KISD Class of 2026 Newsletter

🎉🎓CONGRATULATIONS CLASS OF 2026!🎓🎉

2026 Katy ISD Summer & Winter Graduation Ceremony Schedule

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2026 Legacy Stadium Spring Graduation Ceremony Schedule

LEGACY STADIUM GUIDELINES

LEGACY STADIUM INFORMATION

Tickets and Parking passes are NOT required to attend Legacy Stadium graduation ceremonies.
Parking gates will open at 6:00PM.
Graduate assigned entrance gates will open at 7:00PM.
Guest may enter through home and visitor gates at 7:00PM.

LEGACY GUEST GUIDELINES

Guest will enter Legacy Stadium 1 -hour (60 minutes) prior to the start of the ceremony. At the request of the Fire Marshal and Katy ISD Legacy Stadium Officials, the following guidelines must be followed:

Spectators will enter through the main gates.
Graduates will enter through their assigned gates.
DO NOT block or stand in the aisles or on ramps to take pictures.
ONLY Katy ISD approved photographers are permitted on the field.
NO signs larger than a poster board,
NO signs of any kind can be attached to the railings or walls.
NO helium balloons, air horns, nor laser pointers are permitted
NO glass containers of any kind (including vases)
NO outside food/beverages.

Legacy Stadium concession stands will be open.

CLEAR BAG POLICY

To ensure safety at Graduation ceremonies, and to ensure quick and efficient entry into our event venue, Katy ISD has instituted a Clear Bag Regulation. This will limit the size and type of bags/items allowed at graduation ceremonies held at Legacy Stadium. Please review our Clear Bag Regulation linked below.

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GRADUATION CEREMONY GUIDELINES

Important District Guidelines For Our Class of 2026:

Campuses will have specific information and guidelines, to which ALL students must adhere to, in order to walk at graduation. ALL Graduates MUST:

Enter Legacy Stadium through their assigned gate. Gate assignments will be given when cap and gowns are handed out.
Gowns should be ironed for your ceremony.
Gowns should be carried, not worn into Legacy Stadium.
Cap and gowns MUST be worn, fully zipped to walk in the graduation ceremony. Caps must be worn flat and parallel to the floor. NO decorations are permitted on caps. Tassels are worn on the right side.
Wear comfortable clothing, you will be outside. Wedge heeled shoes are acceptable. Spiked heels are NOT recommended on the field as the surface is uneven.
If a student violates discipline or dress code guidelines, the student will not participate in graduation ceremonies.
Cords and cowls are worn during commencement ceremonies to exemplify academic excellence.
Exemplary achievement medals may be worn when approved by the principal.

The following criteria for cords, cowls, and medals have been established:

CORDS

High Honor graduates
Honor graduates
Graduates completing 60 hours of confirmed community service through campus-sponsored service efforts
Graduates who have earned a cord from a state, national or international organization for scholarship, service, or leadership as approved by the principal
Senior members of the Superintendent's Student Roundtable

COWLS- The following are eligible to ONLY wear cowls.

National Honor Society
Senior Class Officers
Valedictorian
Salutatorian

MEDALS-

District-awarded medals for students who receive a KISD Award of Excellence medals won for state or national-level awards (principal's approval required) OR
Campus awarded medals for students who have met campus designated requirements (principal's approval required).

Here is a complete list of Katy ISD 2026 Spring Graduation Cords, Cowls, and Medals.

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WHAT'S ON THE HORIZON

We want to ensure that every member of the Class of 2026 community—whether you are a parent, guardian, caregiver, family member, or a student navigating this journey yourself—has easy access to the information and support you need.

Below are helpful resources to guide you through upcoming milestones, deadlines, and celebrations. Please check back regularly, as new updates will continue to be added as they become available.

Unable to attend in person?

No worries! Katy ISD graduation ceremonies will be live‑streamed so families, friends, guardians, and loved ones can still be part of this special moment—wherever they are. Live links will be added as they become available.

Seven Lakes HS Livestream

Tompkins HS - Livestream

Jordan HS - Livestream

Paetow HS - Livestream

Katy HS - Livestream

Taylor HS - Livestream

Mayde Creek HS - Livestream

Cinco Ranch HS - Livestream

Morton Ranch HS - Livestream

SAVE THE DATE! 📅

Seniors, it’s time to take one more victory lap—right back where it all started.

Join us as you return to your elementary and junior high campuses to walk the halls as the graduates you’ve worked so hard to become.

Expect cheers, high‑fives, and a whole lot of little faces looking up to you in awe.

Your journey inspires theirs… and this walk is a reminder that Big Dreams really do start in small hallways.

Check-out one of last years Senior Clap Out Celebrations below!

RSVP today—your younger self is counting on you to show up!

A picture last a lifetime, so be sure to register with Marc Nathan Photographers to receive a link to your commencement photos. 📸

SEE WHAT YOU'VE BEEN MISSING!📹

Once again, Coastal Productions will be the official videographer for the 2026 Katy ISD Graduation Ceremonies by utilizing broadcast quality cameras and audio equipment. The multiple cameras will be edited together to show many close up shots of the students which do not appear on the scoreboard video.

These videos make a great keepsake as well as а perfect way for the students to share their graduation experience with a family member that is unable to attend the live ceremony. You can return this order form by mail or the video can most easily be ordered online via this online order link.

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CAMPUS CONNECTIONS

This is your go‑to spot for campus news, event updates, and celebrations happening across the district shared directly from our schools. Campus links will be shared as they become readily available.

MORTON RANCH HIGH SCHOOL CAMPUS NEWSLETTER

Principal: Julie Hinson

Phone: (281) 237-7800

12th Grade Asst. Principal: Elizabeth Paz

OBRA D. TOMPKINS HIGH SCHOOL SENIOR NEWSLETTER
Principal: Elisabeth Brodt
Phone: (281) 234 -1000
12th Grade Asst. Principal: Miriam Mulet
12th Grade Secretary: Christy Tubbs