Senior Headquarters
Senior Events
50 Days ‘til Graduation Celebration Ice Cream Social
Location: Carmel High School - Lower Courtyard
Date: Thursday, May 1, 2025
Time: 2:00 pm – 3:00 pm
We will kick off our celebrations of the Class of 2025 with this event that starts the countdown towards Graduation! Seniors are invited to come to the lower courtyard at 2:00 PM to gather with their peers and enjoy a cold treat. We thank the Carmel Rotary Club for generously sponsoring this event!
Senior Ball Tickets (My School Bucks)
Monday, May 5 - Friday, May 16
Senior Awards Night (for award recipients and their families only)
Wednesday, May 28, 6:00 pm, GFMS Auditorium
Senior Ball
Location: The Waterview, 215 Roosevelt Drive, Monroe CT
Date: Monday, June 9, 2025
Time: 6:00 pm – 11:00 pm
Senior Ball will be held at The Waterview which includes a full “mocktail” hour and dinner. Pictures can be taken beforehand outside in the garden. We are happy to announce that the entire senior class will be together and that outside dates are welcome to attend the event (guest forms are in the AP Suite). Tickets go on sale from Monday, May 5 – Friday, May 16, 2025, through My School Bucks. A separate letter with more information about the Senior Ball will be sent to students and parents in late April.
Destination Day
Location: Carmel High School
Date: Wednesday, June 11, 2025
On “Destination Day” we encourage all seniors to wear a shirt or other gear that represents their next step in life, whether that is College, Career Training, Military Service, or entering the Workforce. On this day we celebrate the accomplishments of the Class of 2025 and their next destination, knowing that their example inspires our Freshman, Sophomores, and Juniors to reach for their goals.
Senior Awards Day Ceremony
Location: Carmel High School Gymnasium
Date: Thursday, June 12, 2025
Time: 11:00 am – 12:30 pm
Senior day awards are an opportunity for seniors to come together to highlight and celebrate each other’s achievements. This celebration will be for senior students only. Information regarding the evening senior awards will follow.
CHS Class of 2025 Yearbook Dedication!
Location: Carmel High School Gym Lobby
Date: Thursday, June 12, 2025
Time: 12:30 pm – 1:50 pm
Come join the yearbook committee as they premier the CHS 2025 yearbook! The yearbook’s dedicatee will give a speech as well as a special surprise at the end! Come celebrate and sign your class pages one last time with your classmates!
Senior Day!
Location: Carmel High School - Lower Courtyard
Date: Monday, June 16, 2025
Time: 10:00 am – 1:50 pm
Calling all seniors!!! As in years past, this is a special day for our seniors to celebrate their accomplishments, sign their yearbook pages, enjoy food, play lawn games, and spend their last day of school together.
We are very thankful to the Carmel High School Parent Association & our community members for generously offering to help us fund the Class of 2025 Senior Day!
Elementary Walk-Throughs
Location: Elementary Schools
Date: Tuesday, June 17, 2025
Time: 2:00 pm – 3:00 pm
We are excited for our Elementary Walk-throughs. Each Class of 2025 graduate is welcome to “walk through” their former elementary school promptly at 2:00 pm. Please note only the student is allowed to attend and enter their former elementary school. Seniors are invited to wear shirts that represent their “next step”: college, military service, training, or career.
Cap and Gown Pick Up
Location: Carmel High School – Casey Hall
Date: Wednesday, June 18, 2025
Time: 7:00 am – 2:00 pm
Please make sure your graduate has returned all missing items before pick-up. Please contact Anne Marie Young at ayoung@carmelschools.org, if your child has missing items and has not yet returned them. (Please note that school buildings are closed on June 19, 2025).
Graduation Rehearsal
Location: Carmel High School – Turf Field
Date: Friday, June 20, 2025 (rain date: 6/21/25)
Time: 11:30 am
Details about Graduation Rehearsal and Graduation, including ticket details, will be sent in a separate communication during May.
Commencement Ceremony
Location: Carmel High School – Turf Field
Date: Friday, June 20, 2025 (rain date: 6/21/25)
Time: 6:00 pm
All graduates must report back to the CHS Athletic Turf Field by 5:00pm for one more walk-through before our Commencement Ceremony.
Diploma Pick Up
Your diploma may be picked up in the Carmel High School main office as follows:
- Wednesday, July 2nd & Thursday, July 3rd between the hours of 8:00 am and 2:00 pm
- Monday, July 7th – Thursday, July 10th between the hours of 9:00 am -12:00 pm
ID is required by students and parents/guardians who are picking up diplomas.
If you are unable to make this time, please call the main office at 845-225-8441 ext. 402
or email at lferraro@carmelschools.org to schedule an appointment.
We are so excited to celebrate the Class of 2025, and we look forward to seeing you at all of our Senior Events!
Senior Sweatshirts
Senior Sweatshirts are Here!
Just a reminder that senior sweatshirts can be picked up in Room 302 before school, at the beginning of 7th period, 9th period or immediately after school.
Any questions, please email Mrs. Zupan at jzupan@carmelschools.org
Senior Ball 2025 - Details and Ticket Purchasing Information
Good afternoon!
Congratulations on making it to the spring of your child’s senior year! There are so many amazing activities coming up and accomplishments to celebrate!
On Monday, June 9 from 6pm – 11pm the Carmel High School Senior Ball will be taking place at the Waterview in Monroe, CT. Tickets are $75 each and will be on sale Monday, May 5 through Friday, May 16. There will be no sales after May 16. All ticket sales will be online through the MySchoolBucks website. www.myschoolbucks.com
- Please see the attached documents for specific details on how to create an account and purchase ball tickets for your son or daughter.
- Each senior attending must purchase their own ticket, even if two seniors are attending ball together. If a senior is bringing a date who is not a CHS senior, two tickets may be purchased together. The name of your child’s date must be submitted at the time of purchase. If your child does not know the name of their date, please wait to purchase tickets. However, all tickets must be purchased by May 16.
- A parent permission slip will be signed off at the time of purchase.
- All CHS students attending senior ball will receive a student sign off form in their school emails. Students must sign off on this to be admitted into the event. Please remind your children to check their school email.
- Parents of CHS underclassmen attending senior ball will also receive a parent permission slip in their emails.
- If your son or daughter is taking a date who is not a CHS student, he or she will need to complete a guest contract. Guest contracts are available in any administrator’s office, the Main Office or on the school website. Guest contracts are due back to the administrators by Monday, May 19.
- All students must provide names for table of ten. Table sheets will be emailed to the students or picked up in the Main Office. They must be dropped off at the Main Office or emailed to jzupan@carmelschools.org by Tuesday, May 20. Incomplete tables will be filled at the advisor’s discretion.