Note: The following is an excerpt of a letter the Norwalk-Ontario-Wilton School District sent to the parents of seniors last week regarding the graduation ceremony and the senior parades.
Brookwood High School’s graduation ceremony plans include the following:
Plan A (good weather): Football field. Please bring your own lawn chairs and/or blankets to be seated on the football field, starting at 6 p.m., with an unlimited number of guests for your graduate. We kindly ask that you remain seated during the ceremony so all can see. We have hired two photographers to take pictures of your students; students will be photographed when receiving their diplomas, and afterward, in front of the Falcon backdrop. Students will exit the ceremony by lining the football field for pictures with their guests. Even though masks are not required, we ask that if you approach somebody who is not a member of your party to please wear a mask. If you are in need of assistance for elderly, please call school by Thursday, May 27, at 3:45 p.m. to arrange for a parking spot and usher. It is important to note that no livestream of the event will be aired, but a video recording of the ceremony will be released at a different date.
Plan B (inclement weather): Varsity and Classic Gyms. Should there be poor weather (either predicted thunderstorms or unanticipated rain before and/or during the ceremony), we will conduct the graduation ceremony inside. We ask that everyone please wear facemasks inside the building. Each student will be given 10 tickets for guests to be seated inside the Varsity Gym and six tickets for guests to be in the Classic Gym. The graduation ceremony will be livestreamed if held in the Varsity Gym; the event will be projected onto a screen in the Classic Gym so guests may watch it “live.”
If your family is in need of extra tickets, please contact Mrs. Funk (Principal) at afunk@now.k12.wi.us or Mr. Anderson (Superintendent) at tanderson@now.k12.wi.us as soon as possible.
If you have a ticket for the Classic Gym, please plan to bring a lawn chair or blanket to sit on. We will also have the bleachers pulled out.
At the end of the ceremony, students will exit the Varsity Gym and travel through the senior high hallway to line the cafeteria, annex, senior high, and Falcon Mall hallways. Please connect with your graduate for pictures, and then exit through the cafeteria/commons or Falcon Mall doors.
For both: Graduates should meet in the high school cafeteria/commons at 6 p.m. They may choose to get dressed in their cap and gowns either at home or at school. They may leave any belongings they have in our front office, which will be locked, throughout the ceremony. The traditional senior slideshow will be created beforehand and released on our N-O-W YouTube channel the evening of Thursday, May 27, for all to see.
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Wednesday, May 26, we’ll have a senior parade. Seniors voted to ride on fire trucks in all three villages. We’ll leave the school parking lot by school bus at 7:30 p.m. and travel through Ontario, Norwalk, and Wilton. Please encourage your family and friends to line the streets in one of the three villages to wave at and cheer for our senior students. Please watch our district Facebook page or Skyblast for any updated information.
