Graduation Schedule 

<< Subject to change, but this is based on what we know as of 5/1/2025>>

FRIDAY May 30, 2025

8:00am - 10:30 (ish) - SENIOR BREAKFAST & MANDATORY Rehearsal

• Students come to GHS for Breakfast (hosted by SSGN) and then we do Graduation Rehearsal following Breakfast.  
• Rehearsal is MANDATORY and where your SENIOR will practice the lineup for the actual Graduation ceremony.  
• Come dressed in comfortable clothing.

3:00pm - Gates open for spectators. 

• Open Seating - no tickets required.Seating is available on the bleachers and you may save some seats as long as your attendees are physically present (We will not honor blankets and towels as reserved seats).
• Parking for guests is located in the student parking lot and off the street.  WE HIGHLY recommend that you carpool or get dropped off as parking is limited.  There are limited handicap spaces.  Handicap placards must be displayed.

4:00pm - SENIORS come back to GHS to line up for Graduation. 

• Meet in the Large gym.  
• Come dressed in Cap/Gown.

5:00pm - Graduation Ceremony

• Streaming:  https://www.youtube.com/@GHSStudioProductions/streams 
  Link:  https://www.youtube.com/@GHSStudioProductions/streams
• Tickets are NOT required - Open seating at the Athletic Stadium
• Ceremony lasts about 60 -90 minutes
• A picture of each graduate receiving their diploma is taken by a professional photographer and will be available for purchase.  Spectators are not permitted on the track for photographs during the ceremony.
• With approval, open seating on the Track available for guests with mobility issues; please contact Colleen to be placed on the official list.  (chsieh@lvjusd.org)

Class of 2025 - Your LVJUSD Google Account will be deleted after graduation. Please use https://takeout.google.com/transfer to transfer all of your files to a personal gmail account before May 29, 2025. 

Detailed directions can be found here: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1WQFVje1yjWPfhYnyYsdHGp-GvDmAlvItlR5dNvlRQjk/edit. Even if you think you will not want your work, transfer it just in case. You will lose access and the account will be deleted.                    Process can take up to a week to complete.

Good morning Granada seniors and parents,

Congratulations on almost completing your 4 years here at Granada.  To celebrate your achievement, video productions is making a slideshow to show at SeniorBreakfast.  Please send a maximum of 3 photos to the e-mail granadahighseniors@gmail.com  by Friday, May 2nd 

Please review theses standards before submitting

Picture quality: Please provide a photo that is a minimum 800x600 pixels. Pictures from your phone are acceptable. Screenshots of your friend's Instagram feed are not acceptable.  

Picture content: Please provide photos that show an event from Granada (i.e. sporting event, dance, rally).  We don't want your baby photos.  Please provide school appropriate photos.  Photos showing too much skin, drug references, gang signs, etc. will not be selected.  

Thank you and if you have any questions, please e-mail granadahighseniors@gmail.com 

 

Graduation Cap Decorating Guidelines

Please decorate your graduation cap according to the following guidelines.  

• Only the flat, top area of the mortar board may be decorated
• All decorations must lay flat on the cap (3-D creations with stuffed animals, flowers, noise makers, etc. are prohibited)
• Nothing but the graduation tassel can be hanging down from any of the sides of the cap
• Please do not use any pictures, words, or phrases that violate the LVJUSD dress code.
• For graduation caps that violate these guidelines, plain caps will be issued before the ceremony for use during the ceremony.
• Appropriate Decoration Suggestions: graduation year, thank you messages, future college references, future military branch references, clubs/teams/organizations participated in while at Granada..

You can still do late purchase from Jostens
Late Orders: https://capandgown.typeform.com/General

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Cap and Gown Borrow Procedure

·        You PICK UP: 
Please come to PICK UP your Cap/Gown materials from Ms Colleen  in Student Services.

·        You SIGN: 
You will SIGN for the materials that you borrow.

·         We HOLD: 
We will HOLD your Diploma until you return the materials.  (don’t worry, we hand you the Diploma envelope during the graduation ceremony, so your photos will still look awesome)

·        You RETURN: 
You will get your Diploma when you RETURN the materials.
Note: if there are other Holds, you will also need to clear them before you get your diploma.

o   RETURN the week after Graduation in Student Services June 2-6  between 10am – 1pm

Final Transcript request for Class of 2025

Seniors,

Now is the time to request your final transcripts.  Final transcripts must be ordered through Parchment (www.parchment.com).  When ordering your final transcript from Parchment, please select “Hold for Final Grades”.  Final transcripts will be processed once final grades are posted after graduation.  Transcripts ordered from Parchment will be sent electronically to the recipient you enter (college, scholarship, self, etc.) There is a $5 fee, per transcript, for Parchment.

