Class of 2025 Information

Three Steps For Graduation

Meet Academic Graduation Requirements
Resolve All School Obligations
COMMENCEMENT CELEBRATION AND BEYOND

The deadline for the submission of your senior photos is December 20th, 2024. As we have hard deadlines for publishing, this is a true end-date for submissions. No senior photo will be accepted after this date.

Submit your senior photo AND QUOTE to this link: https://www.hjeshare.com/eShare/?code=ewhs Whether you photograph your portrait on your own or have a professional portrait taken. You can still upload the image into the link. Please continue through the steps for all of the information.

As always please make sure the senior photos are free from anything inappropriate . No photos with violent, drug/alcohol, or sexual content are allowed. The same is true of any photo promoting intolerance to any social, religious, racial, or political group. Submissions violating these guidelines will not be included in the yearbook and your standard school photo will be used. You will not be contacted and given the opportunity to submit another.

The same holds true in regards to senior quotes. Keep it clean and proper in whatever language you decide to write your quote in. Inappropriate quotes will be removed and will not appear in the yearbook. There will be no opportunity to resubmit a quote.

Note: If you do not submit a senior photo, your standard school photo will be used. If you did not have a school photo taken and there is no senior photo submitted, your picture will not appear in the yearbook.

Senior Dedications (aka: Baby Ads) - Deadline: January 17, 2025

Congratulations to your EWHS seniors for making it to their senior year and being on the cusp of their graduation.

Once again this year, families of EWHS seniors will have the chance to buy a photo dedication for their students and to have these in a special senior dedication section in our EWHS yearbook.

As always please make sure the dedications are free from any inappropriate photos and text. No photos or text with violent or sexual content is allowed. The same is true of any photo or text promoting intolerance to any social, religious, racial, or political group. Submissions violating these guidelines will not be included in the yearbook.

New this year is the introduction of a design program that lets the families of the seniors design their own senior dedication. It is a fantastic addition to the dedication process as it allows much more flexibility to create the ad exactly as you like it. So get those pictures ready and prepare to create your senior dedication.

Senior dedication creation process:

1. The first step to get your senior dedication going is to log into the school online payment system linked below and choose which size of ad you want to purchase. The prices this year are $140 for a full-page ad, $85 for a ½ page ad and $57.50 for a 1/4 page ad.

2. Once payment is made, you go to the second link (found below). You will be given the option to choose your ad size. Be sure to choose the size of the ad you purchased. The $1.50 fee listed here is the fee to use the software company’s program.

3. Next, tell the system your student’s name then follow the instructions. Create a user account.

4. After this is done, you will be able to create your ad. There are multiple templates for each ad size you may choose from. Each page size has various options for the number of pictures you can add and for the layout of your page. (Note: Sometimes people like to include a picture of a pet, or perhap a student's artwork. This is ok as long as the pictures follow the submission guidelines mentioned above).

5. All the information concerning image types and other technical requirements can be found there. In short though, pretty much any of the common image types, such as jpeg, are supported.

6. Finally, enjoy your senior dedication. After it is finished, it is automatically logged into our yearbook system and will be included in this year’s book.

The way to do this is a 2 step process:

Online Payment system (from step #1): (https://wa-edmonds.intouchreceipting.com/) to purchase the size ad you would like to have for your senior. The purchase can also be made at the ASB Window.

Second link (from step #2): Yearbook Senior Dedication Order Link enter this order number, 16914 , when prompted to upload your photos and design the ad. There is a small $1.50 design fee to use this website's program that will be paid through their system.

The deadline to complete the design is January 17, 2025.

Senior Class Meeting -Did you miss it?

Order your Graduation announcements and regalia by clicking one of the Jostens links below.

If you missed the meeting, please access the Jostens' site here for your full Graduation packet order.

If you don't need the whole package and only need to order "ala carte" pieces, then click here.

Post Graduation Contact Information Request Form

Please use this form to update/add a personal cell phone or email in your Skyward account so that EWHS may reach you directly if necessary after graduation. These will only be used to reach you regarding official business, like transcript pick-up, diploma availability, etc.

IMPORTANT DATES

Keep checking here for important dates as we work through the school year.

