Monday, May 10, 2021
Hey Graduating Raccoons and Families!
As we learned over this last year, we need to stay flexible and proactive in our
planning as we approach our end of the year celebrations! As our local health
conditions continue to improve and guidelines from the Waukesha County Health
Department are modified, we have been able to adjust our guidelines as
well. I am excited to share that we just learned that we can again adjust
our Graduation plans to allow more guests than previously planned. Let’s
get ready to celebrate the Oconomowoc High School Class of 2021!
NEW
Graduation Ticket & Seating Information
- Each student
can now bring an unlimited number of guests to our Commencement Ceremony
on Saturday, June 12.
- Seats will be
on a first-come-first-served basis.
- Rux Stadium
gates will open at 6:00 a.m. on June 12 for families to reserve seats.
- You no longer
need a ticket to enter Rux Stadium and you are welcome to reserve seats,
leave and come back. However, your personal belongings will not be
supervised.
- Handicap
accessible seating will be available. Please call or email Christine
McCartney (McCartnC@oasd.org)
or 262-560-3105 by Friday, June 4 to request handicap accessible
seating.
- Additional
seating will be added so that we can increase the seating capacity of Rux
Stadium. These additional bleachers and seats will be prioritized for families
who want to practice social distancing.
- Students will
be seated on the track, in front of the home bleachers, but will now be
placed two feet apart instead of the six feet we had originally
planned. This will allow all guests to have a direct line of sight
to the actual distribution of the diploma.
- Facial
coverings and masks are no longer required. However, we respect an
individual's decision to wear one if they choose.
As a
reminder…
- The Oconomowoc
Arts Center will open at 8:00 a.m. for guests wishing to watch the live
stream broadcast of the ceremony in an air-conditioned and socially
distanced setting. Seating in the OAC is also on a first-come-first-served
basis.
- While we are
limited to 250 guests in the OAC, we will have overflow seating available
in the Little Theater and OAC Lobby.
- Graduates are
still expected to arrive at 8:45 a.m. and report to the Gale Douglas Field
House for their professional photo, class photo, and for line up.
- We will still
be able to hold the ceremony in the event of rain. However, any chance of
severe weather or lightning will delay the ceremony to later in the
day. If necessary, we will postpone the ceremony to 10:00 a.m. on
Sunday, June 13 in Rux Stadium. However, to be clear, our goal is to host
the ceremony on Saturday, even if that means moving the ceremony to later
in the evening.
Graduation
Rehearsal
It is
imperative that our seniors attend Graduation rehearsal on Friday, June 11 in
the Cafeteria at their assigned times. Breakfast will be served and seniors
should report at staggered times based on their counselor assignments.
- Bakkum (Last
Name A-Fe) report at 7:30 a.m.
- Fisher (Last
Name Fi-Kr) report at 8:15 a.m.
- Verhagen (Last
Name Ks-Ro) report at 9:00 a.m.
- Black (Last
Name Ru-Z) report at 9:45 a.m.
Yard
Signs and Cap and Gown Pick Up!
Don’t
forget to swing by our office to pick up our graduate recognition yard signs!
It’s a fun way to recognize (and embarrass!) your senior as we celebrate their
accomplishment!
As a reminder, Cap and Gown Pick-Up will occur on Saturday, June 5 at the Gale Douglas Field House from 9 a.m.-12 p.m. Please continue to check our graduation website for updated details.
As always, you can email me at CurtisJ@oasd.org if you have any questions.
Go Raccoons!
Jason
