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Wootton HS Class of 2025

Graduation Information Meeting

Link to tonight’s slides

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Agenda

Graduation Requirements

Senior Events

Graduation & Rehearsal Procedures

Extra Ticket Information and Ticket Distribution

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Graduation Requirements

Student Service Learning Hours - April 25, 2025
Successful completion of required marking period courses
Maintain GPA and class requirements for postsecondary opportunities
Financial obligations cleared before participation in graduation rehearsal

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MAY AND JUNE 2025				May 1	2	3
4	5 AP Exams	6 AP Exams	7 AP Exams	8 AP Exams	9 AP Exams	10
11	12 AP Exams	13 AP Exams	14 AP Exams	15 AP Exams	16 AP Exams Senior Picnic @ 6pm, WHS	17 Prom @ 8pm Fillmore
18	19	20	21	22	23 Last Day for Seniors	24
25	26 No School	27	28	29	30	31
June 1	2	3	4	5 Rehearsal@ 8:45 a.m. WHS	6 No School	7
8	9 Graduation @ DAR!	10	11	12	13	14

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Announcements from Senior Planning

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Announcements from Senior Planning

Senior Picnic	Friday, May 16 6:00 pm - 8:00 pm	Wootton Lower Lot Free! Food Trucks ($)!
Senior Prom	Saturday, May 17 8:00 pm - 11:00 pm	The Fillmore Silver Spring, MD

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Announcements from Senior Planning

Prom tickets go on sale tomorrow, Wednesday 4/9 on School Cash Online!!

Get them early!!

$40 from 4/9 through 4/25

$45 from 4/26 through 5/9

Please consider donating prom decorations from Senior Planning’s Amazon wish list by scanning the QR code!

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Graduation Ceremony Commencement Speaker

We’re very excited to welcome Haley Skarupa as the commencement speaker for the Class of 2025 graduation.

Haley is a graduate of Wootton and an American professional ice hockey forward who played in the National Women's Hockey League, the Professional Women's Hockey Players Association, and won gold for the American national team at the 2018 Winter Olympics. This spring she will be inducted into the Montgomery County Sports Hall of Fame.

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Graduation Rehearsal

Thursday, June 5, 2025 from 8:45 am - 12:00 pm in the Main Gym. All graduates are required to attend the entire rehearsal to participate in the graduation ceremony. If a student arrives after 9:00 am, they will be seated at the end of the alphabet. After rehearsal, immediately take the cap/gown/stole out of the packaging and hang it up to remove wrinkles. Do not iron or use spray wrinkle remover on the gown.

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Graduates’ Attire

Attire	Accessories & Phones
Business casual attire for graduates Appropriate footwear	Graduates cannot bring bring purses or bags into the ceremony. A small bag worn under the gown is okay. Only school-issued stoles and cords from honor societies can be worn. No outside regalia can be worn during the ceremony. Other regalia is fine for pictures afterwards! Cap can be decorated & follow school guidelines. Cell phones are not to be used during the ceremony (must be in a pocket/bag under the gown)

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Graduates’ Arrival at DAR

Getting to DAR	Graduates provide their own transportation to DAR
Arrival Time	8:45 - 9:20 a.m.
Tickets	Graduates DO NOT need a ticket
Entrance	C Street or D Street

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Guests’ Attire

Attire	Restricted Items
Guests are encouraged to dress in business casual attire, however, there is no dress code. Bags are permitted. No large backpacks or large tote bags. Bags will be checked upon entry.	Balloons and fresh flowers are not allowed inside DAR Constitution Hall.

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Guests’ Arrival at DAR

Getting to DAR	All guests and graduates need to arrange for their own transportation to the graduation ceremony. Plan to drive to DAR, use the Metro, or purchase seats on the PTSA buses (include a bus ticket for the graduating senior). Do not rely on the Park Hero app. GWU typically has parking available.
Arrival Time	9:00 a.m. to 9:45 a.m. Doors are temporarily locked at 9:45 a.m. and do not reopen until approx. 10:10 a.m. NO EXCEPTIONS!
Tickets	ALL guests need a ticket, including young children. All tickets are general admission/not assigned.
Entrance	18th Street (Handicapped - D Street)

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Handicapped Seating

Seats in the handicapped section must be reserved in advance.
Handicapped tickets are marked with a label on the back.
Details are on the WHS Graduation website.
Contact Ms. Rice if your handicapped seating needs have changed.

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Last Names A-L

Chorus & Last Names M-Z

*the exact alphabet break may change at graduation rehearsal

Blue arrows = guests’ entrances to main hall

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End of the Ceremony

The ceremony must end by 12:00 p.m.
Arrange an outdoor meeting location with your graduate and guests.
At the end of the ceremony, graduates will exit through the side doors onto C street or D street.
Please do not exit the hall until all graduates and Wootton staff have exited.

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Photography

Photography is permitted. Please do not interrupt the ceremony by using a flash, standing the aisle or block the view of others.
Professional photographs will be available to purchase online through Victor O’Neill Studios.
Live streaming will be posted on the MCPS Graduation Website the day of graduation.

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Ticket Distribution & Extra Tickets

Total of 3,000 tickets. Each student receives 5 tickets plus the extra tickets requested on the cap and gown order form.
There are an extremely limited number of additional tickets remaining. If you do not anticipate needing all tickets, please return them to Ms. Rice for redistribution.
If you’d like to request an additional ticket, please use this google form to make the request. Open until May 2.

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We’re looking forward to celebrating our seniors in just 61 days!