What do graduates need to wear?

Dress attire for all graduation events is dress shoes, dark dress socks, dress slacks, collared dress shirt, tie or bow tie — athletic shoes are not permitted

Rehearsal

• Dress attire
• Neatly-groomed
• Bring a change of clothes for the BBQ

Baccalaureate Mass

• Neatly-groomed
• Graduation gown (free of wrinkles) over dress attire
• Only Kairos crosses/pins (no other decorations)
  • ​NHS, CSF, and St. Catherine of Bologna cords are for the Graduation ceremony only
• No cap for Baccalaureate Mass

Commencement/Graduation

• Neatly-groomed
• Graduation gown (free of wrinkles) over dress attire 
• Kairos crosses/pins and approved cords only:
  • ​NHS, CSF, or St. Catherine of Bologna cords
• No other decorations allowed for the ceremony 
• Cap (tassels on caps to be worn on the right side)

Cap & Gowns

Distributed at rehearsal. Please remove inevitable wrinkles from the packaged gowns by gently steaming the garment or tumble-dry on low. DO NOT IRON because the fabric WILL melt.