Wright-ings

The eighth-grade dance takes place Friday, May 17, from 7:00 to 9:00 p.m. at Daniel Wright. Students should register for the dance through the PTO website, DWpalooza.

Students will receive their gowns at school on Friday, May 24, during advisory.

Tuesday, May 28, is the last day of school for eighth-graders. It is a full day of school.

Students are invited to enjoy a special outing on Tuesday, May 28, to Great America. Please visit the RevTrak Web Store to provide permission for your student to attend Great America theme park and to pay for the field trip. The deadline to respond is Friday, May 10.

Graduation Rehearsal will begin at 9:30 a.m. on Friday, May 31 at Stevenson High School in the Sports Center, in the West Building, Parking Lot E. D103 will NOT provide busing to or from the rehearsal. Students are responsible for their own transportation (via car, biking and/or walking). Rehearsal will end at 11:30 a.m. and students can be picked up at the entrance to the Stevenson football stadium.

The graduation ceremony will begin at 6:30 p.m. Friday, May 31, in the Sports Center, the West Building, at Stevenson High School. Families may park in lots B or E. Students should arrive no later than 6:00 p.m. The ceremony lasts about 90 minutes.

Although Daniel Wright students will be wearing graduation gowns, graduates are expected to wear school-appropriate dresses, collared shirts and/or appropriate dress slacks. Dress shoes should be worn keeping in mind that graduates will be walking the procession from the Forum to the Sports Center and ascend the stairs to receive their diplomas.

Stuart-Rodgers Photography will take pictures of graduates during the ceremony. Stuart-Rodgers will post the pictures on their website a couple of weeks after graduation. Pricing and purchase details are available on the graduation flyer.

A live stream of the ceremony can be accessed by friends and family worldwide via any internet connection; the entire program will last approximately 90 minutes. More details regarding live streaming will be shared as we get closer to the event.

General seating for the ceremony can accommodate up to ten guests per family; tickets are not required.

Handicapped seating is limited, and tickets are required to ensure families can sit together near the handicapped accessible seating areas. To ensure appropriate seating, please complete the Handicapped Seating Form.

Eighth-grade students with outstanding District 103 school fees or Quest lunch balances must reconcile the balances to receive their diploma. Questions and/or payment for Quest lunch balances can be addressed by contacting Vicky Shargo at vshargo@questfms.com. Questions and/or payment of District 103 fees can be addressed by contacting Carey Murphy at cmurphy@d103.org.

If you have additional requests please contact Gayathri Kalyanaraman by email at gkalyanaraman@d103.org or by phone at (847) 295-1560.

What a wonderful way to leave your mark in the district by gifting your graduating student a legacy brick that will be installed in the Daniel Wright walkway. Please visit lff@d103.org to purchase your special brick today from the D103 Learning Fund Foundation.

It is a tradition that each year eighth-grade parent volunteers collect photos of the graduating class. From baby photos to friends having fun through the years, there are several opportunities to highlight the growth of your children through D103. This year to make it as easy as possible for parents, we are requesting parents only submit digital photos. You can still drop off a paper photo, but please know they cannot be returned.

To make this happen, we need families to submit photos for the following categories:

• Remember When (baby or youngest photo you have)
• Group Photos (spanning Kindergarten through Eighth-Grade)
• School-Style Photo (Only needed if your student did not take an official photo with the school)

Please send your photos in as soon as possible! Learn more and submit your photos on the 8th Grade Dance Website

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