Senior Surveys

This is the last part of your High School & Beyond Plan, and survey completion is required in order to be cleared for graduation. If you’ve earned any scholarships, please include them in your survey so we can post your scholarship in our graduation program. If you plan to attend college after high school, you will include the name of your school in the survey as well. Please be sure to meet the May 4th deadline, we cannot include any scholarship information submitted after the due date. There are two required surveys:

  1. Senior Post High School Survey & Scholarship Reporting 
  2. District Senior Exit Survey
Senior Newsletter

Senior Newsletter 2018 (002).pdf

Graduation Adornment

Academic Cords

  • Honors students with a GPA of 3.5 of higher (unweighted, no rounding)
  • GPA is calculated from freshman year to first semester senior grades 
    • 3.5-3.749 gold cord
    • 3.75-3.899 silver stole
    • 3.9-4.0 gold stole
  • Seniors who qualify will be notified via email by early May. Items can be paid for (with check or credit card) and picked up in the Commons with your other graduation attire on May 24th. After this day, students can go to the Counseling Office to pay (with check only, payable to National Achiever) and pick up anytime through June 14th. Questions? Stop by the Counseling front desk.

Community Service Cord

  • Honors students who have been dedicated to community service
  • Documented 100 hours of community service through PTSA website
  • Must be submitted through PTSA website by deadline

Athletic Cord

  • To be eligible students must have earned a letter (JV or Varsity) in the same sport for two years and complete registration by May 1st. Students may only purchase one athletic cord, despite the number of sports they play.
  • Students may purchase athletic cords in the commons with other graduation attire on May 24th. Students may pay with cash, check, or card. After this day, students may purchase cords with the ASB Bookkeeper through June 14th. Students who have not successfully registered by May 1st will not be able to purchase a cord. Please contact Ms. Connolly with any questions.

Club Cord

To be eligible students must have participated in the same eligible club for two years, earned a club letter for their participation in the club during the 2017-2018 school year, and complete registration by May 1st. Students may only purchase one club cord, regardless of the number of clubs they participate in.

  • How to Register
    1. Submit your club's letter application to your club advisor by April 20th
    2. Complete this google form no later than May 1st
  • What Clubs are Eligible: In December, all clubs and advisors were instructed to update their constitution and complete an application for their club that outlined the requirements for how to letter in that club. The following clubs are approved to earn a club cord:
    • Wise Club
    • Debate Club
    • Science Bowl Club
    • DECA club
    • Robotics
    • Engineering Club
    • FBLA club
    • FCCLA club
    • New Gen Club
    • Yearbook
    • High School Choirs
    • StarKiller Base Club
    • Debate Club
    • CARE Club
    • Journalism
    • Equal Club
    • JSA
    • SIFF Club
    • Math Club
    • Sports Medicine
    • Green Team
    • Eagle Crew
    • Japanese Club
    • TLC
    • Chemistry Club
    • Key Club
    • Creative Writing Club
    • Code Club
    • IVision
    • Cyber Patriot Club
    • National Honor Society
  • Students may purchase club cords in the commons with other graduation attire on May 24th. Students may pay with cash, check, or card. After this day, students may purchase cords with the ASB Bookkeeper through June 14th. Students who have not successfully registered by May 1st will not be able to purchase a cord. Please contact Ms. Connolly with any questions.

School Extracurricular Medals

  • Students who have been awarded any medal representing Issaquah High School at the state level, may wear the medal at graduation. For example, DECA and sports medicine students who compete at state competitions, may wear the medal they earned.

**If a student has won multiple medals for the same extracurricular program they are limited to one medal per program.  For example a DECA student who has earned 3 medals at the State and National level DECA competitions over the course of their high school career may only wear one medal to represent their achievements in DECA.

 

  • ASB Stole
    • Honors students who enrolled in the 1st period ASB class their senior year and successfully met the requirements to receive this stole.
    • Same stole is awarded to students in the ASB class at Liberty and Skyline.

Graduation Ceremony Seating

Graduation Ceremony Seating Sign Ups will take place on Wednesday, April 25th from 8:00am-9:30am in the commons.  Students need to work with their friends to complete the Grad Form Sign Up prior to April 25th.  Your graduation seating group MUST submit the group's request form in person and reserve seating on the morning of April 25th.  

