Embedded Files
Graduation FAQ🎓
This document provides the most up-to-date announcements regarding the Class of 2025 Graduation.
This document answers all Frequently Asked Questions about the WHS Class of 2025 Graduation.
Graduation is just around the corner, and what better way to celebrate your amazing achievement than with a personalized poster from Ben Franklin Crafts! Imagine a vibrant, 20x30 laminated poster proudly displaying your name and school at your graduation ceremony and parties.
Usually priced at $35 in-store, we're offering you an exclusive senior discount of just ✨$25✨!
Order Your Graduation Poster from Ben Franklin Crafts!
Order Your Graduation Poster from Ben Franklin Crafts!
Here's the details:
Fantastic Price: Only $25 for a high-quality, laminated 20x30 poster!
Optional Upgrade: Add grommets for easy hanging – just $2 more per poster.
See Before You Order: Check out a sample poster in G-102.
Easy Ordering (But Not In-Store!): You can't order these special posters at the regular store. Instead, see Ms. Pecson in the Library during non-instructional periods or G-102 after school to place your order.
How to Order: Bring your cash payment, high-quality senior photo, and order form (attached here,or grab a hard copy directly from Ms. Pecson). All orders must be submitted by the deadline: Friday, March 2nd!
Cap & Gown Order Deadline
Cap & Gown Order Deadline
Graduation is fast approaching! If you have not purchased your cap and gown yet, your last day is Friday, April 4th. Keep in mind that you MUST have them to participate in the graduation ceremony. If you are borrowing a cap and gown, you STILL need to purchase the diploma cover and tassel. Please place your cap and gown online at balfour.com.
Senior Assembly
Senior Assembly
All WHS seniors must attend a mandatory assembly on Thursday, March 27th in the gym. Essential information about graduation and other senior events will be shared. The assembly will begin promptly at 11:32 AM (the start of advisory). Please arrive early so we can start on time. A WHS ID is REQUIRED for entry.
Graduation Fee Collection
Graduation Fee Collection
Graduation fees ($75, cash only) must be paid by 3PM on April 25th. Payments will be accepted in room G-102 after school on Mondays, Thursdays, and Fridays, from March 28th to April 25th. Participation in the graduation ceremony requires payment of this fee and clearance of all class/SG dues, obligations, and other balances.
Senior Prom: Obligations Check & Forms Distribution
Senior Prom: Obligations Check & Forms Distribution
Before any plans for Senior Prom are made, please ensure your obligations are cleared. Obligations include negative lunch balances, unpaid class dues, textbook fees, etc. If you have any outstanding obligations, you will not receive a prom contract and will not be able to attend prom.
Obligation checks will start on Wednesday, January 22 through Thursday, January 30. Please stop by G102 during lunch or after school to check, and don’t forget to bring your school ID! See you there 💫!
Senior Prom: Prom Court Nominations
Senior Prom: Prom Court Nominations
The time has come to nominate your Senior Prom Court! 👑
In order to nominate and partake in Prom Court, you must be a SENIOR. Using the QR Code or by clicking on the link, please nominate up to 3 males and 3 females. Sign into your school email to access the form. You may nominate yourself and/or others, but make sure that whoever you are nominating will be attending Senior Prom.
Nominations Forms will close on January 28th, 2025 at 11:59 PM. The nominees will be contacted on January 30th, 2025. We are excited to see your nominations 🌟!
Panda Express Fundraiser
Panda Express Fundraiser
Please support us on Friday, December 6, by making an online Panda Express order using the code: 928561.
The code will be valid all day at any Panda Express location in the US. 🐼 Thank you! ⚔️
Senior Prom Theme Voting
Senior Prom Theme Voting
As we close out the first semester of Senior Year, it’s time to begin the planning process for Senior Prom, starting with choosing our prom theme! 🥳
The four theme options are:
💫 A Starlit Dreamscape
🎞️ LIGHTS, CAMERA, ACTION!
🔮 The Mystic Ball
🕯️The Dernier Waltz
Please click on this link to vote!
