Written by Isabelle Termath, Staff Writer
Read on to see what exciting events are in store for the senior class.
Important dates and events for the Class of 2026.
On February 4th, Poly High Staff, including Mrs. Douty, came to visit students
in their Government or Economics classes to inform them about scheduled events for the second
semester. Here, the calendar and dates will be broken down into an easy-to-follow format,
followed by a short message after.
February
● Feb. 9th: Senior Event tickets go on sale (while supplies last!)
○ Grad Night (starting at $145 with ASB, $155 without)
■ Includes ticket, transportation, and Disney T-Shirt
○ Senior Breakfast (starting at $20)
March
● Mar. 23rd – 27th: Spring Break
April
● Apr. 13th: Prom tickets go on sale
○ Location and theme have yet to be announced
○ Get your ticket half-off with 40 Minga Points!
● Apr. 28th: LAST DAY to buy Prom tickets
May
● May 2nd: Prom
● May 13th: Athletics, VAPA and Military Signing Day
● May 15th: Grad Nite at Disney California Adventure
○ Must have Senior Contract signed and cleared before purchasing, and you cannot
be on the “No-Go” List to attend this event
● May 20th: Senior Sunset (at Poly)
● May 20th-22nd: Senior Semester 2 Finals
● May 21st: Cap & Gown Delivery
● May 26th: Elementary School Grad Walks
○ If you would like to go to a specific elementary school, you must fill out a form,
otherwise, you will be randomly assigned
● May 26th: Senior Pride Night
○ Every senior will be recognized at this ceremony, and you may fill out a form
where you can list all the things you would like them to say about you (ex:
Scholarships, college plans, job plans, accomplishments, etc.)
● May 27th: Senior breakfast
○ Will take place right before the first graduation practice
○ You may bring your yearbook for friends to sign
● May 27th: Mandatory Grad Practice #1 (at Poly)
● May 28th: Mandatory Grad Practice #2 (at King)
○ You must attend both of these practices in order to walk at graduation
● May 28th: Graduation!!
○ This will take place at King High School
○ The ceremony will start at six o’clock, doors open at at 4:15, seniors MUST be
there at 4:15
○ Seating will be “First-come-first-serve” and cannot be saved
○ Each senior will have eight tickets for their family (ten if they completed the
FAFSA before March 2nd)
And that’s it! That’s what the rest of the school year is going to look like for the seniors.
After over ten years of being in school, only four months remain. After this, friends will part
ways, go on their separate journeys in life. We probably won’t see most of the people we know
ever again, at least not in person. These last months are a reminder of how quickly life can pass.
One day, you’re walking into your first day of kindergarten, meeting new people, getting
adjusted to a classroom, impatiently waiting for recess. The next, you’re in your middle school
classes. Dynamics are changing, and so are you. You get to see the people around you grow up in
real time, and it seems like the most important thing is whatever drama is taking place. Then
suddenly, you’re walking through your first day of freshman year. You meet new people, make
new friends (maybe forget some old ones), and you’re gonna be here for the next four years. It
seems like such a long time, so long, you don’t know if you can bear it at times. But then, before
you know it, the same way you were apprehensively walking to your kindergarten class, you are
now confidently walking that graduation stage.
Graduation holds many things for us. Freedom, new beginnings, an end to a long chapter
in our lives that will seem short at the end of it. The choir will sing their melancholic hymn, the
sun’s gold rays will fall on our faces as it sets. And as our hair gets caught in the wind, and we
grab that diploma, we will all be able to feel the accomplishment of what we did.
