Graduation for the Class of 2023 will take place at The Honda Center at 10:00am on Friday, June 2.

The graduation fee includes four general admission tickets to the Class of 2023 Commencement Ceremony and one general parking pass for each graduate in good standing.

The graduation fee includes four general admission tickets to the Class of 2023 Commencement Ceremony.  If you need additional tickets or parking passes they can be purchased by the graduating senior (with SMCHS school ID) at the Campus Store during their business hours (7:30 am - 12:00 pm) until Thursday, June 1. 

All tickets and parking passes for the commencement ceremony will be distributed to the graduating senior on Monday, May 8, at 2:30 p.m. during ticket distribution; tickets (both provided and purchased) will only be released to graduating seniors.

Graduates who missed ticket distribution can pick up tickets in the Activities Workroom at the end of the school day.

No, all tickets purchased and provided are General Admission tickets.  Families and friends will be able to sit in the section of their choosing at Honda Center.

Caps and gowns are ordered directly by the graduate and their family from Jostens.  A flyer will be mailed to senior's home address with ordering instructions at the end of the first semester.  Caps and gowns are included in the price of the graduation fee for SMCHS students. 
Click Here to go to the Jostens page and place your order.

Graduating seniors will receive their cap and gown at graduation practice, Wednesday, May 31, 2023.

All graduates must report to the Honda Center loading dock by 9:00 am.  All guests are to be in their seats by 9:45 am.

The graduation ceremony will run 90-120 minutes.

Dress Code:  
• Gentlemen should wear their cap and gown and dress shoes, dress slacks, dress shirt and a tie.
• Ladies should wear their cap and gown and nice dressy outfits.
• Corsages, leis or boutonniere may not be worn during the graduation ceremony
• All students wear the medallion they received at the Baccalaureate Mass. NHS, CSF, IB students may also wear their hoods and cords.  Only cords distributed by SMCHS may be worn during the graduation ceremony. 

Honda Center has ADA seating available for guest. Click here for Honda Center's official ADA Accessibility policy.

SMCHS Graduation will adhere to Honda Center Building Policies, including bag policy and restricted items list (with exceptions noted below).  Strollers are NOT permitted. Oversized bags that do not adhere to Honda Center policy will NOT be permitted.

Honda Center Building Policies

Permitted Items
Flowers, leis, big heads, signs, professional cameras and video recorders will be permitted at graduation. 

Graduation fees include 1 general parking pass for each graduate, additional parking pass can be purchased.  If you need additional tickets or parking passes they can be purchased by the graduating senior (with SMCHS school ID) at the Campus Store during their business hours (7:30 am - 12:00 pm) until Thursday, June 1. $35 for preferred parking passes and general parking passes for $25.

All vehicles entering Honda Center will need a parking pass.

Diplomas will be mailed to the address listed in your Aeries account.  Addresses can be updated by updating your contact information on the SMCHS webpage.  Update Contact Information Here 

Graduation photos will be available for purchase through South Coast Photographic. You may refer to the flyer your student received with their graduation tickets or contact the studio at (949) 699-0199. 

Graduation Photos Information Flyer