GRADUATION FOR SENIORS:

Graduation day is a solemn ceremony to honor the culmination of students’ academic work with a high school diploma. Seniors who fail to follow the Campus Expectations in the weeks leading up to graduation, risk walking on stage on graduation day. 

REGALIA, HONOR CORDS, OR STOLES:

The Akins Eagle cap and gown must be preserved as the main regalia or wear on graduation day. Please note, students are not permitted to decorate or accessorize their regalia, especially their graduation cap. 

Honor cords recognize academic excellence and achievement in specialized programming. Students who earn “approved” cords, medals, pins, or stoles, such as Trustee, NHS, top 10% or Community Service will be allowed to wear these at graduation. To earn a community service cord, students must complete 100 approved and documented hours of community service. 

Student organizations and clubs that would like to purchase lapel pins to honor active seniors need to have them approved by the HS campus graduation committee prior to Friday, March 13, 2026. These pins are to be worn on the ribbon of the graduation medallion (given to seniors on the day of graduation).