Please keep in mind as you look toward final college visits, how difficult it is for students to miss valuable class time, especially as they take on classes that may be at the Advanced level.  Fall athletes often make weekend commitments  that they must honor as well.  For this reason, we encourage you to use the long weekends for college visits, provided your daughter has no athletic contests, drama rehearsals or other commitments.

Seniors must obtain a cut slip from their Class Dean, Yolanda Keener, prior to their planned day(s) away from school.  The student’s teachers, college counselor, and coach (if applicable) then need to sign on the cut slip, which the senior will give to the Upper School Assistant, Ms. Panagodage.  This process helps the student plan in advance and notifies her teachers and coaches that she will be missing school, practices, etc. so that they can support her.

Senior Privileges will be “granted” to the class as a whole shortly following Thanksgiving break. A letter to all parents will be sent home prior to Thanksgiving via email from Mr. Lynch with further details.

Senior privileges allow students to leave campus during their free periods; seniors must sign out and sign back in each time they take advantage of this new-found freedom. Advisories, class meetings, and all assemblies are required.

Senior Pages

Photos, text, signatures, and preferred names for senior pages of Scribe, Holton’s yearbook, are due October 18, 2021 to the Senior Section Editors, from whom the students received information and directions in early September.

Advertisements

Jostens, our yearbook publisher will design your color ad with photos and text that you submit through their website. Choose from either a full-page ($400) or a half-page ($250) size.

Senior Advertisements in Scribe are available for parents to purchase and are due no later than Friday, December 31, 2021. We highly encourage parents to submit their materials by Monday, December 13, 2021, to avoid any conflicts during the holidays. 

Please note that Senior Ads are entirely optional. 

Click here to design and purchase Senior Ads.
You will need to create an account if you haven’t in the past.

If you have any questions regarding the yearbook please contact Roya Rahimi, Scribe Advisor.

The Senior Project is a month-long capstone experience that takes place during May. For many students, it is concurrent with one or more AP exams, whose national test dates are always scheduled in the first two weeks of the month. In order for the experience to be as fulfilling and substantive as possible, students start the planning process early in the year with their advisors. They are encouraged to look to their parents and other friends for contacts as they explore possibilities in areas of individual interest.  

Seniors meet during class meeting in late January to discuss process.

• Friday, January 28:  Senior Project Information and documents available on Canvas.
• Friday, February 18:  Submission process open. 
• Friday, March 4: HONORS/OUTSTANDING DEADLINE 

Any proposals submitted after this date are not eligible for an Outstanding grade rating.  
Due @ 3:30 p.m.

• Thursday, March 17: PROPOSAL DEADLINE
• Students with missing proposals after this date will lose senior privileges until their proposal is submitted.  Due @ 3:30 p.m.
• Friday, April 8:  FINAL DEADLINE

All missing proposals not submitted by this date will be subject to disciplinary action.  Due @ 3:30 pm.

• Monday, May 2: Senior Projects Begin
• Friday(s) - 5/6, 5/13, 5/20,
  5/27: Mandatory 1 hour Life Skills Classes
• Friday, June 3: Senior Projects Conclude & Supervisor Evaluation Forms Due
• Monday, June 6: Senior Projects Presentations

Commencement attire should adhere to the following guidelines: 

• Color: white, ivory, or off-white dress OR an appropriately formal white pantsuit 
•  ½”-1” minimum shoulder strap; no tank or strapless looks 
• the back of the dress must have a back as high as a regular bra 
• dresses should be lined or worn with a full slip 
• a side or back slit must be no higher than the knees 
• if the dress has beading or lace, it must be minimal 
• traditional/ethnic/native dress is suitable and welcomed as long as it adheres to the color requirement 

Shoes:  

• Comfortable, flat, or low heeled shoes are preferable 
• Color: white, off-white, tan 
• No flip flops or athletic shoes 

A standard packet of commencement photos is included and will be mailed or available online.  Contents of the packet include:

• 1 8”x10” of the entire class
• 1 5”x 7” portrait photo of the graduate
• 1 5”x 7” of the graduate receiving her diploma

Additional photos available for purchase:

• Families may order additional photos of commencement online.  Once the photos are posted, an email message with specific instructions will be sent to each graduate’s family.

The gates to Holton will open at 7:45 a.m., and the ceremony begins at 9:00 a.m..

We ask that graduates arrive with their families at 8:00 AM and proceed to Simms Reception Room for a class photo.

Family guests will proceed directly to the Amphitheater.

Please note: The Amphitheater bridge will close at 8:50 a.m. for the processional, and re-open once the graduates have taken their seats.

We will have seating available at the base of the Amphitheater for those guests who are unable to manage the Amphitheater steps, and golf carts to assist with transportation from your cars to the Amphitheater Bridge.

There is no limit on number of guests per graduate in the Amphitheater. 

In the event of extreme weather, we will follow the traditional Holton graduation rain plan, with the ceremony in the Lewis Theater. Each graduate may have 4 guests, and tickets will be mailed to your home. This guest limit is ONLY in the event of extreme weather.

The ceremony will be livestreamed if we are in the theater, and recorded regardless of location.

We anticipate that the ceremony will run from 9:00 - 11:30 a.m., with an opportunity for professional graduate and family portraits in the Farmer’s Garden afterwards, and a reception in the Second Century Garden on the front circle.