Seating for graduation is determined based on request process. The process is explained on the form above. You should be discussing your preferences with friends well ahead of the deadline. If you do not sign up then you will be placed in a row where there is space.

Senior Slideshow

The senior slideshow is created by the senior class council, and it will be shown in the theater at the end of the year. Each month, there is a theme, which you can send in pictures to issaquahseniors2018@gmail.com

September: back to school

October: Halloween

November: trips with friends

December: holidays

January: throwback/ recreate

February: couples and groups

March: field trips

April: end of the year

May: senior year

Feel free to send pictures from previous months if you’ve missed a month!

You can send in as many pictures as you want, please keep in mind that we want to feature as many seniors possible in the slideshow.

Senior Calendar: Class of 2018 (Under Construction)

This calendar is intended to provide a central resource for Senior-related events and requirements. Check back frequently as items will be added to the calendar, and events could be rescheduled if necessary.

SEPTEMBER

ASAP

Register to receive transcripts from Parchment

Ms. Marbut

Parchment will be used for students in grades 11-12 to order/send official transcripts anywhere they need to go.  All 11-12 grade students were sent registration information to their email listed in student access for their Parchment account.

 

2017-18 Yearbook Purchase Deadline

Ms. Jarvinen

 Dates and instructions for ordering a yearbook can be found here.

OCTOBER

10/1/2017

Official transcripts available for order

Ms. Marbut

Students must join Parchment to order transcrpts.

10/16/17

Senior Portraits Due

Ms. Jarvinen

Information on how to specifically submit the senior portrait is found here.

TBD

Senior Class Meeting

Mr. Stevens

All seniors will meet during 3rd period for all-class yearbook photo.

10/24,25/17

Grad announcements and cap & gown order forms

Mr. Stevens

Herff Jones will be collecting payments for cap and gown information, graduation announcements, and senior swag. All form of payments are accepted. All forms and information can be found in the graduation packet handed out at the senior class meeting. If you student was unable to attend this meeting, extra packets are found in the front office, councling center and in Mrs., Greene’s office in Room 2108. The deadline to turn in and pay for graduation announcements and cap and gowns is December 15th, 2017 before prices go up

Link to Herff Jones Graduation webpage: https://highschool.herffjones.com/secom/school/wa/Issaquah%20High%20School/46039980000/0819/repHome

NOVEMBER

11/1/17

Senior swag order forms due to cashier

Mr. Stevens

Senior swag forms can be found online (Class of 2018 tab on IHS website above), in the front office, and in senior teacher’s classrooms. All info and payment is submitted to the Bookkeeper.

DECEMBER

12/1/17

Early-bird deadline for Senior Advertisements

Ms. Jarvinen

Prices go up after 12/1/17. Information for Senior Ads can be found here. 

12/15/17

Cap & Gown order deadline

Mr. Stevens

The deadline to turn in and pay for graduation announcement forms and cap and gowns before prices go up

12/16/17

Holiday Gift Wrapping

Mr. Stevens

Issaquah Senior Class Council is holding gift wrapping station on December 16th, from 11:00 am to 4:00 pm. Bring in any gift and we’ll wrap it for $2.00. Wrapping paper, tape, ribbon and bows all included! Make sure to stop by! Proceeds go towards the senior class prom in the spring.

TBD

Written portion of HSBP Due

Charolett Henderson

Seniors must complete assignments 1 & 2 of their High School & Beyond Plan by December 1st. See details on the college and Career Center website here

12/31/17

Last chance to purchase a yearbook

Ms. Jarvinen

Information about purchasing a yearbook can be found here

JANUARY

1/5/18

Senior Advertisements Due

Ms. Jarvinen

Information for senior ads can be found here
FEBRUARY

FEBRUARY

MARCH

APRIL
MARCH
APRIL
4/19/18 Pick up Grad announcements Mr. Stevens

You can pick up your graduation announcements during both lunches on this day, Herff Jones will be in the commons.
4/20/18 3rd Quarter Grades Due Varies

