Graduation Information

FTS SENIOR GRADUATION INFORMATION 

2025-2026

To help you navigate your Senior Year!  

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**Make sure you’ve joined the TSHS Counselors Canvas Page!  Lots of Scholarships are located there.  Counselors emailed all students an invite.  Check your CCS email!**  

 Only FTS-approved regalia can be worn at graduation. 

** To be eligible for graduation regalia, cords must be academically or service-oriented. All regalia must be pre-approved by the Graduation Committee and the SIT Team by the end of September to be awarded for that year. **

 Transcripts: 

  • Class of 2026 you can go to CFNC and request your own transcript to be sent to any school in NC for free. Just make an account and find the request transcript button.

  •  Transcripts are not automatic. Once you submit one through CFNC or common app, it does take the school anywhere from 5 to 45 business days to pull it in on their end. 

  •  Please call their admissions' office to see what is the quickest way for them to receive it.

 Scholarship opportunities:

Use this link to access the Cumberland County Foundation scholarships.  You must create an account and have filed the FASFA form. Check this website for timelines and due dates.

 Live United Cord Requirements:

In Service Cord to wear at graduation, you must complete a minimum of 50 hours during your senior year (June 2025 to April 24, 2026).

Complete the service log and form for only one business or organization. If you volunteer with multiple businesses or organizations, you will need to submit a separate log and form for each. Ensure that your supervisor signs off and includes their phone number and position.

All volunteer hour forms must be completed and turned in to Mrs. Hall by Friday, April 24, 2026, to guarantee eligibility for the Volunteer Cord.

In place of the service log, you may submit a signed timesheet, certificate, or letter from each place you volunteered, provided it includes the required information listed on the service log.

Dates to know:

Graduation Practice at FTS main gym Tuesday, May 19th 2:00 PM Thursday, May 21st 2:30 PM (Will adjust to accommodate senior luncheon).

Graduation Practice at Crown Coliseum, Wednesday, May 27, 2026 @ 12:30PM. Arrive no later than 11:30AM. Must bring cap and gown and dress appropriately.

Graduation:

Tuesday, June 2, 2026, @ 2:00 PM

YOU MUST ARRIVE NO LATER THAN 1:00 PM

Students will not be allowed to wear the cap and gown while entering the Expo and going through the metal detectors. They must carry all items in their hands when entering the Crown.

Students will not be allowed to bring anything other than their regalia and car keys into the arena with them. This means that phones, purses, accessories, hangers, toiletries, etc. must be left in vehicles. We have no fixed holding area for anything, so items cannot be left “backstage” during the ceremony.

Graduation Dress Code:

SENIORS MUST ABIDE BY THE REQUIRED CCS DRESS CODE FOR GRADUATION & CROWN
REHEARSAL:

You CANNOT decorate your cap or gown

Option 1: Black/Navy full-length dress pants, white dress shirt with collar, dark tie, dark or
black socks if wearing men’s style shoes, and solid black, closed-toe dress shoes (no higher
than 2-inch heels)

Option 2: Black skirt (preferably) no longer than the graduation gown, white or black dress
shirt with or without a collar, and solid black, closed heel, closed/peep-toe dress shoes (no
higher than 2-inch heels).

Option 3: Dress no longer than the graduation gown and solid black, closed/heel, closed/peep-toe dress shoes (no higher than 2-inch heels)

SENIORS MUST ABIDE BY THE REQUIRED CCS DRESS CODE FOR GRADUATION & CROWN REHEARSAL:

Note: If the dress is not longer than the graduation gown (i.e. cannot be seen), it can be any color. CCS is mostly concerned with what can be seen above/below the graduation gown. If something will be seen below the graduation gown, it needs to be black/navy.

If a collar can be seen above the stole, it should be white or black. The best thing to do is try on the desired clothing with the gown before graduation to ensure that it meets the policy.

Graduation Tickets:

6 tickets per graduating senior

Up to 2 additional tickets if you have or if you will proctor

Tickets will be given to seniors at graduation practice

Crown Coliseum Expectations:

Each guest (including babies) must have a ticket.

There will be no admittance to seats during the National Anthem.

NO umbrellas, balloons, stuffed toys, flowers, Lei, wrapped or unwrapped gifts will be permitted (or other restricted items) to be carried inside the facility.

 All graduates and guests will be screened by the metal detectors before entering the venue.

Guests are allowed to bring in cameras for pictures and video.

Only clear bags are allowed inside the venue, this

 Any senior who causes a disruption during the processional, includes purses.  http://www.crowncomplexnc.com/visit/venue-policies

 The Crown Complex is now a smoke free facility, there are no designated smoking areas.

Any senior who causes a disruption during the processional, ceremony, or recessional will be escorted from the ceremony.

Guests who choose to disrupt during the processional, ceremony, or recessional will be escorted from the ceremony.

Schools will withhold diplomas for a period of time as determined by the Superintendent for misconduct during the graduation ceremony.

Graduation from high school is a milestone in the life of a student and his or her family. The dignity of the occasion can best be observed by refraining from whistling, yelling, or applauding for any one student. This will allow families to hear the name of their graduate. Your congratulations can be shown by applause for the total group after the turning of the tassel. We also ask for your cooperation in taking pictures. No one should leave their seat to take a picture or video.

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