ACC Graduation Information

Senior Prom & Other Activities

Senior Prom

• Theme: Greek Garden
• Date: May 29th 2025
• Location: Torpedo Factory (105 N Union St. Alexandria VA)
• Time: 7pm-10pm
• Ticket Cost: $70.00
• Guest Ticket cost $70.00. Students are allowed to purchase 1 additional Guest Ticket Guests must be between the ages of 15-21 years. Students must complete a guest form and turn it in to Mrs. P by May 25th.
• Students must purchase tickets by May 8th 2025. This is a firm deadline. No exceptions will be made
• Students can purchase tickets via the following:

• 1.  Online portal
  2.  Check made out to: Arlington Career Center (Memo line: Student name)
  3.  Cash

**** Students who need to set up payment plans may do so by reaching out to their program coordinator and Mrs. Pnevmatikatos (Senior Committee Sponsor)******

 

 Senior Trip to Busch Gardens

• Date: May 27th 2025
• Time: 8am-7pm
• Ticket Cost: $100.00
• Field Trip forms can be picked up in Mr. Scanlon’s/ Ms.Shankland’s Room and should be returned to Mrs. Pnevmatikatos
• Students must purchase tickets by May 8th 2025. This is a firm deadline. No exceptions will be made
• Students can purchase tickets via the following:

• 1.  Online portal
  2.  Check made out to: Arlington Career Center (Memo line: Student name)
  3.  Cash

**** Students who need to set up payment plans may do so by reaching out to their program coordinator and Mrs. Pnevmatikatos (Senior Committee Sponsor)******

2025 Commencement Ceremony

Date: June 3rd, 2025

Location:  Wakefield football field (Rain location: gym)

Time:  5pm

Caps and Gowns: Families can purchase their cap, gown and tassel directly through the distributor. Families have until March 28th, 2025 to make their purchase. Once the window closes, they will be sent to the school for pickup! The cost for this purchase will be $22.95.

Notes to Families:*** All students will need to purchase a cap and gown for the 2025 Graduations. The seniors have decided to spruce things up and will be getting “shiny purple” vs previous years “matte’s purple”*** Students who need financial assistance in purchasing Cap n Gowns should contact one of the following:

• School Counselor
  • Mr. Crews
  • Ms. Gentile
• Program Coordinator:
  • Academic Academy: Mrs. Frazier
  • Arlington Tech: Dr. Van Lare
  • El Program: Mrs. Trevino
  • PEP: Mr. Johnson
• College and Career Counselor: Frank DeRocco
• Senior Event Coordinator: K. Pnevmatikatos

Sponsor a Senior! Families interested in financially supporting a senior can donate funds through the following portal: Sponsor a Senior*

Donation Suggestions (based on estimates):

• • • $25 pays for a cap and gown
    • $60 pays for a prom ticket
    • $100 pays for a senior trip to Busch Gardens

*This form asks for a student name. Please enter your student’s name.

Tickets:. We opted for the outdoor location this year so we do not need to limit tickets for capacity.  Students will receive the number of tickets they request.  We will contact families for ticket requests in the spring.

Comprehensive High Schools Graduation Information

ACC Seniors Class of 2025!

Did you know that you can participate in your home-school graduation ceremony in addition to participating in ACC’s graduation ceremony?

Dates and locations for all graduation ceremonies are posted on the APS website’s 2025 Graduation page.

Wakefield High School

Email [email protected] to tell her that you plan to participate in the Wakefield graduation ceremony.  She can answer questions you have about cap and gown and ceremony details.

Yorktown High School

Email [email protected] to tell her that you plan to participate in the Yorktown graduation ceremony.  She can answer questions you have about cap and gown and ceremony details.

NOVA Graduation

NOVA Commencement for Degree Earners

DATE: May 12, 2025

LOCATION: EagleBank Arena (George Mason University)

TIME (Tentative): Graduates arrive at 11:30am and doors open to the public at 12pm. Ceremony starts at 1pm.

Students earning an associate’s degrees can participate in NOVA’s graduation ceremony.  This is a well-attended event with a large number of participants.  We will send out information as NOVA sends updates.  All information is posted on NOVA’s Commencement and Graduation Process pages.