The Panama City Beach City Manager has designated a High School Banner Event celebrating graduating seniors by proudly displaying their photos on banners hung upon City-owned light poles along Powell Adams Road and Richard Jackson Boulevard. 

Eligibility 

The graduation banner program is open to any graduating high school senior who lives or attends school in Panama City Beach. Arnold High School students, home schooled students, or PCB students attending another school are all eligible. 

Banners will be processed and approved on a first-come, first-served basis.  

How to Apply 

Applying is easy! To feature a graduating senior, applicants must complete a Class of 2025 online application and submit a digital photo of the high school graduate.  In the digital photo, the student can be wearing a cap and gown, a sports uniform, or any professional senior portrait that frames the graduate from the waist or shoulders up.  Here are some photo tips! 

• The digital photo must be submitted as part of the online application in either PDF or JPG format. A minimum resolution of 300 dpi is required to avoid photo pixelation or distortion.   Professional photos are preferred but if submitting a photo taken from a smart phone, please ensure the photo is at least a 5 MB file. 

• Photos with a solid background are preferred (as the backgrounds will be removed). 

• Applicants will select one of two available banner styles. While the examples are branded for Arnold High School, students attending other schools or who are home-schooled will have color options that reflect their respective schools. 

Once the application is completed, a City employee will contact the applicant and confirm that the application has been accepted.  Next, the applicant will need to make payment by the deadline below to ensure that his or her banner order is placed.  

Click here to access the online application and submit your graduating senior’s information by the application deadline, Wednesday, April 30, 2025, at 4:30 PM. 

Cost 

• The cost to participate is $100 per banner, per graduate. 

• Payments can be made by cash or check.  

• Checks should be made payable to The City of Panama City Beach. 

• Payments can be made in person at Panama City Beach City Hall, located at 17007 Panama City Beach Parkway, Panama City Beach, FL. 

• Payments must be remitted before banners can be ordered and installed. 

Banner Return 

The City will make every effort to return the banner to the applicant or graduate after the banners are taken down.   

• City staff will notify applicants using the contact information provided on the application when banners are ready for pick-up at City Hall. 

• Applicants will have two weeks from the date of notification to retrieve their banners. Unclaimed banners will be disposed of after the two-week period. 

• The City is not responsible for lost or damaged banners.