CLASS OF 2025 GRADUATION INFORMATION

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    Class of 2025 Graduation Date 

    Saturday, June 14 at 8:00 PM

    Raleigh Convention Center

IMPORTANT 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

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. 

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.

    Due by Apr. 30, 2025 - Pay here

SENIOR SLIDESHOW PICTURE SUBMISSIONS

  • It is now time to submit pictures for the Senior Slideshow! Deadline is May 2. Pictures received after this date will not be accepted.  Due to time limits, photo quality, and to ensure all students are represented, every submitted photo may not be used.   

    • Send no more than 5-7 pictures or short videos to shsseniorvideo2025@gmail.com
    • Files must be in jpg.   Do not submit pictures in .heic.
    • Photos must be from the past 4 years and can include individual or group shots. 

    We are in need of pictures of school dances, first day of school, college acceptances, and sport Senior Nights.  

    If you have any questions, contact Stephanie Wilson (swilons17@wcpss.net) or Allison Seton-Harris (asetonharris@wcpss.net).

LIBRARY DISPLAY - OH THE PLACES YOU'LL GO

ELEMENTARY SCHOOL SENIOR RECOGNITIONS

    • 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 6th 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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