Annandale Seniors and Families:
As we begin the 4th quarter, we want to continue to provide you with important information that will assist you in preparing and planning for the end of the school year.
Senior Breakfast will be held this Tuesday, April 25 during W4/PRIDE Time. Parents, we need your assistance making this event a success. Register here to donate food and/or money to purchase breakfast items, as well as volunteer on event day! This is a parent-sponsored event so any help you can provide is greatly appreciated. Please email senior parents Annamaria Nields and Kimberly Bellem if you have questions.
In addition, the All Night Grad Online Auction is now live! Check out the amazing donations now through April 26. Auction winners can pick up their items at Annandale High School on Friday, April 28 from 4:00-6:00pm, at the main entrance of the school. This fundraiser supports our All Night Grad Celebration on June 6 from 11:00pm-5:00am at Audrey Moore Rec Center!
Students can order tickets to the All Night Grad Celebration here.
If you have any questions, please contact our senior class sponsors, Mr. Jonathan Carbutt and Ms. Chrystal Wood, or our senior class administrator, Ms. Kara Franklin-Taylor.
Sincerely,
Shawn DeRose, Principal
Do It Now!
Pay Senior Dues - $50: Senior dues, which cover cap and gown, diploma covers, and the senior gift, are $50. Please log on to myschoolbucks.com to pay your senior dues by May 20. Dues can be paid via myschoolbucks.com. Here are instructions for students on how to access MySchoolBucks.com. If you have any questions, please email Jeremy DeBoe.
Purchase Prom Tickets: Prom will be on May 20 from 8:00-11:00pm at the Fairfax Marriott at Fair Oaks. Students are now able to purchase tickets via MySchoolBucks.com for $50 per ticket. Each student may buy up to 2 tickets. No tickets will be sold at the door. If students would like to bring a guest who doesn’t attend Annandale High School, they must pick up a guest form from the front office and return it to Jonathan Carbutt (Room 244) for approval. Students should not purchase tickets until your form is approved. No middle school students or guests 21 or older will be permitted.
IMPORTANT: Students must pay their senior obligations before purchasing a prom ticket. Students will not be allowed to enter prom if they have outstanding obligations.
Purchase All Night Grad Party Tickets: Annandale High School’s All Night Grad Celebration is June 6 from 11:00pm-5:00am at Audrey Moore Rec Center! Tickets are on sale now. Students can order tickets here, or pick up the ticket form in the office. If you would like, you can Sponsor a Senior and purchase their ticket! Questions? Please contact the ANGC Chair Rheanna Bernard if you have questions or concerns about the All Night Graduation Celebration.
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Upcoming Senior Events
Now through April 26 - All Night Grad Party Online Auction Begins: The All Night Grad Party Online Auction is back! Check out the amazing donations now through April 26. Pick up will be at Annandale High School on Friday, April 28 from 4-6pm, at the main entrance of the school. We are still actively soliciting donations, so check back frequently to see what’s new. If you have a small business or goods/services/gift cards that you would like to donate, please contact Angela Torres.
April 25 - Senior Breakfast, W4/PRIDE Time: We are excited to announce that we will be hosting a Senior Breakfast on Tuesday, April 25 during W4/PRIDE Time. During the breakfast, students will receive important information about end-of-the-year events, including senior exams, senior activities, graduation, and All Night Grad Party. (Parents will also receive this information in an upcoming email.)
Parents, we need your assistance making this event a success. Register here to donate food and/or money to purchase breakfast items, as well as volunteer on event day! This is a parent-sponsored event so any help you can provide is greatly appreciated. Please email senior parents Annamaria Nields and Kimberly Bellem if you have questions.
May 1-2 - Senior Survey: Every senior is required to complete the Senior Survey. Student Services uses this information to celebrate the decisions of our graduates, and to send final transcripts to the right colleges. Counselors will visit senior English classes on May 1 and 2 to help students complete the survey. We understand many students will be taking the IB business exam on those dates, so we will also be visiting IB Business classes on May 3 to catch the students we missed. Please do not complete the Senior Survey before these dates.
