Graduation 2025

Fort High Graduation Ceremony of 2025 - Rivur Live

Final Grad List: Our final grad list will be published on Friday, May 9.   

Graduation Details:

Where: Millennium Place, Sherwood Park

When: Ceremony begins at 1:00pm, Grand March and Dance to follow at 7:30pm. The ceremony should take roughly 2-2.5 hours, so families will be able to leave around 3-3:30 pm for their own plans. We ask for graduates and their date (or special person) to be ready for the Grand March by 7:15.

Grad Tickets: Grad tickets will be available for purchase through the Parent Portal on Monday, May 12 at 8:00 am. Tickets are $50+ GST/person and grant admission into the ceremony and the dance. The price is the same, even if you only want to attend the ceremony. Every graduate can purchase up to 6 tickets. Graduates do not need to purchase a ticket for themselves because it is included in their grad fees. Once purchased, you or the graduate can pick up the tickets at the office during regular school hours. If families require more than 6 tickets, a link to a Google Form will also be sent to you May 12 to indicate if you would like extra tickets. Receiving extra tickets is not a guarantee, as the amount we have available depends on how many original tickets are purchased by families. In the Google Form, you will indicate how many extra tickets you are requesting, but please know you may not receive the amount requested in keeping tickets equitable and fair for all families. Communication will be made to those families who have requested extra tickets, once ticket sales have closed. Seating is not assigned, so once the doors open on May 31 at 12:00, you can sit at any available seats that are not reserved. Tickets sales will close May 20 at midnight. 

To purchase your Grad tickets:
Log in to your Parent Portal on your computer (the app does not have this information)
Go to Fees
Pick your Student
Scroll down to the bottom of the page and in the right hand corner you will see Graduation Ticket box
You will have to add one ticket to your cart for each ticket you are purchasing
Then go to the shopping cart to complete your purchase.

****Grad rehearsal: Graduates will be participating in a mandatory rehearsal Wednesday, May 28 at 10:10 at Fort High. They will also be able to pick up the grad gown at 2:15 pm that day in the foyer. Grads are responsible for having their gown, cap, and stole when they arrive at Millenium Place on May 31. The slideshow from the rehearsal will be posted on the Fort High Website for your reference. 

Live streaming: A link to live stream the ceremony will be available on our website closer to the day of. 

Grad Theme Week Dress Up Days: Full descriptions of each day are posted on the bulletin board in the foyer.

Monday, May 26- Future You

Tuesday, May 27- Decade Day

Wednesday, May 28- Walking Yearbook (Shirts handed out before block 1 in the foyer)

Thursday, May 29- Adam Sandler Day

Friday, May 30- Anything but a backpack

Attention Graduates and families! As we quickly approach Graduation on May 31, please be aware of the following dates:

May 9 - Final Grad List Posted: fees must be paid and requirements on track by this date- Only students on this final list will be eligible to participate in the graduation ceremony May 31

May 10 - Bottle Drive 10 am – 2pm Fort High Bus Loop

May 12-May 20 – Online Grad Ticket Sales on the Parent Portal. Tickets cost $50 + GST for each guest - Grads do not need to purchase a ticket for themselves. This event is GENERAL ADMISSION.

*****A link to a Google Form will also be sent to you May 12 to indicate if you would like extra tickets. Receiving extra tickets is not a guarantee, as the amount we have available depends on how many original tickets are purchased by families. In the Google Form, you will indicate how many extra tickets you are requesting, but please know you may not receive the amount requested in keeping tickets equitable and fair for all families. Communication will be made to those families who have requested extra tickets, once ticket sales have closed.*****

May 26-30 - Grad week lead-up activities at school- Dress up days, posted in the foyer and in announcements

May 28 – MANDATORY Grad Rehearsal in FHS Gym during Block 2 (10:00 start) - Lunch provided. 

May 28 - 2:15 pm- Graduation keepsake pick up- Graduates MUST pick up their grad gown from the main foyer

May 31 - Grad!

Spring Bottle Fundraiser May 10 from 10 am - 2 pm

April 18 – Third Grad list posted.

May 9 - Final Grad List Posted: fees must be paid and requirements on track by this date

May 12 - May 20  – Online Grad Ticket Sales. Tickets cost $50 each for guests - grads do not need to purchase a ticket for themselves. (6 tickets available per graduate, possible waitlist if more needed) This event is GENERAL ADMISSION.

May 26-30 - Grad week lead-up activities at school.

May 28 - Early Dismissal day and Keepsake Pickup 

May 28 - Grad Rehearsal in FHS Gym (mandatory) - Lunch provided. 

May 31 - Grad!

The Commencement Ceremony and Dance will occur at Millennium Place in Sherwood Park. Parking at the east entrance will be reserved for seniors and their guests.

The timeline for the day will roughly follow this timing:

12:00-12:30 p.m. – Grads arrive in their caps and gowns and begin to line up

12:00 p.m. – Doors to the main hall open, and guests begin seating. Seating will be GENERAL ADMISSION- No assigned seats, just proof of purchase (tickets will be given to grads at school after purchase)

1:00 p.m. – Commencement Ceremony begins. In years past, we have usually wrapped up by around 3:00-3:30 ish

A photographer will be on stage during the Commencement ceremony, taking photos of each grad as they cross the stage. These photos on our website will be available at no charge two or three weeks after graduation.

7:30 p.m. (approximately) – Grand March followed by the dance (no food served)

Grad Lists

Posted - December 13, March 20, April 18, May 9

Not on the list? 

Find out why by speaking with Mrs. Sawatzky or Mrs. Small or by coming to the office!!

A-K Mrs. Sawatzky kim.sawatzky@eips.ca 

L-Z Mrs. Small jenna.small@eips.ca

Grad lists will be published by the office doors. Students and parents will also receive emails noting if they are NOT on the Graduation list. The ceremony program and seating chart will use the final May 9 list. If students are not on the list in May, they will not be in our program.

Graduation Fee

• Keepsakes: Gown, stole, hat, 2025 tassel, leather diploma cover, personalized lawn sign 
• Printing of programs
• Decorations (partial)
• Professional Photographer with ceremony and grand march photos: free downloads offered
• DJ for the dance
• Graduate’s ticket into the ceremony and dance
• Livestreaming the event for guests to watch from home
• Photobooth for the dance (with printout keepsakes)
• Grad Games Night with Food and Drink provided (Semester 2)- Planned by Grad Committee
• Rehearsal Lunch - May 28
• Class of 2025 T-shirts for Grad Week Activities: May 26-30

Payable ASAP online or at the office

• it has been added to your Parent Portal under “Fees”

Grad Wear : 

This year, T-shirts, Hoodies, Sweatshirts, Jackets, etc., will be available for Graduation Wear through Entripy Shops. The Graduation Logo will be uploaded soon.

Check out the online shop 

Grad Rings and Jewelry

A representative from Jostens visited the school in October during our lunch period. You can view ring options at Jostens.com or call their office at (780)-569-1205.

The requirements indicated in this chart are the minimum requirements for a student to attain an Alberta High School Diploma. The requirements for entry into post-secondary institutions and workplaces may require additional and/or specific courses.