Senior Timeline

All seniors need to pay particular attention to the dates in the Senior Timeline and are encouraged to mark their calendars. Please continue to check the WHS Class of 2023 webpage found under Activities, for ongoing and updated news and information, as well check here for any updates to the Senior Timeline as we proceed through second semester and graduation.

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Download 3/14/23 Senior Timeline

All seniors need to pay particular attention to the following dates. Seniors and parents are encouraged to check the WHS homepage or the WHS Class of 2023 webpage found under Activities for ongoing and updated news and information as we proceed through second semester: https://woodinville.nsd.org/counseling/class-of-2023.

Now                  National Anthem Audition Sign Ups: Now through April 17

  • Auditions take place on Tuesday, April 18, 3:30 p.m. in Room 409 by sign up
  • Seeking seniors for the Commencement Ceremony, Senior Awards, and the Moving Up Assembly
  • Senior/Underclassmen auditions also take place for Moving Up Assembly performances
  • Performances can be vocal or instrumental
  • Auditions Sign Up Here: https://forms.gle/1Uwr3YdcKQzbNwuq5

Now                Grad Night Sign Ups: Now thru May 15

Now                 Submit Photos for Senior Events: Now through June 1

  • Upload photos you would like to see in upcoming senior events such as Senior Breakfast, Moving Up, and graduation
  • Can be any photos from your 4 years at WHS
  • Upload here: https://forms.gle/JNeevYmTsZjPs2ht6

Now                 Pre-Register for Commencement Ceremony photos with GradImages: Now through June 12

March

21                    Senior Class Meeting, during Activity Tuesday (Bel Schedule #10), 10:55-11:00a, Commons

  • Student-Selected Student Commencement Speaker nominations included at this meeting
  • Running Start seniors, please make plans to attend

22                    Jostens Commencement Announcement Distribution*

  • Main Office Foyer during Lunches from 11:45a to 1:05p and after school 3:20-3:50p
  • If a senior is unable to attend, a friend or relative can pick up the items; however, a signed note from the parent/guardian must be provided to Jostens. The individual picking up the items will be required to sign for them, relieving Jostens of responsibility if they should become lost or misplaced.
  • Questions? Contact Jostens at 360-653-9102 or by Email at jostenspnw@jostens.com

April

01                    Senior Survey & Scholarship Reporting begins – due May 3                

01                    Artwork submissions for the printed Senior Awards publication being accepted April 1-May 3 

  • Calling all students from the Class of 2023 who would like to have an opportunity for consideration of their artwork to appear on the cover and in the Senior Awards publication! 
  • Upload your digital .jpg submission (max 10MB) via this Google Form https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSfyRyz1YxMiXcLbykgMJbxVnK4lEHoMTDOi7QOwRCVFBpplFg/viewform by Wednesday, May 3 at 11:55 p.m.  Thank you in advance for your creativity! 
  • A committee will be reviewing all submissions and will advise the selected cover art by May 17, 2023. 
  • If you have any questions, please contact Mrs. Porter by email at rporter2@nsd.org

01                    “That 70s Tolo!”*

07                    End of 3rd Quarter

10 – 14           Spring Break

17 – 21           Public School Volunteers Week

18                    Auditions for the National Anthem & Moving Up Assembly Performances

  • Auditions take place on Tuesday, April 18, 3:30 p.m. in Room 409 by sign up
  • Seeking seniors to perform the National Anthem at the Commencement Ceremony, Senior Awards, and the Moving Up Assembly
  • Senior/Underclassmen auditions also take place for Moving Up Assembly performances
  • Performances can be vocal or instrumental
  • Auditions Sign Up Here: https://forms.gle/1Uwr3YdcKQzbNwuq5

24 - 28            Senior Survey & Scholarship Notification Week

24 – 28           Mental Health Week

28                    Senior Class Meeting, during 3rd Period “Activity Friday” Bell Schedule #10,
                                  Commons, 10:55-11:30a

