Dear Parents,
It is with much excitement and anticipation that we share with you some information about activities for seniors of the class of 2022! Some of this information will require a response from parents and/or students, so please be sure to read this thoroughly.
Diploma Names and Graduation Gowns
Although May 2022 seems far off, we begin collecting information related to graduation now. This includes the styling of names for the diplomas and sizing information for graduation gowns. For this purpose, at the end of this section, there is a Google form to be filled out by parents with input from students. The following paragraphs provide more guidance on this.
In order to ensure that the student's diploma is printed correctly, we ask parents to please type their child's name exactly as they wish it to appear on the diploma including any proper punctuation, spacing, and punctuation (accents, tildes, hyphens, etc.). This resulting file of this data is sent directly to our diploma manufacturer, so please take care to do this accurately. Traditionally, the entire name--first, middle, and last--is printed on the diploma. In some limited cases, the document can serve as a legal identifying document, so no nicknames are to be used.
Each year, Antonian places an order for the gown packets that are provided to students for graduation. The packet includes the red graduation gown, a red mortar board cap, and a red tassel. The gown is a rental item, the cost of which Antonian pays through its operational budget and is therefore returned immediately following the graduation ceremony for pick-up by the gown vendor. The student keeps the cap and tassel. To place this order, Antonian needs to obtain the height and weight of each student.
Following is the link to remit the information described:
Herff Jones
Once again, Herff Jones will be the authorized provider of graduation items for Antonian. Specifically, Herff Jones products will be provided by representative Matt Grochett of GradToGo.com, The Overall Graduation Office. Mr. Grochett has a local office at 10115 Broadway and the office number is 210.460.6499. Herff Jones staff will be on campus on Friday, December 3, 2021, to present item information to the students during part of their lunch period. Parents are welcome to attend but need not be present. Packets will be provided to students to take home for review. Herff Jones staff will return to campus on Thursday, December 9, 2021, to collect orders during junior/senior lunch (12:15 to 1:00 p.m.) and after school (2:45 to 6:00 p.m.).
Please know that Antonian staff CANNOT accept orders for Herff Jones items. Orders must be remitted to Herff Jones staff either at the on campus order collection date or at the Broadway office.
Senior Portraits
Each year, we arrange to have special individual photos taken of our seniors. Participation in one of the several opportunities for these individual photos is mandatory as we use the photos for our annual yearbook. There is no required cost to parents/guardians for the photo session; however, we do make photo purchase information available to you, should you wish to buy any of them.
To begin this process, we have set an initial round of appointment times. On Saturday and Sunday, October 9 and 10, 2021, the photographer will be available on campus in our auditorium for photo appointments. Appointments are set in 20-minute increments with three students per increment.
I have created a sign-up sheet for parents/students to use to schedule an appointment. The link is:
There are an initial 117 appointment slots for this first round. Additional dates will be communicated as they are set. If you schedule an appointment, but your child cannot keep the appointment, please do let me know ASAP so that the slot can be cleared for someone else.
With respect to attire, most of what the students will wear is provided. Girls and boys are both photographed in two different outfits. Boys are photographed wearing tuxes and caps and gowns. Girls are photographed wearing "drapes" (giving the appearance of a black off the shoulder dress) and caps and gowns.
For the portrait session, all students can come casually dressed; however, the boys should bring a white dress shirt and a tasteful tie of choice. Boys should be well-groomed (shaven and haircut within school guidelines). Girls should plan to bring their own jewelry. Many choose to wear a simple string of pearls or a short chain. Girls should also be mindful that there are some poses in which hands will be seen--if you are a young lady that prefers to be well-manicured, please make plans accordingly.
If you have questions about any of this information, please feel free to contact me. The best means of communication is via email to dmontemayor@antonian.org.
Sincerely,
Diann Montemayor
Assistant Principal
