Dear Class of 2023 Graduates and Parents,


The following information is important for graduation on May 26 at 8:00pm at Atrium Health Ballpark in Kannapolis (1 Cannon Baller Way, Kannapolis, NC). Please read it carefully and thoroughly. If you have questions, see below for a list of contacts. 


Graduation Tickets

  • Each graduate will receive 8 general admission tickets. If you require accessible seating, see below.
  • The graduate does not need a ticket.
  • Children under the age of 2 do not require a ticket as long as they are sitting in someone’s lap.
  • Tickets will be given to the graduate at the end of rehearsal on May 26 (9:00am-12:00/12:30pm) as long as:
  • All of the following items are returned: computers, charging cords, parking pass, books and athletic uniforms (unless your sport is still in season).   
  • All of the student's financial obligations (fees from broken computers or damaged books) are paid in full.
  • Graduates have turned in all required Service Hours. They need a total of 20 hours (for all 4 years) by May 19. Your student's counselor will contact you by May 9 if this is an issue. This is a requirement to walk at graduation
  • Graduates have completed the Leadership in Action program. If your student has not completed this requirement, you will be contacted by your student's counselor by May 9. This is a requirement to walk at graduation.
  • To earn the Silver Knight Service Cord, students must have 150 service hours by May 1.
  • If you are receiving specialty seating or extra tickets due to your donation to ELEVATE (recipients will be notified on 4/19), or winning the Sky Lounge silent auction (4/20-21), your student will receive these in an envelope at graduation practice.
  • The Sky Lounge Schoology Silent Auction will be held on April 20-21. Click here for an Auction FAQ.
  • If you need more than 8 tickets, please purchase the additional seats for $20 each between April 24 and May 7 via the PayPal link. After May 7, tickets can be ordered in the front office for $25 each, payable by check made out to Lake Norman Charter or with cash.
  • Lake Norman Charter will not be responsible for any sharing or trading of tickets. 

Accessible Seating

  • The ballpark has accessible seating, which will be assigned as closely as possible to family members. If your family will require accessible seating, please complete this Google form no later than May 7. Late submissions will not be accepted and no special arrangements can be made for seating after this date. If your party is able to use a wheelchair provided at the entrance to enter the park and navigate down one to two steps to the stadium, you do not need this seating. This seating is for guests arriving in wheelchairs or motorized carts who are unable to navigate one to two steps to stadium seating or transfer from the wheelchair to the seating.
  • If someone in your party has mobility issues, we recommend that you drop them off at the gate prior to parking. All guests will enter through Gate 1 unless they are arriving in a wheelchair. People arriving in a wheelchair should enter through Gate 2 with their tickets.


Venue


Parking

  • Here is a map of parking locations.  


Graduate Dress Code for Graduation: 

  • Option 1
  • Wear an appropriate dress, dress pants with a blouse, or a skirt with a blouse.  
  • Shoes should not hinder walking on a baseball field. Wedges, flat sandals, or sneakers are best as you will be walking on a baseball field; PLEASE REFRAIN from wearing high heels. BRING TO REHEARSAL THE SHOES THAT YOU PLAN TO WEAR TO GRADUATION.
  • Option 2
  • Wear a white collared, button-up shirt.
  • Wear dress pants and shoes.
  • CORDS: Only honors cords, the Silver Knight cord, the NHS stole, or the student class council stole will be permitted as accessories with your gown at graduation. No other sashes or cords from other programs will be permitted at graduation. 
  • HATS: You CAN decorate the top of your hat.

Graduation Practice

  • GRADUATION PRACTICE IS MANDATORY. SENIORS WHO ARE NOT PRESENT AND ON TIME WILL NOT BE ALLOWED TO PARTICIPATE IN THE GRADUATION CEREMONY.
  • When and Where is Practice?
  • Graduation practice will be held on Friday, May 26. Graduates should meet at the ballpark GATE 2 to start practice at 9:00am sharp. Practice is anticipated to end at approximately 12:00noon.
  • Students are responsible for transporting themselves to and from the Atrium Health Ballpark in Kannapolis (1 Cannon Baller Way, Kannapolis, NC).
  • Here is a map of parking locations. We encourage parking behind Gate 3 in the grass lot.
  • Bring sunsceen and dress for the weather. The sun will be high during practice.


Graduation Ceremony

  • The graduation ceremony is Friday, May 26 at 8:00pm at the Atrium Health Ballpark in Kannapolis.
  • Graduation will be live-streamed via a YouTube link which will be sent out prior to graduation.
  • Graduates are expected to meet outside Gate 2 on West Avenue by 7:00pm.
  • Guests enter through Gate 1, located on Cannon Baller Way and West Avenue. Doors open at 7:00pm and seats are general admission.
  • You must have a valid ticket to enter the ceremony. The formal announcement is not considered a ticket for admission and tickets will be scanned at the door.
  • Concessions are available before and during graduation. This is a cash-free venue, and all payments need to be credit, debit, Apple Pay or GooglePay. Here are links to the Concessions Menu and a Snack and Drink Menu.
  • Absolutely NO COOLERS, NO BALLOONS and NO NOISE MAKERS ALLOWED.
  • No signs bigger than a poster board size (22 inches x 28 inches). 


Graduation Pictures

  • St. John Photography will be at graduation to take pictures of your graduate as they accept their diploma.  
  • Information on ordering will follow graduation and additional merchandise will be available online.
  • Please contact the St. John Photography office with any questions at info@stjohnphotography.com or call 704-889-7800.


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