Transcripts should be ordered as soon as possible in order to meet the deadlines for your college.  Please check all communication from your college to ensure you meet their deadline.

If you have any questions, please contact Melissa Breesch (mbreesch@lvjusd.org) or Kelsey Keck (kkeck@lvjusd.org) or visit the Counseling and Career Center.

*If you are requesting a transcript through Parchment to upload to the NCAA Eligibility Center, please email Mr. Johnston (tjohnston@lvjusd.org) instead as he can upload a copy of your unofficial transcript for free to the NCAA Eligibility Center.

**You can pick up your Cap & Gown on Thursday April 24th during lunch (11:55-12:55). Jostens will be set up in front of the Student Union.

 

Late Orders: https://capandgown.typeform.com/General

Regarding Cap & Gowns

• Students must have a cap/gown to walk during graduation
• Jostens is the only source (ie no, you cannot buy it off Amazon, but yes, you can wear the hand-me-down from a GHS student)
• Students should talk to Jostens if they want to borrow.  Jostens makes a list for us and also talks the student through the options, because they might want to buy just a cap so they can decorate it or a tassel as a keepsake.
• When a student borrows cap/gowns, we hold the diploma until they return the cap/gown.  On the stage, it looks no different from what other students are handed, but the paper inside is a note to tell them to return the cap/gown for their diploma.

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SENIORS, if you have not YET placed your Cap & Gown/Graduation order, Jostens will be sending you a Late Order form in February, 2025.

Martin Oliveira/Jostens.  Phone: (925) 838-1835
Email:  martin.oliveira@jostens.com

If you Bought a Disney Grad Night Ticket:

Wednesday May 7:  We handed out Disneyland Grad Night permission slips in your 4th period class.  Permission slips are on purple paper. 
If you did not receive yours because you were in Gym or absent,  please come see me in Student Services to get yours. 

Fill out your Permission Slips.  Include your NAME so we know it’s yours, requested information and you will also need Parent signature and Teacher notifications.  Please include YOUR cell phone # in the upper left of the form, too.  Do your Permission Slip NOW because you don’t want to run out of time getting signatures.

WEDNESDAY May 14th:  Attend the MANDATORY DGN2025 Meeting WEDNESDAY May 14th in the Large Gym during lunchtime (12:10-12:40).  You will receive important information about the trip and have a chance to ask questions.  During this meeting, you will be turning in your Permission slip and choosing your Bus, so it will be VERY IMPORTANT for you to complete the permission slip before the meeting. 

Turn in your completed Permission Slip at the end of the meeting.   If you want to ride on the same bus as your friend(s), paperclip your Permission Slips together. We will make every attempt to keep you and your friends together, but we cannot make guarantees.  

DGN Trip is May 22-23

Itinerary

Timeline

 

As of April 10th, registration is now closed. If you want to join a Waitlist, please see me in Student Services. I will try to match you with a Student who needs to cancel their trip.

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Celebrate SENIOR Year at Disneyland.  The Disneyland® Resort invites the graduating class of 2025 to celebrate and share one final night of magic and unforgettable memories. Grads can experience an exclusive, night-time park celebration to honor their accomplishments throughout the year at the Disneyland Resort Grad Nite.

Disney Grad Night will be May 22, 2025 Tickets are purchased through our vendor, WorldStrides. 
To Register, visit the DGN Registration Website
Granada High School, Group Name  = 5732     

Disney Grad Night Flier

(Hard Copy of Fliers Available in Student Services)

 

WorldStrides:
Email: Specialty Travel Programs
Toll-Free: 1-800-553-4723
Guest Services: (916) 939-6805

SpecialtyTravel.WorldStrides.com

 

SSGN 2025 Website

SHOP SSGN Items

•  Looking for any information related to Safe and Sober Grad Night?  Check out www.granadassgn.com or connect with us at granadassgn@gmail.com. If you are on Facebook, please join our Group for parents at GHS SSGN25.  Want to shop:  https://granada.futurefund.com/store/store_categories/2830-safe-and-sober-grad-night 

SSGN - May 13 Update

Looking for any information related to Safe and Sober Grad Night?  

Check out www.granadassgn.com or connect with us at granadassgn@gmail.com. 

If you are on Facebook, please join our Group for parents at GHS SSGN25. 

 

You can still get tickets to SSGN for your student to attend the celebration of the year.  ALL tickets sold at the door will be $100 in cash and will NOT include a door prize or any instant win prizes. ALL of the money from at door sales goes to the Class of 2026 and doesn’t help us throw a great event for your senior!  

