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Graduating Class of 2026

Senior Dates and Information - Spring 2026

1.  LAST MINUTE CAP & GOWN ORDERS

  • NOW!!!!  It may take up to 3 weeks to deliver and you may not get it in time for the senior class cap and gown picture. 

  • Shipping costs have increased and will increase more and more if you wait to order later.

  • YOU WILL NOT BE IN THE CAP & GOWN CLASS PHOTO if you don’t have a cap & gown.

     

2.  Cap & Gown Delivery Day

  • April 14, Tuesday (lunch) a representative will be here to hand out caps, gowns, invitations, etc. in the commons.

     

3.  Senior Class Cap & Gown Photo 

  • April 21, 2025

  • Around 9:30 AM--The photo will be taken at this time.  DO NOT BE LATE.  You will be dismissed from class around 9:15, in time to get to the field and get lined up.

  • This is the large group photo, not the one of individual people.

  • DO NOT PUT A HOT IRON ON YOUR GOWN—IT MAY DISCOLOR IT. Instructions for getting out wrinkles are on the outside plastic bag that the gown comes in. 

  • Location—Be in the football stadium lined up as the following:

    • (In case of rain, we may move to the gym.)

    • Beta students with WHITE stoles in the front of the line shortest to tallest—IT IS YOUR RESPONSIBILITY TO GET YOUR STOLES FROM YOUR SPONSORS PER THEIR INSTRUCTIONS. (If you do not have your stoles, then you cannot sit in the front three rows. No one will have cords at this point. They are not distributed until the night of graduation after all final grades have been calculated.) All Beta Club students should wear dress shoes!

  • All other students should line up by height, with the shortest in the front and the tallest in the back.

4.  Prom 

  • April 18th     6:30 PM – 10:00 PM 

  • Location—Triton High School

5.  Yearbook Distribution

  • Friday, May 1st

  • During 4th block

  • Auditorium—Seniors will line up in the cafeteria and march in.

6.  Senior Scholarship Awards Night

  • May 5th

    • 5:30 PM—Line up in the cafeteria by homerooms

    • 6:00 PM—Ceremony begins with the senior march by homerooms

    • Location—Triton Auditorium

    • Attire—Sunday dress—NO JEANS, ATHLETIC SHOES, ETC.

7.  Baccalaureate

  • May 3rd 7:00 PM

    • Location:  Triton Auditorium

  • Inspirational ceremony with a guest speaker.  Not mandatory. Parents and guests are welcome.

    • Line up at 6:30 PM in the cafeteria.

    • Attire—Graduation Gowns (no caps)

8.  Graduation Practice and Picnic — Mandatory

  • May 21st  - Senior Picnic 12:00 pm

    • Location: Athletic Fields near Tennis Courts

  • Practice begins at 1:00 PM   

    • Location:  Auditorium

  • DO NOT ENTER into the academic building on this day unless you must go to the office to pay fees.  Be sure all books, fees owed, etc. have been taken care of before this date.

  • Location:  Meet in Triton’s auditorium.  We will line up and then move to the gym to practice graduation.

  • Graduation Announcements purchased from Jostens are NOT invitations to graduation.  Admission is by ticket only.  All graduates will receive the same number of tickets—NO exceptions.  Please plan ahead about whom you will invite. Everyone must have a ticket, including children no matter what size or age.

9.  GRADUATION!!!

  • May 22nd    Line up—8:30 am      Ceremony begins—9:30 am

  • Location:  Campbell University  John W. Pope Jr. Convocation Center  (admission by ticket only)

  • Cords will be distributed at this time.  NOTE:  No one will be allowed to wear cords or other emblems of recognition except those sponsored by Triton High School.  If you are offered an opportunity to purchase/receive such items through outside companies or organizations, please be aware that you will NOT be allowed to wear them at graduation.)

  • A photographer will photograph each senior as they receive their diploma.  No one is allowed down front to get photographs during the ceremony.  Graduation pictures will be available online approximately two weeks after the graduation ceremony.  

Suggested Attire:

  • Females—Dress, skirt, dress pants, dress shoes, etc

  • Males—White shirt, dark tie, dark dress pants, dark dress shoes.

Graduation Reminders: 

  • Graduation Announcements are NOT invitations to the ceremony.  Please plan ahead about whom you will invite.

  • All graduates will receive the same number of tickets DIGITALLY—NO exceptions. 

  • Graduates will receive their DIGITAL TICKETS through their harnettstudents.org email address.

  • It is suggested that graduates CLAIM ALL of their TICKETS when first accessing the Tassel Ticketing Platform.

  • Everyone must have a ticket, including children no matter what size or age.

  • It is MUCH EASIER to have an extra ticket claimed than it is to go back in and add unclaimed tickets later.

  • Please discourage guests from bringing children.  This is a very long ceremony, and no matter the age, a ticket must be present for admittance.

  • Attire—Sunday attire worn under gowns; NO shorts, NO tennis shoes, NO flip flops, etc