Senior Information Packet

IF YOU WOULD LIKE A PRINTABLE PDF PACKET OF THIS INFORMATION CLICK THE LINK BELOW

• Senior Breakfast: Wednesday, February 11th PHS Cafeteria 2nd & 3rd period 8:17 AM - 10:10 AM. Senior Packets will be Distributed.
• Graduation Speech Auditions: Tuesday, March 31st @ 2:30PM Room 1.239A (Ms. Morrow’s Room). Must use required form. Please see the Graduation Speech Section.
• Prom: Saturday, April 18th @7:30PM-11:00PM - Georgia Tech Hotel Ballroom
• Senior Week: Monday, April 20th - Friday, April 24th - Dress Up Days- see the schedule below.
• Honors Night: Thursday, April 23rd @ 7:00PM - By invitation only at New Mercies Christian Church.
• Tassel/Marching Order: Thursday, April 23rd - Deadline to enter your legal name into Tassel/Marching Order.
• Senior Picnic: Friday, April 24th @12:10PM- 2:10PM - 6th and 7th period. Practice Lacrosse Field
• Cap and Gown Distribution: Friday, April 24th - Scholastic Images will deliver all caps and gowns immediately following the senior picnic.
• Senior Letters Due: Thursday, May 1st - See below information for directions.
• Baccalaureate service: Sunday, May 17th 3:00-4:00pm at Mountain Park United Methodist - Seniors arrive at 2:45PM - Wear your gown, but NOT your cap
• Graduation Rehearsal: Wednesday, May 20th @ 8:30AM - Breakfast will be provided & Senior Letters Received - PHS Stadium -Attendance REQUIRED to walk in graduation ceremony 8 tickets will be distributed, CLEAR Bags ONLY
• Graduation Ceremony: Wednesday, May 20st @ 8:00 PM - CLEAR BAGS ONLY - Seniors park at Mountain Park Park (bus to PHS 5:15pm-6:15 PM) PHS Stadium - gates open @ 6:30 PM Seniors to assigned rooms by 6:30PM

Wednesday, February 11th PHS Cafeteria 2nd & 3rd period 8:17 AM - 10:10 AM

Senior Packets Distributed & Program

Please Attend this event! You will receive important information.

Thank you for auditioning to speak at your graduation. What an incredible memory for your classmates, parents, and yourself! Your speech should be typed and should be NO MORE than two minutes in length. Your speech should reflect a love of Parkview, the opportunities you’ve received here, the friends you’ve made, or a love of our great community and how all of this will affect the future of you and your classmates. You may give advice or share wisdom. Make sure you give credit to any sources you quote. Your speech should not be a personal story about just you as you are communicating with thousands of people and are speaking to your classmates. You need to relate to all the people listening.

Please complete this form and return it to Mrs. Reynolds (room G 1.222 or the front office) with a copy of your speech by Monday, 3/30/26. It is okay if you “tweak” your speech some after turning it in, but if you make any significant changes, please bring a copy with you to auditions. Please make sure your speech has a title. The titles are printed in the program that are handed out at graduation.

The audition will be Tuesday, March 31st, 2026. You will report to Mrs. Morrow’s Room (1.239A) by 2:30 to audition.

April 20-April 24

Dress Up Days: Remember that regular dress code rules apply. No face or head coverings.

Tuesday - SENIOR CITIZEN DAY - Dress up like you’re 90.

Wednesday - MEME DAY - Dress up as your favorite meme and have a picture reference for fun.

Thursday - TOGA DAY

Friday - SENIOR PICNIC TSHIRT DAY! - Your shirt will be delivered to you in advisement the week before the picnic. Your shirt is your ticket to the event, so make sure you wear it!

By invitation only at New Mercies Christian Church

Click here for more info on Honor Grad requirements

Deadline for Submission is April 23, 2026

See the PDF at the top for images with the directions

Step 1: Launch the Tassel (Formerly called Marching Order) platform from the student portal. The link will appear under the “Additional Resources” section of the portal.