  • Running Start seniors, please make plans to attend

28                    Counselors notify off-track seniors

May

01                    Wear Your Colors!  National College Decision Day is Monday, May 1!

01 - 12            AP Exams - Testing Window

03                    Senior Survey & Scholarship Reporting DUE!              

03                    Artwork submissions DUE!

  • Artwork submissions for the printed Senior Awards publication are due May 3 
  • Calling all students from the Class of 2023 who would like to have an opportunity for consideration of their artwork to appear on the cover and in the Senior Awards publication! 
  • Upload your digital .jpg submission (max 10MB) via this Google Form https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSfyRyz1YxMiXcLbykgMJbxVnK4lEHoMTDOi7QOwRCVFBpplFg/viewform by Wednesday, May 3 at 11:55 p.m.  Thank you in advance for your creativity! 
  • A committee will be reviewing all submissions and will advise the selected cover art by May 17, 2023. 
  • If you have any questions, please contact Mrs. Porter by email at rporter2@nsd.org

05                    School Lunch Heroes Day: thank our lunch staff for serving you!

08 – 12           Teacher Appreciation Week: Take time to say thank you to your teachers!

08-12              Prom Ticket Sales Window*

10                    National School Nurse Day: Thank our nurses for serving you!

13                    Prom*

18                    National Honor Society Induction & Recognition, Main Gym, 6:30p

19                    Night of the Arts/Almighty Woodinville, Details TBD

24                    Independent coursework/outside credits DUE: All independent online coursework/outside
                         credits must be completed by the student and their final grade verified by the counselors.             
                         Participation in the Commencement Ceremony may be in jeopardy for online coursework verified
                         after that date.

29                    Memorial Day: No School

31                    Teachers will notify the counselors of those students with failing grades

  • Seniors who were previously failing and are now passing a required course, are in compliance with the attendance policy, and have met all other graduation requirements will be reinstated to the graduation roster and may take part in the Commencement Ceremony.
  • The counselors will contact students and parents via phone.

June

01                    Senior Awards Ceremony, WHS Main Gym, 6:30p (Seniors report to Auxiliary/Back Gym by 6p)

  • Senior Awards Night is as a way to honor, recognize, and provide a social environment for the entire graduating class and their loved ones. 
  • The excitement of seeing future graduates acknowledged by faculty, picking up their cap and gown, smiling as they sign yearbooks, and making memories with one another is a highlight.
  • As some seniors and parents/guardians wonder, seniors typically dress well for this event (dress shirts, blouses, slacks, dresses, etc.)

01                    Commencement Ticket & Senior Yearbook Distribution*, after the Senior Awards Ceremony
                         ends (appx. 8p)

  • Each senior receives 5 free tickets, additional tickets can be purchased for $7.00 ea. (no limit)

01                    Senior Class Cap, Gown, & Stole Distribution*, after the Senior Awards Ceremony ends (appx.
                         8:00p)

  • If a senior is unable to attend, a friend or relative can pick up the items; however, a signed note from the parent must be provided to Jostens. The individual picking up the items will be required to sign for them, relieving Jostens of responsibility if they should become lost or misplaced.
  • Contact Jostens at 360-653-9102 with product specific questions.
  • Contact Assistant Principal Ron Taylor at rtaylor@nsd.org with other questions.

06                    Medical Professions Academy Graduation Ceremony, WHS Theatre, 6:00p

06                    Senior Device Collection Day during English class periods (devices, cases, chargers, hotspots)

07                    NSD/WHS Items Returned: If not handled previously, textbooks, library books, devices, chargers,
                         hotspots, parking hangers, uniforms, locks, cameras, photography and art supplies, equipment
                         and any other property that belongs to the Northshore School District/Woodinville High School
                         must be returned to the staff person who checked it out.

07                    Last regular day with seniors

07                    Beach Day/Yearbook Distribution*, Last Early Release Wednesday

08                    Notice from counselors: The counselors will compile a final list of students still failing and “not
                         walking” in the Commencement Ceremony. The counselors will notify the parents by phone and
                         the students will be removed from the final Commencement Ceremony list and not allowed to
                         participate in the ceremony.

