The 2025 KSS Graduation Ceremony will take place at 4:00PM on Thursday, June 26th at St. Lawrence College. Please see invitation attached to this email. We look forward to welcoming you, and celebrating this incredible class!
Grad Info Form
**Please fill in this Grad Info Form before June 1.**
Grad Costs KSS recognizes the importance of equity of access to all school events. In lieu of a mandatory fee, we are requesting a contribution to our grad fund. This optional payment will go towards covering the cost of the SLC gym rental, keepsake graduation caps as well as grad gown rentals. We request a contribution of $20.00 per graduating student, however families can donate more, or less as they wish. Payments can be made through School Day or by cash/cheque at ceremony registration (details below).
Ceremony Registration: Wednesday, June 25th
Ceremony Registration will take place in the KSS Library on Wednesday, June 25th from 9am-12pm. Registration will include the following:
Caps and Gowns: Students will pick up their graduation cap and gown during ceremony registration. We encourage all families to take photos of your graduate prior to the ceremony. Grad gowns will be returned promptly after the ceremony, so there will not be time for photos with them after the ceremony is over. The 2025 Graduation caps are yours to keep!
Tickets: We are fortunate to have a large venue and so we are able to offer each graduate up to 5 tickets for graduation this year, and every guest must have a ticket to enter St. Lawrence College. Graduates should know how many tickets are needed when they arrive to pick up tickets at ceremony registration on June 25 and have filled their approximate number in the grad form prior to that. If accessible seating is needed, please let us know via the form or at registration. There is no cost per ticket. If you think that you will need more than 5 tickets, please come to Student Services to let us know as there may be a limited number of additional seats for which we will be keeping a waitlist.
Grad Fund Payment Students who have not paid through School Day can bring cash or cheque to registration (recommended contribution is $20 per graduate as stated above).
Textbook Return Please return any outstanding library books, textbooks or other items that belong to KSS when you come to graduation registration on June 25th.
Arriving at Graduation on June 26
When you arrive to the St. Lawrence College, please park in the front main parking lot and enter through the main entrance. We will have staff available to direct you down to the gym. Graduating students should arrive between 3:30pm and 3:45pm. All guests will require a ticket to enter the SLC Gymnasium. Graduates will not require a ticket. Accessible seating is available.
Photos
As mentioned above, we will collect gowns promptly following the graduation, so we encourage families to take photos prior to the ceremony. That said, we will have a staff member taking photos of each graduate at the side of the stage after they graduate. A link to these photos will be sent to students within a week of graduation. *Please let us know if you do not want your graduate's photo included in the shared file.
Valedictorian and Class of 2025 Creative
You will also find attached to this email instructions on how to audition for Class of 2025 Creative. Please use this Valedictorian Nomination Link to submit nominations for your class of 2025 Valedictorian.
We are looking forward to celebrating this phenomenal group of students! Please continue to check your email for important updates as we approach graduation. We look forward to seeing you all on June 26th!
