Senior Year - Class of 2021

WBLAHS 2021 Senior All Night Party

Join your 2021 classmates for one last time at the All Night Senior Party! Arcade Games, Raffles, Laser Tag, Bowling, Door Prizes, a Photo Booth, and Food will fill the night with memorable fun! You don't want to miss it!

• Jun 11, 10:00 PM – Jun 12, 5:00 AM at Pinz (7520 32nd St N, Oakdale, MN 55128)
• Check out the WBLAHS All Night Senior Party Website for more information about this great event!
• Purchase Tickets 

Donations Needed

Help support the All Night Senior Party by donating here https://wblansp.square.site/.  The Senior Party Committee is looking for donations from any individual supporters, families, friends and businesses that would be willing to donate funds or raffle items and help make for a memorable night! Question on donations? Contact kelley.walhof@gmail.com

 

Junior and Senior parents of students of WBLAHS sponsor the All Night Senior Party (ANSP) following graduation for our seniors. The all night party provides a safe, chaperoned way for our graduates to celebrate this milestone with their classmates.   The ANSP is not a school sponsored event.

Measurement and name spelling verification should be completed no later than Jan 29th to ensure your student receives a gown for graduation. Gowns will ship directly to South Campus. 

Please fill out the form below for Diploma spelling and cap and gown sizing:

• Diploma Name Spelling and Gown Measurements: https://forms.gle/pLuoF9HYYBpsU3YV7

Please don’t hesitate to contact us with any questions at 800-858-0611.  We look forward to serving you and your family!

 -National Recognition Products

 

White Bear Lake Area High School Graduation: Friday, June 11, 2021

Location:  White Bear Lake Area High School South Campus Athletic Stadium

Times:

• Session 1:  4:00 p.m.

• Session 2:  7:00 p.m.

Session Placement:  To comply with the State of Minnesota capacity and social distancing restrictions, graduates will be placed in session 1 or session 2.  Graduates will be notified of their session placement.  White Bear Lake Area High School will not be taking requests for session placement.

Tickets:  Each Graduate will be allowed 4 tickets for graduation.  More information to come.

White Bear Lake Area High School Graduation Inclement Weather Backup Dates:

Backup Date #1:  Saturday, June 12, 2021

Location:  White Bear Lake Area High School South Campus Athletic Stadium

Times:

• Session 1:  1:00 p.m.

• Session 2:  4:00 p.m.

Session Placement:  Session placement remains the same

Tickets:  Each Graduate will be allowed 4 tickets for graduation.  More information to come.

Backup Date #2:  Sunday, June 13, 2021

Location:  White Bear Lake Area High School South Campus Athletic Stadium

Times:

• Session 1:  1:00 p.m.

• Session 2:  4:00 p.m.

Session Placement:  Session placement remains the same

Tickets:  Each Graduate will be allowed 4 tickets for graduation.  More information to come.

Seating and Tickets

 

Conduct at Commencement

The commencement exercises are regarded as a dignified event. Graduates have completed thirteen years of education and their invited guests are coming to observe them receiving their high school diploma for this achievement. Therefore, we encourage all seniors, parents, and guests to participate in these ceremonies in a dignified manner.

Students participating in the commencement ceremony are expected to dress appropriately. Male graduates should wear dress shoes, socks, shirts with ties, and pants. Female graduates should wear low heels, skirts, dresses, or slacks. Corsages and flowers may not be worn or carried. Students are not allowed to alter (-ie- draw, paint, add messages) their cap!

Students and families have traditionally conducted themselves very well but we offer the following reminders:

● Throwing the cap following completion of the graduation ceremony is not an acceptable practice and we solicit your cooperation in eliminating this particular display.
● Friends and parents should not bring whistles, air horns or other noisemakers to the arena because the use of these items distracts from the dignity of the ceremony.
● Any student or guest who brings these items or discredits the commencement ceremony by creating a disturbance will be removed from the arena.

Diplomas

 

Final Transcripts

Each student is required to complete a Senior Exit Survey, which will ask them about future plans, including to which college(s) they would like their final transcript sent. These transcripts will be sent electronically by the end of June.

The last day of school for Seniors will be Thursday, June 10th. 

Submissions are due by December 20!

Senior Pictures requirements:

• Portraits must be head and shoulder shots only. We will crop images that do not meet this requirement, which can result in a blurry images.
• Images resolution must be at least 300 dpi. Do not save pictures from social media sites: they are not large enough.
• Acceptable file types are .jpg and .png. No other file types can be accepted.
• Photos with animals, large props, etc. distract from the purpose of the student portrait section and will not be used.

Email pictures to wblyearbook@isd624.org.

To minimize the potential for error and to help the staff keep trace of your portraits, follow these guidelines is highly recommended:

• Put your student's full legal name in the subject of the email (or ask your photographer to do so)
• Rename the photo file name with your student's name (ex: McDowell_Suzanne.jpg)

Portraits that do not meet the above requirements will NOT be printed in the book.

Students who do not have a media release form on file will not be printed in the book. These forms are available from the office and online.

The yearbook staff reserves the right to crop/zoom portraits to keep the section consistent.

If your senior does not get his/her portrait taken by a photographer, the yearbook will include his/her Lifetouch photo, if available.  Students without portraits will be listed at the end of the senior section.

Extend best wishes to your favorite graduate with a Then and Now photo in Press Publications.    The deadline to submit your order is May 26, 2021 at 3pm and photos will be published the week of June 4, 2021.

More information and order form available HERE.

 

The WBL Class of 2021 Parent Group has a Facebook page dedicated to the WBL class of 2021. To join, please search WBL Class of 2021 on Facebook.

You will find information on future events and can also find a link to donate for events dedicated to the class of 2021.

This group was started by parents to come up with ideas to honor these seniors, we would welcome and encourage you to join to share any ideas you have.

If you don’t have a Facebook page, please feel free to email Angie Gustafson, brantgus@msn.com, to be put on an email list for updates on what we’re doing to honor these seniors.