Welcome Class of 2025!

Please visit this website periodically for updates as we will continue to post new information here for our Class of 2025 seniors and their families!

BHS Class of 2025
Commencement Ceremony

Wednesday, June 11, 2025
6:00pm
Pop Keeney Stadium

_____________________________________________________________________________________________________________

Senior Timeline

Please check the timeline frequently as dates and times will be updated with current information as soon as it is available.

SEPT

9/4 - First day of school

9/11 - School Picture Make Ups

9/19 - Curriculum Night - 6:00pm

9/25 - Common Application Help Session, 2:00-3:30pm in the counseling office

9/30 - Deadline to register for the SAT School Day exam. Students register for the SAT School Day exam by going to RegiSmart. Students will then create an account, select "Bothell", register, and pay for the exam.

by 9/30 - Counselors notify seniors and parents of missing graduation requirements

OCT

10/2 - Common Application Help Session, 2:00-3:30pm in the counseling office

10/18 - Homecoming Game vs. Mt. Si - 7pm at Pop Keeney

10/19 - Homecoming Dance - 7-10pm, BHS Gym

10/23 - School Picture Retakes

10/23 - Common Application Help Session, 2:00-3:30pm in the counseling office

10/24 - School Day SAT, 8:15 - 12:15 in the library. Registration deadline is September 30th. Students register for the SAT School Day exam by going to RegiSmart. Students will then create an account, select "Bothell", register, and pay for the exam.

10/25 - Senior Class Meeting during Coug time, 9:55-10:25am. This is a mandatory meeting that will be held in the NPAC for the Class of 2025. Jostens will be sharing pertinent information about graduation and the required garb needed. Please remind your students about attending this meeting in the NPAC

10/30 - Common Application Help Session, 2:00-3:30pm in the counseling office

NOV

JAN

FEB

MAR

APR

4/7-11 - No School - Spring break

4/21 - Prom tickets go on sale - $50 with ASB, $60 without ASB, $60 for a guest. All fines MUST be paid off for a student to purchase a ticket. Guest forms are due Friday, May 2nd - no exceptions.

4/21 - Senior Breakfast tickets go on sale - $10 per ticket. All fines MUST be paid off to purchase. Breakfast tickets will increase to $15 per ticket after prom, so May 12th! We encourage you to purchase this ticket with your prom ticket.

4/25 - Scholarship Reporting Form opens - check your email for more information. This will allow you to list the scholarships that you will be accepting so that they can be recognized in the commencement program.

4/28 - Senior At-Risk Letters sent home by counselors (see below)

Process for Monitoring Participation in the Commencement Ceremony:

Counselors review all senior mid-term grades and missing graduation requirements. Letters are sent to:

· Any senior with an F in a class needed to meet graduation requirements, and/or
· Any senior missing a graduation requirement

This letter notifies families that their senior cannot participate in the commencement ceremony unless the failing grade is raised to passing and/or the missing graduation requirement is met. These seniors are placed on a no-commencement list until the grade and/or missing requirement(s) are rectified. The letter provides important deadlines and instructions. Please read carefully.

MAY

5/1 - National Decision Day - deadline for accepting college admission offers. Be sure to notify colleges of non-acceptance, as well as acceptance of the college of your choice. ALSO, select acceptance in Naviance. Wear your college colors!

5/9 - BHS Senior Survey - this will be assigned as a Naviance task. Students are required to complete the survey in order to get their graduation tickets. This survey asks where you would like your final transcript sent and what your plans are for next year. The Senior Survey is due June 2, 2025.

5/10 - Senior Prom - Tickets go on sale April 21st. $50 with ASB, $60 without ASB, $60 for a guest. All fines MUST be paid off for a student to purchase a ticket. Guest forms are due Friday, May 2nd - no exceptions.

5/11 - Last day for $10 tickets for the Senior Breakfast. Price increases to $15 on May 12th.

5/16 - Senior Speech Submissions DUE by 3:30pm - typed drafts should be shared with Ms. Haydon - lkrotkehaydon@apps.nsd.org (make sure that you give her viewing access).

5/19 - Scholarship Reporting Form is DUE - list the scholarships that you are accepting so they can be recognized in the commencement program.

Be sure to:
- Check in with your teachers to ensure you will pass all of your classes!
- Check in with your counselor about credits and graduation requirements!
- Check to see if you have fines due to textbooks/laptops/class fees/library books, etc. See Mrs. Balyeat if you have questions.
- Complete your Senior Survey (more info to come!)
- If you are not planning on participating in the graduation ceremony, you will need to notify the Counseling Office immediately! Please see Mrs. Brenengen.

JUN

6/2 - Senior Survey DUE - this must be submitted in order to pick up your graduation tickets.

