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🎓 Graduation At a Glance & Important Reminders

Graduation Registration opens November 20, 2025

The deadline to complete the Graduation Registration Form is February 12, 2026

📺 Can’t Make It In Person?

The entire ceremony will be available via Live Stream from the home page of our website: SpringsCS.org/Home, via the button at the top of this page, and on our YouTube channel.

Date and Time

Tuesday, May 19, 2026

Doors will open for seating at 3:00 p.m., and the ceremony will begin promptly at 4:00 p.m.
The ceremony will last approximately 1 ½ hours.

🚗 Location and Parking

Pechanga Resort Summit Ballroom – 45000 Pechanga Pkwy, Temecula 92592

Free Self-Parking is available in the East Parking Structure located at 45410 Pechanga Pkwy, Temecula, CA 92592. Heading south on Pechanga Parkway, turn RIGHT on Pechanga Resort Drive. The entrance to the structure is immediately to the RIGHT.

Please allow additional time for parking, walking to the venue, and security screening.

Valet parking will have limited availability at a cost of $10 per vehicle. *Subject to change

🎓 Graduate Information

🎓 Student Arrival Time

All graduates must arrive for check-in and rehearsal by 2:00 p.m.

Security Measures

Please take into consideration that the parking areas require a few minutes of walking to actually get to the Summit Ballroom, and mandatory security screening and bag checks will be conducted prior to entry. Prohibited items include, but are not limited to: balloons (prohibited by the venue), air horns, firearms, fireworks, and items creating amplified noise or strong scents/fragrances, so give yourself plenty of time to arrive.

No deliveries (food, flowers, etc) will be accepted at the venue on graduation day. Snacks and water will be provided to the students prior to the ceremony, and a snack bar will be available at the venue for guests.

⚠ Security & Entry Tips

To help make entry faster and smoother for all guests:

• Please allow extra time for parking, walking, and security screening
• All guests and bags are subject to inspection
• Small bags are recommended
• Clear bags are encouraged for faster screening
• Large bags and backpacks are discouraged
• Guests may be asked to return prohibited items to their vehicles
• No balloons, air horns, outside food/drinks, or noise makers
• Pechanga does not provide bag storage or item check services

🎟 Tickets

This is a ticketed event. Due to the increased size of our graduating class, admission will require a ticket for every individual attending, including infants, children of all ages, and guests requiring accessible seating, limited by the capacity of the venue. Each family received a maximum of 8 tickets, which were sent via USPS. Up to 3 additional tickets were available via a waitlist request. No additional tickets are available at this time.

👔 Dress Code

All students are expected to arrive wearing their black cap and gown, along with the coordinating sash and tassel representing their program (See Cap, Gown, and Regalia section below). Please be sure to iron or steam your gown and sash ahead of time (no one looks their best in a wrinkled gown).

To honor the dignity of the occasion, students should wear comfortable yet dressy attire beneath their graduation gown. Please avoid jeans or overly casual footwear when possible. Since there is a walk from the parking area and the Summit Ballroom is quite large, we recommend wearing comfortable shoes and avoiding high heels or large platform shoes.

👜 Additional Items

Once you check in and enter the student waiting room, you will not see your family members until after the commencement ceremony. Please make the necessary arrangements to give valuables such as purses or cameras to a family member before entering the student room, as students may not carry these items into the ceremony. There will not be a place to store your items securely, and parents/guardians will not be permitted to enter the student room at any time to collect items.

Students planning to borrow a sash or gown will pick those items up at registration.
Please bring your ID or something similar to leave with the registration desk.

Cap and Gown Requirements

Students are expected to wear a solid black cap and gown (matte finish is preferred) in order to participate in the graduation ceremony. A tassel matching the color of your sash with a “2026” charm will be provided to all seniors. Students can purchase a gown or borrow one from a sibling/friend. Be sure to iron/steam the gown and sash ahead of time.