Third Quarter grades will be posted on Family Access on Friday, April 20th by 4pm. Be sure to check your grade details at this time and make sure you are on track, especially in classes needed to meet a graduation requirement. Consult directly with your teacher if there are any issues you need to resolve.
4/20/18 Club Letter Applications Due Various Club Advisors

Students must submit their Club Letter Application to their advisors by the end of the school day on Friday, April 20th.  In order to be eligible for a club cord at graduation, students must submit this form by the deadline.
4/25/18 Graduation Seating Sign Ups Mr. Stevens

Seating for graduation is determined based on request process. The process is explained on the form, and you should be discussing your preferences with friends well ahead of the deadline. On Wednesday, April 25th, 8:00am-9:30am, Senior Class Council will be in the commons, your group must submit the group’s request form in person and reserve your seating at that time. Link to print out: Grad Form Sign Up

MAY
5/1/18 Club and Athletic Cord Registration Ms. Connolly

Athletes must complete this google form no later than May 1st to register for an athletic cord

Eligible Club members must complete this google form no later than May 1st to register for a club cord. 
5/4/18 Senior Surveys Due College and Career Center

This is the last part of your High School & Beyond Plan, and survey completion is required in order to be cleared for graduation. If you’ve earned any scholarships, please include them in your survey so we can post your scholarship in our graduation program. If you plan to attend college after high school, you will include the name of your school in the survey as well. Please be sure to meet the May 4th deadline, we cannot include any scholarship information submitted after the due date. There are two required surveys:

  1. Senior Post High School Survey & Scholarship Reporting 
  2. District Senior Exit Survey
5/24/18 Pick up caps and gowns Mr. Stevens

Herff Jones will be distributing caps and gowns after school in the commons. Academic, club, and athletic cords will also be available for purchase during this time.
JUNE

6/14/18

Last Day to purchase academic, athletic, or club cords

 Counseling Office or Ms. Connolly

Academic cords can be purchased and picked up in the counseling office.  Athletic and Club cords can be purchased with the ASB Bookkeeper.

6/15/18

Graduation Rehearsal and Senior Breakfast

Mr. Stevens

Seniors must attend the Graduation Rehearsal on June 15th, at 11:30am in order to participate in the Graduation ceremony. PTSA will be serving a Senior breakfast at 10:30am, which is a fun event for seniors to celebrate the end of high school together! The breakfast will be in the commons. All seniors should plan to come early for a fun breakfast celebration before the required rehearsal at 11:30am.

6/18/18

Graduation

Mr. Stevens

The gates will open at 4:00 pm for Issaquah High School families. The ceremony will begin at 5:00pm, with a processional of the graduates beginning at 4:45pm. Following the ceremony, families can meet their students to take pictures in the concourse. The concourse must be clear by 7:00pm in order to clear the stadium and complete a security check prior to the next school's graduation ceremony.

Equal Opportunity Notice

The Issaquah School District complies with all applicable federal and state rules and regulations and does not discriminate on the basis of sex, race, creed, religion, color, national origin, age, honorably discharged veteran or military status, sexual orientation including gender expression or identity, the presence of any sensory, mental or physical disability, or the use of a trained dog guide or service animal by a person with a disability in its programs and activities, or employment related matters, and provides equal access to the Boy Scouts and other designated youth groups. The following employees are designated to handle questions and complaints of alleged discrimination: Assistant Superintendent of Human Resources, District Title IX Coordinator, Section 504/ADA Coordinator or Compliance Coordinator for 28A.540 and 28A.642 RCW, in writing or by telephone. The Issaquah School District will also take steps to assure that national origin persons who lack English language skills can participate in all educational programs, services and activities. For information regarding interpretation and translation services or transitional bilingual education programs, contact Kathy Connally in writing or by telephone.
For general information or to be directed to a specific department, please contact the ISD Receptionist at 425-837-7000.
Amanda Dorey, Title IX Coordinator Melissa Evans, District HIB Coordinator Lisa Hechtman, Civil Rights Compliance Officer Pam Ridenour, Section 504 Coordinator
425-837-7000 5150 220th AVE SE, Issaquah, WA 98029
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