Chapel Hill ISD issued the following announcement.
We are looking forward to celebrating the many accomplishments of the Class of 2020. At each ceremony the candidates for graduation and their guests will be required to follow Texas Education Agency (TEA) guidelines and other state mandated health protocols, including social distancing guidelines and safety and security measures. Chapel Hill High School End of Year Event Schedule
● Class of 2020 Commencement Exercises -Sunday, June 7, 8:00 p.m., Rose Stadium
● CHHS Awards Ceremony - Saturday, June 6, 9:00 a.m., Bulldog Stadium
● WINGS Graduation - Saturday, June 6, 8 :00 p.m., Bulldog Stadium
CEREMONY TICKET PICK UP At each event, all guests including children and infants must have a ticket for entry. Drive thru ticket pick-up for Class of 2020 and WINGS graduation is Tuesday, June 2, 9:00 a.m. –11:00 a.m. and Thursday, June 4, 1:00 p.m. -5:00 p.m., @ the high school Bulldog Collar. At ticket pick-up students must show their ID and sign for tickets. Tickets for the Awards Ceremony will be mailed to each participant.
Class of 2020 Ticket Pick-up
Participants will receive 7 tickets
Only students may pick-up tickets, they must show ID &Sign for tickets
Tuesday, June 2, 9:00 a.m. –11:00 a.m.
Thursday, June 4, 1:00 p.m. - 5:00 p.m.
Drive thru pick-up at the Bulldog Collar
WINGS Ticket Pick-up
Participants will receive 10 tickets
Only students may pick-up they must show ID &Sign for tickets
Tuesday, June 2, 9:00 a.m. –11:00 a.m.
Thursday, June 4, 1:00 p.m. - 5:00 p.m.
Drive thru pick-up at the Bulldog Collar
Awards Ceremony
Tickets will be mailed
CONTINGENCY PLANS FOR INCLEMENT WEATHER
Should it become necessary to delay the scheduled CHHS commencement Exercises on Sunday, June 7, the ceremony would be moved to Monday, June 8, 8:00 p.m. at Rose Stadium. If contingency plans are implemented CHHS will call the parents /guardians of all graduating seniors with that information.
CONTINGENCY SCHEDULES
● Class of 2020 Commencement Exercises -Monday, June 8, 8:00 p.m., Rose Stadium
● CHHS Awards Ceremony - Cancelled if inclement weather
● WINGS Graduation - Tuesday June 9, at 8:00 p.m. at Bulldog Stadium.
TEA MANDATED COVID-19 SCREENING In accordance with TEA restrictions at all CHISD end of year ceremonies, attendees must be screened for symptoms of COVID-19. At ticket pick-up students will receive (7) COVID-19 questionnaires and (7) tickets. Upon arrival to the stadium attendees should have their COVID-19 forms completed.
In following TEA mandates CHISD personnel will be checking participating students and attending family members for temperature greater than or equal to 100.0 degrees Fahrenheit Any participant exhibiting signs or symptoms of possible COVID-19 will be excluded from CHISD end of year ceremonies. ● Cough ● Shortness of breath or dificulty breathing ● Chills ● Repeated shaking with chills
● Muscle pain
● Headache
● Sore throat
● Loss of taste or smell
● Diarrhea
● Feeling feverish or a measured temperature greater than or equal to 100.0 degrees Fahrenheit
● Known close contact with a person who is lab conirmed to have COVID-19 if exposure to the active conirmed case occurred within the last 14 days. Once cleared by personnel you are asked to keep social distancing. Hand sanitizer stations will be available at all entrances and along the bottom of the stands on both sides of the stadium.
PROCEDURES FOR CLASS OF 2020 COMMENCEMENT EXERCISES CLEAR BAG AND OTHER STADIUM POLICIES Graduates and guests must follow the Tyler ISD Clear Bag Policy for CHRISTUS Trinity Mother Frances Rose Stadium. Guests are encouraged NOT to bring bags of any type into the stadium, including camera and binocular bags. However, the following items are permitted:
● Bags that are clear plastic, vinyl or PVCand do not exceed 12" x 6" x 12";
● One-gallon clear plastic freezer bags (Ziploc bag or similar);
● Small clutch bags, with or without a handle or strap, that does not exceed 4.5" x 6.5" (approximately the size of a hand);
● An exception will be made for medically necessary items after proper inspection at a gate designated for this purpose. The full Clear Bag Policy is located on the https://tylersports.rankonesport.com/ website.
● Attendees are not allowed to bring in noise makers or irecrackers of any kind.
● CHRISTUS Trinity Mother Frances Stadium is an alcohol, tobacco, and vape free zone.
● Guests are invited to take photographs and video recordings from their seats.
● All mobile communication devices must be turned off during the ceremony
PARKING Parents and graduates can park in the Harvey Convention Center parking lot or the Mike Carter Field parking lot. Fair Park Drive will be closed to thru trafic on the horseshoe. The home side parking lot off Lyons will be for handicap parking and those working the event. Handicap access to the stadium will be at Gate 1.
ENTERING AND LEAVING STADIUM
All attendees must use social distancing when arriving and leaving the stadium. All attendees should wear cloth face coverings (over the nose and mouth) if coming within 6 feet of another person who is not a member of that person’s household. Graduates must enter with their family members/ticket holders. All ticket holders must enter at the same time.
Graduates will then head to their marked seat on the ield while the families ind seats in the stadium.
The TEA guidelines explicitly state that people are not to congregate outside or inside of the stadium at any given time.
SEATING Blue and Gold seats are irst come, irst served with ushers assisting as needed. Seat clusters of ive will be clearly marked six feet apart throughout the bleachers. Ticket holders must sit in clusters of ive and cannot spread out to more than one marked cluster of seats.
BOTTLED WATER Concessions for bottled water will be available and operated by Tyler ISD Booster Club organizations. Only exact change will be accepted for concessions. Bottled water is $2.
RESTROOMS Only three people will be allowed in each (respective) restroom and each stall will be sanitized by staff before the next person can enter.
GRADUATION CEREMONY PROCEDURES The graduates will be seated on the ield in socially distanced rows. When the graduate’s name is called, he or she will come up, walk across the stage and pick up the diploma that is placed on the table. Once exiting, there will be a photograph opportunity.
So, be ready to smile! The actual diplomas will be mailed later. Graduates will be released by recessional from the ield irst. Guests will need to stay seated until they are dismissed by section.
Following social distancing guidelines, parents and visitors should meet their students in parking off of stadium grounds. TEA guidelines explicitly state that people are not to congregate outside or inside of the stadium at any time.
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