There are many economical choices available to purchase caps and gowns online. This is an example of a cap and gown you can purchase on Amazon for approximately $30.

Cap Decoration Guidelines

Students may decorate the top of their cap only, and it must be done tastefully. ALL decorations MUST lay FLAT on the cap. Nothing can lay perpendicular, thus allowing us to see the decoration beyond eye level. Nothing can hang from any side of the cap. Your cap cannot make noise, such as bells or horns. Cap designs must be school-appropriate and cannot include offensive language, flags, or derogatory names/statements.

Students may decorate the top of their cap only, and it must be done tastefully. ALL decorations MUST lay FLAT on the cap. Nothing can lay perpendicular, thus allowing us to see the decoration beyond eye level. Nothing can hang from any side of the cap. Your cap cannot make noise, such as bells or horns. Cap designs must be school-appropriate and cannot include offensive language, flags, or derogatory names/statements.

Need to Borrow a Cap and Gown?

If purchasing a cap and gown presents a financial hardship, you may be able to borrow a cap and gown on the day of the ceremony. Quantity is limited. Please email springs.graduates@springscs.org.

Special Regalia and Recognition Items

You may also have received special regalia and recognition items that honor your achievements in your grad box. Each piece holds a significance.

Honor Cords:

• Purple/White: Completion of a CTE Pathway
• Gold: California Scholarship Federation membership
• Black/Blue/Yellow: CA State Seal of Biliteracy
• Red/White/Blue: CA State Seal of Civic Engagement

White Stole: National Honor Society

If you feel that you earned one or more of these items and it was not included with your Graduation Regalia box, please email springs.graduates@springscs.org. Some of these items may not be verifiable until closer to the graduation ceremony. In that case, you will pick these items up at registration on the day of the ceremony.

Wear these items with pride as they reflect your dedication and hard work.

PLEASE PLAN TO WEAR EVERYTHING INCLUDED IN YOUR REGALIA PACKAGE TO THE CEREMONY.

📸 Photos

Please make every effort to have students arrive on time. Students will have the opportunity to take photo booth pictures prior to the ceremony starting. There will also be an official photographer taking pictures as students leave the stage during the ceremony. Those photos will be available for purchase after the ceremony. You will receive an email with instructions on how to select digital images as well as professional prints.

Please ensure you have a photo release on file before May 23rd so that you don’t miss out on this opportunity. You can complete the photo release at www.SpringsCS.org/photo-release. Contact Student Records at 951-252-8811 with any questions about the photo release.

📜 Diploma

Your diploma will be issued and mailed once all graduation requirements are fulfilled and verified.

Can’t Make It?

The entire ceremony will be available via Live Stream from the home page of our website: SpringsCS.org/Home, via the button at the top of this page, and on our YouTube channel.

🎓 Ceremony Etiquette

Commencement is both a joyous and solemn event. Graduates have worked hard to achieve this goal, and we want to make certain that each student has his or her “special moment.” We request that each graduate, as well as family and friends, respect the dignity of the ceremony for all involved. Please be courteous to the other families/graduates by keeping conversation/applause during the ceremony to a minimum – we don’t want anyone to miss the calling of their graduate’s name.

Please express your excitement in ways that will allow others to hear the speaker and enjoy the ceremony. The use of air horns and excessive yelling is prohibited.

Balloons are prohibited by the venue. For anything that will obstruct the view of others, please know that we will ask you to keep those items below the level of the chair backs or place those items around the room’s perimeter until after the ceremony.

Additionally, please make every effort to stay for the entire ceremony, as early departures are very disruptive.

🧳 Lost & Found

Any items misplaced during the ceremony will be held at the Help Desk at the Summit Ballroom Registration Desk until 5:00 p.m.

After 5:00 p.m., items will be turned into the Pechanga Resort Lost and Found at the Hotel Registration Desk for your retrieval. The school is not responsible for lost or stolen items.