6-17-26

Seniors and your families,

We ended the school year with a beautiful day!  Senior BBQ was a fun event, our Administrators and SRO grilled hamburgers and hot dogs, homemade salads were prepared, cookies, chips, and drinks were provided.  Our end of the year parade brought some tears, tears to a fond farewell for many of you who we know will go out and move mountains.  From 3 to 5 many seniors headed over to the Middle School for a fun, athletic, sometimes pretty serious senior volleyball game.  By the smiles on many faces, they had a ton of fun!!  We hope you made memories at senior sunset.  

With all that excitement yesterday, we still have work to do.  

CONGRATULATIONS TO MR. FULTS!  THE SENIOR CLASS SELECTED MR. FULTS AS THEIR COMMENCEMENT SPEAKER!!!

​SENIOR TRIP - ALL THOSE ATTENDING TOMORROW'S TRIP, PLEASE BE AT THE SCHOOL BY 5:30 A.M. YOU WILL NEED TO FIND YOUR OWN RIDE TO SCHOOL AND HOME.  2 COACH BUSES WILL BE HERE WAITING.  THEY ARE LEAVING IRHS AT 6:00 A.M.  ENTER THE DOORS BY THE THEATRE, ​BE READY FOR A BAG CHECK.  CHAPERONES WILL HAVE MORE INSTRUCTIONS FOR YOU ​UPON ARRIVAL.  HAVE A BLAST, RIDE SOME RIDES, AND BE SAFE!!

ITINERARY IS ATTACHED.

https://www.sixflags.com/newengland

Required graduation rehearsal.  Friday, June 26th.  Be here by 8:45, please head right to the back of the theatre.  Sit in any order in the back, we will meet for a few minutes and then send you out to line up in ABC order.  We have plenty of staff here to help.  We will work through the entire program.  Plan on being here about 2 hours.  If you can not make the rehearsal please let us know asap.  You do not need to wear your cap and gown.

BOCES tassel - if you were awarded a BOCES tassel, please bring it with you.  At the end of rehearsal Friday morning, please show Mrs. Alexander or Mrs. Frank and you will receive a Board of Education approved gold and white cord.  You will keep the cord at the end of the commencement ceremony.  Our Board of Education only allows for 1 tassel on the cap and it is the approved Indian River Blue and White tassel that comes with all cap and gown units.  

TICKETS - students submitted requests for additional tickets, that request was due May 29th.  We will do all we can to meet the needs of all seniors.  The cafeteria is open for family friendly viewing, the ceremony is live streamed as well.  Our IT department will put the link on the district site next week.  https://www.ircsd.org/en-US

TICKETS WILL BE PICKED UP BY MEMBERS OF THE SENIOR CLASS AT REHEARSAL.

68TH COMMENCEMENT CEREMONY - FRIDAY, JUNE 26, 2026 AT 7:00 P.M. 

-DOORS OPEN AT 6 P.M.

-EVERYONE (EXCLUDING MEMBERS OF THE GRADUATING CLASS) NEEDS A TICKET.  SMALL CHILD WHO ARE SITTING ON A LAP, DO NOT NEED A TICKET.  

-CAFETERTIA IS OPEN FOR FAMILY FRIENDLY VIEWING

-SENIORS NEED TO BE ON CAMPUS FRIDAY NIGHT BY 6:00, HEAD TO THE CAFETERIA FOR YOUR FLOWER AND CAP IF APPLICABLE.  WE LINE UP AT 6:30.  --  -CEREMONY STARTS AT 7:00 P.M.

CAP DECORATORS - if your cap was approved by Mrs. Rowley or Ms. Turnbull please complete the design, remember the criteria on the contract you signed.

All caps need to be returned to school by June 24th, you will pick it up Friday night at 6:00 p.m.  PLEASE REMEMBER TO PUT THE TASSEL BACK ON.

THE SENIOR CLASS HAS HIRED A PROFESSIONAL PHOTOGRAPHER.  PLEASE KEEP YOUR ADDRESS CURRENT WITH STUDENT SERVICES.

EACH SENIOR WILL RECEIVE AN (8 X 10) PROFESSIONAL PHOTO OF YOU WITH YOUR DIPLOMA AND 1 (8 X 10) OF THE ENTIRE CLASS.

THROUGH FUNDRAISING EFFORTS, WE WERE ABLE TO HIRE MR. DUSHARM.

**DUE TO BEING IN A STATE TESTING SITE UNTIL FRIDAY, JUNE 26TH, ALL REMAINING CAPS AND GOWNS CAN  BE PICKED UP AT REHEARSAL.**

STOLES AND CORDS - ALL APPROVED STOLES AND CORDS SHOULD BE HANDED OUT BY THE ADVISORS OF THOSE CLUBS.  MRS. ALEXANDER AND MRS. FRANK WILL HAND OUT GOLD HONOR CORDS AT REHEARSAL.  THESE ARE AWARDED TO STUDENTS WITH 90 AND ABOVE GPA.

***FINAL FUNDRAISER - WE ARE WORKING WITH A COMMENCEMENT GROUP TO HAVE FLOWERS AND SHIRTS WITH ALL INDIAN RIVER SENIOR NAMES ON THE BACK.  SHIRTS WERE VERY POPULAR LAST YEAR AND THEY RAN OUT OF SPECIFIC SIZES.  TO ENSURE YOU ARE ABLE TO GET ONE IN YOUR SIZE, PLEASE CONSIDER PRE-ORDERING.  YOU WILL BE ABLE TO PICK UP YOUR ITEMS RIGHT OUTSIDE ON THE WALKWAY NEAR THE THEATRE ENTRANCE.  THANK YOU FOR ALWAYS SUPPORTING THE SENIOR CLASS.  WE WILL RECEIVE A MONETARY DONATION AT THE END TO HELP PAY FOR OUR PHOTOGRAPHER.  

https://www.thecommencementgroup.com/indianriver/

Senior Class walk thru: all information was sent by the secretary in those buildings.  Contact your primary school for more specific information.

APS June 23rd at 10 a.m. be there in cap and gown by 9:45 a.m.

CPS Monday, June 22nd at 9:10 a.m. be ther by 9:00 a.m.

Evans Mills June 22nd at 9:30 a.m., 

PPS  June 23rd

TPS Walk thru June 23 at 9:30 am.  

Congratulations on all you have accomplished, we are all very proud of you!

Mrs. Frank and Mrs. Alexander