Penn High School’s 57th Commencement set for Friday, May 27

Penn High School and Principal Steve Hope will host the school's 57^th Commencement ceremonies on Friday, May 27, at the University of Notre Dame’s Purcell Pavilion.

Parents and guests should enter through the main entrance of Purcell Pavilion, between Gates 8 and 10. Doors open at 5:30 p.m. for the public Tickets are not required for commencement.

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Parking is limited due to construction at Notre Dame. Limited parking is available in the area between Purcell Pavilion and the Compton Family Ice Arena. Overflow parking is available in the Baseball Lot, and the Library Lot.

Seniors, parents, guardians, friends and relatives are asked to refrain from activities that would detract from the dignity of this most important occasion. Disruptive noises, noisemakers and/or activities for, or from, seniors or their guests will not only cause undue embarrassment for him/her, but also interfere with the other seniors and guests who desire a dignified ceremony.

Seniors who behave in a disruptive or inappropriate manner will be removed from participation. Individuals who disrupt the ceremony will be escorted from the Purcell Pavilion at the Joyce Center.

HR Imaging Partners will be positioned to take individual pictures of seniors with their diplomas. Every student will be photographed and all photographs will be available for purchase on a protected website. The website is http://shop.hrimaging.com; select the orange tab, which is ‘order prints from special events’. NO ONE EXCEPT SCHOOL PERSONNEL WILL BE ALLOWED ON THE ARENA FLOOR TO TAKE PICTURES.

Penn's Class of 2016 features 850 students. More than half of the seniors at Penn (432) are graduating with an Academic Honors diploma, and 72 graduating seniors earned a Technical Honors diploma.

One-third of Penn's Class of 2016 (296 students) earned High Honors, which requires a 3.5 grade-point average or higher.

The Class of 2016 earned more than $9 million in scholarships awarded.