Congratulations to the Class of 2023! Graduation will be at the Barclays Center on June 26, 2023 at 8:30am. Please read the instructions and information for arrival and ticketing:
your tickets have been emailed to you at whatever email address you provided in the
graduation form. If you did not get tickets, they are still available for purchase until Friday at
11:00pm—simply go fill out the following form: https://tinyurl.com/late2023stuygrad.
Graduates do not need a ticket to enter; provided they are wearing cap and gown, they will
be admitted into the venue. Graduates will sit with their homerooms in chairs on the floor of the
Barclays Center stadium, and guests will be in the lower bowl of the stadium. All ticketing is
General Admission. There is no assigned seating. Please note that there will be no re-entry
allowed!
graduation later in the day. As a result, we are operating on a strict schedule. The ceremony will
last about 3.5 to 4 hours. We ask all graduates to be at the venue by 7:30 am so we can
begin promptly at 8:30 am. Homeroom readers must arrive at 7:00 am. All graduates and
only graduates will enter through the Dean Street Entrance. Guests may enter at 7:30am
through the main entrance. As you hopefully know by now, graduation will take place at the
Barclays Center. The address is 620 Atlantic Ave, Brooklyn, NY. There is extremely limited
parking in the area, so we strongly recommend taking mass transit. The following lines/stops
are closest:
Atlantic Terminal-Barclays Center Station
Located on Atlantic Avenue and Flatbush Avenue
Lafayette Avenue Station
Located on Fulton Street and South Portland Avenue
Fulton Street Station
Located on Fulton Street and Fort Greene Place
Additionally, the venue is very close to the LIRR—simply travel to Atlantic Terminal and follow
the signs and directions to the stadium.
All seniors should have received their senior package by now—this contains their cap, gown,
2023 tassel, senior t-shirt, diploma case and keychain. If you do not have your package yet, it
is not too late—please contact me ASAP at polazzo@stuy.edu. The diplomas themselves have
been hand-calligraphed but are being stamped and will be distributed in homerooms on
Tuesday, June 27th. As a reminder, all fees should be cleared, all textbooks and devices
should be returned by June 23 at 4:00pm. The building may be entered from 2:30pm to
4pm this week due to Regents exams. Additionally, the 2023 yearbook is still available for
purchase you may do so until Friday, 11pm, June 23 for $85 through this link:
https://stuy.enschool.org/apps/forms2/?f=38277.
After the opening we will have speeches along with a combination of live as well as pre-
recorded musical performances. Seniors will cross the stage, and will have the opportunity to
shake hands with the principal. When each senior crosses the stage, their picture will be
displayed on the Jumbotron along with their name. Seniors will go by official class, starting
with 7AA. We hope to be done by 12:00 pm at the latest, but this is a complicated undertaking
and we ask that you be patient with us. We must clear the stadium immediately as there is
a graduation following ours. Outside the main entrance, there will be photo opportunities
set up by the Parent’s Association.
Food and drink are not allowed in the venue. Please note that thermoses are not allowed,
though you may bring an empty disposable plastic container for the water fountain. Also,
there will be limited concessions available for purchase—please plan accordingly!
If you have mobility issues or accessibility issues, please alert the venue staff upon entry and
they will help guide you to appropriate seats. Please also note that Barclays requires all
attendees to go through metal detectors.
The event will be livestreamed at the following URL: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x-
A5g7DeUwE. If there are any tech issues with this livestream, it should also be available on the
SU YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCCrJfXD2sGaGPOxxcrk6Igg
