Class of 2025 Graduation Information

If your student did not receive their packet from Midwest Scholastic for ordering their cap & gown, please contact Rachel Braun in the Wisconsin Neighborhood Office. All paper orders with checks must be mailed directly to Midwest Scholastic. Orders can also be placed online at www.mwscholastic.com/2025-vpm-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. Please make sure to place your orders before the end of February. A late fee of $15 will be added to orders beginning March 1, 2025.

Caps and gowns are delivered to the school and will be distributed to students on Senior Celebration Day at the end of April. Communication will go out to families at that time.

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

Diploma orders for the Class of 2025 have been placed. Corrected diplomas and replacement diplomas cost $10 and must be ordered through Sherry Zander AFTER graduation.

How to Purchase a Yearbook

The deadline has passed for pre-ordering a 2025 yearbook. There will be a LIMITED number of yearbooks available for purchase following yearbook distribution in June. Stay tuned for more information as we get closer to the end of the school year. Please contact Joe Leibforth at jleibforth@madison.k12.wi.us if you have any questions.

Senior Portraits & Tributes

The deadlines have passed for submitting Senior Portraits or Senior Tributes. Please contact Joe Leibforth at jleibforth@madison.k12.wi.us if you have any questions.

The Graduation Ceremony for the Class of 2025 will take place on Saturday, June 14th at 10:00am at the University of Wisconsin Kohl Center. There are NO TICKETS for graduation and NO LIMIT on the number of guests that can attend. Seating is on a first come, first serve basis as there is an ample amount of seats available, including handicapped seating. More details will be shared at a later date.

MMSD Guidance for Graduation Ceremony Attire

At their graduation ceremonies, students will be allowed to adorn their sashes with pins that signify an accomplishment they achieved during high school (e.g. AVID, PEOPLE, TEEM Scholars, Early College STEM Academy Graduates, etc). Stoles for MMSD programs such as BSU and other MMSD clubs/programs can also be worn with building principal approval, but the school stole must be laid over any other being worn. 

It is preferred that students don't decorate their caps; however, if students choose to do so, if the decorations become a disruption to the ceremony, the student's cap will be taken and returned at the end of the ceremony. A student has the right to wear religious, ceremonial, or cultural adornments at graduation as long as it is not likely to cause a substantial disruption of, or interference with, the ceremony. One example of adornments that would be allowed under this guidance is a Native American student who wishes to wear a feather that holds religious or cultural significance for them. Any exceptions to this guidance must be approved by the Associate Superintendent of High Schools.

click here to view the 2024 graduation ceremony

2025 Senior Class Calendar