05/20/2026
Greetings Bulldogs,
After last night’s heavy rainfall and how wet it has made our football field, combined with the predicted future rainfall, we have decided to move our graduation ceremony indoors. After considering local options, and consulting with our seniors on thus options, we have reserved the Taylor ISD Event Center Auditorium at 3101 N. Main Street for SATURDAY, 5/23/26 at 7:30.
I realize that many in the community may wonder why this decision was made over other options. I can assure you that many discussions and heavy consideration was taken. Unfortunately, the Taylor Auditorium, the local Fireman’s Hall, and other nearby district venues with enough space to hold our event were not available Friday night, as many districts are making the same call we are out of the abundance of caution.
Additionally, spaces on campus such as the cafeteria or the gym create issues for us with regards to the number of available seats, views during the events, and acoustics. One of the best things about Thorndale ISD, is our community and families come out to celebrate our students success, and limiting who gets to attend, is always a last resort. Lastly, as mentioned above, when meeting with the senior class about these options, the overwhelming consensus was to move to Saturday, in Taylor.
We know and understand that Texas weather is unpredictable, but every moment we wait to make a call to move the event only causes more scheduling dilemmas and problems for our graduates and their families.
We hope you will join us Saturday to celebrate our outstanding seniors in their accomplishment. Doors will open at 6:30pm.
Most sincerely,
Zack Kleypas
Superintendent
Thorndale ISD
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