Step 2: You will be automatically logged into the platform, you should see the button labeled “Record Your Name.” Click Record Your Name to launch the form.

Step 3: Type the phonetic spelling of your full name in the box.

a. If YES you have a {}, type the pronunciation of your name, then click CONFIRM NAME.

b. If NO you don’t have {}, click CONFIRM NAME.

Step 4: Click the PLAY button and listen to the auto-generated pronunciation(s).

*You cannot go back and replay the recording once you click Reject/Try Again.

a. If the pronunciation is CORRECT click CONFIRM.

b. If INCORRECT click, Try Again and repeat.

c. When one of three auto-generated recordings is correct, click CONFIRM and SUBMIT. You may close Marching Order.

d. If all three are incorrect, click Reject and record your FULL LEGAL NAME.

Step 5: After clicking Reject, you will select the part(s) of your name which were mispronounced.

Step 6: Click Start Recording. Say your FULL LEGAL name twice into your laptop’s microphone. *If you see a pop up, click Allow this time.

a. Say your name one time at regular speed.

b. Say your name again S L O W L Y.

Step 7: Click Stop Recording.

Step 8: Click PLAY and double check the audio.

Step 9: Click Submit.

*You must click SUBMIT to send in the recording.**

Q: Do I have to record my name?

A: Every student is not required to record their name but is highly encouraged to submit the recording to ensure the voice artist properly pronounces the graduate's name. If a student chooses not to record their name, the voice artist will pronounce the name as best as phonetically possible.

Q: I used the phone call feature to record my name but didn't see the recording, did it submit?

A: After students have recorded their name with the phone call, heard the recording, and accepted it, they MUST hit the submit button on the form after hanging up or it will show they have not completed the task.

Q: I have curly brackets in my name, what do I need to do?

A: If you have curly brackets around your name, Tassel is not sure how to properly pronounce your name. You need to remove the curly brackets and replace them with the phonetic spelling of your name, and you are REQUIRED to record your name.

Q: I already submitted my recording but want to make a change. What do I need to do?

A: You can log back into the Tassel system and re-record or make the changes and re-submit the form. We will use the most recent version of a submission to validate the graduate's name.

• No water guns, sports equipment, or other items will be allowed onto the field. Students will put all bags and belongings in an enclosed, designated area during the picnic, so it is advisable that students keep valuables at home on picnic day.
• We invite any parent who would like to come help chaperone this event to please contact Matt Moon and Jodi James at the following email address: Matthew.Moon@gcpsk12.org and Jodi.James@gcpsk12.org
• A study hall will be provided for all seniors not wishing to participate. If this applies to your senior, please contact Ann Marie Reynolds at ann.marie.reynolds@gcpsk12.org

Parkview Cap and Gown delivery is on Friday, April 24th immediately following the senior picnic! Please read below to know when your Cap and Gown will be ready for you!

If you haven’t paid yet, please do so as soon as possible at www.scholasticimages.com or gcpsk12.org/ParkviewHS

1. If you order by 11:59PM on Sunday, April 19: You may attend the senior picnic and you can pick up your cap/gown/tassel package at school on Friday, April 24th immediately following the senior picnic from Scholastic Images.
2. If you order on Monday, April 20 or later: Your cap/gown/tassel package will be mailed to your home with a $25 shipping charge added and you may NOT attend the senior picnic.

If you have any questions, email Scholastic Images at office@scholasticimages.com.

We will receive letters between March 11 - May 1

After this date, please mail letters directly to the Senior or we will be accepting letters delivered to the Main Office until May 13th - NO EXCEPTIONS

What is a Senior Letter?

Senior letters are a huge tradition at Parkview! The letters are given to the seniors in a large envelope at the senior breakfast preceding rehearsal on May 20th. Please help make this a special event for our seniors by sending a letter to a friend, sibling, son/daughter, or student who is graduating.

