OCEAN Senior Updates

Congratulations Seniors! Mark your calendars!

• June 11, 12 pm, Distribution of Caps, Gowns, and Graduation Tickets in the Gym at PTHS
• June 12, 5:30 pm, OCEAN Senior Celebration at the Quimper Grange. Get your OCEAN Stole.
• June 13, 4 pm, Alumni Dinner at the Elks Club
• June 16, Last Day of OCEAN classes for Seniors
• June 16, 6 pm, Scholarship Awards at Blue Heron Middle School
• June 17, 9 am, Senior Awards Assembly in PTHS Auditorium, followed by Senior Walk of Fame around the district.
• June 18, 8:30-1 pm, Graduation Practice at MaCurdy Pavilion (MANDATORY)
• June 19, JUNETEENTH - NO SCHOOL

June 20, 2025

• 8:30-1 pm, Graduation Practice at MaCurdy Pavilion (MANDATORY)
• 6:15 pm, Arrive at the chapel at Fort Worden for photos and prep
• 7:00 pm, Commencement Ceremony at McCurdy Pavilion
• 9:30 pm, Load the Bus- Grad Night Party

Please look at the information below for more details on events and necessary permission slips.

Seniors can pick up their cap and gown when:

• All fines and fees have been paid.
• All library books, school books, and technology have been returned.
• Seniors are passing all classes required for graduation.
• Senior exit survey completed.
• High School and Beyond Plan completed in Xello.

If you have any questions about your completion of these requirements please reach out to the OCEAN office.

Save the Date for a special celebration of OCEAN Seniors: June 12, 5:30 p.m. at the Quimper Grange. This event is for OCEAN students, friends, and families to celebrate together. Students are welcome to invite anyone who wishes to celebrate with them. Seniors have helped provide some input for the event, which typically includes snacks and cake. OCEAN Seniors will receive their OCEAN stole to wear for the graduation ceremony.

Hello Parents of Seniors!

We have been working to build a fun Grad Night celebration for the seniors. This celebration happens right after Graduation, and is meant to be a Safe and Sober Celebration for this group.

Attached to this letter is the sign-up sheet for the Grad Night. It is also available on the PTHS website under the Grad Night link or outside the main office at school. We need signed forms before they can board the bus.

We are asking for $50- dollars to put towards this night, but please do not let this hold you back, scholarships are available. If you or your student hasn’t signed up yet, please do so now!

Students will board a school bus right after graduation, and they will be returned back to the High School at the end of the night. Which is late, as the party is expected to go until 1:15 - 1:30 am!

Here is a special request: there will be a slide show at the party. We are hoping EVERY senior is represented! To help us with that, would you please send at least two pictures of your seniors? One from when they were little, and a more recent photo. If you have group pics of this Class of 2025, that would be fun as well. Please email your pictures to James at: pikchureman27@gmail.com no later than June 15th.

We have one final request: Parents who have not been able to volunteer with the planning of the event, would you please consider signing up for Clean up the following morning?

We are asking you to arrive at the event site at 9:30am and hope that it will only take 1 to 2 hours. Please find a sign up sheet here: Senior parent volunteers sign up here

Thank you everyone!

American Indian and Alaskan Native students who are members of federally recognized tribes have the right to wear tribal regalia and objects of cultural significance along with or attached to a gown at graduation ceremonies and related events. Students are not required to wear a cap if it is incompatible with the regalia or a significant object. Port Townsend Schools encourages American Indian and Alaskan Native students and families to reach out to their school principal if they have any questions about this guidance.

Flockers are needed to raise funds for Grad Night! Text Caitilin for details 360-774-6225

Sign up for Graduation Walking Partner. Drop by the PTHS office to sign up or contact Lisa Anderson if you need help arranging a partner, landerson@ptschools.org.

Local scholarships are listed on the PTHS website in the counseling section. Check them out!

Check out your fines and fees in Skyward. Please discuss payment options with Danielle Ferrerro at 360-680-5758

Lots of additional Senior information can also be found on the PTHS website. Students and families are encouraged to review info there:

https://highschool.ptschools.org/news/what_s_new/24-25_senior_class_information

Contact Marlene Godsey for more information, phone: 509-701-0691, mgodsey@collegesuccessfoundation.org

Email: srubenstein@ptschools.org
Website: https://ocean.ptschools.org
Location: 3939 San Juan Ave, Port Townsend, WA, USA
Phone: 360-680-5750

Port Townsend School District No. 50 does not discriminate in any programs or activities on the basis of race, creed, religion, color, immigration status, national origin, age, honorably-discharged veteran or military status, sex, sexual orientation, gender expression or identity, marital status, 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. The district provides equal access to the Boy Scouts of America and all other designated youth groups listed in Title 36 of the United States Code as a patriotic society. The following employees have been designated to handle questions and complaints of alleged discrimination:

Civil Rights Compliance, Carrie Ehrhardt, 1610 Blaine Street, (360) 680-5756, cehrhardt@ptschools.org

Coordinator Title IX Officer, Carrie Ehrhardt, 1610 Blaine Street, (360) 680-5756, cehrhardt@ptschools.org

Section 504/ADA Coordinator, Shelby Macmeekin, 1610 Blaine Street, (360) 680-5762, smacmeekin@ptschools.org

Title IX inquiries may also be directed toward the U.S. Department of Education for the OCR/Title IX complaints https://www.justice.gov/crt/educational-opportunities-section