Senior Information

Prom

Saturday, April 24, at Bolingbrook Golf Club

Tickets

Prom tickets will be available for purchase in April. Stay tuned!

Coming in April 2027 - Purchase Prom Tickets

When purchasing your ticket, you’ll need your last name and student ID number. Once you’ve purchased your ticket, you’ll also be able to select your table — each table seats up to 10 guests.

All DGS students must present their student ID to enter the dance. IDs will be scanned and serve as your admission ticket.

All approved guests must present their student ID or driver's license to enter the dance. 

• Prom is 6  - 10 p.m.
• No entry into Prom after 8 p.m. 
• No re-entry after a student leaves the dance. 
• All ticket sales are final. There are no refunds. 

Senior Awards Night

TBDThe Senior Awards Ceremony is an annual program designed to honor those seniors who have excelled, and seniors are invited by invitation only. Invitations will be sent in April. Representatives from the community and members of our South High staff will present awards. Honors range from recognition with certificates, plaques, and medals to scholarships. Participating seniors should wear their caps and gowns and sit in the front rows (reserved) of the Main Stage.  Please wear your official graduation attire.

Senior Class Barbeque

Friday, May 14, immediately following the mandatory graduation rehearsal

The senior class barbecue will be held immediately after the graduation rehearsal, and we look forward to celebrating with you. 

Yard Sign Distribution

TBD

We are excited to continue the tradition of giving every Senior student a yard sign to celebrate their graduation from DGS. Yard signs will be distributed during lunch periods. 

Additionally, our College and Career Center will celebrate Decision Day with a variety of activities throughout the day. 

Six Flags Grad Nite

TBD

Please note that this trip to Six Flags takes place in the middle of the night. We’ll be joining many other area high schools at this event. The cost of the trip is TBD. This includes your ticket to Six Flags, transportation, and an all-you-can-eat buffet. Six Flags will not accept season passes for entry. All attendees must use school-provided transportation to and from the event. Interested students will be able to reserve their spot on the trip through the 5-Star Six Flags link .

The deadline to register is TBD.

A digital parent permission slip must be submitted via 5Star at the time of your ticket purchase. All registered students will receive an email from 5 Star requiring them to share their student cell phone, parent/guardian contact information, and an emergency contact. The digital permission form and field trip contact information are required to attend.  All ticket sales are final!

The tentative schedule for the evening is as follows:

• 6:30 PM: Students arrive at DGS and meet in the West Events Entrance
  • Upon arrival at DGS, students must scan into the event using their digital DGS student ID.  Bags are not permitted.  Small purses or mini sling bags (fanny packs) will be searched by security prior to boarding on the bus.  Additionally, students wearing pants with pockets or wearing jackets will need to turn their pockets inside out to be searched by security prior to boarding the bus. 
• 7:30 PM: Buses depart for Six Flags
• 8:30 PM: Arrive at Six Flags and check in
• 9:30 PM: Enter the park
• 11:30 PM -12:30 AM: Dinner
• 3:00 PM: Depart Six Flags
• 4:00 PM: Arrive back at school

Graduation Attire

Students who ordered their cap and gown will pick them up in the West Events Entrance during their assigned lunch period on the designated date; if unable to do so, they should pick up their graduation regalia at the student activities office. 

Graduates are required to wear the official District 99 graduation regalia, which includes a navy gown, navy cap, and Columbia blue stole and tassel (see details below).

Students earning academic distinctions will wear gold regalia in place of the traditional Columbia blue:

• Honors: Gold tassel
• High Honors: Gold tassel and gold cord
• Distinguished Honors: Gold tassel, gold cord, and gold stole

Commencement is a formal ceremony, and students should dress appropriately beneath their gowns. We encourage dress shirts with collars and ties, dress pants, dresses or skirts, and dress shoes. Heels are not permitted on the stadium turf, but wedges and flats are allowed.

Graduation regalia should maintain a clean, uniform appearance, and graduation caps may not be decorated. However, under Illinois Public Act 103-0463, students may wear one additional stole, cord, or tassel recognizing their cultural heritage, ethnicity, religious identity, military affiliation, or other honors or distinctions.

All additional regalia must comply with Board Policy 7:160 and the District 99 Student/Parent Handbook. Items that are excessively distracting or disruptive, or that promote hate, violence, or discrimination, are not permitted. Students wearing prohibited items will be required to remove them before participating in Commencement and may be subject to disciplinary action.

We encourage families to discuss whether your student plans to wear an additional stole, cord, or tassel before graduation. Students will also receive this information during an upcoming Access meeting. If you have questions after that meeting, please contact the Director of Student Activities.

Graduation Rehearsal

Friday, May 14 at 9 AM

Graduation rehearsal is mandatory.

• Graduating seniors should not plan to arrive on campus that day until after 8:30 a.m.  Graduates should report to the large gym and sit in their assigned seats. Prior to the graduation rehearsal, each student will receive an email that supplies their exact seat location.  
• At the conclusion of the rehearsal, each graduate will receive three (3) tickets for the large gym, to be used in case of severe weather on graduation day. In case of inclement weather, graduation will be held in the large gym. Families must bring these tickets for admission to the event if the ceremony is held indoors, and each graduate may bring only 3 guests. Please note that we will make every effort to host the ceremony outdoors at the stadium, where no tickets will be required.

Graduation

Sunday, May 16 at Noon

• The ceremony will be streamed live on our School YouTube Channel. 
• We will post the graduation location (inside the large gym or outside in the stadium) online on Sunday morning by 7 a.m.  As a reminder, the ceremony will be streamed live on our School YouTube Channel for those unable to attend in person. 
• As a reminder, if the ceremony is inside, each graduate will be allowed only three (3) in-person guests.  To avoid potential disappointment, please take a moment now to discuss with your family who the 3 tickets will go to if we do need to be inside.   Due to fire code restrictions, every human (including babies) will need a ticket if we are inside.  
• If the ceremony is outside, no tickets are needed, and all are welcome to attend.  

Other important graduation information:

• The commencement ceremony is an opportunity for us to honor each of our graduates both individually and collectively. In April during Access, senior students will participate in a phonetic-spelling activity to help name readers pronounce each name correctly. 
• Graduates will receive a diploma cover during the ceremony and will pick up their actual diploma and student records following the ceremony. Details will be provided at rehearsal.

Photography

• Visual Image Photography, our official commencement photographer, will have portraits available online at www.vipis.com approximately ten days after the ceremony. Here are the directions to order your pictures: Directions in English and Directions in Spanish. 

Commemorative Brick Information

The District 99 Education Foundation offers families the opportunity to purchase a commemorative brick near the Mustang statue at the front of the building. This is a wonderful way to leave your permanent mark on South High School. Please check their website for details.