In preparation for Graduation on Friday, May 19, 2023, the school must order the Diplomas for the graduating members of the Class of 2023. Please click here to complete your student(s) Diploma Order Form. Forms must be completed by tomorrow, Tuesday, February 28, 2023.

The form also contains an acknowledgment of the Parent Tribute and

Graduation Dress Codes that are also detailed below in this email. Students wear the same outfit to both the Parent Tribute (May 5th) and Graduation (May 19th). Please review the dress codes below with your student(s).

The Parent Tribute is a long standing St. Cecilia Catholic School tradition where the graduates celebrate their parents by paying tribute to them in short speeches in the Auditorium. More information about the end of year and May Graduation events will be communicated soon. You are receiving the Diploma Order and Dress Code now to allow for enough time to order

diplomas, and parents have appropriate time to purchase outfits for these events in May.

On Wednesday, March 8th the 8th Grade students will have a professional photographer (Jeremy Kennedy) come to school to take individual headshot photos. The photos will be done during their PE time on this day.

The school will use these photos for the social media tributes for each student that we post in late April and early May. Additionally, parents will have an opportunity to purchase a copy of these photos as well. Attire for the photos will be Mass Attire since Wednesday is a Mass Day. The boys will not wear their ties in the photos and girls will not wear their Mass sweaters.

In March, after the high schools send out their acceptances to our students, we will ask parents to fill out a form for the information for the social media tributes we will post in late April and May. Please click here to see an example from last year of the girls photo / post and here for the boys photo / post. In preparation for this, please have your 8th grader think of their favorite St. Cecilia memory, and please find the baby picture you would like to submit as part of the tribute photo.

Next Friday, March 10th, the private high schools will be sending out their acceptance letters via email to applicant families. The schools send out their emails to applicant families at 4:00PM on Friday, March 10th. Please note that because this is the beginning of Spring Break, there will not be Bridges on Friday, March 10th so all 8th grade students should be picked up at carpool, and be home by 4:00PM to be with their families to receive their notifications.