Graduation ceremonies for Chief Sealth International High School class of 2016 are set for June 21, 5pm at the Southwest Athletic Center 2801 SW Thistle St.

The school has posted the following information on its website:

Tickets: This year we will be issuing tickets for the Graduation Ceremony. Tickets are free, and each graduate will be given 10 tickets to distribute. Tickets will be available starting June 6th. If you do not need all 10 you can return extras or give them to another student in need. Tickets are transferable (meaning if you don’t use yours, you can give them to another grad). Students needing more tickets can submit a request starting on June 1st, and all available extra tickets will be distributed by June 10th. The SWAC bleachers have ample seats for the senior class families, and we will do our best to make sure all reasonable requests for additional tickets are granted. Seats cannot be reserved and will be first-come, first-serve when the doors open at 4:00 p.m.

Accessibility: Special areas will be reserved for those in attendance needing accommodations including those in wheelchairs or those who cannot walk down the stairs. Please feel free to drive to the top of the stadium and drop off prior to parking.

Driving directions: We are graduating the class of 2016 conveniently across the street from CSIHS at the South West Activities Center (SWAC) and the address is 2801 SW Thistle St, Seattle, WA 98126.

Parking: Parking is first-come, first-serve. Parking is available in the SWAC lot, and in the CSIHS lot. In addition, parking will be available along all the neighboring streets. We are NOT the only event scheduled at SWAC that day, (the WSHS graduation is immediately after ours) so please make plans to leave the SWAC afterwards to make way for the next ceremony

Ceremony: Graduation will start promptly at 5:00 p.m. The Class of 2016 will begin walking into the stadium beginning at 4:55 p.m. Upon completion the graduates will leave the field and be available for pick-up in front of the Sealth Auditorium. The WSHS graduation is immediately after ours, so the SWAC stands will be cleared as soon as our ceremony is finished. No family members or supporters will be allowed on the field at any time. Ushers will occupy the lower level of each set of stairs to ensure that people do not come down to the bottom of the stairs to stand or take pictures.

Grad Night: The PTSA and parents of the Class of 2016 are planning a safe-and-sober Grad Night celebration on the evening of June 21th.
Grad Night Info page & Ticket Purchase: chiefsealthptsa.org/2016-chief-sealth-grad-night.html
Questions? Please contact Chris Woelfel, Chris.Woelfel@seattle.gov

If you have questions about graduation or other senior events, feel free to e-mail Sarah Martin, Activity Coordinator, at ssmartin1@seattleschools.org.