SENIOR PARENTS & STUDENT Q&A SESSION

Thursday May 19, 2022  6:00 PM - Online Video Conference

Join Mrs. Chaudhry, Mrs. Smith and the Senior Advisors as we discuss important dates and information about graduation rehearsal & ceremony, capstone, and other upcoming Senior events.

Click Here to join the Webex  Thursday at 6:00 PM

 Senior Class Field Trip

Hershey Park - June 7th

SPOTS  ON THE BUS ARE LIMITED!

Last day to purchase is May 27th

Cost: $115 (includes)

Park Entrance Ticket, 1-Meal Ticket, Charter Bus Transportation, Snacks for the road.

Purchase ticket through Online Payment System and complete the Permission Form to guarantee your spot

The first 90 students to purchase and complete the permission form are guaranteed a spot. A waitlist will be made after that. A minimum of 45 spots are needed for each additional bus rental. Email regina.greer@lcps.org to be added to the waitlist.

Graduation Information

GRADUATION CEREMONY

Date: Friday, June 17, 2022

Time:   9:00 AM -  Doors open;  Graduates report to the loading dock with caps & gowns.  Parents & guests enter through main doors.  

Ceremony begins promptly at 10:00 AM - Please allow for traffic

Location: Eagle Bank Arena, George Mason University, 4500 Patriot Cir, Fairfax, VA 22030  Concessions (food & drinks) will be available for purchase during the ceremony.

Tickets: Tickets ARE NOT required for entry.  There is NO LIMIT to the number of family members or guests attending.  There is no need to reserve handicap accessible seating.  There is ample same level seating (no stairs) for all elderly or disabled guests.  An Eagle Bank Arena usher will escort you to accessible seating in the arena. 

Live Streaming:  The ceremony will be live streamed at THIS LINK for those who cannot attend in person.  The ceremony will be professionally recorded, edited and available for purchase.  A copy of the graduation video can be pre-ordered by CLICKING HERE.  

Cap & Gown pickup:  Graduates will pick up their cap and gown on Monday June 13th during the mandatory graduation rehearsal at Freedom High School.  Students participating in the Academies of Loudoun graduation on June 8th may pick up their cap and gown the week of June 1st.  Exact date TBD.

Graduate Attire:  Dress is business professional.  Shorts, sandals, athletic wear, pajamas, flip flops, etc… are not appropriate attire.  Please CLICK HERE for the complete guidelines for graduation day attire.  Graduates must leave all personal belongings including keys, cell phones, purses, cameras, etc.. with family members prior to entering the loading dock.  Any personal items attempted to be brought into the ceremony, including cell phones, will be collected prior to the ceremony, labeled, bagged and returned to graduates at the end of the ceremony.  This will delay their exit from the ceremony.

Honor Cords:  Seniors should contact their honor society or club sponsor to make arrangements to pick up honor cords prior to the last day of school, Wednesday June 15th.  Only honor cords supplied by a Freedom Club sponsor may be worn.  Do not purchase your own honor cords from websites.  No leis, beads, flowers, or anything other than school issue cords may be worn during the ceremony.

MANDATORY GRADUATION REHEARSAL / LUNCHEON / CLASS PICTURE 

Date: Monday June 13, 2022

Time: 9:00 AM Awards Ceremony

          11:00 AM - 2:00pm Graduation Rehearsal / Luncheon & Class Picture

Location: Freedom Gymnasium

Note: This is mandatory for all seniors.  It is also mandatory to return all textbooks, computers, uniforms and other school property by this date and time. Caps and gowns will be distributed on this date. No gowns (except Academies of Loudoun students) will be distributed prior to June 13, 2022.

SENIOR CAPSTONE PROJECTS

Date:            Friday May 13 - Last day of school for seniors participating in capstone

                     Monday May 16 - Capstone activities begin

                     Friday June 3 - Capstone Project EXPO & Public Presentations (students will be given a time slot for expo)

SENIOR VIDEO

The video will be a montage of pictures of seniors from any of the years in school.  They should only include pictures of LCPS activities.  Please do not include other family members, or pictures of activities not related to LCPS.  Group shots of multiple seniors are acceptable.

The video will be shown during the Senior Luncheon on Monday June 13th and at graduation prior to the recessional.

Parents & students can send pictures to: FHS22EaglesSlideShow@gmail.com

SENIOR SCHOLARSHIP NIGHT (Invitational Event)

Date:  Thursday June 9, 2022

Time:  7:00PM

Where: Freedom Auditorium

*Parents of students receiving awards will be contacted. 

Graduation Cap & Gown Orders are due NOW!

Cap & Gowns, Class Rings, Jackets, announcements, and other graduation items are now available to order on the Herff Jones website.

1. Go to Shop Catalog

2. Go to Individual Items

3. Scroll to the bottom to find the cap, gown and tassell item (required for graduation)

Click here to go to the Herff Jones website