Please purchase your tickets for $85 online by 5/28 at midnight at: 

https://granada.futurefund.com/store/campaigns/42847-ssgn25-ssgn-ticket?c=1  

Not sure if you purchased a ticket, check our website: https://www.granadassgn.com/whos-s-going

LEIS and YARD SIGNS that haven’t been picked up will be distributed between 5pm-7pm on 5/13 and 5/14 from the student lot.  

 

THE SIGN UPs YOU HAVE BEEN WAITING FOR ARE LIVE!! 

Safe & Sober Grad Night needs YOU! We absolutely cannot do this event without a massive amount of volunteers and support!  We know your students say they don’t want you there, none of them do, BUT we need so many volunteers to make this happen.  PLEASE SHARE THIS WITH YOUR FRIENDS IN ALL GRADE LEVELS. We have to come together as a school for this spectacular event!   

There are volunteer positions over three days and various times as well as donations needed so please take a moment to review the Volunteer and Donation Opportunities for Grad Night and sign up for what you can do!  

Safe & Sober Grad Night 2025

https://www.signupgenius.com/go/10C0E48A9A62CA2FACF8-56484770-ghssafe

Senior Breakfast & SSGN Donations

https://www.signupgenius.com/go/10C0E48A9A62CA2FACF8-56565372-senior

Decor and Activities Wish List

https://www.amazon.com/hz/wishlist/ls/4QZIMIN6TG94?ref_=wl_share 

Join us at our last Dine Out Event tonight!  

Demitri’s Taverna 

May 13th 11am-9pm 

Please mention the fundraiser or show this flyer

15% of all DINE IN orders will be donated to Granada’s Class of 2025 SSGN

 

Memory Wall Posters are now due May 19th!!  

Please use this link to get all the information you need to make one for your student.  https://www.granadassgn.com/memorywall  

Any questions can be directed to Deanne Clarin at dkclarin@gmail.com

SALE on Merchandise- did you miss the chance to order a shirt or sweatshirt for your Senior? They are now $10 for a tshirt and $40 for a sweatshirt!  You can check inventory and order using this link! 

We currently only have: 

9 Medium T-shirts

6 Large T-shirts

2 XXL T-shirts

1 Large Hoodie Sweatshirt and 

1 XL Hoodie Sweatshirt

 

Adam J Clark Portrait Session Fundraiser

• Do you need senior photos?  What about photos for your grad announcements? 

• $275 for a Portrait Package and $55 of every package goes to SSGN25 

• You can use it for your Senior or for a Family session!  

• Package Includes: 

  • An outside photo session in Livermore with Adam J Clark 

  • 2 High Resolution Digital Images 

  • You will have the opportunity to purchase additional pictures after seeing previews 

  • You may be able to use an alternative location with a travel fee

                      Important SSGN Dates:

• 05/13 Dine Out at Demitri’s Taverna 11-9pm

• 05/13 and 5/13 Remaining lei and yard sign distribution 5-7pm in the student lot 

• 05/14 7:00pm SSGN Meeting in MM4 NEW NEW NEW!!!

• 05/19 Memory Wall Posters due in the office (EXTENDED DEADLINE) 

• 05/19 6:30pm SSGN Meeting in MM4

• 05/28 11:59pm online ticket sales for SSGN end. Sales at the door are $100 and go to SSGN26.

• 05/30 GRADUATION!! 

  • Senior Breakfast and rehearsal 8:00am- 10:30ish

  • Gates open for Graduation 3:00pm must physically be present to “Hold” seats

  • Students arrive for graduation 4:00pm dressed in cap and gown to the Main Gym  

  • GRADUATION 5:00pm (60 to 90 minutes) on the Football Field 

  • Safe and Sober Grad Night 10:00 to 3:30am main entrance off Wall

SENIOR CONTRACT

* Over 68% have turned in the form so far! *

Senior Contract is due  November 15^th 

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GRANADA HIGH SCHOOL Class of 2025 
SENIOR ACTIVITIES CONTRACT: ELIGIBILITY REQUIREMENTS FOR SENIOR ACTIVITIES 

Senior Activities Include:
Winter Ball February 8, 2025
Disneyland Trip May 22, 2025 
Senior Ball May 24, 2025 
Senior Breakfast & Graduation May 30, 2025 

Senior activities are school-sponsored events, which recognize and reward four years of self-discipline and hard work. They are a privilege extended to deserving and graduating seniors. Seniors participating in these events represent Granada High and are expected to uphold the highest standards of conduct and behavior. Students must follow the behavioral expectations of both GHS and the activity site. 

