YOU MUST ATTEND REHEARSAL IN ORDER TO ATTEND GRADUATION

You must arrive by 7:30 am. Tell your friends.7:30 am. Bribe them with coffee and put your late friends in your car.

(or we will all be waiting for them, in the gym)

• 🚩 Complete all Senior Check Out Tasks (see below) by THURSDAY MAY 22 at 12:00 pm to be able to pick up your Cap & Gown at Rehearsal (which includes tickets, directions, tassels, cords, etc.) without issues/delay (if you aren't attending rehearsal, these tasks are still required)

• Only Seniors who have completed their Check Out tasks by the deadline will have their Graduation Packages (Caps & Gowns, etc.) in the Gym after rehearsal ready for pick up. Otherwise you will need to wait in different lines to verify you have completed remaining tasks and pick up your cap & gown afterwards

• **Plan to spend the entire morning until lunch time at Rehearsal & Checkout. Don’t schedule work hours or make plans until after 12pm that day.

• We cannot pass out Caps & Gowns early.

**Pro Tip... Want to get out sooner? Make sure you and your friends are on time, in the gym at 7:30 am, have your checkout tasks done well in advance, and listen to instructions during Rehearsal carefully. Remind your friends too.

1. Surveys: CCS Senior Exit Surveys (x2) on SchooLinks
2. College App & Scholarship Offer Updates: Make sure every college app is updated with the results, any acceptance letters uploaded, scholarships uploaded to SchooLinks. (And send Military documents to your Counselor if enlisted)
3. Return all district/school equipment, books, technology, etc.
4. Pay Fees on Infinite Campus Parent Portal.

Completing these tasks does not mean you are a graduate, you are still responsible for completing graduation requirements.

⏬ Keep scrolling for more details about each step

There are 2 steps on SchooLinks that you are required to complete. FILL THEM OUT CAREFULLY!!!!

This is how your Counselor knows where to send your final transcripts, how to contact you after you graduate, and your official post-grad decisions.

Log into ClassLink (above), Click on SchooLinks Icon

1. "Senior Year End Activity" (including "questions from your district" section)
2. Setup Personal Account for Alumni Access
   

Contact your Counselor or Ms. Martin with Questions

College App & Scholarship Results: Upload ALL acceptance letters and ALL scholarship/grant information that you are being offered (even if you aren't going to that college or accepting the scholarship!). We need a result on file on SchooLinks for every college application you have submitted and documentation of every dollar you are being offered, even if you aren't taking it or attending that that school. If some of your information is delayed, upload what you have so far.

Military: If you are enlisting in the Military, please send your DD4 form to your Counselor, and your Recruiter's name and contact information so that we can properly recognize you!

• Last Names A-E: Mrs. Brautigam, mbrautigam@columbus.k12.oh.us
• Last Names F-K: Ms. Schwab, aschwab6520@columbus.k12.oh.us
• Last Names L-Q: Mrs. Fiascunari, mfiascunari9064@columbus.k12.oh.us
• Last Names R-Z: Mr. Agee, magee@columbus.k12.oh.us

• Books: Return all textbooks, including CCP textbooks (CCP books should be turned in with a post-it with your full name on it) to Mr. Murray in the Library. Whetstone Library books go to Miss Green in the Library.

• Technology: Chromebooks, chargers, hotspots, etc. - to IT guys in the Library
• CHROMEBOOKS AND CHARGERS RETURN WINDOW TBD

• Athletic Gear (if applicable): to the Athletic Director in the South Office

Pay remaining fees on Infinite Campus Parent Portal. All fees must be paid through the parent portal of infinite campus.

See the fees but not the details? If there are fees from previous years, you need to change the school year at the top to pay those.

Any questions on fees or payment, contact the Main Office (Ms. Jakob or Ms. Culpepper): 614-365-6060

Parent Portal Access Questions: Call 380-997-7245

• Order Yearbook
• Send Thank you emails/notes to teachers, administrators, counselors, or other staff
• Copy your school google drive to a personal account so you don't lose your work from high school after you graduate and forward yourself any important emails. You will lose access over the summer.
• Send AP Scores (3 or higher) to your College via your College Board account
• College Athletes: Notify Mr. Agee if you need a final transcript sent to the NCAA or NAIA eligibility centers

• Order your CCP College Transcripts: If you have ever been in CCP courses - request your official college transcript from the CCP College to transfer your credits to your next College (WHS Counselors cannot send this for you) CSCC: https://www.cscc.edu/services/student-forms/transcript-request.shtml, OSU: https://registrar.osu.edu/alumni/index_transcript.asp, Otterbein: https://www.otterbein.edu/registrar/transcript/

• Switch CSCC Account to Continue Next Year: If you are attending Columbus State for CCP and want to continue there next year, be sure to complete these steps to roll your CCP account over to next year and register for courses: https://www.cscc.edu/admissions/transitioning-from-ccp.shtml (Bonus: most CSCC CCP students qualify for 2 scholarships at CSCC automatically)

Hello Whetstone family!

It is hard to believe that graduation is less than one month away! Graduation will be at Nationwide Arena on May 31, 2025 at 6pm. Due to the contract with the venue and the school district, we will have to limit tickets to 10 per graduate. Whetstone will not have additional tickets to provide to families. You may contact another graduate to see if they have extra tickets. We apologize for any inconvenience this may cause.

During graduation, students have the opportunity to have a staff member present them with their diploma and take a photo. The form that must be completed by the staff member and the student is available in the main office.

​All graduating seniors have the opportunity to audition to speak at graduation. The application will be coming out on Monday May 5, 2025. Students will read their speech before a panel on May 19th and will be notified by May 22, 2025 if they will be speaking at graduation.

​Caps and gowns will be given to students at graduation rehearsal. Graduation rehearsal is May 30, 2025 at 7:30am. Prior to graduation rehearsal, please ensure that you have completed all of the tasks listed above. Senior Checkout items are due May 22, 2025 at 12:00pm. If they are not completed, students will NOT receive their cap and gown or tickets

****If you have a hard time with finding the fees, please see Ms. Ottey for assistance.

Few Important Dates:

• Diploma Presentation Form due: May 19, 2025, 2:30pm to Ms. Ottey
• Graduation speaker audition: May 19, 2025, 1:45pm
• Senior checkout list due: May 22, 2025, 12:00pm
• Senior Celebration: May 22, 2025, 1:00pm, Whetstone Cafeteria: Graduates will have an opportunity to win a $100 gift card!
• Senior Clap Out: May 22, 2025, 2:20pm. Parents are encouraged to greet students in the South Parking lot
• Graduation rehearsal: May 30, 2025 7:30am
• ❗ GRADUATION May 31, 2025, 6:00pm @ Nationwide Arena; Graduates must arrive at 4:30pm; Graduates will enter through the Tim Horton entrance. Families will enter at the Front St. entrance.

Whetstone Senior Team

Tara Y. Ottey

Assistant Principal

Whetstone High School

4405 Scenic Dr

Columbus, Ohio 43214

614-365-6060

tottey@columbus.k12.oh.us

• Read emailed updates from Counseling Department, Ms. Ottey, and Ms. Lewis
• Check District Email (log in through Clever and Click "District Email")
• Attend any meetings that Ms. Ottey holds
  
• Email Ms. Ottey, your School Counselor, or Ms. Martin with questions. We're here to help!

Website: https://www.ccsoh.us/whetstonehs
Location: 4405 Scenic Drive, Columbus, OH, USA
Phone: 614-365-6060