PSJA ISD Graduates will be allowed to decorate their cap for graduation. Please know they must comply with the following guidelines: 

• Only the flat, top area of the mortar board may be decorated. There may be nothing hanging down from any of the sides of the cap. 
• Decorations must be flat on the surface of the cap. Make sure items are secured and not falling off
• Do not use battery operated devices or blinking lights
• Do not use anything that makes noise

They should NOT:

• Contain any business or political advertisement, symbols, abbreviations, initials, words, slogans, patches, or pictures that: Refer to drugs or controlled substances, tobacco, alcohol, or weapons or be of a sexual nature or denote an affiliation with gangs or which advocate drug use, violence, illegal activity, or disruptive behavior which is detrimental to the safety and welfare of other students  
• Be obscene, profane, or vulgar 
• Include numbers other than the graduation year 
• Threaten the safety and welfare of any person  

Graduation caps will be reviewed and approved in advance of the ceremony. It is appropriate to put the following on your cap.   

• Thank a parent, grandparent, teacher, friend 
• Recognize the university you will be attending 
• Your graduation year
• Bible Verse  
• Inspirational Quote  
• Sports/Fine Arts, other extracurricular activities you were part of 
• COVID-19 symbolic images or phrases