Dear Parents,
This message contains a friendly reminder for parents of seniors regarding senior photo sessions and needed graduation-related information, as well as a recap of last night's (October 4, 2021) financial aid night.
October 4, 2021 Financial Aid Recap
Due to technical issues during last night's financial aid presentation, we were not able to livestream the entire presentation. Instead, we were able to record the session in its entirety. To access the program please click the link below.
For any questions about the financial aid presentation, please contact Steve Perritano at
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:
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 a handful of 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 the senior photo sessions or the gown/diploma information request, please contact Diann Montemayor at dmontemayor@antonian.org.