Please use standard letter-size envelopes. Write the student’s full legal name on the outside of the envelope. Letters can be turned in at the Main Office or mailed to the school.

DUE DATE - Friday, 5/1/2026

Drop off letters at the school after this deadline until May 14th

NO PACKAGES, GIFTS, ETC.

Since the number of letters we receive makes this process very time consuming, we ask that your letters arrive no later than Friday, May 1, 2026. Due to volume and time constraints, we will be unable to print emailed messages. We will only file envelopes sent to PHS or dropped off at the school by the deadline.

The 2025 Junior/Senior Prom

Georgia Tech Hotel and Conference Center 800 Spring Street, N.W. Atlanta, Ga 30308

7:30pm-11:00pm on Saturday, April 18, 2026

Time: 7:30-11:00 PM

Tickets:

• Tickets must be purchased from GoFan.co beginning Jan 15, 2026
• Ticket cost February 15th until March 31st = $85
• Ticket cost April 1st until April 18th= $100
• The deadline to purchase a prom ticket or guest ticket is 5pm Saturday, April 18th
• Parkview juniors and seniors can purchase ONE guest ticket.
• The guest must be in high school or 20 years of age or younger.
• The guest must arrive and leave at the same time as the Parkview High School student.
• The guest must follow all GCPS / Parkview High School rules.
• The guest must show a picture ID (drivers license / student ID or StudentVue app is acceptable).
• Please email Dr. Hamilton @ carla.hamilton@gcpsk12.org with any questions concerning prom.
• Office location: H-Building Room 4.223

Sunday, May 17 @ 4 pm.

Graduates to arrive at 3:45 pm.

Location: Mountain Park United Methodist Church Auditorium. 1405 Rockbridge Rd SW, Stone Mountain, GA 30087

If you have a remaining balance on your cafeteria account, you can request a refund check, transfer it to another student in your family, or donate it to help others have a school meal or help to pay off other student meal charges.

Visit this site for more information: SNP Account Refund Request - Gwinnett County Public Schools

Textbooks should be returned to Ms. Farrow in F-15.215.

Library books, calculators, Chromebooks, and chargers should be returned to the Media Center.

Fines for missing items will be added at noon on the day before graduation, and students with fines will not receive their graduation tickets or diploma until the fines are paid in MyPaymentsPlus.

If you are NOT returning to a Gwinnett County Public School next year, then you will want to complete the following process to keep any important files/data that you have created in your GCPS Google Drive BEFORE the last day of school. The preferred method to save/download your files/data from your GCPS Google account is through Google Takeout.

Once you graduate you won't be able to download your files/data from your GCPS Google account, and they will be permanently deleted by the district.

Basic directions on how to use Google Takeout to download your Google files/data.

• Make sure that you are logged into your GCPS Google Workspace for Education account.
• Open a new browser, go to the Google Takeout, follow the prompts, and check all the services that you want to save data from. You won’t need to select every data option. Probably the most important one to select are the files stored in your GCPS Google Drive but be sure to select any other data option that you want to save.

There are many online tutorials and videos on how to use Google Takeout that can give you more detailed directions.

In the rare-case this applies to you, we also have Instructions to save Adobe or OneDrive/M365 files.

Wednesday, May 20, 2025 8:30am-11am

At graduation rehearsal breakfast will be provided. The breakfast menu includes Chick-Fil-A biscuits, donuts, juice & water. Students will receive their senior letters and go into graduation rehearsal at 8:30 AM.

Seniors can park in the stadium parking lot upon arrival.

Because Parkview High School has such an outstanding group of seniors who are backed by a community of incredible supporters, we ask that students and parents read this information together, as we endeavor to plan for a memorable 50th graduation ceremony.

Attendance at rehearsal is mandatory. DO NOT BE LATE! You cannot participate in the ceremony if you are not at rehearsal.

