Hello Class of 2025 Families!
Please review the contents of this article for important information as we prepare for your child's senior year of high school!
This is an exciting time for your learner and your family so communication between home and school is very important. Many seniors take advantage of internships, work experience, college courses, and partial schedules, which means they are not always in the building for morning announcements. The best way we can stay in contact is to remind your child to check his/her WASD email at least once per week. I will also send notifications to parents/guardians via Sapphire BoroBlast so please make sure your email address and phone numbers are up to date in the Community Web Portal.
The goal of this article is to share as much information with all of you as possible. Note that some items are time sensitive. Please bookmark this article for future reference!
Time-Sensitive Information:
Senior Yearbook Portraits - about half of the senior class needs to schedule an appointment to have their senior portrait taken by Pictures Plus. ONLY THOSE TAKEN BY PICTURES PLUS CAN BE INCLUDED IN THE YEARBOOK. Families have the option to purchase pictures as well. If you have not already done so, please click HERE to schedule an appointment through the Pictures Plus website.
Immunization Records - several seniors need to submit updated vaccination records that includes the 2nd dose of the meningococcal vaccine. A separate message was sent to families if this documentation is needed for their senior.
Important Dates (times not listed will be shared closer to the date of the event):
Financial Aid Night - Monday, September 30 - Information session to learn more about options to pay for college presented by local college representatives
FAFSA Completion Night - Thursday, October 24 - Opportunity for families to complete the FAFSA form with the assistance of counseling department staff and local college representatives
Senior Class Meetings (Seniors should make every effort to attend):
Cap & Gown meeting and Senior Class meeting at 7:45 am - November (Date TBD)
WASHS 9-12 Class Meeting - Friday, January 31, 7:40 am in the auditorium
LAST SENIOR CLASS MEETING - Thursday, March 13 8:00 am OR 10:00 am
Graduation Practice - MANDATORY for students participating in the ceremony will be the three days prior to graduation. Final dates will be announced in January; please plan on being at practice May 26-30 from 7:45 am - 10:30 am
Baccalaureate - Thursday, May 29
Graduation - Friday, May 30
Important Links:
Other Senior Year Information:
Seniors with partial schedules - Many seniors do NOT have a full schedule for a variety of reasons.
Seniors are expected to arrive on time for their scheduled WASHS classes and must sign in and out at the attendance office.
When NOT scheduled for a class, administration assumes the student is NOT in the building. If a senior will remain in the building between class periods, he/she will be assigned to study hall in the balcony. The library is not a lounge and teachers are not available for visits during the school day.
Senior PLTs - Seniors who are not in the building during PLT were NOT assigned to a PLT. Seniors without a PLT should stop by the main office on the first day of school to pick up beginning of the year paperwork and documents.
Seniors taking a College Course
Please complete and submit THIS form to the counseling office so that college courses are correctly listed on your schedule and transcript.
New for 2024-25 - early to college courses will be weighted 1.10 when calculating your cumulative GPA