Commencement 2022

To allow families to enjoy the celebration, the Communications Department will be taking photos of Commencement, including seniors receiving their diplomas, and will make them available on the photo archive on MyPoly. In addition, Poly will live stream Commencement and provide a link to graduates to share with families not able to attend the event.

Parking will be available in Garland Lot and the underground parking garage on the North Campus, accessible from Wilson Avenue. Information on how to request a handicapped parking space will be provided during the week of May 23.   

Commencement will begin promptly at 6 p.m, so please allow time for parking, the check-in process, and finding your family box seat on Babcock Field. We ask that you kindly help us to be good neighbors by obeying all traffic laws and by not parking on the adjacent residential streets. We also ask that you share this information with family members who will be attending.

In early April, seniors received an email through which they confirmed the spelling and pronunciation of their names to be used for all Commencement-related materials and activities.

Each student will receive five complimentary printed invitations. If you wish to order additional printed copies ($1.75 each), you may do so online at PolyPay by Sunday, May 1.

Each graduating class at Poly creates a time capsule in the form of a trunk filled with memorabilia from their time at Poly. The Class of 2022 will open its time capsule at their 10th reunion in 2032. Both seniors and their parents are encouraged to contribute items for the time capsule: school or family photos, letters from parents to students, newspaper articles, prom mementos, etc. The school will include a copy of the senior video and other items associated with the class as a whole. Students and/or parents can put together items and the student can drop them off with Mr. Livingston anytime before the end of their senior year.