SUGGESTED COMMENCEMENT EXERCISES FORMULARY (Grade 12/
Grade 6)
Schools Division of Calbayog City
Academic Year 2024-2025
PRELIMINARIES
Graduation Let's wait for the memo on the graduation theme.
Theme
Graduation Date April 14-15, 2025
Assembly Time Depending on the approved schedule.
Assembly Venue As identified by each school head.
Formation Time Approved time
The Marshalls team takes charge; directs the
candidates for graduation to form single line in
alphabetical order and in accordance to the sequence
of the graduating groups as printed in the program.
Formation Area As identified by the school
March Music Philippine Graduation March: “Martsang Pandangal”
Commencement Based on the approved time
Time
Order of candidates headed by their advisers
Procession Faculty Members
Guests
Division Officials/Confirming Officer
The Administrator’s Party with
the Guest Speaker
PROCESSIONAL
MC: Good morning, ladies and gentlemen. Welcome to the ____
Commencement Ceremonies of the (School), Calbayog City Academic
Year 2024-2025.
MC: Ladies and gentlemen, the candidates for graduation of Grade 12
(Section) Headed by their Adviser _____________________.
MC: Ladies and gentlemen, the Faculty Members of (name of school).
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MC: Ladies and gentlemen, let us welcome our distinguished guests.
(Mention the names of the guests in hierarchy in terms of their
positions.
The runner takes this duty.)
MC: Ladies and gentlemen, the division officials and the confirming officer.
MC: Let’s welcome the Administrator’s Party. The party is composed of the
Administrative Council headed by the School Head/Principal and this
year’s Commencement Speaker.
MC: May I request everyone to stand for the entrance of the National and
School Colors, and please remain standing until after the singing of the
Philippine National Anthem and the Interfaith Prayer. Please uncover.
(Entrance of Colors)
(Plays Lupang Hinirang and Interfaith)
WELCOME SONG
MC: Please be seated.
Ladies and Gentlemen, the candidates will now sing their graduation
welcome song. Candidates please rise.
WELCOME ADDRESS
MC: Candidates please be seated.
Ladies and Gentlemen, (name of the second highest awardee) will now
deliver his/her welcome address. Rounds of applause.
PRESENTATION OF THE CANDIDATES FOR GRADUATION
MC: Ladies and Gentlemen, (Name of the School Head) will now present the
candidates for graduation. Dr. Margarito A. Cadayona, Jr., OIC-Schools
Division Superintendent duly represented by _________________ as
confirming officer will confirm them.
School Head: Dr. Margarito A. Cadayona, Jr., OIC-Schools Division
Superintendent duly represented by __________________ and by
virtue of the authority vested upon me by the Department of
Education, Schools Division of Calbayog City, as the School
Head of (name of school), I have the honor and privilege to
present to you the candidates for graduation of (school) this
school year 2024-2025, composed of ____ boys and ____ girls
with a total of ______.
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I therefore certify that these ____ candidates for graduation
have fully satisfied the requirements prescribed by the
department. They now await your confirmation.
(CONFIRMATION OF GRADUATION)
SDS/Confirming Officer:
By virtue of the authority vested upon me by the Secretary
of the Department of Education- Sen. Juan Edgardo "Sonny"
Angara, as your OIC- SDS, I do hereby confer you
"graduates" for the SY 2024-2025 according to the
curriculum in which you have qualified with all honors,
privileges and responsibilities thereunto pertaining.
Congratulations!
PRESENTATION OF DIPLOMAS, AWARDING OF HONORS AND
SPECIAL AWARDS
MC: Graduates, please be seated.
We now come to the highlight of this commencement ceremonies, the
awarding of diplomas. The Confirming Officer will now present their
diplomas, certificates, and departmental awards. He will be assisted by
the School Head.
The names of the graduates will be read in alphabetical order by the
school registrar.
We would like to request a parent/guardian to accompany the
graduates in receiving their diplomas and awards. May we also request
our dear parents to pin your children’s ribbons and award their medals
on the designated area.
INTRODUCTION OF THE GUEST SPEAKER
MC: Everyone, please be seated.
At this juncture ladies and gentlemen, today’s occasion is but a mix-up
of inspirations and dedication rolled in the years of raging the world of
education. If there’s one person who could testify the value of
transformative education our school has contributed to society in
general and to each of you graduates in particular, is our very own
graduation speaker present today. Let us listen to his/her own story of
success as he/she inspires you of his/her own beautiful journey of
becoming who he/she is today. And to do the honors of introducing
him/her, may I call our beloved principal/school head. Rounds of
applause.
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GRADUATION MESSAGE
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MC: Thank you very much to our graduation speaker ______________. At this
point, may we request our confirming officer and school head to hand
in our certificate of appreciation and token as symbols of our gratitude
for your precious time shared with us and with our graduates.
ADDRESS OF GRATITUDE
MC: At this moment, let us altogether listen to the grateful heart of the
highest academic honor awardee _____________________ as she extends her
gratitude on behalf of the graduates. Rounds of applause.
GRADUATION SONG
MC: Ladies and Gentlemen, the Graduates will now sing their Graduation
Song. Graduates, please rise.
PLEDGE OF LOYALTY
MC: Our graduates will now recite the Pledge of Loyalty. To lead them is
_________________, Loyalty awardee. Graduates, please rise.
OATH TO THE ALUMNI ASSOCIATION
MC: At this juncture, the graduates will be presented to the School’s Alumni
Association. They will be inducted to the association by
_______________________, Alumni Association President.
SINGING OF THE SCHOOL HYM
MC: Ladies & gentlemen, the graduates will now sing the School Hymn. All
please rise. Everyone is requested to join in the singing of the School
Hymn.
(after the singing of the School Hymn…)
CLOSING MESSAGE
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MC: Ladies & gentlemen, may we call ____________________ to officially bring
to a close this year’s Graduation Ceremonies.
(after the Closing Message…)
RECESSIONAL
MC: Ladies and Gentlemen, we now have come to the end of today’s
graduation ceremonies. Everyone is enjoined to stand for the retiring of
the National and School Colors and please remain standing until after
the administrator’s party retires.
CONCLUDING WORDS
MC: Ladies and Gentlemen, the ______________________ of the
__________________ Academic Year 2023-2023 is now officially over. To
all our graduates, parents, relatives and friends,
CONGRATULATIONS! This has been your emcee for today
____________________ saying, “It is not how much we have, but how
much we enjoy that makes total happiness!”
God bless everyone!
SUGGESTED PROGRAM:
1. Processional
2. Welcome Song
3. Welcome Address
4. Presentation of the Candidates for Graduation
5. Confirmation of Graduates
6. Presentation of Diplomas, Awarding of Honors and Special Awards
7. Introduction of the Guest Speaker
8. Address of Gratitude
9. Graduation Song
10. Pledge of Loyalty
11. Oath to the Alumni Association
12. Singing of the School Hym
13. Closing Message
14. Recessional
15. Concluding Message
