Class of 2025

Do you know if you are on track to graduate? Be sure to make an appointment with your counselor to verify your graduation status.

Graduation Progress:

Track your credits by using the Graduation Plan Progress feature in PowerSchool.

ALL credit recovery classes are to be DONE By May 16.

FAFSA is OPEN - Please fill this out!

**Seniors - A REMINDER**

Quick reminder, if you plan to attend college, be thoughtful about your second semester class schedule. Colleges look at your final semester. Keep up that rigor! You got this!

College Visits:

Students! We have some great colleges coming to Vista Ridge. These college reps will share information about their institutes and answer any questions you may have. Please click on the link below to sign up to meet admissions reps.

Sign up to meet college admissions reps!

College Visits - Please submit this form if interested in upcoming College Visits.

Scholarship Opportunity!

Scholarships information can be found here.
College / Career Information -
https://sites.google.com/d49.org/vrhssuccesscenter/college-career?authuser=0

Be sure to complete the District mandated Matriculation Form. This is a requirement for graduation.

GO to PowerSchool - under - Student Forms - D49 Exit survey

**There have been updated to fix any previous issues with the form. 

Have you paid your VR fees?

Please check to see what fees you owe.

Any unpaid balance on your student fees account may result in not being able to walk in the graduation ceremony.

You can check with Ms. Contessa Somerville  about your balance and pay fees.

Thank you to all who voted for graduation speaker and heralds!

2025 Graduation Speaker - Ron Carroll

2025 Heralds - Ron Carroll, Diane Friedericks, Erik Klostermann, Andy Mellow

Traditions Survey Results Breakdown:

Class color is WHITE

Flower - hibiscus              

Motto - Whoo, I'm bout to make a name for myself. - Gambit

Song - “You're gonna go far “- Noah Kahan

Have you ordered your Graduation regalia?

Jostens is our GRADUATION representative company who handles our graduation regalia and so much more!

PLEASE DO NOT WAIT!

www.jostens.com

Please follow these steps...

1. Go to www.jostens.com 

(Click Here)

2. Enter your School Name

3. Click on the “Graduation Tile” on the main landing page

4. Scroll down and click “SHOP ALL GRADUATION PRODUCTS”

• (If you are looking to only order the cap and gown, please use this link.)

If you haven't ordered your cap/gown, please order ASAP!

Senior Rehearsal - mandatory for all seniors - at VR gymnasium - 7:15 AM

Name Check - Walk through

Senior Breakfast - only for seniors

Dress business casual

Signing Yearbooks

Catered meal to share with fellow seniors on last day

Final day to hand in Senior Checkout forms

Senior Walk - Must Ride the Bus if attending the walk

VR Hallways

Power Zone IVES, Allies, SMS, RVES, OES

Senior Walk Sign-up

• Start in VR hallways

Busses to Visit Power Zone

• Elementary schools
• Middle School

**Mandatory to sign up and ride busses. NO one can drive from school to school.

May

2 - Mista Vista - 7:00 PM

3 - Prom - 7:00 PM - 11:00 PM

12 - Senior Sunset - 6:30 PM

14 - 15 - Senior Finals

16 - Senior Final make-ups

16 - Graduation Rehearsal at Vista Ridge - 7:15 AM

16 - Senior Breakfast - seniors only 16 - Senior walk- Vista Ridge - 8:15 

         Parents - make tunnel

(More information to come.)

23 - Graduation - Broadmoor World Arena - 1:00 pm

Broadmoor World Arena

3185 Venetucci Boulevard

Colorado Springs Colorado 80906

Friday, May 23, 2025

1:00 PM

**No tickets required. First Come First Serve entrance.

More information will come in April.

ATTENTION - Reminder, Vista Ridge is the 2nd graduation. Traffic will be an adventure before and after graduation. Please be patient, and Please allow time for any reservations/arrangements you make for after graduation.

Please review the flyer for World Arena's Rules and Expectations.

*Seating is vast. It is first come - first serve. Please review "saving seats" in the flyer.

**ASL accommodations are being arranged. If you need ASL accommodations, please reach out to me - Michelle Fenicle.

Michelle Fenicle

michelle.fenicle@d49.org

719-484-8319

Senior Email address - vrclassof2025@gmail.com (submit your Senior Slide show here.)