Class of 2026
VR Senior Tradition!
*Vista Class of 2026 Spirit Color is Silver/Grey (pink is your fun accent color).
Flower: White Rose
Motto: "The future belongs to those who believe in the beauty of their dreams." Eleanor Roosevelt
IMPORTANT GRADUATION INFORMATION -
PLEASE READ
Please read through this information about rehearsal and graduation day!
LOTS of great information about the day!
IMPORTANT Graduation Information
2026GraduationCeremonyInfodocx.pdf
VR Senior CheckOut Form
Please be sure to pick up or print the Senior Checkout Form. Return to the office.
Senior Checkout Form
SeniorCheckoutFormdocx.pdf
ASL - Need an interpreter at graduation?
If you have family member who need an ASL interpreter at graduation, please email me by May 8.
Information needed: graduate name, your name, and how many in the party for seating.
Seniors and PowerSchool
**Can you (Seniors) get into YOUR {not your parents'} Powerschool?
This is important to take care of this now and not later.
If you cannot get into your Student PowerSchool account, please let Ms. Donica Allen-Wells know - donica.allenwells@d49.org or visit her in G110.
Is YOUR name CORRECT in POWERSCHOOL?
Be sure to check PowerSchool to make sure we have the correct spelling of your name. As a reminder, diplomas will have the student's legal name.
Fees and Graduation
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.
**Any unpaid balance may also result in no prom attendance and/or receiving diploma.
You can check with Ms. Contessa Somerville or DeDe Bolke
contessa.somerville@d49.org / dede.bolke@d49.org about your balance and pay fees.
Ordered your CAP AND GOWN?
If you think you have ordered, please send a confirmation number or questions to
or call/text
719-633-8228.
- Cap & Gowns were delivered at the Capping Ceremony on April 22. If you have not picked up your cap/gown, please stop by the front office or the counseling office.
If you have any questions, please contact Michelle Fenicle
- michelle.fenicle@d49.org or call 719-484-8319.
Senior Sponsor
Michelle Fenicle
michelle.fenicle@d49.org
719-484-8319
Senior Email address - vrclassof2026@gmail.com (submit your Senior Slide show here.)
Graduation Cap Decorating
It is not a requirement, but some seniors want to decorate their caps for different reasons!
PLEASE take a moment to read and take into consideration the following rules when decorating your graduation cap.
**Failure to follow these rules will result in a replacement cap being given to you during commencement. **
Cap Decorating Guidelines
CapDecoratingdocx.pdf
👩🏻🎓🧑🏻🎓Graduation Date and Time 👩🏻🎓👨🏻🎓
Broadmoor World Arena
3185 Venetucci Boulevard
Colorado Springs Colorado 80906
Saturday, May 23, 2026
5:00 PM
**No tickets required. First Come First Serve entrance.
More information will come.
ATTENTION - Reminder, Vista Ridge is the 3rd graduation. Traffic will be an adventure before graduation. Please be patient, and Please allow time for any reservations/arrangements you make for after graduation.
Graduation Livestream
Senior Counselor
Senior Counselors Announcements
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!
Scholarship information can be found here.
The Boettcher Scholarship is a highly competitive scholarship.... $20,000 for 4 years!! This scholarship is now open! Click below for more information!
Scholarship Opportunity!
This is a competitive, full-ride, scholarship! Click here if you are interested in the Daniel's Scholarship.
Broadmoor World Arena - Expectations
GRADUATION2026-Infodocx.pdf
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.
Senior Walk Sign UP
Congratulations, Class of 2026! You’re officially in the home stretch. While you’re busy dreaming about what comes next, it’s time to take a quick victory lap through the places where it all started.
Remember being a wide-eyed elementary student looking up at the "big kids"? Now, you are the big kids. We’re keeping the tradition alive with the 2026 Senior Walk, and we want you there!
**Field Trip - Permission Slip** - Every senior who wants to go on the Senior Walk, please print, fill out, and return to VRHS office.
**Mandatory to sign up and ride busses. NO one can drive from school to school.
***Our Senior Walk is May 15 at 9:30am, right after Senior Breakfast!
***RSVP by May 8
***Please contact the senior counselor Abby Dominer-Bonnin with questions!
Graduation Photos - to oder after graduation
Use the flyer / QR code to order graduation pictures from LifeTouch.
Lifetouch - Graduation Photos
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Lifetouch - Graduation Photos
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Class of 2026 Senior Wolf Time Google Classroom
Senior Exit Survey - Matriculation Form
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.
Vista Ridge Instagram: VRSeniorPack
VRSeniorPack
PROM Expectations
Prom season is upon us!
The administration team wants to share the expectations we have for our VRHS students who are planning to attend prom with us on May 2nd. Any of our students who are attending, either by invite as underclassmen or as upperclassmen, need to have the following as stipulations for entry that day:
No suspensions (ISS or OSS) from April 20th through May 1st. If students are already on the No Activities list for 4th quarter, they are not able to attend. Student's should not have any unexcused absences the two weeks (4/21/26-5/1/26) prior to prom to be eligible to attend the event.
We look forward to this event and thank you for meeting the expectations outlined above to attend prom. If students are not allowed to attend due to behavior or unexcused absences, a refund will NOT be issued.
If you have any questions, please reach out to the Deans:
Sara.adcock@d49.org or cale.csizmadi@d49.org
Prom Announcement!
Prom 2026 Guest QR Code
Welcome to the PROM Guest sign-up. Please make sure to complete all fields, as it will not let you submit until you have done so.
The code will shut off automatically on April 24, 2026, at 3 pm
Senior Important Dates
May 2026
- 1 - Mista Vista - 7:00 PM
- 2 - Prom - 7:00PM - 10:00 PM
- 6 - D49 Matriculation Senior Exit form due (This is mandatory.)
- 11 - Senior Sunset - 6:45 pm.
- 13 - 14 - Senior Finals
- 15 - Senior Final make-ups
- 15 - Graduation Rehearsal at Vista Ridge - 7:15 AM
- 15 - Senior Breakfast - Vista Ridge - 8:15 AM
- 23 - Graduation -
- 3:00 PM - Students arrive at World Arena
- 5:00 PM - Broadmoor World Arena
**Dates, Times, Additions will be updated periodically.
Graduation Requirements
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.