Graduation Activities Events & Timeline
- Senior Activities and Celebration
- Awards Assembly
- Surface Pro Return/Graduation Rehearsal
- Baccalaureate Mass
- Commencement
- Student Attire for Baccalaureate and Graduation
Graduation Lawn Signs
The Bellarmine Alumni Office will be providing one complimentary graduation lawn sign per family. Signs will be available in the Campus Store in April.
Distribution Graduation Attire and Purchased Items from The Grad Co.
Monday, April 14, 2025
West Liccardo - 9:30 am to 1:30 pm
Information for picking up graduation attire will be sent to students and families via email.
College Counseling Shave Ice Day
Wednesday, May 7, 2025
Quad – during Community Time (9:40 – 10:20)
Senior Ball
Saturday, May 3, 2025
Villa Ragusa
Senior Sunrise
Football Field
TBD
Wednesday, May 14, 2025 at 11:00 am
Students Only
Our awards assembly is an all-school event and is for students and faculty only. Legacy Films, who is capturing all of our senior events, will be offering the opportunity to purchase a memory video, including the Awards Assembly, after graduation.
Surface Return
Thursday, May 22, 2025
West Liccardo - 8:45 am
- All students attending Baccalaureate Mass/Graduation must attend rehearsal
- Students are required to return the Surface Pro, power cord, pen and case
- We cannot begin rehearsal until all Surface Pros have been returned
- Upon the school receiving each student’s Surface Pro and accessories, they will receive four (4) wristbands for Reserved Seating at Graduation
Graduation Rehearsal
Thursday, May 22, 2025
Football Field - 9:30 am
Thursday, May 22, 2025 at 6:00 pm (Mass typically lasts 1.5 hours)
- Seating for family and loved ones begins at 5:00 pm; no Reserved Seating
- Students must attend Baccalaureate if they want to participate in the graduation ceremony
- Students arrive no later than 5:15 pm on the football field
Friday, May 23, 2025 at 6:00 pm (Commencement typically lasts 2 hours)
Leo J. Lucas Quad
- Students receive four (4) Reserved Seating wristbands upon the return of their Surface Pro and accessories. Students are responsible for the safekeeping of the wristbands as they cannot be replaced
- Within the Reserved Seating Area, seats are not specifically assigned
- Handicapped seating is within the Reserved Seating area and is considered with the four (4) reserved seats
- There is unlimited General Open Seating behind the Reserved Seating
- Reserved and General Open Seating begins at 5:00 pm
- Students to arrive no later than 5:15 pm on the football field
Proper dress (i.e. dress shirt, ties, dress pants, and shoes) and appropriate grooming regulations are still in order and required of all those participating in the ceremonies. As stated in the Student Handbook: Students may have facial hair that is trimmed to a uniform length. The length of all facial hair must be trimmed to one-half (1/2) inch or less.
Gowns are worn for both events! Cap is only worn at graduation.
Students are responsible for their own graduation attire (distributed to them on April 14, 2025). We do not have extra caps, gowns, or tassels available for those graduates who have forgotten or lost them. Please take care to have all the appropriate graduation attire with you for each specific event.
Caps may NOT be decorated.
Students may wear celebratory leis at graduation only.