Senior Events

8/7: Senior Banner photos (athletics)

8/9: Senior Parking Sport Personalization

8/14: Q1 House Opening Assembly

8/19: Senior Breakfast

8/22: Book Discussion #1 & #2  with Advisors

8/27: School Picture Day (Seniors wear white Oxford, tie, and blazer)

8/28: Curriculum Night: College Counseling and Senior Trip Information

8/29: Thesis book discussion

9/5: Junior Blazer Ceremony (Seniors assist; wear oxford, tie, and blazer)

9/5: Book Discussion 2: non-curricular #1 

9/8-9/12: Homecoming Week

9/12: Book Discussion #3 / proposal  

9/12: Homecoming Football Game

9/13: Homecoming Dance

9/16 : Senior Parent Meeting & Josten's Cap & Gown Presentation (8:15AM-9:15AM)

9/19: Book Discussion 3: non-curricular #2

9/26: Capstone Worktime: Proposal 

9/26: Parent Potluck - 6:00 PM-9:30 PM -  See flyer section for more details. 

9/27: Student Service Opportunity at the Miracle League 3:00 PM- 5:00 PM (Parent Event)

9/30: Josten's initial due date to order Caps & Gowns  (Josten's Link) (provide student’s height & weight)

10/3: Book Discussion 4 (if needed): non-curricular #3 

10/7-11: FALL BREAK

10/14-16: Conferences

10/17:  Parent Coffee at Luci's 8:30 AM (Parent Event)

10/24: Capstone Worktime: Proposal and Prospectus (Thesis Proposal due by the end of the day)

10/24: Q2 House Assembly

10/25: HS Cicero Night Live  (8:00 - 10:00 PM)

10/31: Literary Character Day

10/31: Capstone Worktime: Prospectus/Outline (Prospectus due by the end of the day)

11/1: Josten's second reminder to order Caps & Gowns  (Josten's Link) 

11/7: House Day (half-day)

11/8: Student Line Dancing at Scootin' Boots 8:00 PM (Parent Event)

11/10: Senior Drama Tech (4:00 PM - 9:00 PM)

11/13: Senior Drama Rehearsal (8:00 AM -3:00 PM)

11/14: S1 Senior Class Drama Performance: Matinee 4th-6th hours & Night 6:30 PM

11/21: Capstone Worktime: Outline (due by the end of the day)

11/26-28: No School – Thanksgiving Holiday (R&R)

12/3: Josten's Final day to order Caps & Gowns (Josten's Link)

12/5: Capstone Worktime: Rough Draft writing

12/5: Senior Yearbook Ads Due

12/9: Fine Arts Night Schoolwide Matinee

12/10: Fine Arts Night (5:00 PM - 8:00 PM)

12/12:  Capstone

12/12: Homerathon - 11th & 12th Gr (Senior Class Lock-in)

12/15: Dodgeball Turnament - Support Senior Trip

12/18: 1st Day of Winter Break

1/5: First Day of Semester Two 

1/9: Capstone Worktime: Rough Draft writing/draft revisions (minimum 10 pages, due by the end of the day)

1/23: Q3 House Assembly

1/24: Winter Formal

1/23: Senior Thesis Revision Meeting #1 (on or by this day)

1/30: Capstone Worktime: Draft revisions and writing  2nd rough draft (minimum 15 pages due by the end of the day)

1/31: Family Picnic at Scottsdale Ranch Park, 12:00 PM - 2:00 PM (Parent Event)
2/4: Senior Picture Day (Dress code: White Oxfords, Ties, and Blazers, uniform bottoms, socks, and shoes following the academy's dress code expectations)

2/6: House Day (half-day)

2/6-7: NAU Jazz/Madrigal Festival (Chamber Singers)

2/12: Senior Thesis Revision Meeting 2 (on or by this day)

2/12: Senior Breakfast (or lunch) - 100 days until graduation

2/13: Revision meeting with advisor #2  

2/19: Senior Trip Meeting

2/20: HS Cicero Night Live  (8:00 - 10:00 PM)

2/27: Capstone Worktime: Defense Prep  & Senior Trip Information

2/27: Parent Coffee at Luci's 8:30 AM (Parent Event)

3/2: Senior Thesis Final Draft Due (minimum 15 pages due EOD)

3/5-9: Senior Trip to Washington D.C.

3/9-13: No School - Spring Break 

3/16: First day of Q4

3/20: Capstone: CPR Training 

3/20: Q4 House Assembly

3/23: Senior Thesis Defenses Begin

3/24: Senior Parent Meeting "End of Year Events & Tribute Night Collage Boards"

3/26-28: California Choir Tour (10th, 11th, & 12th Gr)

3/31: Thesis defenses begin

4/3: HS Cicero Night Live

4/10: Senior Capstone Workday

4/20: S2 Senior Class Drama Tech

4/22: S2 Senior Class Drama Rehearsal

4/23:  12th Gr Drama Performance

4/25: Junior Senor Prom  (date to be confirmed)

5/1: Senior Capstone Workday

5/1: Class of 2026 College Commitment Day

5/7: Last Day of Senior Thesis Defenses

5/4-5/8: Senior Spirit Week 

5/8: Senior Sunrise Breakfast & Pictures with college shirts

5/13: Fine Arts Night (Senior Spotlights)

5/15: Senior March 

5/15: Thesis grades released 

5/15: Senior Tribute Night - 6:30 pm (doors open at 6:15 pm)

5/18: End of the Year Awards

5/19-22: Final Exams

5/22: Graduation Rehearsal

5/22: Graduation Party  (Parent Event)

5/23: Commencement Ceremony

Caps and Gowns

Information for ordering caps & gowns is available now:

https://view.vidreach.io/q/8Iy4qbAv

Jostense suggests ordering by September 30th. 

The final deadline to order is December 3rd. 

Caps & gowns will be delivered to the school in the spring.

In preparation for Senior March on 5/15, we need 3 to 4 parent volunteers 

to help steam the gowns on Monday, May 11th 

Interested? Please email gperez@ciceroprep.org

Senior March

Friday, May 15th

Seniors will dress in their caps and gowns and walk through the archway and the prep campus

 as the students and faculty celebrate them on the completion of their secondary education.

Senior Tribute Night

Friday, May 15th

6:30 pm - 8:00 pm

Cicero Prep Gym

Doors open at 6:15 PM for the Senior Tribute Collage Reception, followed by Faculty Tributes at 6:30 PM



For seniors, their parents, siblings, and faculty

Semi-formal event: Students may choose to dress up or wear a school blazer and tie

Graduation Rehearsal

Friday, May 22nd

3:30 pm - 4:30 pm

Valley View Bible Church (4222 E Lincoln Dr, Paradise Valley, AZ 85253)

Cicero Grads and Faculty ONLY

The Senior Class of Cicero Preparatory Academy

Commencement Exercises**

Saturday, May 23rd

6:30 pm*

Valley View Bible Church

4222 East Lincoln Drive, Paradise Valley, Arizona 85253 

*Graduates should arrive at 5:30 pm

**Each graduate may have up to 6 guests, due to the occupancy restrictions of the venue.

(Outdoor reception directly following ceremony)

8:30 pm CLEAN UP and PACK UP

Graduation Party

for the Cicero Prep Class of 2026

Parent-Organized

Details TBD

Want to help? Questions? 

Contact PSO Parent Ambassadors:

Dyan Zakovec | Robyn Carter | Diana Cavagnaro | Anita Murray

or Mrs. Pérez