It's Graduation Time!

Graduation season is the time of year when families and friends come together to celebrate accomplishments of completion along the educational path. It means one has put in the necessary work to move on to the next phase of their life. The graduation ceremony is like a rite of passage that schools and families honor with tradition. There are so many customs that help make a graduation ceremony special; from the cap and gown, to the colors associated with colleges and degrees, academic achievements and awards, the infamous “Pomp and Circumstance,” the guest speaker and let’s not forget about the traditional tassel turn and the final tossing of the graduation hats! Annually, students and families sit through lengthy ceremonies filled with speeches, music and songs, special presentations, the parade of

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JUNE GRAD ISSUE Submit grad photo along with grad’s name and high school. College grads include name, college, major, and degree. Submit by May 18th, FREE. After the 19th, cost is $25. (No CELL PHONE PHOTOS). Submit online at: www.latinolubbock.net/submit-graduate-info graduates, and more just to hear those final words of “congratulations graduates!” We do all this because the accomplishment of graduation is significant and important in one’s life.

Students leave their graduation ceremonies with memories of how they got to this point and fresh ideas about what they plan to do next. Many also take this opportunity to thank those who helped them get to this day; sometimes with a message of thanks taped to their cap for all to see! For parents, family and friends who supported the student in their efforts, graduation time is one full of pride and celebration.

Congratulations! Latino Lubbock Magazine takes pride sharing photos in our Grad issue in June, as well as the following commencement schedule.

Commencement Schedule

HIGH SCHOOL

•May 25 Talkington School for Young Women Leaders HS Graduation, Buddy Holly Hall of Performing Arts, 6:30 pm

•May 25 Lbk Cooper HS Graduation

United Supermarkets Arena (USA), 7:00 pm

•May 26 Monterey HS Graduation USA, 6:00 pm

•May 27 Estacado HS Graduation USA, 9:30 am

•May 27 Coronado HS Graduation USA, 6:00 pm

•May 27 Lubbock HS Graduation, USA, 1:00 pm

•May 28 Frenship HS Graduation, USA, 3:00 p.m.

COLLEGE

•Lubbock Christian University

Saturday, May 6, 2023

10 am in the Rip Griffin Center on the LCU Campus

•South Plains College

Friday, May 12, 2023, Texan Dome

9:30 a.m. Morning Ceremony - Arts & Sciences, Health Occupations, Technical Education

1 p.m. Afternoon Ceremony - Arts & Sciences, Health Occupations,

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RAIDERS ROJOS TTU COLLEGE GRADUATION CONVOCATION (PENDING COVID) May 12, 2022, 6:30 p.m. McKenzie-Merket Alumni Center, 17th & Boston. Due to limited seating, please keep guests to no more than two.

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•Texas Tech University

Friday, May 12, 2023

11:00 a.m.

College of Arts & Sciences

3:00 p.m.

Rawls College of Business

Davis College of Agricultural Sciences & Natural Resources

6:30 p.m. Graduate School

Saturday, May 13, 2023

9:00 a.m.

Honors College

Huckabee College of Architecture

Talkington College of Visual & Performing Arts

University Studies

College of Education College of Human Sciences

1:00 p.m.

Whitacre Jr. College of Engineering College of Media & Communications

School of Law Hooding Ceremony

Saturday, May 12, 2023

6 p.m. Law School Hooding Ceremony at US Arena

•Wayland Baptist University

Graduation ceremony

Harral Memorial Auditorium

May 20, 2023, 2 p.m.

2023–24 FAFSA FORM AVAILABLE The new 2023–24 FAFSA form is here! Some states and schools have limited funds, so don’t delay! Additional forms might be required. Private and two-year institutions may have different deadlines. Check with your financial aid administrator. To begin your application, go to https:// studentaid.gov/.

FALLEN HEROES FUND Scholarship to assist with educational expenses of dependent survivors of service men and women and first responders who have died on active duty since September 11, 2001. Dependent survivors would include spouse, sons, and daughters (biological, adopted or step children). The scholarships are available as supplements to financial aid and survivor educational benefits. The applicant may be registered as a full or parttime student. Use the following link to apply: www.grantrequest.com/ SID_6007?SA=SNA&FID=35040

CHARLES A. & GRACE GUY SCHOLARSHIP for Students majoring in Journalism Office of the Dean, School of Mass Communications P.O. Box 43082, Lubbock, TX 79409-3082

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