Guest and Interconnect Students' Enter and Exit?
Guest seating and viewing
- GEMS will not be providing chairs for guests. If you would like to be seated for the ceremony, you will need to bring your own chair.
- No blanket reservations or group areas.
- Due to the 6 feet distancing requirement, we will not be able to accommodate shade structures, umbrellas, pop ups, etc. Please come prepared to deal with the elements. The morning sun in June can be intense!
We will mark sections to help attendees understand what 6 feet looks like. This will be done with chalk markings and will indicate that people should stand on or by the markers and remain 6 feet from other guests.
The promotion ceremony at the blacktop is wheelchair accessible.
Overview of the promotion ceremony and safety guidelines
The promotion ceremony will be held on the GEMS blacktop and will begin promptly at 8:30 a.m. on Thursday, June 10th.
Gates will lock at 8:25 a.m.
With the exception of the promotion ceremony at the black top, parents/families and InterConnect students are not permitted on campus. School is in session.
Two wristbands will be issued to each promoting student for their guests.
We are not able to issue more than 2 wristbands. No exception.
All attendees must wear masks as per CDPH Face Coverings Guidance and maintain a distance of at least 6 feet from other attendees at all times, other than with household members such as those you arrived to the promotion ceremony with.
Attendance is limited to school staff, promoting students, household members (2).
Attendees must have a wristband to be in the viewing area. No exceptions.
Persons who are particularly vulnerable to COVID 19 (e.g., due to age or underlying conditions) are discouraged from attending.
Individuals who are sick or in isolation or quarantine must remain at home.
Individual control measures and screening
All attendees must wear masks as per CDPH Face Coverings Guidance and maintain distance of at least 6 feet from other attendees at all times, other than with household members.
All attendees should be screened or self-screen for fever and COVID 19 symptoms before leaving home for the event.
If promoting students, staff, or attendees are feeling ill, have symptoms of COVID 19, or potentially been exposed to someone with confirmed or suspected COVID 19, should not attend the promotion ceremony.
Upon completion of the promotion ceremony, we will clear the area in a predetermined order. There will not be an opportunity for pictures/celebrations.
- Guests will exit the field through same gate in which they entered.
- In-person students will be escorted back to their classrooms. If students have a wristband, that means that parents have checked them out early and they will not return to class. More information below.
- Interconnect learners will be released first and exit the same gate in which they entered on L Street.
Early check out process form the promoting students.
We understand that promotion day is a day of celebration with families and students. Part of that celebration traditionally has begun with promoting students being checked out of school early to participate in off-campus celebrations. Due to the CDPH guidelines, the early checkout process will look a little different than normal:
- Interconnect students will leave through the gate in which they entered and parents can pick them up at this location.
- Please click here for the check-out procedure for the In-person students.