Class of 2024 Information
Yearbook Submissions
Senior Pictures & Quotes Information
Portrait Details:
**Seniors you must submit your senior portrait and quotes together please!**
Seniors may choose to use a different portrait in the yearbook instead of their ASB photo.
The yearbook staff tries to ensure that all seniors are included, so you MUST submit a portrait no later than Friday, January 19th, 2024!! If a student misses the deadline, their ASB photo will be used instead. No exceptions!
Here are a few guidelines to follow when trying to choose which portrait to submit:
- Headshots must be VERTICAL
- Any background is fine, indoor or outdoor
- Photos with inappropriate props, added social media filters, and black and white photos will NOT be accepted.
- We require that your digital file is 8x10, 300 dpi and in jpeg format
Senior pictures should include the head, shoulders, and chest. Any background is fine. Photos should be in color not black and white. We prefer photos that are not full body because we won't be able to see your face easily.
Quote Details:
Leave your fellow Warriors a few words of wisdom at the end of the year with a Senior Quote. Each senior is encouraged to submit a quote to be printed next to their portrait. Please be aware that inappropriate quotes WILL NOT be featured in the book. Quotes must be fewer than 100 characters - that’s letters, spaces, and punctuation.
**Seniors you must submit your senior portrait and quotes together please!**
*Quotes are subject to approval.*
How do I submit my portrait and quote?
Remember to submit before the January 19th deadline!
Senior Dedications (formerly know as Baby Ads) Information
Senior year is an exciting and nerve racking time for both students and parents because one chapter of life is coming to end while the next is waiting around the corner. After four years of hard work, your student deserves to be recognized. The yearbook staff wants to make them a great senior dedication, but we need your help.
What is a senior dedication?
The yearbook staff creates a collage of pictures of the student (usually including some from their childhood) with a message from their family and is placed at the end of the yearbook.
What are the different orders?
The dedications come in many different sizes, each with a different price and a minimum amount of pictures.
The written part of the dedication ( the words to be included with the pictures) needs to be written by the family or the one submitting the dedication.
FULL PAGE = $125 with 10 - 15 pictures and 125 words
HALF PAGE = $75 with 6 - 9 pictures and 100 words
QUARTER PAGE = $50 with 3 - 5 pictures and 75 words
Is there a deadline?
Yes! Purchased orders, submitted pictures, and written messages must all be received by Friday, February 16, 2024!
PLEASE send all materials (pictures and messages) in at once, but it does not have to be at the time of purchase. We will NOT accept anything past the deadline of February 16! NO EXCEPTIONS!
The yearbook staff has very strict deadlines to meet, thank you for understanding! :)
How do I order one?
Checks (made out to ESD) should be given to the ASB office.
Please email us at 2024EwhsSeniorDedications@gmail.com with:
- Your name and your student’s name
- Size of dedication
- The minimum amount of pictures required for the size ordered
- Written message to the student
Do you have tips for submitting pictures? We love pictures!! Sending more than the minimum amount required is highly recommended (though we can not insure they’ll all be used if more than the maximum number are submitted) because it gives us the ability to make the most visually appealing senior dedication for your student. If there are photos you want us to prioritize over others, please let us know! Otherwise, we will decide which photos to use at our own discretion. When it comes to submitting pictures, we only accept digital files.
As to photo submission guidelines, the photos cannot contain any sexual content, drug/alcohol content, weapon content, or anything violence or gang related. They also may not contain anything discriminatory towards any race, gender, social, political, or religious group. We are doing everything we can at the school and district to make a positive and inclusive environment for all students. The yearbook is designed to reflect this inclusivity.
TABLE OF CONTENTS
News
Important Dates
Three Steps For Graduation
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Meet Academic Graduation Requirements
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Resolve All School Obligations
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COMMENCEMENT CELEBRATION AND BEYOND
After Graduation
Senior Yearbook Photo & Quote
Senior Dedication Ad
SENIOR CAP & GOWN ORDERING
News
Senior Pictures & Quotes Information
Portrait Details:
**Seniors you must submit your senior portrait and quotes together please!**
Seniors may choose to use a different portrait in the yearbook instead of their ASB photo.
