Graduation Information
Baccalaureate and Graduation Information
Celebrating the Class of 2025!
We will update this page with Class of 2025 Graduation Information as we know more. We ask that families check their email regularly, as that will be our first method of communicating updates with you. Parents, If you need to update your information, please do so here.
Baccalaureate & Graduation Events Timeline
Senior Sequester Graduates
Only
Wednesday, April 16 at 11:15am
Following the End of Year Rally
Location: St. Francis Gym
Art Recognition Ceremony Recognized
Graduates & Invited Guests
Date TBD
Location: SFHS Theatre
Senior Ball Seniors Only
Saturday, April 12 at 7:00pm
Location: The Pavilion at Haggin Oaks
Awards Ceremony Student Body & Senior
Families
Wednesday, April 30 at 10:00am
Location: SFHS Gym
Please note we will send a direct notification to those
parents/guardians whose Senior will be receiving an award at the
ceremony in the coming days.
Senior Family Reception Graduates &
Family
Wednesday, May 7 at 5:00pm
Love Locks Ceremony: 6:30pm
Location: St. Francis Serra Court
Baccalaureate Mass & Graduation
Practice Graduates Only
Tuesday, May 20, 2025 at 1:30pm
Location: St. Francis Gym
Senior Sunset Graduates Only
Tuesday, May 20, 2025
Location: St. Francis Soccer Field
Baccalaureate Mass Graduates & Invited
Guests (5 per family, not including the graduate)
Wednesday, May 21, 2025
Location: St. Francis Gym
Doors Open 4:30pm
Preludes to the Mass: Seniors performing musical pieces beginning
at 4:30pm
Mass will begin 5:30pm
*Graduation Tickets to be passed out at the end of mass.
ONLY Students can pick up tickets.
Graduation Practice Graduates
Only
Thursday, May 22, 2025
Location: Memorial Auditorium
Arrive by TBD to check-in
Practice will begin at TBD
Graduation Ceremony Graduates & Invited
Guests
Thursday, May 22, 2025 (3:00-5:00pm)
Location: Memorial Auditorium
Doors open at 1:30pm and front entrance doors will close at
2:30pm for Procession. Doors will reopen once all Graduates have
processed in.
Safe and Sober Grad Night
2025 Graduates Only
May 22, 2025
10:00pm – Check in at SFHS Rec Room
10:30pm – Party begins!!! Load your Ziplock bags with water and
snacks for the bus (all provided)
11:00pm – Load buses for Disneyland
May 23, 2025
8:00am – Arrive at Downtown Disney; unload buses
9:00am – Enter Disneyland Park -Attendees will have a Park Hopper
Pass to go between Disneyland and California Adventure
11:00pm – Load buses; leave Disneyland
May 24, 2025
6:00am – Buses return to SFHS; Dads’ Club providing “DADS and
GRADS” grab and go breakfast upon return; Attendees met by
parents/family.
Senior Family Reception
Serra Court
Join us for an evening of joy, reflection, and celebration as we honor our seniors and their families.
Final Transcript Information
As we near the end of the school year, we want to share some important details regarding the final transcripts for graduating seniors.
During the week of June 16th, the Counseling Office will send out final transcripts to the colleges listed on each student’s Senior College Plans form. If your student has not submitted this form yet, there is still time to do so! Blank copies are available in the Counseling Office.
Upcoming Senior Events in the First Quarter:
Save the Dates!
- Get a Jumpstart on Your College Applications: Aug 7-8
- Senior Painted Parking Day: Aug 9
- Senior Sunrise: Aug 14
- Senior Parent College Night: Aug 20
- Mandatory Senior Advisory: Aug 27
- UC Application Workshop: Sept 19
- K102: Sept 23-26
- CSU Application Workshops: Oct 1-2
- Troubie College Week: Oct 6-10
- Optional SAT: Oct 9
- Optional ACT: Oct 14
- UC Personal Insight Questions Workshop: Oct 15
Senior Sequester VIDEO
We officially welcomed our Vanellopes into our beloved community of more than 12,000 alumnae! We loved taking a look back at some of our favorite memories from the Class of 2025! If you missed the video, or just want to see it again, you can watch it here.
