Thunder Newsletter
May 2025 Edition
Seniors ~ Class of 2025
Here is the plan for the Senior's Last 2 Days...
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Wednesday, May 28th and Thursday, May 29th- Advisory (No Thunder Time for Seniors)
Friday, May 30th
-Student Arrival 7:30
-Thunder Time from 8:00-9:00
-Walk Through Westwood Elementary at 9:00am
-Walk Through Zimmerman Elementary at 9:30am
-Graduation Rehearsal from 10:00-11:00 in Varsity Gym
-Senior Picnic from 11:00-1:00 (location TBD)
-Yearbook signing (ALL HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS) from 1:00-2:00
-Senior Final Walkout at 2:05
Monday, June 2nd
-Senior Breakfast at 9:00-10:00 am (slide show?)
-Thunder Time from 10:00-2:10pm
Tuesday, June 3rd
Graduation @ 7:00 pm
Graduation season is upon us and here are some key details to know about the 2025 graduation ceremony at ZHS.
ALL seniors will have 4 tickets to the ceremony. ( Students will receive these tickets on Friday, May 30th at their graduation practice). Those who do not need all four (4) tickets are encouraged to share them with classmates who need more tickets.
Additional tickets are CURRENTLY available with a MAX limit of 2 on a first come, first serve basis at the front entrance window. Extra tickets must be requested by your student. ( There are 60 remaining as of this letter)
Families will be entering through the activities entrance near the varsity gym of the building ( A physical ticket will be required to gain entrance ).
With our ongoing construction, parking is available in the main parking lot, back of building, Zimmerman Elementary, and at our new baseball, softball, and tennis fields. Carpooling is encouraged!
Spectators will be able to enter the building at 6:15am
ADA seating will be available for those that are in need and will be labeled accordingly.
Graduates partaking in the ceremony are to enter the MAIN ENTRANCE. Graduates need to be in the building by 6:00pm.
For those that are unable to get tickets and are interested in still being a part of the evening, there will be optional seating in the auditorium to view the live stream.
For those that are unable to attend in person yet still want to view the ceremony the entire ceremony will be LIVE streamed.
The link for the LIVE stream can be found on the ISD 728 web page or on the Zimmerman Middle/High School website.
Here is the link for the LIVE STREAM: https://www.isd728.org/livestream/zimmerman
After the ceremony concludes, seniors will pick up their graduation diploma in the middle school gym. We ask that you exit the building to briefly join the graduates on the courtyard. Those attending the All-Night Graduation Party will get directly on the bus. The bus will return at approximately 4:30am on Wednesday, June 4th
Thank you and congratulations!
ZHS Graduation team
2025 Senior All Night Grad. Party Information!
Detailed Schedule:
8:30-8:50pm Student check in and Board busses (Door 10)
9:00pm Busses leave to go to River City Extreme
9:30pm-11:30pm Pizza & Wings Dinner
9:30pm-1:30am Trivia, Laser Tag, Inflatable, Nascans, Open Bowling, Bean Bags, Arcade and Raffle Drawings throughout the night.
10:00pm-12:00am~Fire/S’mores
10:00pm-1:00am~Photo booth & Pool Tables open for use
11:30pm-1:30am~ Snacks
1:45am~ Grand Prize Raffles (everyone in the ballroom)
2:00am-3:00am~Student Fued (everyone in the ballroom)
3:00am-3:45am~Breakfast and Pass out swag bags
4:00am~Depart to go back to High School
Here is link if kids need it to sign up for a ticket: https://www.vancoevents.com/us/CXUY
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