God is in the details.

That’s an older, convoluted way of saying that when we pay attention to the little things it can end up giving us big rewards. The details are important, in other words.

Officials at Butler School District demonstrated their understanding of this concept on Monday, when senior high principal John Wyllie unveiled proposed changes to the district’s graduation ceremony that were well-received by school board members.

The most obvious upgrade that Wyllie proposed Monday was distributing more graduation tickets to students. With more seating in the school’s gymnasium and smaller graduating classes, it makes sense to welcome more family members into the ceremonies each year. The change would also end the misguided practice of giving honor students more tickets to graduation than others. Academic achievement should have no bearing on how many people students can invite to celebrate their graduation.

The most controversial change outlined Monday is likely to be homogenizing the color of graduates’ caps and gowns. This is a wise move. It will end a tradition that some people cherish, but in favor of a display of unity and equality among members of the graduating class. That’s a worthy message to promote at a ceremony that brings hundreds of young men and women together to celebrate the achievement of a common goal.

We have another suggestion when it comes to the graduates’ garments: let students decorate their graduation caps for the ceremony, if they so desire. This would give students the opportunity to express their creativity and individuality, and create a meaningful keepsake that commemorates their time at BHS.

The counter-argument to allowing this — that students might use the chance to display offensive or divisive imagery — is a fair concern. But a graduation ceremony is a symbolic milestone. Students will be moving away to college; getting a job; entering military service. They are young adults with responsibilities to shoulder and expectations to live up to. The district should treat them accordingly.

Finally, adding an opportunity for students to walk across the stage, receive a facsimile of their diploma and pose for pictures is probably the most important proposed change. It’s never been part of the Butler tradition. It’s time to make the walk and presentation part of the ceremony.

This is a vital addition to the district’s commencement ceremonies. It injects the correct kind of pomp and circumstance into the occasion — the kind that focuses on the students and their families — and will help families locate their graduate and snap a few pictures of a once-in-a-lifetime event.

These proposals should all enrich a ceremony that serves as the culmination of more than a decade’s worth of work by students and their families. It’s an important day, and the district should do everything in its power to get it right, because there is no do-over.