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Graduation Information

Thursday, May 28th Commencement Ceremony

The commencement ceremony will be at Saddleback’s Stadium at 7:00 pm.  All state and district graduation requirements must be met to participate in the commencement ceremony.

  • Diploma requirements are subject to change as mandated by the State Education Code and/or SAUSD Board Policies.
  • Disciplinary action by school administration could exclude a student from participating in the commencement ceremony and/or senior activities even if all graduation requirements have been met.
  • All graduation ceremony guests MUST have a ticket.  
  • All students will be given 6 tickets; additional tickets will be sold at a later date. See below for more information.

  • Extra Graduation tickets will be available HERE on 5/22/26 at 9pm!

  • Livestream here: Saddleback Graduation 2026

 

Commencement – Behavior

School officials will remove any student or guest who distracts from the dignity of the ceremony. Any student under the influence of alcohol or drugs will not be allowed to participate in the ceremony.

Commencement - Dress Code

Ladies should wear a suit or dress and dress shoes.  High heels and/or spiked heels are NOT allowed to prevent falls, injuries, or damage to the field. Men should wear dress pants/trousers/slacks, dress shoes, socks, and a shirt with a collar and tie.

  • Only approved tassels, honor stoles, medallions, etc. may be worn. 
  • Students who are NOT dressed appropriately will not be allowed to participate in or attend the Commencement Ceremony.

Prohibited Items:

  • Athletic shoes, sandals, flip-flops, high heels, bare feet
  • Denim pants/jeans, shorts, t-shirts
  • We encourage you to decorate your caps as long as they are school-appropriate. Any student wearing a cap decorated inappropriately will be given a plain cap to borrow for the ceremony. 

Commencement - Prohibited Items

Do not bring anything with you to the ceremony. All graduating seniors will be checked for inappropriate items at the stadium entrance. If anything inappropriate is found, it will be confiscated, and you will lose the privilege of participating and attending the commencement ceremony. Inappropriate items include, but are not limited to:

  • Airpods/Headphones
  • Purses
  • Make-up/cosmetics
  • Air horns, beach balls, balloons, confetti, noisemakers, gum, etc.

Commencement - Guest Rules

In order to make this a pleasant event for all guests, please inform your friends and family that they are not to bring any outside food, noise makers, confetti, or other disruptive party items to the commencement ceremony. In addition, signs and balloons are not allowed because they block the view for guests. Therefore, individuals who bring balloons or signs to the stadium will not be allowed to enter the stands with them and will have to leave them outside.