The commencement ceremony will be at 3M Arena at Mariucci June 1st, 2025 at 10:00 AM

Date: Sunday, June 1, 2025 TIME: 10 A.M

Location: 3M Mariucci Arena, 1901 4th St SE, Minneapolis, MN 55455

Students arrive before 9:30 AM inside the tunnel - entrance: 1912 5th Street S.E. 

The procession of students will start at 9:55 AM and the ceremony should last approximately 75 minutes.

Directions and Map to Mariucci

Anoka Hennepin Guidelines and Expectations

Why do we hold graduation at Mariucci Arena?

• 3M Arena at Mariucci is an enclosed facility that ensures the ceremony will be held as scheduled with no impact from inclement weather. 

• The facility offers unrestricted seating for families, no need to limit tickets for family members. 

• Professional audio/visual support provides a high quality experience for audience members. 

• Logistics support for school staff with year-end ceremony - set up of chairs and clean-up of facility during busy time of the school year saves overtime costs and rental fees involved with on-campus events. 

• Off-campus ceremonies at Mariucci ensure a consistent experience for students across the district whose schools choose off-site graduations. 

• Mariucci Arena is the closest and most affordable option for off-site graduations. 

• The district makes the selection for off-site venues a year in advance and signs a contract with the facility.

• 3M Arena at Mariucci hosts graduation ceremonies for nearly 20 other metro high schools.

Handicap Seating Information

• Wheelchair

  • Entrance and ramps are on the east side of the building

  • ASL seating: section 7-8

  • Wheelchair: Section 2, 3, 8, 18, 24

• Deaf and Hard of hearing section

  • Section 8

This year we will be sending out regular emails with all of the obligations seniors must resolve before picking up their cap and gown or before purchasing dance tickets. It will include fees, books, tech resources and detention hours. These emails will be sent to all seniors and senior parents prior to dance ticket sales, at the end of each trimester and finally in the weeks before cap and gown pick-up. 

• Fees will be due prior to purchasing dance tickets and before cap and gown pick-up. They can be paid through ParentVue or in the activities office.
• Senior Survey must be completed before cap and gown pick-up. Messaging will go out in the Spring
• Library books and textbooks should be turned into the IMC or the specific resource center when no longer in use or before cap and gown pick-up.
• Chromebooks and cords must be turned into the tech support office when no longer in use or before cap and gown pick-up.
• Detention hours must be completed each trimester, before purchasing dance tickets and before cap and gown pick-up.
• Additional fines can be accrued for missing or damaged books or tech resources.