Senior Class

Caps and Gowns

• If your student has not ordered his/her cap & gown or you don’t remember, please contact Herff Jones Graduate Services at (734) 725-5743. The current price will be “regular price” – not the pre-order reduced price earlier in the year.
• All Caps and Gowns will be distributed to seniors on May 22, 8:00-9:30 am, Northern Commons. Attendance is mandatory.
• All questions relating to caps and gowns orders should be directed to Herff Jones Co. at (734) 725-5743.
• 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, check, money order or via Skyward Family Access/E-Funds.
• $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 out at the end of the summer.
• Deduction for fines from $40 Deposit - If a student needs to use deposit monies to pay fees or 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 Schools donates the amount to the Food Service Program (see below).
• Please contact Jennifer Showalter with any questions regarding a fee or fine at (248) 956-5323.

Food Service Account

• Account balances of $5.00 or less will be donated to our Food Program to students in need of assistance unless we are notified otherwise by May 22nd. Email FoodService@wlcsd.org. Please include student’s name and if which of the following options you prefer:
  • Transfer to another student - include the name of the student receiving the funds.
  • Donation for a student's meal account in need.
  • Refund - include the name that should be on the check and a mailing address.
• Senior Students will not be able to use their meal account after May 21.
• Questions relating to food services accounts should be directed to Anne Merchant at (248) 956-3081.

Senior Yard Signs are being sold as a fundraiser for the Senior All Night Party. Signs can be ordered through the Senior All Night Party Order Form.

Yard Signs can be ordered individually for $45 each or part of one of the Senior All Night Party Bundles. All lawn signs will be 18" x 24", double-sided, on corrugated plastic with a metal stake. 

Banners can be ordered individually for $90 each or part of one of the Senior All Night Party Bundles. Banners will be 2' x 5' vinyl with grommets and include the Senior's yearbook photo. 

Examples are included on the order form.

All items will be delivered during cap and gown distribution on May 22.

• Date and Time: Sunday, May 31, 2026, 7:00pm (graduates must arrive by 6:00pm)
• 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 on May 22. Additional tickets may be ordered directly from Eastern Michigan University's ticketing system EMUTix.com. Tickets go on sale in early April.  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. These suites can be reserved by calling EMU at (734) 487-3669.  No more than one (1) guest may accompany each handicapped person. Please call EMU at (734) 487-3669 for all questions regarding ticket sales.
• Cell Phones - Students, DO NOT bring cell phones into the arena. If in your possession, cell phones may be taken by security before passing through a metal detector. In recent years, we have had to collect dozens of cell phones before entering the arena, resulting in forgotten phones. Please do not bring cell phones into the arena.
• Diploma Distribution - Diplomas will be distributed at the Convocation Center, in the auxiliary gym, immediately following commencement. If diplomas are not picked up after graduation on May 31, 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: Thursday, May 28, 2026, 6:30 - 11:00pm
• Location: The Henry Ford Museum, 20900 Oakwood Blvd, Dearborn, MI 48124
• Tickets:
  • Prices:
    • March 27 - April 30 - $60 each
    • May 1 - May 8 - $65 each
  • To Pick Up your ticket you will need:
    • Signed copy of the Prom Contract
    • Show your current student ID
    • Choose dinner seats (only if paid and contracts turned in. Students may not save seats!)
    • 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.

Senior All Night Party is NOT a Walled Lake Sponsored or Coordinated Event

• Date and Time: Sunday, May 31, 10:00pm - Monday, June 1, 3:00am
• Location: On the Dunes, Commerce Township
• SANP ticket and contract required. Tickets can be purchased via the Senior All Night Party Order Form.
• Ticket Options:
  • Ticket Bundle Price: $125-includes Games, Food, Prizes, Yard Sign, and T-Shirt
  • Ticket Price: $95.00
  • Yard Sign- $45.00
  • Banner- $95.00
  • T-Shirt- $35.00
  • Full Celebration Package- $203.00 includes Games, Food, Prizes, Yard Sign, Banner, and T-Shirt

Graduation

• Tickets are required for admittance into George Gervin Game Above Center at Eastern Michigan University.
• 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.

The Senior Slide Show will play at Senior Sunset on May 22, 7:00-9:00pm.

In order to prepare for this event, please send one Baby/Toddler picture and one Senior Picture to be included in the slide show. (It is optional to send one Elementary or Middle School group picture). We need these pictures in a digital file so most likely you will have to scan the pictures. Be sure to scan the pictures as a JPG file and with the highest possible resolution. We would like the Baby pictures to only show the Senior in the picture, without anybody else if possible

Please be sure to name the JPG files with the student’s name starting with the last name and then the first name. See the examples showed below:

• SmithAnne-Baby.jpg
• SmithAnne-Senior.jpg

*Pictures are due by March 30, 2026

• Please submit quality pictures via this Google Form

Questions regarding the Senior Slide Show should be directed to: wlnseniorslideshow2026@gmail.com

• Cap and Gowns
  • Herff Jones Co. at (734) 725-5743
• Announcements
  • Herff Jones Co. at (734) 725-5743
• Senior Slide Show
  • We're looking for a baby/toddler picture, senior picture, and optional El/MS group picture.
• Prom (Senior Class Advisors)
  • Kelli Kowalczyk or Kari Lopez
• Yearbook
  • Lauren Delfin
• 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