Senior Class

Caps and Gowns

Caps and gowns should be ordered through Herff Jones Graduate Services. Distribution date and time will be on senior calendar. Please contact Herff Jones with any question by phone at (734) 725-5743. 

*Note - Caps and gowns are held until all fees and book fines are PAID IN FULL. 

Book Deposits, Fees and Fines

• Duty to Return Textbooks - All textbooks used during the students Walled Lake Northern career must be returned and all fines and fees must be paid off in the form of cash, money order or via Skyward Family Access. No personal checks will be accepted.
• $40 Book Refund - If your student has officially graduated from Walled Lake Northern, and has no outstanding fines or fees, you should expect a $40 book deposit refund. All efforts will be made to get those checks processed and mailed to you during the month of August. For record keeping purposes, these checks are made out to the student.
• Deduction for fines from $40 Deposit - If a student needs to use deposit monies to pay feesor fines, the student must sign a release; and then, deposit monies can only be used for textbook fees or fines. If there is a net refund for less than $5, Walled Lake Consolidated Sschools donates the amount to the Invisible Dad Program unless you request an alternative choice.
• Please contact Jennifer Showalter with any questions regarding a fee or fine.

Food Service Account

Questions relating to money left in food services accounts should be directed to Anne Merchant at (248) 956-3081.

Purchase a Senior Yard sign today! 

• Proceeds benefit the Senior All Night Party
• Cost $30 until 10/31/23 - after 11/1/23 cost increases to $35
• https://forms.gle/33KdVGXppej6kxcw8
• For more information contact Kathie Schabel wlnknightssanp@gmail.com

• Date and Time: Sunday, June 2, 2024, 1:00pm
• Location: George Gervin Game Above Center at Eastern Michigan University
• Attire - Proper attire for all seniors is requested: No flip flops or athletic shoes. Ladies are asked to wear dress shoes with a skirt, dress, or dress slacks with a blouse or dressy top. Gentlemen are asked to wear dark dress shoes, dress pants with a dress shirt (and tie, if desired).
• Possessions/Accessories - NO purses, cameras, phones, ear buds, coats, etc. should be carried or worn into arena or practice gym by graduates. Graduates should enter the convocation center carrying their cap and gown (for safety purposes), and then, after entering the practice gym for staging/organizing, graduates will put on caps and gowns.
• Tickets/Seating - Each senior will receive two (2) complimentary non-reserved tickets. These tickets will be issued to seniors by school administration when they receive their caps and gowns. Additional tickets may be ordered by contacting Eastern Michigan University by telephone at (734) 487- 3669 or at www.emutix.com.  If you want “hard tickets”, expect to order particularly early, allowing for one week for tickets to be mailed. All persons over the age of five (5) are required to have a ticket to enter the arena. The graduating senior does not need a ticket. There will be no tickets sold or distributed at the door. Please acquire all tickets necessary for your family and friends well in advance of graduation day. In addition, Eastern Michigan University is providing first come first serve private suites for a flat fee of $150. Seating is limited to 10 people. These suites can be ordered by calling EMU at (734) 487-3669. Handicapped seating is available throughout the arena. No more than one (1) guest may accompany each handicapped person.
• Diploma Distribution - Diplomas will be distributed at the Convocation Center, in the auxiliary gym, immediately following commencement. If diplomas are not picked up after commencement, they may be picked up in the Main Office at Walled Lake Northern during school hours of 7 a.m. to 3 p.m.
• Exiting Arena - Graduates will exit the arena after receiving their diplomas and meet parents in the parking lot. There is no re-entry into the building.
• Photographs - An official photograph will be taken of each graduate with his/her diploma. An order form with proof will be sent home. Guests are not allowed to approach the stage to take pictures. Pictures may be taken from your seat.

