Graduation

Baccalaureate Mass and Graduation practice

• Wednesday, May 17, in the gym. Time TBD

Will be held at 6 p.m. on Thursday, May 18, 2023. Location TBD.

Seniors must wear nice, church appropriate attire and their graduation gown. No graduation cap this night.

The doors will open at 5:30 p.m. Space is limited in our local churches, please limit guest to four per family.

Our Commencement ceremony will begin at 7 p.m. on Bemis Field. Gates open at 6 p.m. Graduates must dress up and wear both their graduation cap and gown. Caps, gowns and announcements will be distributed after Spring Break.

UPDATE! NO Tickets required. All are welcome!

Dress code for Baccalaureate and Graduation ceremony:

All graduates will wear gowns without caps for Baccalaureate Mass, and both caps and gowns for the commencement exercises.

Boys

• Dress shirts with ties and dress pants are required. No polo shirts or t-shirts
• No jeans or casual pants may be worn
• Dress shoes with dress socks are REQUIRED (no athletic shoes will be permitted)
• Boys must be clean shaven and have natural color hair in dress code compliance
•  No sunglasses or earrings may be worn

Girls

• Dresses or skirts (no more than 1 inch above the knee)
• Dresses and tops must have at least cap sleeves (no spaghetti straps or tank tops permitted unless a sweater or jacket is worn)
• All tops must have a modest neckline
• No flip flops are permitted
• No sunglasses may be worn
• Hair must be natural in color and in dress code compliance

Additional items for graduating seniors:

• No items may be worn on the outside of the gown or on the cap (ie. Pins, writing, jewelry, etc.). The only exception to this rule will be National Honor Society/Honors Thespian Sashes, Valedictorian/Salutatorian/Honors medals, and Kairos medals/leader crosses.
• No gum or food of any kind may be brought on to Bemis Field.

Let the 2022-23 yearbook staff take the stress out of the Memory Lane poster.

The process is simple:

1. Choose photos that represent special times with family and friends. Include pets. This is something your senior can bring to college and take comfort in the memories.
2. Send between 6-10 (max) photos digitally to Rebecca Strolic at rstrolic@ndpsaints.org. These photos must be submitted by Friday, April 17, 2022, as either JPEGs, PNGs, or PDFs. Include in the email your senior’s name and the name of the college your senior will be attending, as well as any specific requests for the placement of the photos.
3. One of the YB staffers will be assigned get to work on the design. You should receive a proof for editing within five schooldays.

We will have a limited amount of blank Memory Lane posters available at the front desk if it is necessary for you to design the poster yourself.
 

1. Handmade posters must adhere to specific guidelines and look like the example shown here
   
   
2. No 3-D elements (bows, 3-D stickers)
3. All photos are set within the 11x17 page with no overhang
4. Only photos on the front (masthead) side of the poster
5. And finally, laminate the poster before turning it in at the front desk by April 27, 2023.

This is a tradition at Notre Dame Preparatory that began with the first graduating Class of 2005 to help celebrate the momentous occasion of graduating high school. We would like all of our seniors to have a Memory Lane Poster, so please help spread the word to all senior parents.
If you have any questions, please email Rebecca Strolic at rstrolic@ndpsaints.org.

At graduation our seniors will receive a Notre Dame Preparatory diploma cover for the ceremony. The actual printed diploma will be available for pick up at the school the week following graduation. Congratulations to our graduates!