Senior Events

On Wednesday, April 26th, all Seniors will be going to the Library with their English class, as a one-stop shop for many of their senior activities and to celebrate.  We would appreciate your help in making sure they’re able to make it. They should be coming home with their cap and gown, graduation announcements, and anything else you ordered. They could also wear or bring  something connected to their further plans.  Activities include:

• Senior video recording
• Cap and Gown Pick Up
• Senior Exit Survey
• Window Signing and Social Media Photo Booth

**If you were unable to attend Cap & Gown Distribution, your gowns are available to pick up in the Wisconsin Neighborhood Office.

The Honors Convocation is an event that serves two main purposes. The first is to celebrate our seniors receiving scholarships awarded through Memorial High School. Memorial is fortunate that a variety of state and local organizations give annual financial scholarship awards to graduating seniors. Each agency or organization sets the criteria to be met. The criteria varies widely but most often relates to grade point average, service to school or community, leadership, character, participation in extracurricular activities, or some combination of the above. The Memorial Scholarship Committee uses the set criteria to determine which students will receive each scholarship.

The other main purpose is to award honor cords to those seniors graduating with Honors or High Honors. Graduating seniors can attain this status if their seventh semester cumulative grade point average is 3.5-3.79 for Honors or 3.8-4.0 for High Honors. Transfer students are eligible only if letter grades (A-B-C-D-F scale) were posted in each year of high school, grade nine through semester one of grade twelve. Seniors graduating with Honor or High Honors will wear gold cords during the graduation ceremony. Distinctions between Honors and High Honors will be listed in the graduation program and at the Honors Convocation.

Seniors earning scholarships or honor cords will receive invitations to the Honors Convocation in May.

**If you were unable to attend the Honors Convocation, cords and certificates are available to pick up in the Wisconsin Neighborhood Office.

Help NEEDED! We need many parent volunteers to make the Senior Class Party a night to remember! Sign up today to support your student: https://www.signupgenius.com/go/4090B49AAAC29A0F49-2023

Senior Class Party Wishlist We need your help to ensure the Class of 2023's Senior Party is a hit! Please consider one of these ways to make an impact:

• Select an item from our Amazon Wish List and the shipping option "Memorial Senior Prizes/Cristi Letang.
• Donate via Venmo @VPM-PTSO with a note that your donation is for the Senior Party.

Thank you in advance for your support of the Senior Party for the Class of 2023!

Graduation Rehearsal is scheduled for Wednesday, June 7th at 11:15am in the Main Gym. Seniors should arrive on time, as we will begin immediately with a group picture of the entire class. Following the class picture, we will walk through everything that happens on Saturday at the Kohl Center. Rehearsal should take no more than 30 minutes.

The 7th Annual Senior Walk will take place on Wednesday, June 7th.  Do not miss this once in a lifetime opportunity to return to your elementary school and inspire future Spartans.  Buses are scheduled to pick students up at Memorial immediately following our REQUIRED graduation rehearsal, approximately 11:45am. Permission slips for this event are available in all neighborhood offices.

The 2023 Senior Class Picnic is scheduled to take place on Friday, June 2nd at Governor Dodge State Park. Buses leave Memorial PROMPTLY at 8:30am and return to school by 3:30pm. **STUDENT CARS WILL NOT BE ALLOWED AT THE PARK!

STUDENTS MAY BRING: Frisbees, board games, cards, swimsuits & towels, your own Bluetooth speakers, cameras, suntan lotion, sunglasses, and hats (Students are responsible for their own belongings.)

FOOD ITEMS MAY INCLUDE: Factory sealed juice, soda, and water. Students may also bring a bag of chips, cookies, or other shareable snack for the snack table. (These items will be collected before boarding the buses.) STUDENTS MAY NOT BRING COOLERS!

LUNCH is catered by State Street Brats at NO COST to you and will be served at approximately 11:30am.

LIFEGUARDS will be on duty for your safety, and a nurse will be staffed for incidentals.

Any senior not attending the picnic must attend regular classes.

Permission slips are REQUIRED and available in all neighborhood offices. They must be returned to the Wisconsin Office by Wednesday, May 31st.