• Date and Time: Friday, May 31, 2024
• Location: the Henry Ford Museum, 20900 Oakwood Blvd, Dearborn, MI 48124
• Prom tickets will be sold during lunch only. To purchase a ticket, you will need:
  • Signed copy of the Prom Contract
  • Show your current student ID
  • Each WLN senior may bring one guest. If you are bringing a guest will also need:
    • Completed Guest Contract
    • Photocopy of the guest’s picture ID
• Code of Conduct - The senior prom is a school-sponsored event and all rules of the Walled Lake Consolidated Schools code of conduct apply and will be enforced. Consequences
  for violating the established guidelines are noted and students(s) understand the penalties, which will be enforced by Walled Lake Northern Administration and/or their designees.

• Date and Time: Sunday, June 2, 2024, 8:00pm - 12:00am
• Location: Urban Air, 3010 Union Lake Road, Commerce, MI 48382
• More information coming soon...

Graduation

• Tickets are required for admittance into Eastern Michigan University’s Convocation Center.
• NO signs, noisemakers, balloons, etc. will be allowed into the convocation center per EMU’s policies. EMU security will confiscate air horns, noisemakers, etc. upon entry.
• There are handicap accessible areas available in the arena. Accommodations for one other person (accompanying the handicapped person) are available. Upon arrival, if you need wheelchair assistance in the arena, locate an EMU employee and he/she will assist you.
• You will not be allowed to go near the stage to take pictures. You can only take pictures from your seat. An official photo will be taken of each student arranged through a photography company.
• Graduates will exit the arena AFTER the ceremony into the parking lot and meet families there. There is no re-entry into the building after the ceremony. There, be sure he/she does not take anything into the building that could be left behind is of high, important value. Graduates will not be allowed to carry anything into the arena other than their cap and gown. Please be sure all other items are kept with you or remain at home or in the car.
• If your son or daughter wishes to attend Central or Western’s ceremony, they may not wear Northern’s cap and gown into the building. EMU officials will not let them enter even if they are carrying their graduation garb.
• Flowers will be sold at the atrium of the Convocation Center. Please give these to students after the ceremony since they won’t be able to carry them.
• There are no concessions and/or vending machines at the Convocation Center.

Prom

• Set a reasonable budget in advance for prom expenses and adhere to that budget.
• Remember that the Student Code of Conduct remains in effect for prom night and after prom activities. This includes abiding by the school dress code when dressing for the event.
• Empower your child to say “no” by blaming you – “I can’t do that; my parents would kill me!”
• Talk with other parents and become informed about the plans for after the prom.
• Regardless what your child may tell you, you are welcome to join or visit the prom.

Graduation Open House and Parties

• Talk to friends and neighbors about open house traditions in your neighborhood. Speak to other parents who have been through the experience of graduation parties.
• Consider having combined party for your student and other friends.
• Develop a budget and adhere to it.
• Before setting the date, ask your child to coordinate with friends to minimize conflicts with their parties.
• DO NOT serve alcohol at a graduation open house. That’s the unanimous, adamant advice of the Michigan Association of Secondary School Principals.
• Have adults present at all times during the party.

Coming soon...

• Cap and Gowns
  • Herff Jones Co. at (734) 725-5743 or go to their website: highschool.herffjones.com
• Announcements
  • Herff Jones Co. at (734) 725-5743 or go to their website: highschool.herffjones.com
• Senior Slide Show
  • Joanne Lambert or Kelli Kowalczyk
  • We're looking for a kindergarten-age picture, senior picture, and optional El/MS group picture.
• Prom (Senior Class Advisors)
  • Joanne Lambert or Kelli Kowalczyk
• Yearbook
  • Lauren Miller
• Senior Academic Excellence Night
  • Counselor Dr. Pamela Van Kampen
  • Counselor Dairrai Doliber
• Graduation Tickets
  • Principal’s Secretary, Diane Kindervater, (248) 956-532
  • Eastern Michigan University (purchasing additional tickets) (734)487-3669 or www.emutix.com