May 11, 2021
Dear Century High School Class of
2021 Families:
We know that you and your senior are anxiously awaiting news of graduation
plans. Today, we are pleased to share our graduation plans with you.
Last week, Governor Walz
announced that the State of Minnesota will be relaxing indoor restrictions,
beginning May 28. Shortly after this announcement was made, school
districts received a second communication from the Minnesota Department of
Education that included many continued restrictions that are specific to
schools, including protocols for graduation ceremonies following the MDE Safe
Learning Plan guidance for indoor venues . Since then, we have been
working to determine what we can safely provide for a graduation ceremony while
following these guidelines.
Prior to Governor Walz’s
announcement last week, we had been planning to host three separate graduation
ceremonies on June 5 and, following the state’s protocols for graduation, had
planned to allow two guests per student. Under the newly-revised
protocols for graduation ceremonies, we will continue to offer three graduation
ceremonies on June 5. However, we are now able to allow up to six (6)
guests per student.
Graduations will be held at 11:00
a.m., 1:00 p.m., and 3:00 p.m., on June 5, at Century High School, in the main
gym. Students will be able to choose which ceremony they wish to attend and we
will be able to allow up to 150 students per ceremony. All graduates are to show up 30 minutes
prior to their assigned ceremony.
The link below is for students to
sign up for the graduation ceremony using Sign-up Genius. Each ceremony
will be capped at 150 graduates and students can use the link to sign up, with
their friends, on a first-come, first-served basis. The deadline for signing up
is May 18, 2021.
All three events will be
live-streamed. We will continue to share information about graduation as
we finalize our plans and will be sure to notify you of any changes made as we
monitor and adjust within the MDE Safe Learning Plan guidelines.
Thank you for your patience as we
continue to work to provide the best graduation experience possible for the
class of 2021. We look forward to celebrating graduation with our seniors
and their friends and families!
Here’s what we need from
graduating seniors and families by May 18th.
- Go into the link below to sign up for
the ceremony you would like to attend.
- Completely fill out the form. Each
graduate can have up to 6 guests. Enter the names of each guest and
any physical accommodations that we need to be aware of for seating
purposes.
- Please enter a parent/guardian email
address for future communications. This will be required to complete
the sign up.
Sign Up Link: https://tinyurl.com/Century2021graduation