If you are absent on the day of your English class, you will receive an email notification about make-up days and times for filling out the survey. Note: It is required that all seniors complete the survey by May 20. Seniors who have not completed the survey will be unable to pick up their cap and gown for graduation. If you have questions or concerns, please email Brian Yeagley, College and Career Specialist, at byeagley@fcps.edu
May 5 - Senior Decision Day: Annandale will celebrate National Decision Day on May 5. At this event, we will celebrate our seniors and the different paths they will take after graduation, whether they have decided to attend a 4-year college, community college, join the military, workforce, or take a gap year. The celebration will be held during all lunch periods in the senior courtyard, where students can enjoy ice cream, music, and take pictures with their peers. Rain date is May 8.
May 20 - Senior Prom, 8-11pm: Prom will be on May 20 from 8:00-11:00pm at the Fairfax Marriott at Fair Oaks. Students are able to purchase tickets now via MySchoolBucks.com. Cost is $50 per ticket. Each student may buy up to 2 tickets. No tickets will be sold at the door. If students would like to bring a guest who doesn’t attend Annandale High School, they must pick up a guest form from the front office and return it to Jonathan Carbutt (Room 244) for approval. Students should not purchase tickets until your form is approved. No middle school students or guests 21 or older will be permitted.
IMPORTANT: Students must pay their senior obligations before purchasing a prom ticket. Students will not be allowed to enter prom if they have outstanding obligations.
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May 22-26 - Senior Exams: Senior Exams will be held on May 22-26. Note: See below for the detailed senior exam schedule:
May 26 - Senior Picnic, 9:30am: Immediately following the R1 exam, seniors will be released from their last day of school at 9:35am. Members of the Class of 2023 will gather in the Senior parking lot or Ossian Park to enjoy a light breakfast, and sign yearbooks. The event will end at 11:30am.
May 30 - Senior Sunset: Senior Sunset will take place on May 30 from 8:00-9:00pm. Students are encouraged to come watch the sunset on the football field with music, drinks, and food to celebrate the end of their senior year.
May 31 - Senior Awards Ceremony: Our annual Senior Awards Ceremony will be held on May 31 from 10:00-11:00am at Annandale High School. This ceremony provides us an opportunity to recognize seniors who have demonstrated outstanding achievements in each content area, as well as celebrate those seniors who have been selected for community based awards and scholarships. We will provide more details as we get closer to the ceremony and will be communicating directly with the students and families of our award recipients. If you have questions or concerns, please email Brian Yeagley, College and Career Specialist.
June 1 - Senior Obligations & Cap and Gown Distribution: Seniors must pay all outstanding obligations, including Senior Dues, prior to receiving their cap and gown. Financial obligations can be paid online via myschoolbucks.com, by using the myschoolbucks mobile app, or in person on June 1. Here are instructions on how to access MySchoolBucks.com. All senior obligations must be paid before picking up their cap and gown. If you have any questions, please email Jeremy DeBoe, Finance Technician.
Students can pick up their cap and gown and senior gift on June 1 during their assigned times listed below.
- 10:00-11:00am - Last names A-L
- 11:30-12:30pm - Last names M-Z
Students enter through Door 11, at the front of the building, to the upper gym where they will turn in all equipment and supplies and pay any obligations in order to become eligible to graduate.
June 2 - Graduation Rehearsal, 10:00-11:00am or 11:30-12:30pm: Graduation rehearsal will be held on the Annandale High School stadium field. Seniors who choose to participate in the Graduation Ceremony must attend graduation rehearsal. Seniors who choose to participate in the Graduation Ceremony must attend graduation rehearsal during their assigned times below.
- 10:00-11:00am - Last names A-L
- 11:30-12:30pm - Last names M-Z
Students should meet on the home side stadium bleachers where they will receive information about the ceremony. After rehearsal, students will receive their tickets to graduation.
