For RHHS seniors, May 13th is the last day of school. War Eagle seniors will graduate on May 20th at the Bud Walton Arena in Fayetteville. The ceremony begins at 5 pm.

Graduation protocol is as follows:

Females

• Dark dresses or dark slacks
• White collars if collared shirts are worn
• Dark dress shoes
• Leave purses at home or in car

Males

• Dark slacks (no khakis; NO jeans)
• Light collared shirt with dark tie
• Dark dress shoes and dark dress socks (dress boots are acceptable; tennis shoes and white socks are not acceptable)

Tassels should hang over the right temple and are moved to the left when announced during the ceremony.

Caps

• The cap should fit on the head so it is parallel to the ground.  (Students with longer hair may need bobby pins to keep in place.)
• Do not put your cap on the back of your head so that it is pointing up.
• Girls may wear their cap during the entire ceremony; boys must remove their cap during the National Anthem, Pledge of Allegiance & Alma Mater.
• Caps are worn during the Baccalaureate service.
• Caps may be thrown at the conclusion of the graduation exercises.  Please write your name inside your cap and retrieve it if you throw it.