Graduation Day Schedule
Timeline of arrivals + events
Graduation tickets will be given to the Graduates after the Baccalaureate Mass. Each Graduate will been given 10 tickets. Only the Graduate can pick up the tickets and can not pick up for a friend.
- Graduates Arrival: 10:00am (Please note: You will not be able to leave the auditorium. Please bring all your belongings as Memorial Auditorium will not allow drop-offs of any kind.)
- Orchestra Arrival/Practice: 10:30am
- Choir Arrival/Practice: 10:30am
- Speeches Arrival/Practice: 10:30am
- Final Graduation Rehearsal: 11:00am – 1:00pm
- Doors Open: 1:30pm
- Doors temporarily closed for procession line up: 2:30pm - 3:15pm
- Graduation Ceremony: 3:00-5:00pm
Locker Clean-out
All lockers must be cleaned out by May 13.
Anything left in lockers will be thrown away or donated back to the school.
Uniform Donations
Gently used uniforms can still be donated back to SFHS. There is a bin outside Room 340. Any questions can be directed to Dean Cost.
Chromebooks & Email Instructions
Upon graduation, seniors can keep their school-issued Chromebook. If they do not wish to keep the device, they may return it to Technology beginning on May 13. Instructions on how to move school files to a personal Gmail account and remove the school’s management will be sent out on May 21. School email addresses will remain active until August 31. After that date, student email and Drive data will no longer be accessible. If your daughter has questions, she should reach out to SFTech@stfrancishs.org.
Graduates Seating Chart
A detailed seating chart was provided to each senior in homeroom on Thursday, May 8. We hope this information will help families decide where to sit when arriving at Memorial Auditorium for the graduation ceremony.
Final Transcript & College Plan Form
Seniors received a Final Transcript & College Plan Form in homeroom on Tuesday, April 15th. If they were not on campus, blank forms are available in the counseling office.
This form asks seniors to share the admission decision for each college to which they applied, and asks them to indicate their college of attendance. Information from these forms will dictate where final transcripts are sent in July. The form is due to the Counseling & College Center by May 2nd.
ADA Seating Request
Baccalaureate Mass & Graduation Ceremony
We are happy to provide special accommodations for our families who may need ADA seating during the Baccalaureate Mass and Graduation Ceremony. Please note that at the graduation ceremony, one adult will be invited to accompany the individual requesting seating accommodations. (If one person needs special seating, they will be invited to have a family member sit with them.) This option is available for our Senior families who can’t walk up and down stairs, utilize a mobility device, or any other mobility assistance. All you have to do is fill out this form and be sure to state your needs for one or both events.
Graduation Day Bag Restrictions
Be sure to minimize what you bring with you on Graduation Day as space in limited and bag restrictions apply. All bags brought into Memorial Auditorium must be smaller than 8″x6″x1″ or clear. This applies to graduates and all guests. Please review Memorial Auditorium’s Bag Policy and prohibited items HERE.
Graduation Day Lunch Options
On the day of Graduation, graduates will be at Memorial Auditorium from 11:30am-3:00pm. Graduates will not be allowed to leave the building once they enter, and no food can be delivered (by family or delivery service) to Memorial Auditorium, per their policy. To accommodate lunch, graduates are allowed the following two options:
Graduation Regalia
Must be pre-approved by the Dean
In an effort to better acknowledge and honor the diverse backgrounds of our students, graduates may wear one (1) item of personal significance related to their ethnicity, culture, religion, nationality, race, color, and/or ancestry during Graduation only, as long as the item is consistent with Catholic church teachings and the mission of our school.
Students may also wear a CSF/NHS honor society cord. Caps cannot be decorated. No other decorations or symbols are allowed.