June 5 - Class of 2023 Graduation Ceremony: The Class of 2023 Graduation Ceremony will be held on Monday, June 5, at 9:00am in our stadium. The rain date will be Tuesday, June 6.
June 6 - All Night Grad Party: Annandale High School’s All Night Grad Celebration is June 6 from 11:00pm-5:00am at Audrey Moore Rec Center! Tickets are on sale now. Students can order tickets here, or pick up the ticket form in the office. If you would like, you can Sponsor a Senior and purchase their ticket! Questions? Please contact the ANGC Chair Rheanna Bernard if you have questions or concerns about the All Night Graduation Celebration.
Opportunities
Free Prom Dresses and Suits at Promise: Do you need a dress or suit for Prom? Do you know someone that might need one? We got you! Prom is coming up on May 20, at the Fairfax Marriott at Fair Oaks, and Annandale’s premiere prom fashion shop has you covered. Promise offers gently used, yet stylish dresses, suits, shoes, clutches and accessories for you to wear to prom – and to keep! Check out our updated inventory that offers a style for everyone’s taste. Please request a pass to visit Mr. Henceroth’s marketing classroom (210) during Pride Time. For further information reach out to Mr. Henceroth. We "Promise" Annandale Prom 2023 will be a night to remember!
Purchase Graduation Announcements: Interested in purchasing graduation announcements and other graduation related items? Go to our Jostens School Store and pick up everything you need to celebrate this milestone.
Save Your Google Drive Data: Attention seniors! FCPS Google Apps account is automatically disabled upon graduation. All files will be deleted in early August. Therefore, it is important that all of your data is downloaded from your Google Drive before graduation. Here’s how.
Purchase a ‘Congratulations! Graduate’ Yard Sign: The Annandale PTSA is selling ‘Congratulations! Graduate yard signs once again this year! Yard signs are $15 for pickup or $20 delivered to your yard. All proceeds help to fund the four (4) Annandale High School PTSA Scholarships. Stay tuned for more information on how to order online! Click here to order!
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Parent Assistance Needed! Get Involved Today!
Donate to the Senior Breakfast: Parents, we need your assistance making this event a success. Register here to donate food and/or money to purchase breakfast items, as well as volunteer on event day! This is a parent-sponsored event so any help you can provide is greatly appreciated. Please email senior parents Annamaria Nields and Kimberly Bellem if you have questions.
Proctors Needed for IB Exams: Calling all Volunteers! The IB exams are starting soon and we are in need of help to proctor the exams. Volunteers are needed to walk around the testing room occasionally and sit/monitor students. No special training is needed ahead of time. Each testing room will have at least one experienced proctor that will be in charge of administering the test. We just need additional adult supervision. Volunteers must be 21 or older. Bring your driver’s license to check-in at the main office. Dress casually with comfortable shoes!
Check out this Sign Up Genius. Questions? Please email Linda Bradshaw, IB DP Coordinator. Any help you can provide would be much appreciated! Thanks for supporting our IB students!
Donate to the All Night Grad Party Online Auction! The All Night Grad Party Online Auction is back! The success of the All Night Grad Party on June 6 depends on parents of all grades helping out! It is truly a memorable night that you won’t want to miss. There are time slots available to accommodate any schedule, but the true magic does happen overnight. Don’t miss out on supporting our Grads! We are still actively soliciting donations, so check back frequently to see what’s new. If you have a small business or goods/services/gift cards that you would like to donate, please contact Angela Torres.
All Night Grad Party - Volunteers Needed! The success of the All Night Grad Party on June 6 depends on parents of all grades helping out! It is truly a memorable night that you won’t want to miss. There are time slots available to accommodate any schedule, but the true magic does happen overnight. Don’t miss out on supporting our Grads! Sign-up to volunteer today. Don’t miss out on supporting our Grads! If you have questions please contact our ANGC Chair, Rheanna Bernard at annandale.angc@gmail.com
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