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Details for 2024 Seniors

IMPORTANT DATES FOR SENIORS

  • August 25: Pre-sale yearbooks - NOW 

  • August 30: Senior Splash (English Class)

  • September 6: Club Rush on Quad, 11:30-12:15 PM

  • September 12 & 13: Senior Picture Day  (Library)

  • September 20: Senior Sunrise, 5:30 AM (CSHS Football Field)

  • October 7: Josten's Senior Meeting, 7:15 AM (Lecture Hall)

  • October 11: Senior Picture Retake Day

  • October 15: Powder Puff Game & Falcon Feeast (CSHS Football Field)

  • October 18: Homecoming Football Game (TBD) & Dance (7 PM)

  • November 13: CSHS Early Signing Day Ceremony, 10:30-11:15 AM

  • December 9: Senior headshot Picture due to Dorian Studios

  • January 1: Yearbooks Available for Purchase

  • February 5: CSHS Spring Signing Day Ceremony, 10:30-11:15 AM

  • March 3: DEADLINE - Senior Posters Due

  • March 5: College and Career Fair (CSHS)

  • March 17: PTO starts Hanging Senior Posters

  • March 19: Mandatory Senior Meeting  - Graduation Info

  • April 4: DEADLINE - Photos for Prom Slideshow - CSHSpics@ccusd93.net

  • April 11: All Outstanding Debt Paid By

  • April 11: Jostens Cap & Gown Delivered to Students, 11:30-12:30 PM

  • April 11: Prom, 7 - 9 PM

  • April 22: DEADLINE - Scholarship Award Letters Due to Mrs. Gallardo

  • April 25: Senior Pano Picture (CSHS Football Field)

  • May 5: Kiwanis Scholarship Night (Time &Location TBD)

  • May 6: Senior Awards, 9-11 AM

  • May 12-14: Senior Final Exams Week Final Exam Schedule

  • May 12: DEADLINE - Photos for Graduation Slideshow Due - CSHSpics@ccusd93.net

  • May 13: Senior Sunset, CSHS Football Field, 6:45 PM

  • May 14: Senior Checkout Day (ALL Debt Must be Paid to Participate)

  • May 15: Mandatory Senior Graduation Practice, 7 AM-11:30 AM (Blue Gym)

  • May 16: Senior Breakfast, 8:30 AM ($25 per person)

  • May 16: Mandatory Senior Parade Walk, 9:45-11:30 AM (Wear Cap & Gown)

  • May 21: Graduation Ceremony, Desert Diamond Arena, 6 PM

  • May 21: CSHS Falcon Farewell, Chicken N Pickle, Glendale, AZ

 More Important Information 

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Buy Yearbook and Senior Ads

Click below and search for Cactus Shadows High School. Click on Buy Yearbook Ad and select the Ad size you prefer (business card size up to a full page). Deadline December 1, 2023.

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Senior Portraits

Senior Pictures must be done by Dorian for use in the yearbook. Dorian offers packages yet there is no obligation to buy. Alternatively, we are fortunate to have MANY talented local photographers willing to do on-location photoshoots for Senior Portraits.  

Dorian Studios

4620 E Elwood StreetSuite 8, Phoenix, AZ  85050

602-357-6967

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Cap & Gown, and More!

Seniors MUST order their cap & gown through Josten'sJosten's also sells Class Rings, Announcements, Name Cards, Labels, Thank You Cards, Keepsakes, Hoodies, T-Shirts, Memory Tassel, and much more!
For questions regarding orders, contact Matthew "Cheese" Hatten at Jostens (602) 765-7337 or matt.hatten@jostens.com

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Prom Slideshow

When: April 11, 7 PM - 10:30 PM

Prom Slideshow: Please send all pics cshspics@ccusd.net. Please label 'Prom Slideshow Photo' in the subject.

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Senior Final Exams

When: May 12th, 13th, 14th, 2025

Remind your Seniors they are participating in some “high stakes” internal and external assessments in May.  They should check with each teacher for final deadlines for special projects or assignments prior to finals week. 

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Graduation Slideshow

Wednesday, May 21, 2025 @ Desert Diamond Arena  | 6 pm

One of our pre-ceremony events is a slideshow displayed as guests arrive for graduation. Parents are asked to submit a photograph (usually a recent photo) of their graduate, emailed directly to cshspics@ccusd93.net. Please save the file using the student’s last and first names (e.g., Smith, John).  

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Senior Posters

Senior Posters can be dropped off in early March 2025. The PTO will hang them after Spring break. Posters can be picked up at school the week of May 19 in the front office. 

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Senior Awards 

When: May 6, 2025, 9-11 AM

Where: Fine Arts Center

Who: Seniors who have earned scholarships or other recognition will be invited by their counselor.

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MANDATORY Senior Meeting

Where: Fine Arts Center

When: May 15, 2025

 

Seniors MUST attend Mandatory Senior Meetings. The day listed above is not to be considered a vacation day. Seniors must dress appropriately in compliance with the school dress code. Seniors are asked to leave the main campus immediately following dismissal from the Mandatory Senior Meeting. Additionally, all school-issued textbooks must be returned, and any school debts must be cleared beforehand to participate in the 2025 Graduation Ceremony.

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Graduation Diplomas

Diplomas will be handed out during graduation.

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Graduation Photographs

Ordering information from a contracted professional photographer will be given during graduation practice and at the ceremony.  You will be able to scan a QR code that will direct you to Grads Photography.

Parents and guests will not be allowed to stand or videotape from the aisleways or near the stage area once the ceremony begins.  

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Graduation Commencement Ceremony

Wednesday, May 21, 2025 @ Desert Diamond Arena | 6 pm

Students must arrive before 4:45 pm

Doors open to guests at 5 pm

Students are not permitted to have keys, purses, bags, or phones. Open seating will be on a “first come, first served” basis. Individual parties may not hold seats. Reserved seats will be offered as a courtesy through PTO closer to graduation, and you will be notified via an email from CSHS.

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2025 Senior Celebration: Falcon Farewell

Where: Chicken N Pickle - 9330 W. Hanna Ln., Glendale, AZ 85305 
(Across from Desert Diamond Arena on the Northeast corner

When: Wednesday, May 21st, 2025

Time: Immediately following graduation - 1 am 

Cost: TBD per person. All tickets must be purchased in advance.

For more info, click here.

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