The Weekly Update #4

Demo Community,

What a fantastic day! Our Senior Celebration was a huge success — congratulations to the Class of 2025! A heartfelt thank you to all the families, staff, and students who made this event so special. It was a wonderful way to honor our seniors and reflect on their accomplishments together.

While we celebrated today, we’re not done yet — graduation is this Monday at 4:30 PM at Portland State. We can’t wait to officially send off our seniors in style!

Families: Please take a moment to review the upcoming schedule so you’re informed about all the important dates as we wrap up the school year.

Demos I Say!!!

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• Monday, June 2nd- A Day/ Graduation

• Tuesday, June 3rd - B Day

• Wednesday, June 4th - A Day *Flex

• Thursday, June 5th - B day *Flex

• Friday, June 6th - All 8 Day

• Monday, June 9th - All 8 Day

• Tuesday, June 10th - FINALS 1, 3, 5

• Wednesday, June 11th -FINALS 2, 4, 6

• Thursday, June 12th -FINALS 7 & 8

• Friday, June 13th - Grading Day/ No School

It’s almost time for graduation! Below are some details for the upcoming ceremony:

• Graduation is on June 2nd, from 4:30-6:00 pm in the Viking Pavilion at Portland State University (PSU).

• Seniors are expected to arrive at 3:30 pm.

• Doors for the general public open at 3:45 pm.

• Each graduating senior will receive 15 tickets. These will be handed out the week before graduation. Tickets are in the form of wristbands. All guests must be wearing a wristband to enter the building.

• There is a graduation rehearsal on June 2nd at 10:00 am at the Viking Pavilion. All seniors are required to attend and should be there by 9:45 am.

• Guests should park in PSU Parking Structure 3. Below is a map showing where structure 3 is in regards to the Viking Pavilion. Parking is $5.

• Note the map below, which shows the graduate entrance, guest entrance, and ADA entrance, as well as the location of Parking Structure 3.

• Graduation will be livestreamed: https://www.youtube.com/@ppscomms/streams

• Below are the Viking Pavilion rules for families:

Students - start making a plan to clean out your lockers, only two weeks left!

Auditions for 2025–2026

It's that time of year again! Auditions for the 2025–2026 season are just around the corner. Whether dancers are a part of JD or JDIIs or are auditioning for the first time, everyone must participate in auditions each year to be considered for next year’s company.

Dates: June 3–4, 2025
Time: 4:00–6:45 PM
Location: Jefferson High School – Dungeon Dance Studio

Both days are required:

• Day 1: Ballet, Tap, and African

• Day 2: Hip Hop, Modern, and Jazz

If your dancer is planning to audition, please ensure they sign up!

Know someone who would be a great fit? Please forward this email and encourage them to audition!

Register Here

We are excited to see our dancers shine and welcome new talent to the Jefferson Dancers family.