DALLAS—With 6,730 seniors completing the academic requirements for a high school diploma, the Dallas Independent School District has high school graduation ceremonies scheduled throughout the city in May.

Graduation ceremonies will be special celebrations for students, their parents and teachers. For students, the walk across the graduation stage is a celebration of the completion of a life chapter devoted to their education, Superintendent Mike Moses said.

Moses said the new challenge for the soon-to-be graduates is to continue their education beyond high school. "We challenge our graduates to approach every day of their lives as if they were on a journey for learning," he added.

Students in the top 10 percent of their classes will be recognized at their graduation ceremonies. The Class of 2003 at North Dallas High School will be the first graduation ceremony at 7 p.m. Wednesday, May 21, at Moody Coliseum on the SMU campus. Summer school graduation, scheduled at 2 p.m. Tuesday, July 22, at Loos Field House concludes the district's graduation ceremonies for the school year.

A complete list of the Dallas Independent School District high school graduation ceremonies follows:

May 21
* North Dallas, 7 p.m., Moody Coliseum, 6024 Airline Rd., SMU Campus

May 22
* Hillcrest,7:30 p.m., Dallas Convention Center Arena, 650 S. Griffin Street
* Seagoville,7:30 p.m., Loos Fieldhouse, 3815 Spring Valley Road

May 23
* Skyline, 7 p.m., Reunion Arena, 777 Sports Street
* W.T. White, 7 p.m., Dallas Convention Center Arena, 650 S. Griffin Street

May 24
* Bryan Adams, 9:30 a.m., Reunion Arena, 777 Sports Street
* Thomas Jefferson 10 a.m., Dallas Convention Center Arena, 650 S. Griffin Street
* Justin Kimball, 1 p.m., Dallas Convention Center Arena, 650 S. Griffin Street
* H. Grady Spruce, 2:30 p.m., Loos Fieldhouse, 3815 Spring Valley Road
* Sunset, 6 p.m. Reunion Arena, 777 Sports Street
* Woodrow Wilson, 1 p.m., Reunion Arena, 777 Sports Street

May 25
* David W. Carter, 4 p.m. Dallas Convention Center Arena, 650 S. Griffin Street
* Lincoln, Noon, Dallas Convention Center Arena, 650 S. Griffin Street
* W. W. Samuell, 7:30 p.m. Dallas Convention Center Arena, 650 S. Griffin Street
* South Oak Cliff, 4:30 p.m. Loos Fieldhouse, 3815 Spring Valley Road
* Booker T. Washington, 7:30 p.m., Meyerson, Symphony Hall, 2301 Floral Street

May 27
* A. Maceo Smith, 7 p.m., Dallas Convention Center Arena, 650 S. Griffin Street

May 29
* L.G. Pinkston, 7:30 p.m., Loos Fieldhouse, 3815 Spring Valley Road
* Franklin Roosevelt, 7:30 p.m. McFarlin Auditorium, 6405 Boaz Lane
* School of Business & Management at the Ewell Townview Center, 7 p.m., Moody Coliseum, 6024 Airline Road, SMU Campus
* School of Education & Social Services at the Ewell Townview Center, 7 p.m., Moody Coliseum, 6024 Airline Road, SMU Campus
* School of Public Services: Government, Law and Law Enforcement at the Ewell Townview Center, 7 p.m., Moody Coliseum, 6024 Airline Road, SMU Campus
* School of Health Professions at the Ewell Townview Center, 7 p.m., Moody Coliseum, 6024 Airline Road, SMU Campus

May 31
* W. H. Adamson, 11 a.m., Loos Fieldhouse, 3815 Spring Valley Road
* Middle College, 2 p.m., El Centro College, 801 Main Street

June 2
* James Madison, 7 p.m., Majestic Theatre, 1925 Elm Street

June 3
* Moises Molina, 7 p.m., Loos Fieldhouse, 3815 Spring Valley Road
* School of Science & Engineering at the Ewell Townview Center, 7:30 p.m., Majestic Theatre, 1925 Elm Street
* School of Talented & Gifted at the Ewell Townview Center, 5 p.m., Majestic Theatre, 1925 Elm Street

July 22
* Summer School, 2 p.m., Loos Fieldhouse, 3815 Spring Valley Road