The yearbook staff tries to ensure that all seniors are included, so you MUST submit a portrait no later than Friday, January 19th, 2024!! If a student misses the deadline, their ASB photo will be used instead. No exceptions!
Here are a few guidelines to follow when trying to choose which portrait to submit:
- Headshots must be VERTICAL
- Any background is fine, indoor or outdoor
- Photos with inappropriate props, added social media filters, and black and white photos will NOT be accepted.
- We require that your digital file is 8x10, 300 dpi and in jpeg format
Senior pictures should include the head, shoulders, and chest. Any background is fine. Photos should be in color not black and white. We prefer photos that are not full body because we won't be able to see your face easily.
quote Details:
Leave your fellow Warriors a few words of wisdom at the end of the year with a Senior Quote. Each senior is encouraged to submit a quote to be printed next to their portrait. Please be aware that inappropriate quotes WILL NOT be featured in the book. Quotes must be fewer than 100 characters - that’s letters, spaces, and punctuation.
**Seniors you must submit your senior portrait and quotes together please!**
*Quotes are subject to approval.*
How do I submit my Portrait and my Quote?
Remember to submit before the January 19th deadline !
Senior Dedications (formerly know as Baby Ads) Information
Senior year is an exciting and nerve racking time for both students and parents because one chapter of life is coming to end while the next is waiting around the corner. After four years of hard work, your student deserves to be recognized. The yearbook staff wants to make them a great senior dedication, but we need your help.
What is a senior dedication?
The yearbook staff creates a collage of pictures of the student (usually including some from their childhood) with a message from their family and is placed at the end of the yearbook.
What are the different orders?
The dedications come in many different sizes, each with a different price and a minimum amount of pictures and words needed to be sent in from the family.
FULL PAGE= $125 with 10 - 15 pictures and 125 words
HALF PAGE= $75 with 6 - 9 pictures and 100 words
QUARTER PAGE= $50 with 3 - 5 pictures and 75 words
Is there a deadline?
Yes! Friday, February 2, 2024
PLEASE send all materials (pictures and messages) in at once, but it does not have to be at the time of purchase. We will NOT accept anything past the deadline of February 2nd!
NO EXCEPTIONS! The yearbook staff has very strict deadlines to meet, thank you for understanding! :)
How do I order one? Online payments are the best option, but checks (made out to ESD) may be submitted to the ASB office. Please email us at (TBA) with:
- Your name and your student’s name
- Size of dedication
- The minimum amount of pictures required for the size ordered
- Message to the student
Do you have tips for submitting pictures? We love pictures!! Sending more than the minimum amount required is highly recommended (though we can not insure they’ll all be used if more than the maximum number are submitted) because it gives us the ability to make the most visually appealing senior dedication for your student. If there are photos you want us to prioritize over others, please let us know! Otherwise, we will decide which photos to use at our own discretion. When it comes to submitting pictures, we only accept digital files.
IMPORTANT DATES
Keep checking here for important dates as we work through the school year.
- Oct. 19 - Sr. meeting - Advisory - Theater
- Oct. 30 - Nov. 3 - Senior Week
- Jan. 19 - Senior portrait and quotes to Yearbook.
- Feb. 2 - Senior Dedications for Yearbook submission deadline.
