Graduation FAQs
Date and Times:
Elizabeth High School Graduation is Saturday at 10:00 am and is finished around 11:15 am.
Graduates must be in the gym by 9:00 am and are asked to bring their cap and gowns and put them on once they have arrived.
Seating and Parking:
Stadium opens at 8:30 am, there is no traffic allowed in the back of the building. There is a golf cart for those who need handicapped assistance to get from the front of the building to the stadium.
Seats are unlimited, as long as, we are able to conduct the ceremony outside in the stadium.*
Parking is available in the Student Lot and Staff Lot at EHS and in the parking lot across the street at EMS. There will be shuttles running from EMS to EHS from 8:30 am to 12:00 pm.
The Athletic lot and banana lot on the south end of the building are reserved for handicapped parking only.
Handicapped Guest Information:
There is a small amount of covered seating space at the top of the stadium for the handicapped and elderly.
The Athletic lot and banana lot on the south end of the building are reserved for handicapped parking only.
If you have guests attending that are hard of hearing, please let us know before May 1st and a sign language interpreter can be arranged. If this is the case we will reserve seating near the interpreter for these guests.
Other logistics for the Graduates:
Graduates must be in the gym by 9:00 am and are asked to bring their cap and gowns and put them on once they have arrived.
Graduation caps may not be decorated.
When the Ceremony is finished the graduates will be dismissed up the stadium stairs before other guests are dismissed.
Graduates will proceed to the gym to gather any belongings left there and to collect their graduation packet which contains their official diploma.
Other logistics for Guests:
After the graduates are dismissed, families and guests are asked to proceed through the brickyard and meet the graduates in front of the school on the West side of the building.
It can be hot or cold here in Colorado in May, so please dress appropriately for the weather and bring extra layers and/or sunscreen.
Umbrellas are not allowed in the stadium.
Only authorized people are allowed in the stadium, all guests must remain in the stands.
Water is available for purchase at the top of the stadium as this is a fundraiser for TSA each year.
This year we will have a vender set up out front of the high school selling graduation gifts. Click here for more information.
*In the Event of Bad Weather:
If the weather does not cooperate we may have to move the ceremony into the gym which has far less seating. If this is the case we limit each student to 4 guests, and the change will not be determined until the day before the ceremony.
If we have to relocate the ceremony to the gym and limit seats per student there is overflow space available in the cafeteria where there will be a live stream of the ceremony on the projector screen.