Graduation Check-In

Graduation Check-In Instructions

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Graduation Check-In Instructions - May 15, 2025

1.    ARRIVAL AT THE SOUTHWEST MOTORS EVENTS CENTER

Event Center doors will open at 1:00 p.m. Please enter at door number three. (See map).

  • 3:00 p.m. ceremony – please arrive at 2:00 p.m. A class photo will be taken at 2:30 p.m.
  • 6:00 p.m. ceremony – please arrive at 5:00 p.m. A class photo will be taken at 5:30 p.m.

Parking can be accessed through Horseman’s Gate #6 on Small Avenue which is located behind the Events Center.

  • Proceed to the NORTHWEST Doors (See map)
  • At the Check-In Table pick up your name card. Hang on to this card. You must have it with you when you come forward to receive your diploma or your name will not be announced.
  • Once you have checked in and received your name card, you will be directed to the graduate area.

2.    SPECIAL ACCOMMODATIONS

Reasonable accommodations will be provided upon request for graduates with a disability or hearing impairment. If you are a graduate with a disability who requires accommodations to participate in the ceremony, or you feel you would need assistance in getting up and down the stage ramp at the ceremony, please notify the Accessibility Center at 719-549-3446, two weeks prior to the ceremony.

3.    DRESSING ASSISTANCE

  • PCC staff members will be available to assist graduates.
  • There WILL NOT be a secure location to leave valuables or personal belongings. Please do not bring purses or jackets to the line-up area.
  • NOTE: Caps, gowns, and honor stoles (if applicable) must be purchased in advance on the Pueblo Campus by March 21, 2025 or visit the website at: pueblocc.shopoakhalli.com beginning February 17, 2025. These items will not be available at the ceremony.

4.    STUDENT SEATING

  • Students will be directed to a seating area in the graduate area for a class photo.
  • After the class photo, students will be asked to make their way to their seats for the ceremony.

5.    CEREMONY NOTES

  • This is a FORMAL ceremony in celebration of you!
  • March proudly – you earned it!

Graduation Check-In Instructions – May 17, 2025

1. ARRIVAL AT THE MONTEZUMA-CORTEZ HIGH SCHOOL

MCHS doors will open at 8:45 a.m. Please enter at the front doors of the administration offices of MCHS.

  • 11:00a.m. ceremony – please arrive at 10:00a.m. A class photo will be taken at 10:30a.m.

Parking is in front of the MCHS and on both sides

  • Proceed to the front doors
  • At the Check-In Table pick up your name card. Hang on to this card. You must have it with you when you come forward to receive your diploma or your name will not be announced.
  • Once you have checked in and received your name card, you will be directed to the graduate area.

2. SPECIAL ACCOMMODATIONS

Reasonable accommodations will be provided upon request for graduates with a disability or hearing impairment. If you are a graduate with a disability who requires accommodations to participate in the ceremony, or you feel you would need assistance in getting up and down the stage ramp at the ceremony, please notify us by calling 970-382-1679 at least two weeks prior to the ceremony.

3. DRESSING ASSISTANCE

  • PCC Southwest staff members will be available to assist graduates.
  • There WILL NOT be a secure location to leave valuables or personal belongings. Please do not bring purses or jackets to the line-up area.
  • NOTE: Caps, gowns, and honor stoles (if applicable) must be purchased in advance by March 21, 2025. Visit the website at: pueblocc.shopoakhalli.com.
  • These items will NOT be available for purchase at the ceremony. The PCC Southwest GoZone! does have a loan program for these items, they are limited in supply and size. You will need to reserve your cap/gown/honor stoles starting March 21, 2025. For information on the loan program contact the GoZone! At gozonemancos@pueblocc.edu or call 970-564-6201.

4. STUDENT SEATING AND INDIVIDUAL/FAMILY PHOTOS

  • There will be a photo booth area set up for individual or family photos with you the graduate. This will be in the main foyer of the entrance inside the venue. This is not the photo of you the graduate receiving the diploma. That is a separate photo that will be taken as you receive your diploma and cross the stage.
  • Students will be directed to a seating area in the graduate area for a class photo (this is a separate photo as well, taking place in the graduate assembly room.
  • After the class photo, students will be led in procession to their seats.

5. CEREMONY NOTES

  • This is a FORMAL ceremony in celebration of you!
  • March proudly – you earned it!
  • CONGRATULATIONS GRADUATES!