Graduation

 

Students must be present and on time for commencement and rehearsals unless excused by the Principal. Please refrain from working and scheduling appointments during these times.

Following commencement rehearsals, May 24 - 26, students must leave school property immediately upon dismissal. Members of the graduating class may not reenter the building for any reason.

GRADUATE ATTIRE FOR THE CEREMONY 

In order to provide an appropriate atmosphere and promote respect for the members of the graduating class and their guests, the following rules for attire will be observed by the Class of 2023. 

1. All seniors receiving a diploma must wear a cap and gown for commencement. 
2. Women should wear a dress, skirt, and blouse, dress pants and blouse, or pantsuit under their gown. If pants are worn, they should be solid dark dress pants. 
3. All shoes should be flats or platform style. Stiletto heels are not permitted on the turf field. 
4. Men should wear a white dress shirt, a long tie, solid dark dress pants, dress shoes, and dress socks. 
5. Jeans are not permitted, nor are shower shoes, crocs, or flip-flops. 
6. Caps shall be worn with the tassel on the right side. When the class is formally declared as graduated, all tassels are transferred simultaneously to the left side. **Caps are not to be decorated**
7. During the commencement program, men will remove their caps during the pledge and the national anthem. Women have the option to remove their caps during the pledge and national anthem. 
8. Caps/gowns/tassels are for the graduates to keep and should not be returned to the school. 
9. Those wearing unacceptable attire will be asked to change or will not be allowed to participate. 

Failure to comply with these rules may result in the prohibition of participation in the commencement exercises.

Ceremony Schedule

5:45 PM: All Seniors must be seated in the High School Gymnasium to prepare for Commencement at 5:45 PM. Please allow for enough travel time when returning to the High School, as traffic will be heavy in the area.

6:45 PM: Procession begins promptly. 

On behalf of the Central York High School Faculty, Staff, and Administration, I thank you for your cooperation and adherence to the rules for our commencement ceremony. We are extremely proud of our graduates and are looking forward to a wonderful graduation ceremony. 

Dr.David Czarnecki
Interim Principal

Graduation REMINDERS

• Tickets are only required if inclement weather requires an indoor ceremony. Four tickets will be distributed to each graduate on Wednesday, May 24. 
• Each ceremony will be available for viewing via a live stream.
• No lawn chairs or other seating will be permitted on the field or on the outdoor tracks. 
• No one will be permitted on the field to take pictures during the graduation ceremony. 
• Smoking is not permitted on school grounds at any time.
• No pets are permitted on the Central York High School Campus. 
• We ask that all cell phones and electronic devices be silenced throughout the ceremony.

Stadium Entry

• There is open seating on both home and visitor bleachers. Graduates can notify families where they will be seated based on their assigned seat.
• General seating in the stadium may not be reserved using markers or blankets. Stadium gates will open at 4:45 p.m.
• Lower bleachers are reserved for handicapped and hearing impaired guests, and they are wheelchair accessible. One person is permitted to sit with the handicapped guests. 

Graduates, band and choral students should be dropped off in the Bus Loop at the front entrance of the Central York High School. 

Parents and guests attending the graduation ceremony are encouraged to utilize the main entrance and the access road entrance located on N. Sherman Street, Ext. pictured below. Digital signs have been placed to direct graduation traffic from North George Street to the N. Sherman Street Ext. entrance. Families residing on the west end of the District are encouraged to use this entrance improve traffic in the area. 

Inclement Weather Plan

In the case of inclement weather, the graduation ceremony may be delayed until storms pass or moved indoors. The District relies on forecast advice from area meteorologists and sophisticated weather applications. The District will notify families via text message and phone calls of a delay or location change at 3 p.m. 

In the event the inclement weather requires us to move indoors, tickets will be required. Each graduate will receive four (4) tickets on Wednesday, May 24 in their graduation packet in the event of an indoor ceremony. 

The District website will have current graduation information. The  CYSD Facebook and Twitter will also be updated with the appropriate information.

Central York High School
Alma Mater
Our love and loyalty we give to you,
Our Alma Mater true,
We try our best in everything we do, for you.
Our Alma Mater,
Your stately halls, your hallowed walls
Hold memories so dear;
And so we'll sing 'till the hills shall ring,
"Central High."