Senior Corner

Welcome to the senior Corner

CPR Graduation Requirement

FAFSA Graduation Requirement

Planning for life after high school starts now! One key step is completing your financial aid application.

Not sure where to start? Your counselor is here to help—don’t hesitate to reach out!

To meet state graduation requirements, students must complete ONE of the following:

• Submit the Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA)
• Submit the Texas Application for State Financial Aid (TASFA)
• Submit a signed opt-out form to their high school counselor

Let’s make sure every Knight is ready for what’s next!

Jostens Senior cap and Gown

We partner with Jostens to bring you different packages that include your cap, gown, stole, tassels, announcements, class rings, and other graduation products. Be sure to shop for all your Class of 2026 needs. 

Senior Cap and Gowns that have been ordered will be delivered to EMHS during lunches on April 2, 2026.

You can still order online through May 1st. 

Kick off your senior year with a beautiful sunrise and close it out by watching the sun set together one last time.

Senior Sunrise and Senior Sunset are special traditions that bring the senior class together to celebrate the beginning and end of this unforgettable year. These moments are all about making memories, spending time with friends, and cherishing every milestone along the way.

Join us as we rise and shine to welcome your final year — and later, come together to reflect on all you've accomplished before graduation.

CADY is our official senior yearbook photographer. All seniors must have their yearbook photo taken through CADY before December 22, 2025, to be included in the yearbook, which will be of the graduate holding his/her diploma and cover. 

Appointments can be booked online or by calling the CADY Grapevine studio. Additional senior portrait packages are available for purchase but are completely optional. All purchases will be handled directly through CADY, who will email parents a photo proof and order form.

Make sure to schedule your session early so you don’t miss out!

Yearbooks and ads can be purchased online. Senior ads are due by December 20, 2025. 

Senior Prom

Senior Walks

One of the most meaningful traditions of senior year, Senior Walks give our Eagle Mountain High School graduates the chance to return to the elementary and middle school campuses where their journeys began.

SAVE THE DATE!! 

DATE:  Wednesday, May 27, 2026
TIME:   TBA
LOCATION:  Select EMS elementary and middle schools

More details will be available in the spring as we finalize schedules and logistics. This is a special opportunity to celebrate how far you’ve come - and to inspire the next generation of Knights!

Graduation Rehearsal

Before you walk the stage, you’ve got to walk through rehearsal! Get ready to practice your big moment so everything goes off without a hitch.
 

DATE:  Friday, May 29, 2026
TIME: TBD
LOCATION:  EMHS Main Competition Gym

Graduation rehearsal is mandatory for all seniors.

Students should wear their cap and gown for rehearsal. We will be running through the entire ceremony and giving directions for the event.

We will be taking our panoramic picture at the conclusion of rehearsal.

Graduation Ceremony Details

• Date: Saturday, May 30, 2026
• Time: 7:30 p.m.
• Location: Dickies Arena (3451 Trail Dr, Fort Worth, TX 76107)
• Guests may enter the venue one hour before.
• No ticket required for entry.

Graduation Rehearsal

Before you walk the stage, you’ve got to walk through rehearsal! Get ready to practice your big moment so everything goes off without a hitch. Graduation rehearsal is mandatory for all seniors.

• Students should wear their cap and gown for rehearsal. We will be running through the entire ceremony and giving directions for the event.

• DATE:  Friday, May 29, 2026

• TIME:  TBD

• LOCATION:  EMHS Competition Gym

• We will be taking our panoramic picture at the conclusion of rehearsal.

Cap Decorations

In keeping with Administrative Regulation FNA (Legal), graduating seniors may decorate their caps provided that the following criteria are met:

• Decorations added to the graduation cap must be limited to the top of the cap, lay flat, and must be one inch away from the edge.
• All messages should be positive, of gratitude only, and follow FNAA (LOCAL).
• Images of colleges, trades, or military branches are allowable within the limitations stated above.
• Dedication to family, teachers, or friends is allowable within the limitations stated above.
• Only caps meeting the guidelines will be allowed at graduation commencement.
• Decorated caps may only be worn at commencement. Activities, where regalia is worn prior to commencement, must be worn with a nondecorated cap (class picture, elementary walks, individual/group senior pictures, etc.)
• Caps that do not meet the requirements above will be replaced by a cap provided by campus administration.

Graduation Dress Code

• Graduation will remain a formal event.
• Blue jeans are not acceptable for this formal ceremony.
• Our female graduates may to wear a dress (no strapless or backless) or dark dress pants and dark shoes under EMHS robe. Block heels, wedges and flats are all recommended. No flip-flops, slippers, or sneakers will be allowed.
• Our male graduates may wear black or very dark slacks with dark shoes/dark dress boots under EMHS robe. Long sleeve dress shirts with ties are traditionally worn.
• Please note, there is a check-in process at graduation for dress code to assure that these guidelines are followed.
• Cell phones and keys will be checked and bagged in the staging area. Each student will receive a quart-sized bag for their personal items that will be returned after the ceremony. Purses, bags, gifts, and stoles or cords that are not approved should be left with the parent or guardian as there is no holding area for those items. 

Parking Details

• Parking is available in the Yellow Lot off of Trail Drive on the east side of the arena
• There is a charge for parking – carpooling is encouraged
• If ridesharing, please plan to be dropped off at the west entrance of the arena in the drop off lane at Dickie’s Way. Guests can be picked up for ridesharing on Harley Avenue, located on the north end of the building.

Dickies Standards

• Noise makers, horns, confetti, large signs, balloons, or anything that will block the view of others will not be permitted in the facility.
• Bags and purses must be 12x12x16 5. Dress Code for Graduates

Photography and Video

• CADY Photography Studios will be at the ceremony to take pictures of graduates, and they will be made available for purchase.
• The ceremony will be video recorded, and parents and graduates will be able to purchase their own copy if they choose.

SYMBOLIC REGALIA WORN BY GRADUATES (Board Approved Stoles and Cords)

• Medal — Valedictorian and Salutatorian
• Honor Graduate Medal — Top Ten Percent and/or Distinguished Achievement Plan
• Black and Gold — Top Ten Percent
• Gold — Top Ten 
• White Stole — National Honor Society
• Light Blue Stole — National Honor Society Officers
• White Cord — Student Council Officers
• Red, White and Blue - Preparing Academically for Tomorrow's Higher Success
• Blue and Silver Cord — Air Force Junior Reserve Officer Training Corps
• Rainbow Cord — National Art Honor Society
• Red and Blue Cord — Texas Association of Future Educators
• Red and Gold Cord — Sociedad Honoraria Hispánica (Spanish Honor Society)
• Medal — Recipients of State and National Competitions 

NO OTHER STOLES OR CORDS ARE ACCEPTABLE FOR THE GRADUATION CEREMONY!!!