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Clovis High seniors prep Saturday morning for today's commencement. The event is scheduled for 2 p.m. at Leon Williams Stadium, but the school does have a contingency plan to hold the event in Rock Staubus Gymnasium for inclement weather.
CLOVIS - Clovis High School has scheduled its graduation for 2 p.m. today at Leon Williams Stadium.
Officials said 392 students are in the 2021 graduating class. This number is similar to the number of students who have graduated from Clovis in the recent past.
Tickets will be required to attend the ceremony. Each senior received eight tickets for guests, two of which have gold lettering. The gold lettering will allow those two ticketholders into The Rock if there is inclement weather. All guests planning to attend, including infants and toddlers, must have a ticket to enter the stadium.
The stadium gates will open to ticketed spectators at 1 p.m. All traffic will enter the campus on Purdue Street. The alley behind the CHS Lego Gym will be closed to traffic. Once the event is over, Purdue and 21st streets will be used to exit the campus.
Graduates will be bused to campus from three offsite locations - Hilltop Plaza, Marshall Middle School, and James Bickley Elementary School. Graduates need to arrive at the offsite location prior to 11:15 a.m. and will be transported to CHS.
The students will be placed 6 feet apart during the ceremony.
The district asked spectators observe the following guidelines:
• Spectators are expected to wear a mask at all times during the event and social distance as much as possible. Bleachers have been placed in the area around the fence to allow for social distancing.
• Phones and cameras are permitted.
• No food or drinks are permitted; only resealable plastic water bottles will be allowed.
• Spectators will not be allowed on the field during graduation. Following the ceremony, graduates, will enter The Rock to pick up their diplomas. Family and friends will not be allowed in the gym.
• Spectators should be prepared to sit in the sun for a maximum of two hours for the event, plus wait time for the event to begin. Umbrellas will not be permitted.
• Noisemakers (including air horns, cow bells, and whistles) and signs (including posters and banners) will not be permitted in the graduation venue and their use is strictly prohibited. The throwing and/or possession of beach balls, balloons, confetti, or other related items at the ceremony are strictly prohibited. Deliveries of graduation gifts will not be accepted.
The ceremony will be livestreamed via "Clovis Municipal Schools - District Offices" Facebook page.
