Senior Mass & Homecoming Assembly: Oct 4, 2024
Senior Mass & Homecoming Assembly is our first senior-focused event of the year! This event begins at 8:15am and parents are invited!
The day begins with seniors gathered in Gym for Mass, which is followed by the Homecoming Assembly. This is a half-day for seniors only.
Attire:
- Seniors are asked to wear business attire; a suit, or jacket and tie for the gentlemen and an appropriate outfit for the ladies, slacks, skirts, or dresses.
Class Day Assembly (Mandatory): May 29, 2025
Class Day is a St. Joes tradition that celebrates our Seniors as they earn their academic awards and scholarships.
- Seniors are required to attend.
- Seniors must arrive no later than 7:55AM to the school wearing gowns, no caps.
- Parents are invited to join us for this event. This event begins at 8:30am.
Baccalaureate Mass (Mandatory): May 29, 2025
St. Joe's Baccalaureate Mass is offered in thanksgiving for the blessings God has bestowed upon our graduates and their families. Memorial Scholarships are also awarded.
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Seniors are required to attend.
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Seniors should arrive no later than 7:00PM wearing their gowns but no caps.
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Parents are welcome to join us. This event begins at 7:30pm.
- Location: St Theresa's Church, 5301 Main Street, Trumbull, CT
Commencement (Mandatory): May 31, 2025
Commencement is scheduled to be held on Saturday, May 31, 2025 at 10:00AM on the lower turf field. Seniors should arrive no later than 9:00AM. Seniors are required to attend in caps, academic gowns, honor cords and Top 10 Scholar Medals. No adornments of any kind are allowed on caps or gowns.
Weather permitting, commencement will be held outdoors on the lower turf field. As long as commencement is outdoors, there are no admission limitations. We have obtained a Jumbo Tron LCD screen, so that everyone can see their senior receive their diploma. There will be additional bleacher seating inside the lower field fencing for guests. This event will also be live-streamed for the viewing pleasure of loved ones who cannot join our on-campus festivities.
In the event of inclement weather, you will be notified through our phone notification system that graduation is moved to the gymnasium. This notification will also be posted on Blackbaud, Google Classroom, and our website. If graduation is held in the gym, each graduate will be limited to only four guests due to the capacity of the facility.
Attendance:
- Attendance is required at all graduation practices and major events.
Behavior / Decorum:
- The St. Joseph High School diploma is not exclusively an indication of the successful completion of academic requirements. Since we educate the whole person, we expect and require each student to exhibit, by his or her own behavior, an appreciation for and acceptance of the values and ideals on which the school was founded and which we continue to teach, as a prerequisite for the awarding of a St Joseph High School diploma. We expect our students to conduct themselves with characteristic poise and class.
Dress Code
- It is required that seniors adhere to the grooming and dress code regulations of St Joseph High School. Even though the special events require that academic gowns to be worn, boys are to be clean-shaven and appropriately dressed: shirt and tie, slacks, dress shoes (no sandals/sneakers), no earrings. Girls are expected to wear dresses, skirts (of modest length) or pants, and dress shoes, business attire. No shorts are permitted.
- NO ADORNMENTS OF ANY KIND ARE ALLOWED ON CAPS OR GOWNS.
Video & Photography
Photography at Commencement:
- For the safety of our graduates, families are not allowed to be up close to the stage to take photographs.
- St. Joes will hire a photographer to take photos of your students with their diplomas. Those photos will be available to view on SJ's Smug Mug page.
Live Stream of Commencement
- We will be sure to stream the event for those family members or friends who cannot attend the ceremony. The stream will be available via our YouTube page.
Commencement Videos:
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For Commencement 2025, St. Joes will partner with a videographer to provide our families with a digital link of our commencement activities!
Yearbook Distribution
Yearbooks are included as part of a Senior's graduation fee. Distribution of Yearbooks will occur during Last Bell on May 21, 2025.
Cap & Gown Distribution
Update: Cap, Gowns, Stoles, and Cords will be given to students on May 21.
Graduation Practices
All practices are mandatory. Appropriate casual dress for graduation practice is required.
- May 27, 2025, 9am-11am
- May 28, 2025, 9am-11am
- May 30, 2025, 10am-1pm
Additional Senior Activities
Senior Prom & Post-Prom - May 16, 2025
- Prom will be held at The Waterview (Monroe, CT) on the evening of Friday, May 16 at 6:30pm - 10:30pm.
- Post Prom will take place at The Sports Center in Shelton from 10:30pm-1:30am.
Legacy Mass & Pinning - May 18, 2025
- A special Mass for our alumni legacy families and their children.
Senior Spirit Week - May 19-21, 2025
- May 19: Senior Dress Down (Wear your favorite SJ apparel)
- May 20: Senior Dress Down (Wear your NEW Alumni Shirt)
- May 21: Senior Dress Down (Wear your college gear)
Last Bell Assembly - May 21, 2025
- Last Bell Assembly:
- Speaker, Panel Discussion, Alumni Induction, Yearbook Distribution, Last Bell Slideshow, Countdown
- May 21 at 12:30pm.
- Parents do not attend this event. It is only for our seniors. We will live stream the last few minutes of this event on Facebook.
- Speaker, Panel Discussion, Alumni Induction, Yearbook Distribution, Last Bell Slideshow, Countdown
Senior Family Portraits - Various Dates
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Tuesday, May 27, 2025: 7:30am-9am AND 11am-7pm
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Wednesday, May 28: TBD
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Thursday, May 29: TBD
Senior Picnic - Friday, May 30, 2025
- 11am-1pm
- The Senior Picnic is a special event hosted by the Alumni Office! Games, food, and fun!
- This event will take place on the outdoor fields.
- Parents do not attend this event.
Class of 2024 Graduation
Senior Commencement
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