Graduation for the Class of 2024

Congratulations Students and Families

C H A S K A

H I G H

S C H O O L

Graduation for the

Class of 2024

U PC O M I N G D A T E S

O F IN TE R E ST :

-Friday, May 3

Cap, Gown, and Tassel

Distribuon (need cket,

see leer for informaon)

-Thursday, June 6

Last day of school for all

students. Seniors must

have met all District 112

credit requirements to

walk in the graduaon

ceremony.

-Friday, June 7,

10:00am—11:00am

Graduaon pracce at

CHS. (watch for email

with more informaon)

-Friday, June 7, 4:00 pm

Graduaon for Chaska

High School Class of 2024!

-Friday, June 7, 10:00pm-

3:00am

All Night Senior Party

Dear Graduates and Parent/Guardians:

Chaska High School has been busy making plans for the Class of 2024’s graduaon ceremony on Friday,

June 7. This yer covers many important items that you need to be aware of to make your graduaon a

day to remember, so please read it carefully and completely and share with your family.

Chaska High School Graduaon for the Class of 2024

Friday, June 7 at 4:00pm

Target Center

600 N 1st Avenue

Minneapolis, Minnesota

All graduates are required to ride the bus from Chaska High School to Target Center. Students may opt

out of riding the bus home. Parents/Guardians/Families will also have the opportunity to take a bus.

More informaon regarding this free transportaon opon is on page 2 of this yer.

Cap, Gown and Tassel pick-up is in the cafeteria during all lunches on Friday, May 3. A cket is required

to pick up your cap and gown. Beginning Monday, May 6, pick-up will be in the main oce. The follow-

ing must be completed to get a cket prior to picking up your cap and gown:

1. Pay the $60 graduaon ceremony parcipaon fee. This fee can be paid in the Main Oce with cash

or check made out to Chaska High School between the hours of 7:00am-3:30pm, Monday-Friday, or

via credit card on parent portal located under student fees. Scholarship informaon to cover this

cost is available in the Main Oce.

2. Pay any outstanding fees or nes. Fee statements were mailed to seniors the week of April 8th and

can also be found in parent portal at any me.

3. Must be on track to graduate.

Oponal - We want to celebrate you and your future plans! If you would like to parcipate in this tradi-

on, please complete a senior quesonnaire located here. The quesonnaire will ask students to provide

post high school plans as well as scholarships they have been awarded. This quesonnaire is completely

voluntary.

Once the three numbered items above have been completed, students will be issued a cket from the

Main Oce which they will use to pickup their cap, gown and tassel. Please refer to reverse side for

more important informaon.

If you have any quesons about the upcoming graduaon ceremony, please contact the Main Oce at

952-556-7100. On behalf of the students and sta at Chaska High, congratulaons!

Sincerely,

James Bach

Principal

April 2024

PARTICIPATION FEE

GRADUATION FEE

Parent(s)/Guardian(s) please discuss

and reinforce appropriate graduaon

ceremony are and behavior with

your student. We will not allow

individuals to parcipate in the

ceremony who intend to detract from

the ceremony.

1. This is a formal event, so please

dress accordingly.

2. Students - no cell phones or

electronic devices.

PROPER STUDENT

ATTIRE/BEHAVIOR FOR

GRADUATION

Only diploma covers are handed out

during the ceremony. Diplomas will be

distributed aer the ceremony in the

bus loading zone at Target Center.

DIPLOMAS

FREE BUS OPTION

FOR FAMILIES

Students need to request a nal

transcript be sent to the school/

program they will be aending aer

graduaon. This includes a transcript

sent to NCAA if parcipang in a

college sport. Go to our website at:

www.chs.district112.org to see the

two opons. Click on Students tab,

then Transcript Requests.

1) Parchment—you must set up an

account: Website:

www.parchment.com

2) Transcripts can be sent directly

from the high school. Go to the Main

Oce and ll out a form.

FINAL TRANSCRIPT

PICTURES

Linho Photography photographs

graduates receiving their diploma on

stage. Details regarding ordering will

be provided in the coming weeks.

Free transportaon is available for

families. You must sign up here no

later than May 31.

• Bus will depart at 2:45pm on the

Acvies (west) side of CHS .

• Bus will drop families o at the

Target Center lobby at 3:30pm

• Families will board bus immedi-

ately aer the ceremony at the

same locaon they were

dropped o to return to CHS.

PARKING

• Parking is available in Ramps A, B,

or C at early bird rates of:

• Ramp A: $7.00

• Ramp B: $8.00

• Ramp C: $9.00

• Carpool rate: $5.00

• These rates are subject to change.

• More informaon available here.

Friday, June 7 — 10-11:00am at CHS

(watch for email with more info)

Aendance at Graduaon pracce is

mandatory for all seniors including

early graduates and those who aend

the COOP, IAA and PSEO.

GRADUATION PRACTICE

GRADUATION CEREMONY

The graduaon will be live-streamed

and also posted on our website aer

the ceremony for those who cannot

aend in person. The link will be post-

ed on our website under Student Life,

then Graduaon as we get closer.

To oset the cost of graduaon,

there is a $60 fee incurred to each

student. Scholarships are available.

TICKETS

Tickets are required. Each graduate

will be given 8 ckets when they pick

up their cap and gown. Addional

ckets can be picked up in the main

oce weekdays beginning May 6 be-

tween 7am-3:30pm. There is no

charge for ckets.

DECORATING CAPS

Students are allowed to decorate

their caps. Decoraons must be

school appropriate and meet the stu-

dent handbook dress code guidelines.

Acceptable decoraons include:

• Connuing educaon school

• Workforce plans

• Military

• 2D art

• Quotes

• CHS Hawk logo (available free of

charge in the main oce)

TARGET CENTER

KNOW BEFORE YOU GO

• Bag policy will be enforced.

Permied items include bags that

are no larger than 5” x 9”, diaper

bags, and medical bags (subject

to search upon entry).

• All concessions are cashless.

Schedule of Events - Friday, June 7, 2024

C H A S K A

H I G H

S C H O O L

Graduation for the Class of 2024

Graduate Schedule

• 10:00-11:00am—Graduaon Pracce at CHS (Students only)

• 1:45pm—Graduang Students arrive at CHS Acvies Entrance (west side

of building) to board bus to Target Center

• 2:15pm—Student bus departs for Target Center

• 3:00pm—Student bus arrives at Target Center

• 4:00pm—Commencement Ceremony begins

• 6:00pm—Student bus departs Target Center to CHS

• 10:00pm-3:00am—Senior Party at CHS

Parent/Guardian/Family Schedule

• 2:45pm—Parent/Guardian/Family bus departs from the Acvies Entrance

(west side of the building) for Target Center (must be signed up in advance

using this form—deadline to sign up is May 31)

• 3:30pm—Parent/Guardian/Family bus arrives at Target Center

• 4:00pm—Commencement Ceremony begins

• Immediately following ceremony—Parent/Guardian/Family bus departs

Target Center at the same locaon as drop-o back to CHS