CLASS OF 2025 GRADUATION INFORMATION

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    Class of 2025 Graduation Date 

    Saturday, June 14 at 8:00 PM

    Raleigh Convention Center

GRADUATION INFORMATION

GRADUATION HANDBOOK

  • Please thoroughly read the graduation handbook for all details regarding the graduation ceremony, including guest tickets and upcoming senior events.

    2025 GRADUATION HANDBOOK

SENIOR TIMELINE

  • The senior timeline document contains information and dates of all senior events for the class of 2025. The document will be updated as new dates and information become available. Please check it periodically so you don't miss any events.

TICKET INFORMATION

  • Seniors will be provided tickets on Monday, June 2, after the Senior Assembly Rehearsal.

    Each student will receive 9 guest tickets to attend the commencement ceremony. (Please note: All candidates for graduation will receive their tickets when ALL FINES AND FEES OWED TO WCPSS AND SHS have been cleared.  Receiving a ticket does not mean you have completed all requirements for graduation. You must still pass required classes and required exams.)

    Senior Booster Ticket Swap

    The Senior Booster Committee has organized a ticket swap for families who have extra tickets or who need extra tickets. Please use the spreadsheet: Booster Committee Sponsored Ticket Exchange 

    *Sanderson High School is not involved in this ticket exchange. Please do not contact the school about extra tickets.

TIME SENSITIVE INFORMATION

SCHOLARSHIP & AWARD REPORTING

  • Due May 23, 2025
    We will recognize scholarship and award recipients at the Senior Assembly on June 4, 2025.
    • List any scholarships/awards you have been offered even if you are not accepting the award (i.e. you are going to NCSU, but you received a scholarship from ECU, etc.).
    • Add as many scholarships to this form as needed.  If you need to add more than 10, please submit a new, additional, Google Form.
    STEP 1: Complete this form: Scholarship & Award Reporting form (Students must be signed in to WakeID to complete the form)
    STEP 2: Email copies of your award letters to Ms. Hitt at GHitt@wcpss.net in Student Services.

BACCALAUREATE SERVICE

  • Baccalaureate is a non-denominational religious ceremony that offers a quieter, more intimate opportunity to pause, reflect on this rite of passage, and hear from graduates, Principal Drouhard and our keynote speaker, Maggie Kane, Founder and Executive Director of A Place at the Table. A reception will immediately follow in Trinity’s Fellowship Hall with light refreshments.

    All are welcome! This is a non-ticket event. Registration is preferred, but not required to attend. RSVP: Baccalaureate RSVP

    Trinity Baptist Church - 4815 Six Forks Road, Raleigh, NC 27609

    Students wear their gown;

    • no cap or tassel
    • stoles & honors cords are acceptable to wear

CAP AND GOWN

  • If you missed picking up your graduation products, you may stop by the attendance window before/after school/during lunch to pick up.  Items that were ordered within the last 2 weeks may not have arrived yet.

    * Jostens has resumed online orders for cap and gown packages. Here is the link to the main ordering site for SHS and the link to the standard cap/gown/tassel package. 

    If you only need to purchase a tassel, please contact Ms. Pendergraft (kpendergraft@wcpss.net) to purchase at Sanderson. Tassels are $14 payment is via Venmo only. 

STOLE PICK UP

  • Stole pick up will take place May 29 and 30 during both lunches and after school in the main lobby.  All fines and fees must be cleared prior to pick up.

GRADUATION FEES

  • All seniors are required to pay a $30 Class of 2025 Senior Graduation Fee ("dues"). Graduation fees cover the cost of the diploma cover, graduation stole, ceremony decor and costs, etc. This fee, as well as any other fees your SHS senior owes, can be viewed on PowerSchool. Financial hardship questions should go to your child's school counselor.

    NOW OVERDUE - Pay here

ELEMENTARY SCHOOL SENIOR RECOGNITIONS

    • ROOT ES ALUMS
      • Root Elementary will be having a clap-out for Root graduating seniors on May 22 at 3:00pm. They will need to check in at the front office at 2:45pm.  Bring your cap and gown.
    • DURANT ROAD ES ALUMS
      • Did you attend Durant Road Elementary School?  As you prepare to take your next big step, we are excited to invite you to join us for a Senior Walk through the halls of your former elementary school. Come dressed in your cap and gown as we cheer you on, celebrate your achievements, and inspire our current students with your success.  This event will be June 4 at 2pm.  Please RSVP here. 
    • JOYNER ES ALUMS
      • Joyner Elementary is hosting their annual “Senior Clap Out” where they invite all former students to return to where it all began.  This event will be on Monday, June 9 at 2pm. Please RSVP here  
    • UNDERWOOD GT MAGNET
    • BROOKS ELEMENTARY
      • Class of 2025 Senior Walk Moving Museum at Brooks Elementary School will be on June 9 at 2:45pm. If you attended Brooks and would like to participate, register here.
    • YORK ELEMENTARY
      • York Elementary is hosting their second annual "YES Senior Saunter" where graduating Seniors get to come to campus, wear their cap and gown, and walk the halls of the elementary school where they got their start. This event will be on Wednesday, June 11 from 2:00-2:30. Our address is 5201 Brookhaven Drive, Raleigh NC 27612. Please RSVP
    • DOUGLAS ELEMENTARY
      • Douglas Elementary is hosting their annual "Dragon Victory Lap" where they invite all former Dragons to return to where it all began.  From the first steps to the final flight!  This event will be on Friday, June 6 from 2:30-3:15. Please RSVP here

STUDENT SERVICES GRADUATE INFORMATION

IMPORTANT SENIOR DOCUMENTS

SENIOR NIGHT PRESENTATION

SCHEDULE CHANGE INFORMATION

  • Attention Seniors applying to 4-yr colleges & wanting a schedule change:

    Most 4-yr. colleges take course rigor into consideration in admission decisions. Many colleges offer a decision of "waitlist" or "deferred". Colleges maintain expectations that senior year course rigor and academic performance will remain consistent or better than past semesters.  
    For example: UNC-Chapel Hill has released a statement for the spring semester instructing students who are making a schedule change and have already applied to Carolina to submit a schedule change form via their MyCarolina account. UNC emphasizes that "academic rigor is an important factor in our review, and we want to be sure that the coursework information we have from students is up-to-date." 
    Please take the above info into consideration before submitting a course correction request. Only requests that meet the conditions found here will be considered. Students are responsible for notifying their colleges of changes to their schedule.

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