The form will be due on December 1, 2024, at 11:59 PM. Choose wisely! We are very excited to see the results! Thank you 💜!
Option 1: A Starlit Dreamscape
Option 2: Lights, Camera, Action!
Option 3: The Mystic Ball
Option 4: The Dernier Waltz
Graduation Song Suggestions
Graduation Song Suggestions
With Graduation only a few months away, we are taking senior song suggestions! 🎵 If you have any song ideas that would leave a positive message and legacy to the school and our class, please use this Google Form to submit them. 💡 Make sure that the song is APPROPRIATE as we will be singing this on the day of our commencement ceremony! 🎓
We are also looking for TWO conductors to lead our class and teach the chosen song. If you have experience and are interested, please tell us through Google Form, as well. 🎼 We can’t wait to sing our hearts out with you! ⚔️
Senior Agreement Meeting
Senior Agreement Meeting
Parents/Guardians of Seniors in the Class of 2025: We invite you to a Senior Agreement Meeting to discuss the senior agreement, which will be initiated at the start of Quarter 3. Please join us on Thursday, November 14th at 5PM in the school cafeteria. No RSVP required. Hope to see you there!
Senior Sign Pictures
Senior Sign Pictures
Our SENIOR SIGN 🪧 PICTURE DAY is scheduled for Monday, December 2 at 2:30PM in the gym! This exclusive group photo will be displayed in the yearbook!
📸 Signs are optional! All seniors are welcome to join with or without a sign.
📸 To enter the gym, you must be in dress code and have your physical school ID.
📸 If you want to bring/make a sign:
✨Size: Your sign can be any shape but the largest measurements should not exceed 12 x 18 inches.
✨Content Rules: Be creative but do not have any use of profanity, drugs, bullying, sexual and crime-related themes, discrimination, offensive language, or religious connotations. Please see attachment for examples.
✨Approval: Get your sign approved by Ms. Pecson during the week of November 18-22 in G-102. Approval times are only for 30 minutes after the bell rings!
Senior Lu'au Table Sign-Ups
Senior Lu'au Table Sign-Ups
During the week of October 21-25, 2024, grab a table sign-up card from G-102 after school. Turn them in Wednesday through Friday. Tables of 10 students will be prioritized. Please confirm with your table mates to avoid duplicates.
Yearbook Baby Photos
Yearbook Baby Photos
Please submit a digital photo file of yourself as a baby - 3rd grade (8 y/o) for the yearbook using this link. This photo will be next to your senior portrait. If you do not have a senior portrait in the yearbook, you can still submit a baby picture; we will have a small section for you. Please make sure you are the only person in the picture, we will not accept anything with more than just you. Your pictures are subject for review, if deemed inappropriate the picture will NOT be published and you will be asked for a new one. DO NOT submit someone else's baby picture on your email, you are only allowed to respond to this form once. DO NOT take a picture of the photo with your phone for submission, high resolution files only. Please remember to be appropriate with your pictures.
Deadline: November 15, 2024
Senior Agreement Assembly
Senior Agreement Assembly
Please save the date for Thursday, November 14, 2024. A mandatory assembly will be held in the Cafeteria during Homeroom time to review and distribute the Senior Agreement contract. Don't miss this important meeting!!!
Click HERE for more info!
Seal of Biliteracy
Seal of Biliteracy
The Seal of Biliteracy is an honor for high school graduates who can speak and write in more than one language. Honorees wear a medal at graduation, receive a certificate, and the honor is listed on your transcript. Many colleges will award world language credit if you have earned the Seal. It also looks great on your resume.
You can earn the Seal of Biliteracy by showing an intermediate level of proficiency in a language other than English. Our school is #1 in the state for the Seal of Biliteracy and hopefully the class of 2025 will beat the record of 104 Seal of Biliteracy students, set by the class of 2023.
