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Approved Cords & Stoles for Graduation
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Below are the requirements for graduation cords that are allowed at the district graduation ceremony:

DESIGNATION or ORGANIZATION

CORD or STOLE COLOR

Summa Cum Laude

Gold Cord

Magna Cum Laude

Royal Blue Cord

Cum Laude

Red Cord

AP Capstone

Kelly Green and White Cord (Gold medallion - for the Diploma)

Beta Society

Gold Stole with Black Emblem or Gold & Black Cord if have NHS Stole

Chinese Honors Society

Teal Cord

International Baccalaureate Graduates (IB Diploma - DP)

Gold Stoles with a Black Emblem (Concord)

Mu Alpha Theta (Math Honor Society)

Light Blue Cord

National Art Society

Yellow, Red, & Blue Cord

National Dance Honor Society

Blue and White Cord

National English Honor Society

Blue and Gold (2 cords)

National Honor Society

Color chosen by school - avoid conflicts with other cords. (NCHS V- stole allowed due to conflicting color and STEM stoles)

National STEM Honors Society

NCHS - orange/black

CCHS - gold/green

National Technical Honor Society

Purple and Silver Cord

National Thespians Honor Society

Interwoven Blue and Gold Single Cord

North Carolina School of Science and Mathematics

Blue and Gray Medallion

Science National Honor Society

Green, gold, and purple braided double cord with gold tassels (cord only)

STEM Graduates

Gold or White Stole with STEM logo

Spanish National Honor Society

Red and Gold Cord

Kitty Hawk Air Society (JROTC)

TBA

Tri-M Music Honor Society

Pink Cord

RCCC Honor Society *

  • The National Society of Leadership and Success (NSLS)

Cabarrus College of Health Science *

  • Excellencia (3.75+ undergraduate GPA)

RCCC and Cabarrus College of Health Science *

  • Phi Theta Kappa (PTK)

Silver and Black Cord

Excellencia Pin and Gold Stole

Blue and Gold Double Cord

NC Governor’s School

Blue and Gold Cord (single cord colors intertwined)

Career Academy Certified Students - Completed their Career Academy program of study AND a qualifying internship (80+ hours within their career pathway) (link to purchase - sent by Melony Ritter to the Academy Coordinators)

White Stole (with a CTE Logo on one side and the Academy name embroidered on the other)

Academy Students (this will include non-NAF academies as well)

(link to purchase - sent by Melony Ritter to the Academy Coordinators)

Dark Green/white cord

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