- TBD- Jostens Graduation Packet Distribution - during both lunches
- TBD - Deadline to purchase extra keepsake Commencement Programs
- TBD - Ticket Requests - (Form closes on TBD)
- TBD - Senior Class Meeting during Advisory in the theater
- TBD- Senior Clearance Forms distributed
- June 1- Senior Prom
- June TBD- Senior Clearance forms submitted/ticket pick up at the Warrior Support Center
- June TBD - Senior Final Exams
- June 17 - Commencement Ceremony Rehearsal - Mandatory (10:00 am)
- June 17 - Arrive to EW for Commencement by 4:00 pm
- June 17 - Commencement Ceremony - 6:30 pm
1. MEET ACADEMIC GRADUATION REQUIREMENTS
High School Credit Requirements
Edmonds School District and Washington State require 24 credits to graduate earn a high school diploma:
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Art - 1.0 Credits
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English - 4.0 Credits
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Social Studies - 3.5 Credits
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Math - 3.0 Credits
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Science - 3.0 Credits
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Health - 0.5 Credits
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Fitness (PE) - 1.5 Credits
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Career & Technical Education - 1.5 Credits
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Personal Finance - 0.5 Credits
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General Electives - 5.5 Credits
Graduation Pathway Options (at EWHS)
Edmonds School District and Washington State require graduates to meet a Graduation Pathway options to show master in English and Math:
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College in the High School or Running Start courses
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Dual-credit exams: i.e. IB = 4+
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Dual-credit courses: i.e.: IB = Earn C+ minimum grade both semesters
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State assessments: Smarter Balanced: ELA = 2548; Math = 2595
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Transition courses (1.0 credit total): Bridge to College courses
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ACT (ELA = 14; math = 16) or SAT (ELA = 410; math = 430)
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Career/Technical Education course sequence (2.0 or more credits in a specific sequence)
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Military Career Interest - ASVAB Exam (AFQT Section)
High School and Beyond Plan (Naviance)
The High School and Beyond Plan is a graduation requirement for ALL graduates. This requirement cannot be waived. Do not neglect this important requirement.
- Seniors check Naviance and complete all remaining tasks in your "Important To Do's and Tasks Lists"
- The final task, the Senior Exit Survey, will be made available in the spring in Naviance.
Need help? Visit the Career Center or email Mrs. Christensen.
Edmonds School District Graduation Requirement Waivers
For eligible students, graduation requirement waivers are available. Your school counselor will contact you if you need and are eligible for a waiver. You do not need to contact your school counselor.
Each waiver option has specific eligibility requirements. Types of waivers:
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Substitutions
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ESD Credit Waivers - 2 Credits
2. RESOLVE SCHOOL OBLIGATIONS
Return all Textbooks and Equipment
During times when school funding is a challenge, turning in items helps our school (and taxpayers) save money because we will not have to purchase replacement items.
Pay All Fees and Fines
Seniors must also pay all outstanding fines and fees. Payments can be paid online at this link: https://wa-edmonds.intouchreceipting.com/
Graduation ceremony tickets are held until all school obligations are resolved.
3. Commencement Celebration AND BEYOND
Monday, June 17 - 6:30 pm: Edmonds Stadium
Senior Breakfast
Plan to attend the senior breakfast on June 16th from 8:30 am - 9:45 am in the Great Hall
Mandatory Ceremony Rehearsal
Graduation ceremony rehearsal will be held on Monday, June 17 at 10:00 am in the Main Gym after the Senior Breakfast. Attendance is mandatory for all seniors who are walking. Please arrive promptly at 10:00 am. Rehearsal will continue until everyone is comfortable with the proceedings. We kindly request that you refrain from lingering on campus and depart immediately until your return time:
Class of 2024 students, please arrive at the venue by 4:00 pm and proceed to the gym.
For families and guests, gates will open at 5:30 pm.
Ticket Information
All graduates are guaranteed up to ?? tickets for the graduation ceremony. Please note that only students may collect their tickets—parents, guardians, and other family members are not permitted to do so. All tickets are free of charge.
Tickets will be available for pickup in the Warrior Support Center during the week of TBD. You will need to have your Senior Clearance form completed in order to collect your tickets. No Senior Clearance form = No Graduation Tickets.
If you require additional tickets, you can indicate how many extra tickets you need on the Ceremony Ticket Request Form. Extra ticket requests are not guaranteed.
Stadium Seating and ADA Accommodations
Seating at the stadium is available on a first-come, first-served basis, with no assigned seating.
We will suggest sections to sit in so you can be in view of your graduate. Your ticket grants you entry to the event.
ADA seating is found in the stadium and on the field. If you request for ADA seating for an individual and require another individual to accompany them, please include this number in the request.
