May 10, 2024
By: Dwayne Page
Commencement for the Class of 2024 will take place on the football field of DeKalb County High School tonight (Friday) starting at 7 p.m.
The DCHS band will perform the traditional pomp and circumstance as members of the class file onto the field to take their seats.
The program will open with an invocation, a performance by the DCHS Choir and band, remarks by Class President Ella Hendrixson and Valedictorian Peyton Norris, recognition of students who have earned honors and service awards, including Distinction and Top Rank, presentation of the prestigious White Rose and Citizenship awards. Diplomas will then be presented to the graduates by Principal Bruce Curtis, Assistant Principal Jenny Norris, and Director of Schools Patrick Cripps followed by the benediction to close out the commencement.