To participate in graduation, you must clear all library fines, lost textbooks, and any other school-related fines by Friday, May 15th, 2026.

If you owe fines or fees, you will NOT receive tickets at rehearsal. We will hold your tickets until the fee/fine is paid. At that time, you will receive your tickets. See Adriana Martinez in H building if you are not able to pay via MyPayments Plus.

• Students, when you arrive, look up your room assignment and seat number according to your last name in alphabetical order. This information will be posted on the chairs and teachers will also be present to assist you.
• Once you locate your chair, sit down, and remain seated.
• DO NOT MOVE CHAIRS OR CHANGE SEAT ASSIGNMENTS. THESE ARE IN ORDER FOR CALLING YOUR NAME TO RECEIVE YOUR DIPLOMA. We will have announcements with important information about the ceremony, Mr. Smith will speak to you, and you will obtain your tickets for graduation night.
• The quicker you are organized, the quicker you will be dismissed for the day.
• At rehearsal, you will find out which side you enter the stadium. Please communicate this to your parents so they are sitting on the same side and can see you enter.

Please watch the video below before Graduation Rehearsal on Wednesday, May 20, so that you will know what to do at rehearsal and at graduation. You can also open the Graduation Processional video in a new window.

Students may have incurreds fines or fees for lost/damaged resources such as Chromebooks, technology accessories, library books, or textbooks. Unpaid event or assessment fees may also be included.

These fees need to be settled by the end of day on May 19, 2026, in order for students to receive graduation tickets.

Please check MyPaymentsPlus for detailed information on the fines and to make a payment. If you do not have an account on that site, please visit Online Payments / MyPaymentsPlus - Gwinnett County Public Schools to view directions on creating one. We are unable to accept payments outside of that application.

If lost materials are located, please return library books and technology items to the Media Center and textbooks to Ms. Farrow in room F-15.215.

• Graduation is held at about the 20-yardline. Visibility is great from both sides of the field.
• Each senior will automatically receive 8 tickets total, at Graduation Rehearsal, for their family to enter the stadium. If you know you need additional tickets, begin asking friends if they will have extra tickets now. No extra tickets will be available through the school.

To make graduation available and comfortable for our elderly and/or handicapped visitors, we will be providing handicapped parking, as well as special seating. Please contact Ms. Reynolds if you need assistance.

Ann Marie Reynolds ann.marie.reynolds@gcpsk12.org

Subject heading: Handicapped/elderly seating

Include the student’s name, who the tickets are for, and if a parking pass is needed.

• Limited elderly/handicapped seating is available on the track. Two family members may accompany any handicapped ticket holder for safety purposes. For example, if a grandparent requests handicapped/elderly seating, then two adults may sit with him/her, but must also request handicapped tickets. You will not get extra tickets, tickets will come out of the 8 ticket allotment.
• On Graduation night, parking attendants will direct you to the handicapped parking area. You must have a decal posted on your vehicle - one issued by us or one issued by the state.
• There will be a golf cart available for anyone who needs assistance to get to their seats.

AGAIN, EVERYONE (over age 2) ENTERING THE STADIUM MUST HAVE A TICKET TO ATTEND GRADUATION!