08                    Senior Class Meeting, just prior to the Moving Up Assembly, Time TBD

  • Commencement Ceremony seating assignments posted

08                    Moving Up Assembly, after the Senior Class Meeting, Time TBD

  • This is a special time to honor our seniors with the entire school

08                    Senior Breakfast*, by Alexa’s Café, WHS Commons after the Moving Up Assembly, Time TBD

09                    Mandatory Commencement Rehearsal at WHS, 9:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m.  
                         MARK YOUR CALENDAR!

  • Meet in the Theater at 9:00 a.m. sharp
  • ·Seniors must participate in rehearsal to walk in the Commencement Ceremony

13                    WHS Commencement Ceremony*, Pop Keeney Stadium at 6:00 p.m.

  • Seniors should be prepared to be dropped off at WHS (no vehicle parking on the WHS campus)
  • All seniors will ride district transportation from WHS to Pop Keeney
  • Details to follow regarding arrival times and other details in the May WHS Grad Guide
  • Seniors must have a return ride home from Pop Keeney (buses will not return to WHS)

20                     "Takeout" your Google Drive, and save all of your hard work!

  • Google Drive and NSD email accounts will remain active for one year after graduation.
  • After that period, they will be deleted.
  • Use the summer to transfer your important files to your personal account. 
  • Google makes it easy at takeout.google.com. 

28                    Diploma Packet Pick Up, WHS Main Office Loop, Wednesday, June 28, 11 a.m. – 2 p.m.

  • Pending official verification graduation requirements have been met, diploma packets will be available for pick up drive-thru style at the Main Office Loop on Wednesday, June 28, 11 a.m. - 2 p.m. (For efficiency, It is helpful to have a sign with your last name in the car window.)
  • Student immunization records for our graduating seniors will be included in the diploma packets.  
  • If your immunization record is not in your diploma packet,  you may register your child at https://wa.myir.net/rorl to receive a .pdf of your child's Certificate of Immunization Status (CIS) form. You may find this information on the nurse's letter in your packet. 
  • Please make arrangements to pick up the packet as soon as possible, as diplomas are often a piece of documentation needed in the graduate’s near future.
  • As diplomas are not reproducible and the packets contain sensitive information, the packet must be picked up and signed for by the graduate or the graduate’s parent/guardian (friends of the graduate are not authorized).
  • Thank you for ensuring fines and fees have been taken care of and any outstanding textbooks or materials have been returned.
    • Fines and fees can be paid online through the parent TouchBase accounts or checks can be made payable to WHS and mailed to: WHS at 19819 136th Ave NE, Woodinville, WA 98072, Attn: Bookkeeper.
    • If you should need your TouchBase username or password, please email whsattendance@nsd.org.
  • Summer hours for pick up after June 28 are Wednesday, July 5 & 12  from 8 a.m. – 12 p.m. at the WHS Main Office. Diploma packets not picked up by July 12 will be mailed home at the beginning of August.

28                    Cap & Gown Donations

  • WHS gladly accepts donations of caps and/or gowns for future graduates in need.
  • Graduates who are not planning on keeping their cap and/or gown are welcome to bring the cap and/or gown and drop if off at the Diploma Packet Pick Up event on Wednesday, June 28.
  • There is a particular need for gowns 5’9 and under.

*   Student fines/fees must be paid, cleared, or arrangements made before students can purchase: Event tickets (Tolo, Prom, Senior Breakfast, Commencement, etc.) and/or a parking permit; and/or pick up graduation supplies (announcements, caps/gowns/stoles, etc.), and/or yearbooks; and/or participate in sports, and/or the Commencement Ceremony.  Students with financial need are encouraged to contact their counselor throughout the school year. Families qualifying for free and reduced meals can learn how to submit for waived extra-curricular fees via this link https://woodinville.nsd.org/resources/payments#fs-panel-148324 pursuant to pursuant to House Bill 1660:  
https://resources.finalsite.net/images/v1627067652/nsdorg/udwhkmop85ujj8vrbzmv/NSDHB1660Summary7-8-2021AR.pdf

NOTE: Seniors needing a final transcript mailed to a post-secondary institution must make their final transcript request via completion of the Senior Survey & Scholarship Notification process outlined under April 1 and May 3.

Posted 3/14/23 ds