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Welcome to your Senior Week hub!
This page is your go-to spot for everything happening during your Senior Week and the exciting days leading up to graduation. Here you’ll find important dates, event details, and updates to help you stay informed and make the most of these final moments together. From special traditions to celebrations with friends and family, we’re so excited to share this meaningful time with you as you prepare for the next chapter.

Upcoming Senior Activities

Senior Transition Assembly

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Students only • Activity Period

This is a special event for the senior class that will take place during the activity period on Thursday, April 30. This is a kick off to the “Graduation Season” where they will have the opportunity to reflect on the past four years, celebrating several senior award winners, and formally marking the transition of our graduates from students to members of our alumni community.

  • For seniors students only
  • During the activity period
 

Baccalaureate Mass & Graduation

Baccalaureate Mass — Fri, May 22
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The Baccalaureate Mass marks the beginning of our Commencement Exercises for our students and their families. This liturgy which honors the Class of 2026 will be held on Friday, May 22 at 6:00 p.m. in the Quad. All seniors and members of their family are invited to celebrate four years of community and prayer at Saint Francis High School. Seniors should dress in semi-formal attire and wear their graduation gown (no soles or caps). We encourage families of all faith traditions to join us for this important liturgy. Baccalaureate Mass will have lyrics, readings, and responses for all to pray, and participants will hear a reflection from a senior graduate about the impact of Holy Cross education.

  • All Seniors should meet in the Burns Gymnasium at 5:00 p.m. wearing their graduation gowns. In the gym students will gather together with their educators for a special ritual before processing in to start our liturgy.
  • Parents and families are asked to be seated as the students will process from the Walk of Fame into the Quad. Students will be seated together in the first several rows.

If someone in your family is in need of ADA seating or gluten free hosts please email maryannruebusch@sfhs.com
Graduation — Sat, May 23 
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Saturday, May 23 is Graduation Day! The graduation ceremony will take place in Ron Calcagno stadium and every graduate will receive four tickets for field level seating, with open seating (no ticket required) in both sets of bleachers. Students will receive their four tickets for field level seating at graduation practice on Thursday.

Graduates will report to the Quad at 7:30 am on Saturday, May 23. Please note that graduation will begin at 9:00 am with the procession starting at 8:45 am. The commencement ceremony begins promptly at 9:00 am and should conclude by 11:30 am.

Here are a few important details for graduation:

  • If you placed an order for Graduation announcements, they will be delivered to Saint Francis High School. If you have any questions about your order please email our Jostens representative, Eric Perrson at ericperrson@jostens.com. Remember an announcement is NOT a ticket for on-field seating at the commencement ceremony.
  • Graduation photos will be taken of each graduate by Now and Forever. We will share more information when it becomes available, as we get closer to the date.
  • Graduates who will be driving themselves to the graduation ceremony are asked to park in the El Camino Hospital parking garage which can be accessed from North Drive.
  • Guest parking will be available in the school lots as well as in the El Camino Hospital parking garage that can be accessed from North Drive. Due to construction, traffic through campus will not be permitted and guests are asked to utilize the North and South Drive Entrance to campus. Drop off for ridesharing services is permitted only at the South Drive entrance.