Countdown to Graduation

SEPTEMBER

1                              Boettcher Scholarship Opens

1                              No School – Labor Day

10                           No Hate Assembly

15                           Daniels Fund Scholarship Opens

27                           Homecoming Fall Festival

OCTOBER

1                              2026-2027 FAFSA/CASFA Available

1                              Powder Puff Game - 6PM

3                              Homecoming Pep Rally and Football Game 7PM

4                              Homecoming Dance 7PM – 10PM

7-9                          Colorado Free College Application Days

13                           No School – Non-Student Contact Day

16                           Parent/Teacher Conferences 4:30-7:00PM

17                           Daniels Fund Scholarship Deadline

23                          Financial Aid Night (FAFSA/CAFSA) 5:00PM

30, 31                    No School – Fall Break

31                          Yearbook Senior Photos and Senior Quotes due

NOVEMBER

1                              Boettcher Scholarship Deadline

6                             Jostens Cap & Gown Senior Meeting (AE)

11                           No School – Holiday

12, 13                     Jostens Cap & Gown Orders (during lunch)

19                           Financial Aid Night (FAFSA/CAFSA) 5:00PM

24-30                     No School – Thanksgiving Break

DECEMBER

17                           WPS Foundation Scholarship Application Opens

21                           End of Semester 1

22-2                       No School – Winter Break

JANUARY

1-2                          No School – Winter Break

3                              First Day of Semester 2

19                           No School – Holiday

30                           Honor Grad Application Opens

FEBRUARY

7                            National Signing Day

13-16                     No School – Holiday

18                          Westminster Rotary Scholarship Application Deadline

24                          WPS Foundation Scholarship Application Deadline (11:59PM)

25                          Financial Aid Night (FAFSA/CAFSA) 5:00PM

27                           Honor Grad Application Due

                               Seniors who meet the below requirements will receive the designation of “honor graduate” during the graduation ceremony:

·                                              3.5 or higher cumulative GPA (by the end of 3^rd quarter)

·                                              95% attendance

·                                              No “-“ scores in your Senior year

·                                             Successful completion of a course that is eligible for college credit and/or industry certificate. This includes concurrent enrollment and college prep coursework (i.e., IB, Concurrent Enrollment).

·                                              Completion of Honor Grad Application

MARCH

1                              FAFSA Priority Completion Date (students who complete FAFSA by this date have the best chance of earning the most student aid – students can still complete the FAFSA afterwards, but it is awarded on a first come/first serve basis)

2                              No School – Non-Student Contact Day

3                             Senior Class Picture - during AE

11                           End of Quarter 3

12                           Parent/Teacher Conferences 4:30-7:00

23-27                     No School – Spring Break

APRIL

Month of April         CTE Credential Exams

1                             Individual Cap and Gown Pictures – by appointment only through Main Office

TBD                        Teachers will send names of seniors in danger of NOT GRADUATING to the counseling office

11                           Prom 7:00PM-11:00PM (TBD place and theme)

                                After Prom 12:00AM-2:00AM

                                All Westminster High School students MUST be academically eligible to attend Prom

15                           SAT Testing Day

TBD                        Senior Graduation Meeting (AE)

MAY

Cont.                     CTE Credential Exams

TBD                        CTE Signing Day

Month of May        IB Testing Window

6                        Senior Banquet 7:00PM

8                        Senior Sunset

8                        Moving On Up Assembly (Gym) – LAST DAY OF CLASSES FOR SENIORS

All work for traditional and online classes must be completed by 12:00PM. Any senior having not completed all necessary work by this date and time will not be eligible to participate in the May 21st graduation ceremony. No exceptions.

13                        Top 10 Brunch 9:00AM (invitation only)

18                           Senior Check Out

19                           Graduation Practice TBD (Gym)

                                Cap and Gown pick up immediately following practice

                                Senior Awards TBD (Theater)

21                           Graduation! – CU Boulder Events Center at 6:00PM

Graduates arrive at WHS (Time: TBD) to take pictures and line up for transportation to the venue. All graduates must ride with their class to graduation. They must go home with their families after the ceremony.