This page is a general reference point for Seniors/parents/guardians during the crazy 9 months that is Senior Year. Please continue to check your other references (Guidance page, College and Career Center page, Daily Bulletin, etc) so you have the most complete amount of information possible.
Be sure to check back frequently as a lot happens Senior Year, and we will add new information as we get it. (Please note that all times/dates are subject to change. Many don’t, but things happen, and we will update this page as soon as we know of a change.)
ROSEMONT THEATRE HAS A NEW NAME! IT IS NOW THE “AKOO THEATRE AT ROSEMONT”, so we will refer to it as such from here on out. Same theatre, same location, just a different name. Don’t get confused on Graduation Day!
AP Exams May 7-May 18
-Registration is now over
-Any questions, please see Mrs. Hargesheimer in the College and Career Center
Prom Friday, May 18
-Prom bids will be sold in the Bookstore
-Watch the Daily Bulletin and listen to the PA’s for on-sale announcement
-Cash, check, Visa or Mastercard can be used in the Bookstore
Cap and Gown Distribution
-Tuesday, May 15th and Wednesday, May 16th
-Stop by the SAO during your lunch periods on these days to pick up your cap and gown
-Hang it up when you get home, or you’ll be all wrinkly at Graduation
-Caps are one-size fits all, FYI (They have elastic)
-Everything is yours to keep EXCEPT the Honor Cords or Stoles
-Don’t forget to pick these up when you get your cap and gown!
-Take pictures early because we grab these off you as soon as you step foot off the Akoo stage
Senior Seminar Wednesday, May 23
Senior Evaluations May 29-30
Honors and Awards Assembly Thursday, May 24
-All Juniors and Seniors attend. This is a late arrival day for Freshmen and Sophomores.
-All Seniors should dress nicely (shirt and tie for boys, semiformal for girls)
-You never know who’s going to win what, and you don’t want to look like a slob!
-Award recipient parents will be notified the week of May 14th
-Please check the e-mail that you listed when you signed up at Booksale
-Please also check cell-phone voicemails
-We will be streaming the Assembly this year!
-Please watch the Daily Bulletin and this page for site details
Graduation Ticket Distribution Thursday, May 24
-AFTER Honors and Awards Assembly, in the East Gym
-THE GRADUATING SENIOR IS THE ONLY PERSON WHO CAN PICK UP THE TICKETS.
-Do not send a sibling, your parents, your grandma, your cousin, your best friend.
-Seniors MUST have a valid school ID to pick up Graduation Tickets
-Deans won’t print ID’s on May 24th, so PLAN AHEAD.
-Clear up all your obligations before May 21st, or you won’t get your tickets until you do
-These can include owing money, returning calculators/athletic-wear/IMC materials, etc
-Every senior gets 4 tickets, unless you won the lottery for the 5th
-We would love to give you all unlimited tickets, but Akoo Theatre at Rosemont is only so big
-There is no way for the school to give you more tickets
-Lucky you, we are streaming graduation this year!
-See the Daily Bulletin for more info closer to the date
-DON’T LOSE YOUR TICKETS. WE CAN’T REPLACE THEM.
Senior Class Breakfast - Friday, June 1
-Akoo Theatre at Rosemont will let us know closer to the date which one it is
-It’s in the Fieldhouse, 8-9a
-Dress is shirt and tie for boys, semiformal for girls
-NO JEANS, SHORTS, CUT-OFFS, OR HATS
-Don’t forget your ties!
-Anyone who is not dressed properly will not be admitted to the breakfast, even if you bought a ticket
-You don’t HAVE to attend the breakfast, but why not? Find out who won the Senior Awards.
-Tickets will be available in the SAO in May. Watch the Daily Bulletin for dates and cost.
-(Hint- if you attend Breakfast, bring comfy shoes for Rehearsal afterwards.)
Graduation Rehearsal - Friday, June 1
-Akoo Theatre at Rosemont will let us know closer to the date which one it is
-Take BOTH days off work now, if you can
-You have to go graduation rehearsal, or you can’t walk across the stage on June 3rd.
-Again. NO REHEARSAL, NO GRADUATION WALK ON JUNE 3rd
-NO EXCEPTIONS
-If you’re not walking in graduation, we need a note from your parent/guardian
-Because you might not care, but we bet that they do
-The buses for rehearsal leave from the Fieldhouse at 9a
-If you miss the bus, you can’t go to rehearsal
-You have to take our bus- you cannot drive yourself
-Again. YOU CANNOT DRIVE YOURSELF TO REHEARSAL. YOU MUST TAKE OUR BUS.
-When you get back from rehearsal, you can go home. You are DONE!
-You are usually done and back to the school by 1p
Graduation! Sunday, June 3rd, 1:30p Akoo Theatre at Rosemont
-Seniors should be at the Theatre by 12:15p, in cap and gown, ready to go
-Don’t forget your honor cords or stoles, if you have them!
-Take pictures ahead of time, since we take the cords and stoles away before you leave the stage
-Only guests with tickets will be allowed into graduation
-Late Guests!
-If you get to the theatre after 1:25p, you will miss the processional
-Late Guests will be seated in the balcony AFTER the processional at the discretion
of the House Manager
-Special Needs Guests!
-If you need wheelchair space or other accommodations, please plan to arrive early
-See the House Manager or ushers when you get to the Theatre
-Loud Guests!
-Please be respectful of all graduates and their families.
-No horns, beach balls, noisemakers, or other celebratory toys allowed
-Anyone who is “excessively celebratory” will be escorted out by the theatre staff
After graduation, there is GRAD NITE! Go to the following site for more information: