Cougar Graduation 101

The livestream will be accessible for free on the district’s website and YouTube channel. 

There will be 7 stadium tickets available per student.  

Tickets are free, but are required to ensure there is enough space for each graduate to have their most important people present. 

Click the 'tickets' tab to learn more.

Graduates should arrive at 4 p.m. and go to the main gym to check in.

The parking lot will open at 3 p.m. Family and friends with tickets who are there to watch graduation should drop graduates off, park, and may enter the stadium as early as 4 p.m. 

If an indoor ceremony is required due to inclement weather on June 5, graduates should check in at 4 p.m. in the auxiliary gym, and family and friends may enter the main gym as early as 4 p.m.

The parking lot will open at 3 p.m. and individuals with tickets can enter the stadium starting at 4 p.m.

The ceremony will begin promptly at 5 p.m. with the processional. If you are still in line when the ceremony starts, you will not be admitted until the processional is complete and graduates are all seated.

The ceremony will take place rain or shine. However if there is severe weather, the ceremony start time could be delayed. 

Click the 'severe weather plan' tab to learn more.

Graduates and staff can park in the upper staff parking lot. Families can park in the student parking lot. Handicap parking will also be available in the student parking lot. 

The parking lot will open at 3 p.m.

Click the 'ceremony map' tab to view parking.

Accessible seating will be available for individuals who are not able to climb the bleachers. You will have an opportunity to indicate how many members of your party need accessible seating when you reserve your tickets. 

Additionally, for individuals who may be sensitive to the heat or cold, you may choose to reserve indoor tickets. Individuals with indoor tickets will be able to watch the ceremony via a livestream. 

Infants and toddlers up to 2 years old who will sit on the lap of an adult do not need a ticket. 

Yes. You will have an opportunity to indicate whether any members of your party need an ASL interpreter when you reserve your tickets. 

It is the district's priority to ensure that everyone can celebrate their graduates in a safe and comfortable environment. 

Please be mindful that the following items are not allowed: 

• strollers 
• umbrellas
• noise makers of any kind, including air horns and megaphones
• signs, banners and flags 
• balloons 
• confetti and glitter
• food or drink (water will be available for free on site)
• any items that may obstruct the view of another attendee 
• weapons of any kind 

Bags will be checked prior to entering the stadium and prohibited items will be placed to the side and may be collected following the ceremony. 

All attendees are expected to act with kindness and respect toward one another. Attendees are expected to be mindful of the space they are using and to not restrict the view of others or interrupt the ceremony with prolonged noisemaking. This will ensure that every graduate will have the same opportunity to be celebrated as their name is called and they walk across the stage. 

No. Be mindful of comfort and the weather when choosing what to wear. 

No. However, water will be available for free for the safety and wellbeing of all attendees. 

The district will take several measures to ensure the safety and wellbeing of our graduates and all event attendees. These measures include: 

• Hired security and Lakeville Police officers will be on site.
• Bags will be checked prior to entering the stadium, and prohibited items will be set aside for collection after the ceremony.
• Water, cooling stations, and indoor space to view the livestream will be available.
• Graduates and attendees are asked to not to be on school grounds before 3:30 p.m. and to leave school grounds within a half hour of the ceremony end time. 
• All attendees are expected to act with kindness and respect toward one another.

The stadium will close promptly after graduates recess out with families following shortly thereafter.