Graduation Information - Vel Phillips Memorial High School

Graduation Requirements

Before a student is issued a diploma, counselors must verify that they have met all graduation requirements. Counselors will be working closely with teachers to make sure students are passing and will reach out to students/families that are in danger of not passing a course required to graduate.

A senior with 20.5 credits earned by June 7th may participate in the graduation ceremonies with the understanding that graduation will not officially occur until 22 credits have been earned.

Students having earned less than 20.5 credits will not be allowed to participate in graduation ceremonies.

If you have any questions or concerns about credits, please see your counselor to get clarification as soon as possible.

In order to earn a Memorial diploma a student must have earned 22 credits, including the following:

English – 4 credits
Social Studies – 3 credits
Science – 3 credits
Math – 3 credits
Humanities – 1 credit
PE – 1.5 credits
Health – 0.5 credits
Financial Literacy - 0.5 credits

Graduation Ceremony

The Graduation Ceremony for the Class of 2023 is currently scheduled to take place on Saturday, June 10, 2023 at 10:00am at the UW Kohl Center. Since the Kohl Center is such a large venue, there will be NO tickets issued for the ceremony and NO limits on the number of guests allowed. Please stay tuned for more details as we get closer to the event.

click here to view the 2022 graduation ceremony

Caps & Gowns

If you have not placed an order for your student's cap and gown, please do so as soon as possible. A late fee of $15 will be added to all orders beginning March 1, 2023. All paper orders with checks must be mailed to Midwest Scholastic or orders can be placed online at www.mwscholastic.com/2023-mm-store. Orders and payments must be made directly to Midwest Scholastic, Memorial will NOT accept orders or payments. ALL QUESTIONS ABOUT ORDERS SHOULD BE ADDRESSED DIRECTLY TO MIDWEST SCHOLASTIC at questions@mwscholastic.com.

Caps & Gowns will be distributed to students on Senior Signing Day, which takes place on Wednesday, April 26.

If you borrowed a cap and gown for the 2022 Graduation Ceremony, please return it to the Welcome Center at your earliest convenience. You may keep the tassel and stole.

If you would like to donate your gently used caps and gowns to our students in need for future use, you may drop them off at the Welcome Center anytime during business hours.

Diplomas

Upcoming Events

2023 SENIOR CLASS CALENDAR

Date	Event
March 27 - March 31	Spring Break
April 26	Cap & Gown Distribution / Senior Signing Day
May 1 - May 12	AP Exams
May 6	Prom - 8:00pm-11:00pm (Alliant Energy Center)
May 15	Senior Honors Convocation - 7:00pm (TBD)
May 29	NO SCHOOL - Memorial Day
June 2	Senior Picnic - 8:30am-3:30pm (Governor Dodge State Park)
June 3	Parent-Sponsored Senior Party (Fieldhouse)
June 7 (times TBD)	Graduation Rehearsal (Main Gym) - REQUIRED
	Senior Class Picture (Main Gym)
	Senior Walk @ Elementary Schools
June 10	Graduation - 10:00am (UW Kohl Center)

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