Oct. 1 - Senior Meeting - Advisory - Theater (Graduation, Caps/Gowns/Announcements, Discounts, Deadlines and more)
Oct. 15 - Deadline for Jostens orders
Dec. 20 - Senior portrait and quotes to Yearbook.
Jan. 17 - Senior Dedications for Yearbook submission deadline.
Feb. - Midyear transcripts sent to colleges
Apr. - HSBP completed by now (Graduation Requirement)
Apr. - Jostens Graduation Packet Distribution - during both lunches
May - Deadline for Naviance College Data (this is used for the graduation program)
May - Ticket Requests - (Form closes TBD)
May 23 - Senior Class Meeting during Advisory in the theater
May - Deadline to purchase extra keepsake Commencement Programs
June - Senior Prom
June - Senior Clearance Forms distributed via English classes
June - Senior Final Exams
June 9 - Senior Clearance forms due
June 12 - Last day of classes for soon-to-be-graduates
June 13- Senior Breakfast - Great Hall (8:30 am)
June 13- Commencement Ceremony Rehearsal - Mandatory (10:00 am)
June 14 - Arrive to EW for Commencement by 4:00 pm
June 14 - Commencement Ceremony - 6:00 pm

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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:

Art - 1.0 Credits
English - 4.0 Credits
Social Studies - 3.5 Credits
Math - 3.0 Credits
Science - 3.0 Credits
Health - 0.5 Credits
Fitness (PE) - 1.5 Credits
Career & Technical Education - 1.5 Credits
Personal Finance - 0.5 Credits
General Electives - 5.5 Credits

CLICK THE LINK: More detailed information is available on the Edmonds School District webpage, "Graduation Requirements"

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:

College in the High School or Running Start courses
Dual-credit exams: i.e. IB = 4+
Dual-credit courses: i.e.: IB = Earn C+ minimum grade both semesters
State assessments: Smarter Balanced: ELA = 2548; Math = 2595
Transition courses (1.0 credit total): Bridge to College courses
ACT (ELA = 14; math = 16) or SAT (ELA = 410; math = 430)
Career/Technical Education course sequence (2.0 or more credits in a specific sequence)
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:

Substitutions
ESD Credit Waivers - 2 Credits

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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

Saturday, June 14 - 6:00 pm: Edmonds Stadium

Class of 2025 Participation in Ceremony: Effective this year, seniors will be eligible to walk at graduation if they are within one credit of meeting their graduation requirements and have a plan approved by their principal to complete the missing credit during the summer. This update reflects a shift from the more lenient exceptions that were allowed in recent years due to the pandemic.

Senior Breakfast

Plan to attend the senior breakfast on June...TBA from 8:30 am - 9:45 am in the Great Hall

Mandatory Ceremony Rehearsal

Graduation ceremony rehearsal will be held on (TBA) 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 2025 students, please arrive at the venue by 4:00 pm and proceed to the gym.

For families and guests, gates will open at 5:15 pm.

Ticket Information

All graduates are guaranteed up to 6 tickets for the graduation ceremony, if needed. 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 June (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 are requesting on the Ceremony Ticket Request Form (The form link emailed to every senior student in May (TBD). 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. Your ticket grants you entry to the event.

ADA seating is found in the stadium between the north and south ramps. 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 2025 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.

Here is the link for ordering: TBA

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.

Students must wear school issued cords and stoles.
Native American students may wear tribal regalia and items of cultural significance, augmenting, adding to or replacing the EWHS traditional package.
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:

Must be school appropriate. (see the 2024-25 EWHS Student Handbook.)
The cap, gown and stole must remain in the original shape.
Cap decorations must be flat on top of the mortarboard.
Personally supplied items and decorations must fit within the following categories:
- Thanking a family member, teacher, mentor or friend
- Recognition of post-secondary plans
- Recognition of high school achievements and activities
- Items of cultural significance
- Your graduation year

Students may NOT add personally supplied items or decorations that:

Replace school issued items
Change the original shape of the cap, gown, tassel or stole
Light up or hang from caps or stoles
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

TBA

Parent-Sponsored After-Graduation Celebration**

**This event is a non-school event!

TBA

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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:

End of June - Student who have met all graduation requirements or have approved credit waivers by the last day of school.
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.

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