4 items are required to participate in the Class of 2024 Graduation Commencement Ceremony in June: a cap, gown, tassel, and stole. Ordering packets will be distributed to Seniors during Purgolder Time on Monday, December 4th, 2023.
Orders are due on Tuesday, December 12th. Midwest Scholastic will be available during lunch on Tuesday, December 12th to collect paper orders. Orders can also be placed online.
Payments must be made directly to Midwest Scholastic, East High School will NOT accept payments.
The gold satin stoles will be distributed at the rehearsal/class photo in June.
Students may use caps, gowns, and stoles from East alumni and purchase tassels ala cart, if desired. Students who may need to borrow a cap and gown package should connect with their Neighborhood Principal, School Counselor, School Social Worker or other Student Services Staff. Seniors who borrow attire from the school can return it to staff at the Kohl Center after the ceremony to receive their diploma. Seniors can also keep their items over the weekend for photos and return the items the following week to receive their diploma.
Students will be allowed to adorn their sashes with pins that signify an accomplishment they achieved during high school (e.g. AVID, PEOPLE, TEEM Scholars, Early College STEM Academy Graduates, etc). Stoles for MMSD programs such as BSU and other MMSD clubs/programs can also be worn with building principal approval, but the school stole must be laid over any other being worn. It is preferred that students don't decorate their caps; however, if students choose to do so, if the decorations become a disruption to the ceremony, the student's cap will be taken and returned at the end of the ceremony. A student has the right to wear religious, ceremonial, or cultural adornments at graduation as long as it is not likely to cause a substantial disruption of, or interference with, the ceremony.
