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Norwalk Community College will be having their 50th annual Commencement Ceremony on Thursday May 17 at 4:30 pm in the East Campus parking lot. It is optional for Students at NCC who have met the requirements to graduate to march at this ceremony, Debbie Kidd a secretary at the Business Office said “ 831 student are eligible to march at this Ceremony if they want to, some people have already graduated In December of 2011 and then the other ones get audited after all the grades are in for May and then another set in August. Not every student attends the ceremony though,” she said. Students will receive their diploma case at the ceremony. Kidd said, “ This is only a ceremony you don’t actually get a diploma. Diplomas won’t be mailed until the middle of August,” she said Scholars who are eligible to walk on May 17th received a letter with information about the ceremony. Along with the letter is a stage card; The Dean of Students Robert Baer encourages students to submit their stage card to the Bookstore before the deadline “Students must submit their stage card to the Bookstore in the East Campus before May 11th. Students will receive a cap and gown once they submit their stage card. If students don’t meet the deadline they will not be able to march at the ceremony,” he said. 22-year-old Brian Ayala is a business major. He is excited about the ceremony and he is happy that he will be receiving his diploma “ Being a student at NCC has been a good experience, I’m excited