6/3 - Grad ticket distribution - Students may pick up their 5 complimentary tickets as long as all fines and fees are cleared, senior survey has been submitted, and they are on track to graduate. Additional tickets can be purchased for $7 from the cashier window. Please note - tickets will not be available to purchase at the stadium.

6/10 - Senior Breakfast, in the Commons. Tickets are $10 April 21st - May 11th, $15 starting May 12th. We encourage you to purchase this ticket with your prom ticket. Breakfast is for students only, however, parents can come to the Senior Memories Assembly will take place following the breakfast.

6/10 - Senior Memories Assembly, in the gym following the Senior Breakfast. Parents are welcome to attend the assembly, but the breakfast is for students only.

6/11 - Commencement Ceremony, 6pm at Pop Keeney. We will be marching down from BHS. More details to come!

Reviewing and Issuing of Diplomas:

Once final senior grades are ready, which is AFTER the commencement ceremony, counselors review all senior credits/graduation requirements. If all requirements are met, the diploma is released and either picked up by families on a designated date (June 25th) or, if requested, is mailed home from the counseling department.

If a requirement is not met, the diploma is held until graduation requirements are fully met. Seniors should work with their counselor to plan for the missing requirements. Once all missing requirements are met, BHS will issue the diploma.

6/25 - Diploma Pick Up, 9am-2pm in the counseling office

End of June - Final transcripts will be uploaded to colleges selected on the senior survey. If a college has an earlier deadline, students are responsible for notifying them of the delay.

____________________________________________________________________________________________________________

Cap, Gown, and Announcement Orders

Cap & Gown/Announcement orders can be picked up in the Commons during both lunches on Monday, March 31st.

Haven't ordered yet? It's not too late! Place your order

A representative from Jostens will provide order information to the Class of 2025 during the senior class meeting on 10/25. Required items for graduation include a cap, gown, tassel, and stole.

Orders can be placed online through Jostens.

_________________________________________________________________________________________________________

Senior Portraits and Senior Ads

Senior Portraits and Senior Ads are great opportunities to celebrate your senior’s achievements as they complete their final year here at BHS! Both senior items have the same deadlines. The first deadline is soft, meaning you will still have until the second deadline to officially submit your portrait and/or completed ad. The final deadline is the hard deadline for your portrait and/or ad. No portraits and/or ads will be accepted after the final (hard) deadline.

Deadlines - Senior Portraits AND Senior Ads:
First (Soft) Deadline: Friday, November 1st, 2024 @ 5PM
Final (Hard) Deadline: Friday, November 15th, 2024 @ 5PM

Click here for more information and for instructions how to submit.
____________________________________________________________________________________________________________

Seniors, check your credits!

Please view this video for important information about ensuring all credits are completed for your graduation in June. It's a very short video!

https://youtu.be/A76Iuidj8MY

____________________________________________________________________________________________________________

Graduating with Latin Honors

Starting with the Class of 2023, Northshore’s comprehensive high schools adopted the Latin terms to celebrate high-achieving students as follows:

Summa Cum Laude (with highest honors): top 5% of GPAs
Magna Cum Laude (with high honors): top 6-15% of GPAs
Cum Laude (with honors): top 16-30% of GPAs

Graduating seniors will be honored based on GPA as shown above. This new tradition will replace the previous tradition of naming valedictorians and salutatorians. Much like in the past with valedictorians and salutatorians, students receiving Latin honors will be recognized during graduation ceremonies, assemblies, and/or other recognition programs. By refining our recognitions, our high schools are aligning with systems used in higher education while also giving deserved recognition to additional high-achieving students.

____________________________________________________________________________________________________________

Access your unofficial transcript in StudentVUE

If you need an unofficial transcript, which is a record of all high school classes you’ve taken, they are uploaded for you to StudentVUE. Transcripts are helpful to access when completing college applications. Look for the documents tab in StudentVUE - it’s there!

____________________________________________________________________________________________________________

Preparing for Senior Year and Life After High School

Senior Presentation

Check out the slides presented to seniors in their English classes.

Senior Credit Check Instructions

College Application Help. Click here to view a document that has links for application help to popular in state and out of state 4-year colleges/universities.

Letter of Recommendations Document

BHS 2024-25 School Profile

For assistance with a college application question please reach out to your counselor or BJ Dawson.

11th & 12th Grader's Guide For Navigating College Admissions and Financial Aid - English Version

11th & 12th Grader's Guide For Navigating College Admission and Financial Aid - Spanish Version

12th grade "What you need to know"

12th grade "Career and transfer planning" information

2024 - 2025 Higher Education Handbook. This handbook provides descriptions of two and four-year public and private, non-profit institutions of higher education in Washington State and other important information.

Class of 2025

BHS Class of 2025 Commencement Ceremony

BHS Class of 2025
Commencement Ceremony