Updated End of Year Graduation Celebrations

Posted May 16, 2020

To Our Wolf Pack Families and Graduates,

As you know, we have been partnering with Truce Media on compiling a video that will honor our graduates and their many accomplishments, as well as a virtual, interactive graduation ceremony for our students. Using the guidance given by Superintendent Susana Cordova, we set out to plan the best experience possible given district guidelines and guidelines from the county health department.

Recently, other DPS schools have been given permission to conduct other celebrations that take place on their campuses. Seeing this occur has negatively impacted our school community, because our graduates, our families, and our staff feel other campuses have been granted special permission to do this, while our school follows the guidelines previously given to us from DPS. Today I reached out to my supervisors to share my concerns about this. I have asked for our graduates to be celebrated in the same manner as other schools and to receive the same opportunity to say goodbye to their teachers and support staff who have been with them for years. Our concerns have been heard, and just now received approval to have an in-person pre-graduation send off on our campus!

Today we assembled our graduation team and put the following measures in place to ensure that our graduates are receiving the same send-offs as their peers, as well as receiving the send off to celebrate just how amazing they are and how hard they have worked. Here is our amended schedule below to properly celebrate our seniors. More information will be coming, so please check your emails early next week for more info!

Senior Virtual Awards Night, Tuesday, May 26 6-7PM

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Pre-Graduation Send Off On-Campus, Wednesday, May 27 10:30AM-NOON

Maintain social distancing guidelines (no one can exit their vehicle), say goodbye to your teachers and staff, and pick up your graduation regalia and senior awards and class gifts! Head home and get dressed in your cap and gown and graduation regalia!

Virtual Live Watch Party and Interactive Graduation, Wednesday, May 27 Kick off at 1!

Take those family pictures in the front yard. Snap your selfies! Get ready to login to your computer or Smart TV at 1PM for the graduation Watch Party from 1PM-1:45 with our Grad Ceremony Video airing from 2PM-2:30PM, via the Hopin Link w/Password (more information to come!)

Senior Check Out, Thursday, May 28 from 9-12PM

Return Chromebooks and complete all Senior Checkout activities, so you can get your diploma!

We cannot wait to see all of you on Wednesday, May 27 starting at 10:30! Our staff are so ready to tell you congratulations and goodbye!

We love you, Wolf Pack! Hooowwwllll!

Sincerely,

Mrs. Stacy D. Parrish