May 20, 2026 at 8:00pm

Parkview HS Stadium

• Seniors MUST park or get dropped off at Mountain Park Park. Arrive at Mountain Park Park at 5 PM- be mindful of traffic.
• GCPS buses will provide transportation from 5:15 PM to 6:15 PM to Parkview High School for graduates only. There will not be a bus provided back to Mountain Park, so please arrange transportation.
• Parkview Staff will check dress code prior to boarding the bus- Students who do NOT meet the dress code will NOT be allowed on the bus to Parkview or on the field to walk. If you have a question about whether something is acceptable or not, email Mrs. Reynolds a picture as soon as possible. She will not be available by email after graduation practice on Wednesday.
• Only bring 1 car key. Do NOT bring in purses, wallets, cell phones, smart watches, or cameras. Please leave these items in your car. They will be confiscated, or you will be sent to put it back in your vehicle. Confiscated items will be available for pick up at Parkview HS on the Thursday after graduation in the main office.
• GCPS CLEAR Bag Policy: Gwinnett County Public Schools has implemented a CLEAR Bag policy for all events held within the stadium.
• An SRO & some Parkview staff will remain at Mountain Park Park during the ceremony.
• Do NOT put on your gown early. Once in your line up room at Parkview, you will put it on and zip it up.
• Seniors will enter via the breezeway doors of building H and report to the assigned building & room given to you at rehearsal. Seniors MUST be on campus by 6:30PM in the assigned lineup room. DO NOT BE LATE TO YOUR ASSIGNED ROOM!
• Immediately following graduation, ALL GRADUATES should report to the tables located on the visitor’s side of the track to pick up DIPLOMAS. Teachers will be there for 30 minutes to distribute diplomas.

• Gown should be removed from its individual package as soon as received and hung up.
• The gown should be approximately ten inches from the floor and should be pressed with a cool iron before being worn.
• The hook at the back of the yoke is only for using in centering collars for girls but we will not be wearing the collar.
• Flowers and pins are NOT appropriate to wear on graduation gowns.
• Only GCPS and Parkview issued cords and stoles may be worn in the ceremony. All others will be confiscated and available for pick up at Parkview HS on the Thursday after Graduation in the main office. Please hold all cords, non GCPS or PHS issued and stoles in the stands and your graduate can use them for pictures after the ceremony.
• All Caps and gowns must be plain/ undecorated. DO NOT decorate your caps/gowns. This is GCPS policy and strictly enforced.
• Caps should be placed on the head so that the mortarboard is level. The front of the cap is indicated on the inside of the crown. Caps are never worn on the back of the head. Caps should be worn parallel to the ground with the point in the center of the forehead. Tassels should be positioned on the right.
• Be sure to break in shoes. There will be LOTS of walking. Consider wearing the shoes at graduation practice.

Dress: No puffy or over-styled dresses - It must lay flat under your gown

Tops: Collared dress shirt (must be a solid color). Ties are not necessary, but encouraged.

OR

Blouse without a collar.

Bottoms: Dark colored dress pants or khaki pants (no holes/ fraying)

Footwear: Any color nice shoes (no holes or dirt). Ex. Dress shoes/sandals

NO canvas shoes or flip flops

NO jeans

NO jogger pants with elastic at the bottom

It is tradition that parents, family, and friends come on the field following graduation to take pictures with their graduate. If you plan on stepping onto the field, you must also adhere to these shoe rules for the safety of our brand-new turf on the field. Thank you!

Your shoes must be flat on the foot bed so that your weight is distributed evenly. There can NOT be a heel that allows more weight on one part of your foot. Graduates will be asked to call home for other shoes if shoes do not meet requirements.

It is our desire to complete graduation on May 20th. If the weather is a concern, our plans are as follows:

Option #1 - Graduation start time would be delayed the night of May 20th and then completed after

rain/storm passes.

Option #2 - If Graduation begins & then is interrupted by weather, students would be taken inside

and brought back out after weather passes the area. Buildings would be open for

parents, guests, and attendees as well.

Option # 3 - If weather completely prohibits graduation on May 20th, it will be held in the stadium at

12PM or 2PM or 4PM the next day (this depends on weather and will be

communicated).

Option #4 - If weather still does not permit outside graduation on May 21st or the morning of the

22nd, it will be held in the Main Gymnasium time TBA with each student receiving 2

tickets only (due to Fire Marshal regulations; we must abide by the limits of regulations

of the building's capacity).

Please share the following information with any family members or friends that will be attending. These guidelines will ensure that graduation runs smoothly, and everyone can enjoy this special event.

