Where is your HS graduation?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Wootton parent here. Wish we didn’t have to schlep to DAR. Grandparent won’t attend because it’s too inconvenient. They took a survey and DAR won. We thought the football field would have been more appropriate due to convenience, cost and because it’s meaningful.

It's actually more expensive to have graduation at the school's stadium. Chair, stage, and sound system rentals are very expensive due to the labor involved in setting them all up. Sound system rentals are necessary because the systems in MCPS stadiums are generally very poor.

It's still worth it to graduate at home, though.

Having arrived at school at 7:30am and fried in the bleachers in the direct Sun this morning, I believe all graduations should be held indoors.

A few mcps schools are graduating at umbc: ample parking, a/c, plenty of seats. Ditto for UMCP.

[Anonymous]

On the football field where it belongs.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Wootton parent here. Wish we didn’t have to schlep to DAR. Grandparent won’t attend because it’s too inconvenient. They took a survey and DAR won. We thought the football field would have been more appropriate due to convenience, cost and because it’s meaningful.

Another Wootton parent who does not want to schlep the DAR. We did that survey and I said I’d rather do it in the stadium. What parents opted for DAR? Grandparents won’t attend because it’s an indoor closed event. not one parent I know wants to go to DAR. So I don’t know who voted for it, but somebody did

[Anonymous]

Recount

[Anonymous]

So much safer COVID wise to do it outside at the home football stadium.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Wootton parent here. Wish we didn’t have to schlep to DAR. Grandparent won’t attend because it’s too inconvenient. They took a survey and DAR won. We thought the football field would have been more appropriate due to convenience, cost and because it’s meaningful.

It's actually more expensive to have graduation at the school's stadium. Chair, stage, and sound system rentals are very expensive due to the labor involved in setting them all up. Sound system rentals are necessary because the systems in MCPS stadiums are generally very poor.

It's still worth it to graduate at home, though.

Having arrived at school at 7:30am and fried in the bleachers in the direct Sun this morning, I believe all graduations should be held indoors.

A few mcps schools are graduating at umbc: ample parking, a/c, plenty of seats. Ditto for UMCP.

Ours is on Monday and we are also told the stadium doors open at 7:45. Do you think it’s better to arrive later like 8:30 to avoid the heat?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Wootton parent here. Wish we didn’t have to schlep to DAR. Grandparent won’t attend because it’s too inconvenient. They took a survey and DAR won. We thought the football field would have been more appropriate due to convenience, cost and because it’s meaningful.

It's actually more expensive to have graduation at the school's stadium. Chair, stage, and sound system rentals are very expensive due to the labor involved in setting them all up. Sound system rentals are necessary because the systems in MCPS stadiums are generally very poor.

It's still worth it to graduate at home, though.

Having arrived at school at 7:30am and fried in the bleachers in the direct Sun this morning, I believe all graduations should be held indoors.

A few mcps schools are graduating at umbc: ample parking, a/c, plenty of seats. Ditto for UMCP.

Ours is on Monday and we are also told the stadium doors open at 7:45. Do you think it’s better to arrive later like 8:30 to avoid the heat?

Monday's temperatures are forecast to be much milder than yesterday's. You got lucky!

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Wootton parent here. Wish we didn’t have to schlep to DAR. Grandparent won’t attend because it’s too inconvenient. They took a survey and DAR won. We thought the football field would have been more appropriate due to convenience, cost and because it’s meaningful.

Another Wootton parent who does not want to schlep the DAR. We did that survey and I said I’d rather do it in the stadium. What parents opted for DAR? Grandparents won’t attend because it’s an indoor closed event. not one parent I know wants to go to DAR. So I don’t know who voted for it, but somebody did

I wonder too after asking around. I’d have loved to see the results. I’m not thrilled with being indoors right now though I believe masks are required which makes it safer. On the other hand, I wonder if the kids will be required to be masked walking across the stage.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Wootton parent here. Wish we didn’t have to schlep to DAR. Grandparent won’t attend because it’s too inconvenient. They took a survey and DAR won. We thought the football field would have been more appropriate due to convenience, cost and because it’s meaningful.

It's actually more expensive to have graduation at the school's stadium. Chair, stage, and sound system rentals are very expensive due to the labor involved in setting them all up. Sound system rentals are necessary because the systems in MCPS stadiums are generally very poor.

It's still worth it to graduate at home, though.

Having arrived at school at 7:30am and fried in the bleachers in the direct Sun this morning, I believe all graduations should be held indoors.

A few mcps schools are graduating at umbc: ample parking, a/c, plenty of seats. Ditto for UMCP.

Ours is on Monday and we are also told the stadium doors open at 7:45. Do you think it’s better to arrive later like 8:30 to avoid the heat?

Balance heat tolerance with parking and seating.

[Anonymous]

Monday morning temps will be in the upper 60s/low 70s. It'll be nice.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Monday morning temps will be in the upper 60s/low 70s. It'll be nice.

Don't forget sunscreen!

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Monday morning temps will be in the upper 60s/low 70s. It'll be nice.

Don't forget sunscreen!

Well, the high for monday is now approaching 90.. yikes!

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Monday morning temps will be in the upper 60s/low 70s. It'll be nice.

Don't forget sunscreen!

Well, the high for monday is now approaching 90.. yikes!

The high will be in the mid-afternoon, not at 9 am.