Accordingly, the criteria for participation are the following, but are not limited to: 

• Completed Senior Activities Contract signed by Parent/Guardian and Student.*  Failure to return the contract will result in the inability to attend Senior activities. No Exceptions. 
• Maintain Senior status: 
  • No F grade at the time of and in the two weeks leading up to the activity or event.
  • Expected progress toward graduation and no grade of F at the end of Semester 1.
  • Must have at least 210 credits at the onset of Semester 2.
• Maintain Good Standing:  
  • All debts must be cleared. ****Please note students are unable to purchase any dance tickets or parking passes if they have a debt at the time of purchase****
  • Any major behavioral offenses, or multiple minor behavioral offenses (including failure to attend assigned detentions) may result in the loss of privileges for senior activities. 
  • Any SUS (Suspension) throughout the year may potentially lead to a loss of privileges (at any time).
  • No more than 12 periods of TUX (Tardy Unexcused) or 8 individual class periods of UNX (Unexcused), CUT (verified cut from class), or ISS (In House Suspension) absences during the semester of the activity.  Per School Policy:
    • Absences must be cleared within 3 days after returning to school.
    • Leaving campus without checking out through the Attendance Office will result in a CUT.
• Seniors must take part in the morning Graduation practice in order to participate in the Graduation ceremony.

We are excited to continue the tradition of senior quotes! 

Guidelines for senior quotes: 

1. Quotes may not exceed 140 characters and will be copied and pasted as submitted.

2. Questionable content will not be accepted. 

3. No mention of other students or teachers.

4. No negative comments about the school, students, faculty, or staff members. 

5. If you choose to quote someone else, please give credit to the original source.

If you do not follow these guidelines, your quote will not be included. 

All quotes are subject to review and editing.

The deadline to submit quotes is November 15th.

https://forms.gle/TTaSokTME1jkAPp6A

Please click on this link to schedule your senior portrait appointment:  https://www.ciphotoca.com/granada  You must take a SENIOR Portrait in order to be in the Yearbook, so book your appointment now before you forget!  Last day for senior pics  is 11/16   If you have any other questions, please call Creative Imaging directly at 925-485-6025. 

Yearbooks are on sale.  Use the school code 7331 to order today.  Please note that you will purchase the yearbook directly from the vendor. 

The application for the Community Service Cord for the class of 2025 is now open. Seniors who have completed 100 or more hours of community service during high school are eligible to apply. Cords will be awarded at Senior Awards Night on May 21, 2025. Applications must be submitted by Friday, April 25, no exceptions. Students must be signed into their school email account to access the form. Please check your email from Mrs. Watson for the link to the application.

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Class of 2025,

Welcome to your senior year! The GHS College and Career Center is here to help you over the next year with all of your college & career planning needs. Here is some helpful information to get you started when thinking about your future. If you have any questions along the way, please feel free to reach out to me or your academic counselor. 

College visits will be held both throughout September, October and November. College visits are held Wednesday mornings in the College & Career Center and Thursdays during lunch in the quad. These visits are open to all students and are a great way for you to connect with college representatives and get your questions answered. Please check our event calendar to see which colleges are currently signed up and check back often for updates.

College Applications are an important part of your senior year. Visit our page with more information and important dates for applying to college.

Before starting your college applications, please review the GHS Class of 2025 - Important Information for College Applications. We encourage seniors to wait until after Senior Information Night, on September 25, to submit their college applications.

Not sure if you should take the SAT or ACT? Check out our page with more information on whether or not you should take the test for four-year college admissions. If you need to take the test for admissions, please register early as test centers and space is limited. CSUs and UCs will not use the SAT or ACT for admissions for scholarships decisions. If you are going straight to a community college, you do not need to take the test. 

Have you started to think about Scholarships and Financial Aid? If not, now is the time to start thinking about how you are going to pay for college. Scholarships are now available for seniors and current opportunities are available on our website. Make sure you read about filing your FAFSA or CADAA. Applications open in December.

Granada will be emailing an unofficial transcript to all seniors and parents/guardians in the next few days. Seniors should use when filling out college application. If you ever need an official transcript click here to order it.

Not sure where to start? Check out our College Planning Resources page. Research colleges that are a good fit for you, create your college list, get a senior year checklist and more. 

Not sure what you want to study in college? Not sure if college is the best fit for you? Thinking about an apprenticeship program or joining the military? Check out our Career Exploration Resources for more post-high school options.   

Lastly, our department will be hosting various events this fall. Please save the date for Senior Information Night on Wednesday, September 25 at 6:00 pm in the Student Union. Additional events include Financial Aid Night, college application workshops, the Tri-Valley College & Career Fair and more. More information about these events will be shared over the next few weeks. 

I hope this helps get you started. I look forward to working with you this year.

Danielle Watson

College and Career Specialist 

College and Career Center website