GRADUATION CEREMONIES
Since our students are spread across several states, the Gateway Total Homeschool Program doesn’t have a graduation ceremony. However, many local support groups have a cap-and-gown ceremony you can sign up for, or you can present the diploma in your own celebration with friends and family. (We will mail the diploma to your home.)
If you have a specific date for the ceremony, plan ahead. You should aim to submit grades early enough to allow 2 weeks to process final grades and issue the diploma. The diploma and a copy of the transcript will then be mailed to you.
We don’t provide graduation supplies, but you may print your own invitations or graduation announcements. Some students design class rings through a local jeweler or department store. Gateway’s school colors are red, white and blue, and our mascot is the “Challenger,” represented as a knight mounted on a horse. Below are some websites where you can order graduation supplies including class rings, caps, and gowns:
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www.balfour.com (Balfour has Gateway’s mascot on file for class rings.)
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Ceremonies for TN Students
For Tennessee students, the alphabetical list below gives contact information for local chapters of the TN Home Education Association and their graduation ceremonies.
Chattanooga Southeast TN Home Education Association (CSTHEA)
Chattanooga, TN Area
Email: graduation@csthea.org
Website: www.csthea.org
Memphis-area Home Education Association (MHEA)​​
Memphis, TN Area
Phone: (901) 753-4705
Email: graduation@mymhea.org
Website: www.mymhea.org
Middle TN Home Education Association (MTHEA)
Nashville, TN Area
Email: office@mthea.org
Website: www.mthea.org
Mid-East TN Home Education Association (METHEA)
Athens, TN Area
Email: graduation@methea.org
Website: www.methea.org
Details: Student’s family must be METHEA members.
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Northeast TN Home Education Association (NETHEA)
Johnson City, TN Area
Phone: (423) 489-4786
Email: graduation@ne-tnhea.org
Website: www.ne-tnhea.org
Details: Student’s family must be NETHEA members.
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Smoky Mountain Home Education Association (SMHEA)
Knoxville, TN Area
Email: graduation@smhea.org
Website: www.smhea.org
West TN Home Education Association (WTHEA)
Jackson, TN Area
Email: info@wthea.org
Website: www.wthea.org
Details: Student’s family must be WTHEA members.
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Ceremonies for MS Students
For Mississippi students, the alphabetical list by counties below gives information for local homeschool groups that offer graduation ceremonies.
Alcorn:
EAGLE Home School, Inc.
Email: eaglehsgroup@gmail.com
Phone: 662-416-3891
Website: www.eaglehomeschool.com/
Events: prom, yearbook, graduation
Attala:
Mid-Mississippi Christian Home Educators
Email: mmcheinfo@gmail.com
Events: graduation (kindergarten, 8th grade, seniors)
Desoto:
Mississippi Homeschool Life
Email: info@homeschoolLife.org
Phone: 662-426-6638
Website: www.homeschoollife.org/
Events: kindergarten and senior graduation
Harrison:
Coast Christian Home Educators Association
Email: tyfondren28@gmail.com
Phone: 601-917-1702
Website: www.homeschoollife.org/
Events: prom, graduation
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HEARTS (Home Educated and Raised to Serve)
Email: HeartsHomeschoolCoOp@gmail.com
Phone: 228-243-5626
Website: www.homeschool-life.com/2672/
Events: homecoming, prom, graduation, yearbook
Hinds:
Christian Home Educators Connection
Email: CHECmississippi@gmail.com
Phone: 601-622-8172
Website: www.checonnection.com/
Events: graduation, yearbook, dances/prom
Lauderdale:
​Meridian Christian Home Educators
Email: mchecouncil@gmail.com
Phone: 601-481-4182
Website: homeschool-life.com/2382/
Events: high school banquet, graduation
Lawrence:
Rising Son Home Educators
Email: Pameladouglas2002@yahoo.com
Phone: 601-455-4554
Events: graduation, yearbook
Lee:
Christian Home Educators of Northeast Mississippi
Email: chenmississippi@gmail.com
Website: chenm.org/
Events: graduation
Lincoln:
Brookhaven Home Educators
Email: bhedirector23@gmail.com
Phone: 601-320-2824
Website: www.homeschool-life.com/ms/bhe
Events: graduation, yearbook
Madison:
Christian Home Educators Connection
Email: CHECmississippi@gmail.com
Phone: 601-622-8172
Website: www.checonnection.com/
Events: graduation, yearbook, dances/prom
Pearl River:
Pearl River County Christian Home Educators Association (PRCCHEA)
Email: prcchea@yahoo.com
Phone: 214-934-2743
Website: prcchea.wixsite.com/home/join-us
Events: yearbook club, prom, graduation
Pike:
Home Educators of Southwest MS
Email: heswmsec@gmail.com
Phone: 601-334-8283
Website: heswm.com/
Events: yearbook staff, senior graduation, prom
Rankin:
Christian Home Educators Connection
Email: CHECmississippi@gmail.com
Phone: 601-622-8172
Website: www.checonnection.com/
Events: graduation, yearbook, dances/prom
Impact Homeschool Association
Email: homeschoolwithimpact@gmail.com
Phone: 601-213-6816
Website: www.homeschool-life.com/ms/impact/
Events: high school graduation
Scott, Simpson. and Yazoo:
Reservoir Area Christian Home Educators (ReACHE)
Email: reache.org@gmail.com
Phone: 601-214-2704
Website: www.reache.org/
Events: yearbook, graduation