Senior year is coming to an end. As graduation approaches, so do senior boards, plans after high school, and the delivery of grad letters. This leaves seniors with a list of priorities and events to attend before graduation.
Starting with priorities, seniors must return all library books by May 18, or they will receive a non-refundable late fee of $5 per book. Chromebooks must also be returned by June 9 with their English class. A fee on an account can prevent seniors from receiving their high school diploma.
“Senior textbooks are due by June 5th, and everybody else, all of their textbooks are due by the 12th,” Library Media Center (LMC) librarian Tonia Albert said. “If they don’t get everything turned in by the 18th, there will be late fees applied. $10 per textbook [and] 5 dollars per class novel or library book.”
Other priorities include the High School and Beyond Plan (HSBP), which should have been completed by May 1. If not, all seniors who have not completed their HSBP will have their names placed on the wall of shame within the LMC. Completing your HSBP is also required to graduate.
Outside of priorities, there are several events seniors can participate in before graduation. If their GPA is within the top 5% of their class, any senior who wishes to speak at graduation can submit their speeches by May 1. Additionally, students who wish to audition at graduation and Senior Award Night must register via QR code and come into the choir room on May 13, from 1 to 3 p.m.
There are several other events that seniors can participate in, such as Grad Night, along with hosting their own graduation parties.
“I’m really excited to graduate, I’m ready for college [and] it’s something I’ve been excited for all four years of high school,” Emma Runge, a CHS senior, said. “I’m having a grad party to get together with family and friends to celebrate.”
The list of things to do continues, as seniors are busy creating graduation letters to mail to family and friends and receiving and decorating graduation caps.
“I will be decorating my grad cap by putting a quote from a book I like, which was very influential in my early high school years,” CHS senior Selene Withington said. “I can’t wait to get out of here, I’m so happy.”
Others have graduation traditions done with family or friends, just little ways to celebrate the year coming to a close.
“I want to do this thing where [I get a clicker counter] and click it every time I know someone, and I want to see out of the graduating class how many people I know,” Withington said.
Even with the many expectations or events to look forward to, in the end, the graduating class will eventually say their goodbyes and head forth into a new journey of life.
