Valor College Prep Graduation 2024

Timeline for Graduation

Graduate Arrival Time: 2 PM --All graduates must arrive by 2 pm. They should bring their cap /gown with them.

Graduation Rehearsal will take place beginning at 3 pm.

Doors open for guests who have reserved ADA seating at 4:15 pm. (In a separate communication, Dr. Gill will confirm if you have ADA reserved seating).

Doors open for all guests/families at 4:30 pm.

Graduation will begin promptly at 5 pm.

Location: Graduation will take place on Sunday, May 19th at the Gaylord Opryland Events Center (2806 Opryland Drive, Nashville, TN, 37214). If you view the image below, you can see that the Gaylord Opryland Events Center is a separate building from the main hotel. You can see that the Events Center is situated between the Opryland Hotel and the Opryland Mall.

Parking:

All guests have three parking options for graduation.

• Free Parking: There is free parking at the Opry Mills Mall. This is an approximate 0.2 mile walk to the Event Center entrance. Watch this video to see the short walk from the free parking.
• Paid Parking: Guests can park in the Cascades and Presidential self-parking lots at the discounted rate of $25.
• Valet Parking: Guests can also receive valet parking at the self-parking rate ($25) if they choose to valet instead.

Tickets:

All guests will need to show their Eventbrite tickets upon entry to graduation. All guests should have their tickets printed OR available on mobile devices upon entry. If all members of your party are not arriving together, please make sure that all guests do have their ticket. You can screenshot/share tickets with guests. We will NOT be checking names on tickets. You can find your tickets by searching your email for “Eventbrite” or by using this link to get to your online tickets.

ADA Seating:

The entire venue is ADA accessible with no stairs. It is located on one floor. All guests with ADA seating will have a reserved section of seats for your entire party. You will be asked to arrive at graduation by 4:15 pm, with your entire party, to gain entry.

All other Seating at Graduation:

Seating at graduation will be on a first come, first serve basis. All seats will have unobstructed views of the stage/graduates.

Interpretation:

Upon entry to graduation, we will have tables with interpretation equipment available. Interpretation will be available in Spanish, Kurdish, and Arabic.

Items to Leave at Home:

To ensure a safe and comfortable ceremony, the following items are strictly prohibited from being brought into the venue:

• Containers of any kind (including but not limited to coolers, thermoses, cups, bottles, cans, flasks)
• Aerosol and spray cans
• Animals (except for service animals for persons with a disability)
• Balloons and beach balls
• Alcoholic Beverages
• Weapons
• Signs, banners, and flags
• Laser pointers
• Noisemakers (including but not limited to whistles, air horns, bull horns, sirens, thunder sticks, etc.)
• Drones
• Confetti, glitter, streamers, and silly string
• Fireworks, party poppers, and sparklers