Inappropriate behavior cannot be tolerated during graduation rehearsal, pre-ceremony lineup, or any senior activity. Such behavior will jeopardize your ability to participate in the ceremony and/or receive your diploma. Further, any senior who acts inappropriately at any senior activity or graduation event will risk being removed from the ceremony, and any senior who disrupts the actual ceremony will risk having his/her diploma withheld pending a conference with the student, parents, senior sponsor, and administrator. If an infraction does occur, and the graduate’s diploma is withheld, community service will be imposed. Seniors must adhere to ALL school rules as outlined in the discipline handbook.

These matters will be more specifically addressed by school administrators at rehearsal.

We are extremely excited about graduation, and many plans are underway to ensure that your graduation is memorable. Let us hope that the events of this evening will linger long and happily in the minds of all in attendance. Your cooperation and support are greatly appreciated. Please email me if you have any questions or concerns.

Congratulations to the 50th graduating class of Parkview High School!

Thank you,

Ann Marie Reynolds, Senior Class Sponsor Ann.marie.reynolds@gcpsk.12org

943-457-551

Please share the following information with any family members or friends that will be attending. These guidelines will ensure that graduation runs smoothly, and everyone can enjoy this special event.

• 1 car per family if possible. We STRONGLY encourage families to carpool.
• The gates will open at 6:30PM, and seating may begin at that time. You may enter the upper gate or the gate at the stadium parking lot.
• All guests will be required to pass through the Evolv weapon detection system upon entering the stadium. Clear bags only - see graphic below.
• Everyone entering the gate (over age 2) MUST have a ticket. NO ONE will be allowed in the stadium without a ticket. Please see the ticket letter information attached.
• Not allowed in the stadium:

- Balloons- Anyone with balloons will be asked to leave them at the gate.

- Foghorns

- Cowbells

- Other objects that may create loud noises or distractions are NOT permitted.

• Access to seating in the bleachers will be denied once graduation begins due to distraction of noise as people walk across the metal bleachers.
• Please communicate a professional dress code with your guests. Ask them to dress fitting for the formality of the occasion. It is tradition that parents, family, and friends come on the field following graduation to take pictures with their graduate. If you plan on stepping onto the field, you must also adhere to shoe rules for the safety of our brand new turf on the field.
• Remember to keep applause brief, and to refrain from making it difficult for others to hear the name of their student next in line.
• After the graduates have taken their seats, please do not leave your seat to take pictures, as this may be disruptive to the ceremony. You will be asked to sit down should you be standing! A professional video will be produced and made available for the graduates to purchase (see attached). The video you order will be mailed to you about three weeks after graduation.
• Restrooms are in the buildings on the home side and visitor’s side of the field. Both are handicap accessible.
• Bottled water and Chick-fil-A sandwiches will be available for purchase at the ticket gates. Flowers for your graduate will be available to purchase. Please see the attached flyer for further information.
• In case of any emergency, locate a security officer, staff member, or junior marshal.

BE CLEAR GCPS Stadium Safety

Parkview High School

Approved Bags

• Clear Bag: Plastic or vinyl, does not exceed 12" x 6" x 12"
• Diaper Bag
• Plastic Bag: 1 gallon clear, resealable
• Camera Bag
• Small Clutch: With or without strap, approximately the size of a hand. Does not exceed 6.5" x 4.5"
• All bags are subject to search

Bags Not Permitted

• Purse, Briefcase, Laptop Bag, Backpack, Fanny Pack, Cooler, Tinted Plastic Bag, Cinch Bag, Clear Bag/Tote with Pattern, Oversize Tote, Cushion with Pocket

The ceremony in its entirety, including every graduate's name being called and receiving of diploma, will be available on Blu-Ray, DVD, and digital download.

The ceremony will be streamed live for free at phsgrad.com. Be sure to share with your friends and family!

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