Graduation Ceremony Live Stream Information
The Edmonds School District proudly presents the live streaming of all 2024 commencement celebrations, brought to you by the Mountlake Terrace High School CTE Communication Club, Hawk Broadcasting Network (HBN). The live streams will commence 15 minutes prior to each event's scheduled start time.
All events will be broadcast live and also archived for later viewing on the Hawk TV YouTube Channel: www.youtube.com/c/HawkTvHBN
Graduation Ceremony Professional Photographs
A professional photographer will be taking photographs during the graduation ceremony and will be providing order/purchase information TBD. Check back for more information.
Graduation Ceremony Dress Code
Our ceremony is focused solely on celebrating this important milestone in the lives of our seniors. The purpose of our graduation ceremony dress code is to allow celebration of individual achievement while not causing disruptions or distractions from the ceremony as a whole.
During the ceremony, students must wear the traditional cap, gown, tassel and medallion package purchased from Jostens. Gowns will be zipped closed during the ceremony.
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Students must wear school issued cords and stoles.
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Native American students may wear tribal regalia and items of cultural significance, augmenting, adding to or replacing the EWHS traditional package.
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Native Hawaiian and Pacific Islander students may wear flower/leaf leis as an item of cultural significance. (Respecting this cultural significance, we ask that students who do not self-identify as Native Hawaiian and Pacific Islander refrain from wearing leis.)
Students may wear personally supplied cords and stoles and may decorate caps and stoles within the following guidelines:
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Must be school appropriate. (see the 2023-24 EWHS Student Handbook.)
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The cap, gown and stole must remain in the original shape.
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Cap decorations must be flat on top of the mortarboard.
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Personally supplied items and decorations must fit within the following categories:
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Thanking a family member, teacher, mentor or friend
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Recognition of post-secondary plans
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Recognition of high school achievements and activities
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Items of cultural significance
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Your graduation year
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Students may NOT add personally supplied items or decorations that:
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Replace school issued items
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Change the original shape of the cap, gown, tassel or stole
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Light up or hang from caps or stoles
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Are disruptive to the ceremony or detrimental to the safety and welfare of other students
Please do not wear spiky shoes! Graduates will be seated on the turf field. Spiky shoes will tear our turf, causing costly repairs. If students wear spiky shoes, we will ask that they change their shoes.
Prom
Senior Prom is Saturday, June 1st
More to come...
Parent-Sponsored After-Graduation Celebration**
**This event is a non-school event!
All seniors are encouraged to join the 2024 graduation celebration. The overnight party will take place right after the graduation ceremony. Graduates will leave from EW to a surprise location. Graduates must purchase a ticket ahead of time to attend the party. Tickets will go on sale in March. Remember the more money we raise in fundraisers, the cheaper the tickets will be. Please visit the parent graduation committee website to donate and find out how you can support the 2024 graduation celebration.
after Ceremony - OTHER INFORMATION
Google Drive Export
As you prepare to graduate from high school, you should be aware that all the data in your school Google account (Google Drive, Gmail, Blogs, Sites, etc.) will be archived in September, and you will no longer be able to access it. Please read these Google Drive Export instructions to complete this task.
Final Transcripts/Diploma Certificates
Final Transcripts
When a student meets all graduation requirements and applicable requirement waivers are processed, we will be able to issue final transcripts that students may use to verify they have graduated from high school. Final transcripts will be ready on the following schedule:
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End of June - Student who have met all graduation requirements or have approved credit waivers by the last day of school on June 24, 2024.
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August - Students who are taking summer school classes.
To have a final transcript electronically sent to a college, students must complete the Senior Exit Survey.
You can visit the Edmonds School District Transcript/Diploma website for instructions about how to obtain transcripts after June 30 if you are not enrolled in summer school.
Diploma Certificates
Each year, we have graduates surprised that the diploma cover handed to them at graduation does not include their diploma certificate. The official diploma certificates will be ready for pick up in late August from Edmonds-Woodway High School.