Senior Section - April 2025

Hello LEHS Class of 2025 Graduate and Parent/Guardian of STUDENT,

I hope this email finds you well as we near the end of this school year. The School Counselors wanted to reach out to remind you of some important information at the end of your final year.

 

Diploma Information:

Are you ON TRACK to meet the Diploma with Honors OR Regular Diploma

All seniors must meet graduation requirements in order to participate in the graduation ceremony. Lakota East does not allow for ‘ceremonial walks’ i.e. participation in the graduation ceremony for students who have not met graduation requirements but will do so in the summer or soon after. If you have questions about your student’s status, please contact their counselor. 

If you have a question about this status, please reach out to your School Counselor. ON TRACK means that the student will continue to pass classes and earn the required credits needed for Graduation.

 

REQUIRED Senior Survey:

• The Senior Survey is REQUIRED for all seniors. This Survey is important to send your final transcript to the correct destination and confirm your participation in the Graduation Ceremony on May 22nd.
  • Log in your student Schoolinks Account through One Login.
  • Scroll down your To Do list to May: Senior Year End Activity
• Please complete the survey by May 1, 2025.

Additional Information:  (be sure to check the links below)

• Continue to check on available Scholarships in Schoolinks. Visit the Finances Tab in Schoolinks.
• Here is the Senior Meeting Presentation from March 5, 2025, in case you missed it.
• If you have not already ordered your Cap and Gown, please contact Graduate Services directly at 513-272-5890 ASAP!
• Please also check the Lakota East website, Senior Section to stay up to date on Senior happenings.

 

Cap and Gown Update

Graduation Caps and Gowns were delivered April 22nd. Student must have their fees paid in order to receive their Cap and Gown. For students with unpaid fees, their caps and gowns will be held with the bursar until payment arrangements are made. Final transcripts will be held until all outstanding fee balances are resolved and Chromebooks returned. We work diligently with families to ensure that every student gets what they need to participate in the graduation ceremony, and we will handle any situation of this manner privately and discreetly. 

If you have not already ordered your Cap and Gown, please contact Graduate Services directly at 513-272-5890 ASAP!

 

Graduation Pictures

 LifeTouch will be photographing your graduate as they receive their diploma. Scan to opt-in to view the commencement photos or text this code to 90738*
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Volunteers & Donations Needed for the Senior Picnic, which is Monday, May 19 from 11:00-1:00

Senior Picnic is one of the final events for our LEHS Seniors! As a class, they are invited to celebrate their academic journey, achievements, and friendships before they graduate!

We will be serving pizza, sandwiches, chips, baked goods, and drinks. There will be games for the Seniors to enjoy. 

DONATIONS: 

• We are asking for food, water, and paper good donations.  
• *Please bring (or send with your Senior) ALL donations to the Main Office no later than Friday, May 16, 2025.  
• Donation Sign -Up: Senior Picnic Donation Sign-Up

We are asking for two groups of volunteers –

• Group 1: Arrive before the Parade of Graduates to help set-up the games and food
• Group 2: Arrive after the Parade of Graduates to serve food, monitor the games, and clean up. 

This way any Senior parent who wants to attend the Parade of Graduates would be able to do so and still volunteer at our event.

Volunteer time slots can be found here: Senior Picnic Volunteer Sign-Up

Questions about Senior Picnic? Contact:  Kimberly Hall @ Kimberlyhall819@gmail.com

Military Commitment Ceremony

• Lakota would like to honor our graduates who have made the commitment to serve our country after graduation by enlisting in a branch of the United States Military or attending a military academy. Please sign up for the Military Commitment Ceremony!  The Ceremony will be held at Lakota East on April 23 at 1:30 p.m. Sign up here by April 11, 2025: Military Commitment Ceremony Sign up

 

Parade of Graduates

• On May 19th, graduates from Lakota East High School are invited to parade the hallways at one of the East elementary schools dressed in their caps and gowns. Many seniors return to the building where they once attended. The younger students line the halls, cheering on and celebrating the seniors as they pass and as a parting souvenir, give each senior hand-written letters of advice and encouragement. Students who plan to participate must take Lakota buses to and from the elementary building. Registration for this amazing opportunity is now open and is due by April 25th . https://bit.ly/EastPOG25

 

Graduation Auditions

Interested in being a part of your graduation? Singing and Speech auditions are coming up in April. Any interested senior is welcome!

• Wednesday, April 9 - Singing Auditions at 3:00pm in the choir room (room 182)
  • Graduation Vocalists Information
• Wednesday, April 9 - Speech Auditions at 3:00pm in the Hub 
  • Graduation Speech Information

 

Graduation Tickets

• Each Senior participating in Graduation will receive 8 tickets at Cintas. Families can request more tickets at the Ticket request link. The link to order Graduation Tickets will continue to be live until; May 14th, but we encourage people to order them early. There is no cost for tickets, but we do have a limit on how many Xavier provides us. For this reason, we will cap student tickets at 20. If you need more than 20 tickets, we will take your request into consideration by emailing Mr. MacFarlane (matthew.macfarlane@lakotaonline.com)

 

Senior Important Dates (Calendar Link)

• April 2 - Graduate Services Announcement delivery @ East during lunchtime
• April 9 - Graduation Auditions for Singing @ 12:50pm in the choir room 
• April 9 - Graduation Auditions for Speeches @ 3:00pm in the Hub
• April 22 - Graduate Services Cap/Gown distribution @ Butler Tech and @ East during lunch
• April 23 - Military Commitment Ceremony @ 1:00pm in the Hub
• April 23 - Top 25 Reception @ 5:30pm in the Hub
• April 23 - Senior Awards Night @ 6:30pm in the Gym
• April 25 - Signing Day for Senior Athletes
• May 3 - Prom at Savannah Center
• May 5-16 - AP Exams
• May 14 & 15 - Senior Exams
• May 15 - Senior last academic day
• May 16 - Seniors last day (clean out lockers, turn in chrome-book, etc.)
• May 19 - Senior Sunrise @ 6:45am in the stadium
• May 19 - Senior Car Show @ 7:30am in the parking lot
• May 19 - Parade of Graduates @ 10:00am
• May 19 - Senior Picnic @ 11:30am in the stadium
• May 20 - Graduation Practice @ 9:00am in the gym; REQUIRED to participate in the ceremony
• May 22 - Graduation at Cintas Center @ 8:00pm