Friday, June 2, 2023 @ 9:00 AM Jon Huntsman Center, University of Utah
We hope you are looking forward to the graduation exercise as a highlight of the year’s activities. The Commencement Committee is working diligently to make it an outstanding event. We expect students to treat the occasion with dignity, as it is such a meaningful event for the entire family. Parents, please be respectful of the Huntsman arena while enjoying your student’s graduation.
Graduation Clearance
A student’s graduation is not assured until they pass final academic and citizenship clearance.
Cap and Gown Distribution
Graduating students must clear all fees and fines prior to picking up their cap and gown. Please return all Chromebooks (with power cords), library books and textbooks and clear any outstanding fines with the financial office in lower G hall next to the main office. Students still owing fees and fines at the time of Commencement Exercises will be denied participation.
Please do not bring balloons, confetti or shredded paper. We also request that our audience conduct themselves in a respectful manner that will add to the significance of this occasion. Taylorsville High will be charged a $250 fine for any large amounts of trash and for any confetti left in the stands of the Huntsman Center after our graduation exercises.
NO PURSES OR BAGS ALLOWED The only allowed bags will be a medical bag or a diaper bag with an accompanying child.
Air horns, yelling out names, banging on drums, etc., detract from the dignified character of graduation. Every graduate and their parents have earned the right to have their names heard when announced.
Suggested route is eastbound on 1-215, exit on Foothill Blvd. and proceed north to University of Utah. The lot just to the east of the Huntsman Center will be closed . Please arrive early and car pool whenever possible . Tickets will be issued to those parked illegally.
Seating for Relatives and Friends
Chairs with backs provide comfortable seating for visitors of all ages, including elderly and handicapped persons. There will be adequate room for graduates to invite all family members and friends who desire to attend. Tickets will not be required.
Dress for Graduates
Students will wear caps and gowns. Their dress should enhance their graduation gowns and not detract. This is a formal occasion, please dress accordingly.
Please DO NOT decorate or write on the graduation cap. The graduation cap will be confiscated before the opening procession .
ONLY Floral or money leis will be permitted during the ceremony. Candy Leis are not permitted during the ceremony. Families may pass out candy leis after the ceremony outside of the Huntsman Center.
STUDENTS WHO ARE INAPPROPRIATELY DRESSED OR DISPLAYING INAPPROPRIATE ACTIONS AS DETERMINED BY ADMINISTRATION OR TAYLORSVILLE POLICE WILL NOT BE PERMITTED TO PARTICIPATE IN THE GRADUATION CEREMONIES.
Pay School Fines
The office is in the process of compiling a list of all students who have outstanding fines or fees. If you know that your student owes money for any reason, you can eliminate the inconvenience of standing in long lines before cap & gown distribution and before the Yearbook distribution by paying now. All students who have cleared their fees and fines may pick up their yearbook for Yearbook Day. Please be sure you login to your Library Media Account to see what items (Chromebooks, library and textbooks) are outstanding. Go to https://destiny.graniteschools.org and login with your student ID and password.
Students who have not ordered a cap and gown should notify Jostens, 341 East 2100 South – 467-6968, between 9:00 a.m. and 6:00 p.m. on weekdays. Gowns must be returned just outside of the west tunnel of the Huntsman Center at the conclusion of the graduation ceremonies. Students will keep their cap and tassel.
Rehearsal for Graduation
All students participating in the graduation ceremonies MUST attend a rehearsal at 7:30 a.m. on Wednesday, June 1, in the Taylorsville High School auditorium. Students will receive their diploma covers after graduation rehearsal at the school in the commons.
Senior All Night Party
@the school from 10 pm -6 am (entry closes at midnight)
Tickets $25 in advance online or $30 at the door in person.
Frequently Asked Questions:
ARE PARENTS ALLOWED IN THE LINE-UP AREA?
NO. With over 500 graduates, there is far too much confusion if additional people are in the line-up area.
ARE PARENTS/PHOTOGRAPHERS ALLOWED NEAR THE AREA WHERE GRADUATES ARE SEATED?
NO. All photographs should be taken before the ceremony begins or after the ceremony.
MAY PICTURES BE TAKEN OF THE GRADUATES WHILE THEY ARE RECEIVING THEIR DIPLOMAS?
NO. Because of the problems created by parents and friends taking pictures near the graduation stand, we ask that all pictures be taken before or after the exercises. A professional photographer has been contracted to take individual pictures of each graduate receiving his/her diploma. These pictures will be made available to you at a reasonable cost.
IS THERE A PLACE TO KEEP PURSES AND/OR OTHER PERSONAL VALUABLES?
NO. NO BAGS ARE ALLOWED AT ALL IN THE HUNTSMAN CENTER, only medical bags or diaper bags with an accompanying child in stroller. Graduates should not bring purses or other personal valuables to the graduation exercises because there is no place to secure them during the commencement exercises.
CAN MY PARENTS GIVE ME FLOWERS OR GIFTS AS I RECEIVE MY DIPLOMA?
NO. Only graduates and assigned personnel will be allowed in the area where graduates are receiving their diplomas.
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All lost & found items should be turned in to any member of the Graduation Committee of Taylorsville High and can be claimed in the main office at school.
WHEN DO I ACTUALLY RECEIVE MY DIPLOMA?
The diploma is received after each senior has properly participated in the graduation exercises. Immediately following the ceremony, each senior will turn in their gown outside of the west tunnel and pick up their diploma.
DO I KEEP MY CAP AND TASSEL?
YES. Students are given the graduation cap and tassel as a remembrance of their graduation.
WHAT HAPPENS IF A STUDENT IS DISRUPTIVE DURING THE GRADUATION EXERCISES?
A student who is disruptive during the graduation exercises will be removed from the ceremony by a Taylorsville City Police officer and may be prosecuted. That individual’s diploma will be held at the school pending a hearing.
DOES TAYLORSVILLE HIGH SCHOOL HAVE AN AFTER-GRADUATION PARTY?
YES. It has become a tradition for decades. The PTSA and the Senior Class Officers, we will again be sponsoring a grad night party for our seniors as a safe alternative to celebrate with peers.