There are dozens of languages. You don't need to be in a world language class to apply. Here are some of the most-common languages, refer to the attached list for more: ʻŌlelo Hawaiʻi, Bicol, Bisaya, Cantonese, Cebuano, Chuukese, Ilokano, Ilonggo, Japanese, Kapampangan, Kankanaey, Korean, Kosraean, Mandarin, Marshallese, Pangasinan, Pohnpeian, Samoan, Spanish, Tagalog, Tongan, Vietnamese, Yapese, and American Sign Language.
You can apply at the attached link. Refer to the application guide and video to help you complete the application correctly. If you have questions about the Seal of Biliteracy, you can see Smith sensei in room Q204 or Mr. Brown in room V200.
Application Deadline: November 8 at 3pm
Cap & Gown Orders
Cap & Gown Orders
If you are planning on participating in graduation, you need to purchase a cap, a gown, a tassel, and a diploma cover from a company named Balfour.
Your graduation package includes the gown, cap, tassel, and diploma cover.
Graduation caps have elastic, so “one size fits all.”
The diploma cover will be given to you at the graduation ceremony.
The cap, gowns, and tassel will be picked up at V-201 (Mrs. Horiuchi's room) when they arrive. Mrs. Horiuchi will email you once your graduation items have arrived.
Once you place your order, all sales are final, and there will be no refunds.
✨ How to Order:
There are three ways you can order: 1) online; 2) in person at G-102 on November 21, 2024; OR 3) by check/mail.
1) Order online at balfour.com.
Steps 1: Click on "Shop My School" and search "Waipahu High School"
Step 2: Click on "Grad Packs"
Step 3: Click on "Cap and Gown"
Step 4: Click on the image of a dark blue cap and gown that says "VIEW PRICE OPTIONS"
NOTE: When you order your cap and gown package, the image is a dark blue gown, but that is just a stock photo. Our gowns will be the traditional white with blue and gold stripes.
Step 5: Type in all of your information.
Step 6: Click on "Add to Cart"
Step 7: Click on "CHECKOUT" and complete your payment
2) Order in-person.
Date: November 21st during lunch in G-102
This day will be the ONLY DAY you will be allowed to pay for your cap and gown with cash or a personal check.
3) Order by mail.
Step 1: Print and complete the order form. (A copy of the mail-in form is attached to this post.)
Step 2: Write your check to “Balfour” and place the order form with your check or money order in a stamped envelope.
Step 3: Mail the envelope to:
Keenan Goo
Balfour
P.O. Box 25281
Honolulu, HI 96825
✨ Other Information:
If you borrow a gown (from a friend or family member who graduated WHS prior), you still need to purchase a diploma cover and tassel.
If you have any questions, contact Mr. Keenan Goo from Balfour at (808) 395-3711.
Feel free to shop the other senior merchandise available on balfour.com, which will be shipped directly to your home.
✨ Graduation Package Deadlines* and Prices:
September 1, 2024 - December 1, 2024: $59.69
December 2, 2024 - March 1, 2025: $79.69
March 2, 2025 - April 4, 2025: $99.69
IMPORTANT: PRICES WILL INCREASE!
Starting December 2, prices will increase by $20.
Starting March 2, prices will increase by $40.
The last day to order is April 4, 2025.
If you want to take pictures with your gown before graduation, pay before December 1st!
✨ Tutorial Video:
CapnGownMK.mp4
Senior Portraits
Senior Portraits
The last day to take senior portraits at House of Photography is October 12!
Please visit houseofphoto.com and select the option to make a senior portrait appointment. Don't delay!
Obligation Checks for Senior Lu'au and Senior Sneakaway
Obligation Checks for Senior Lu'au and Senior Sneakaway
Senior Lu'au and Sneakaway are coming up soon! To attend, please ensure you have no outstanding obligations. This includes unpaid fees, lunch balances, and incomplete PTPs. If you have 5 or more absences this quarter or any outstanding debts, you will NOT be able to attend. To receive your permission forms for Lu'au and Sneakaway, stop by G-102 after school through Friday, September 13th. Don't forget to bring your physical school ID!!
Page updated
Report abuse