Class of 2025

Seniors and Senior Parents - this is your night of information

Join us for our Virtual Spring Senior Night on Wednesday, 4/16, at 5:30 PM! We’ll cover everything you need about graduation, cap and gown pickup, and senior updates. The meeting link will be available on the DA main page.

If you cannot attend this virtual meeting, all information will be posted here.

The virtual meeting

PRESENTATION from 4/16/2025

Recording of the Meeting (Must sign in using DCPS account)

Grad Tickets Donation/Requests

If you would like to donate some tickets or request additional tickets, please complete the form below.

Information due by May 7th, 7 PM

2025 Awards Ceremony

Wednesday, May 7 @ 6 PM

These are due before May 16

Must be logged in with DCPS account

Do not include Bright Futures in your Scholarship listing

DO include any offers you have received (even if you turned them down). You will upload any documentation for each entry.

Senior Transcript request is for a private or out-of-state institution:

Students MUST provide an envelope with the institution's address AND an attached stamp so that it is ready to be mailed to the institution. DA will not provide stamps.

May 19-20 Senior Review and Clearance

DATES TO REMEMBER

4/19 Prom

5/7 Awards Ceremony

5/13- 5/16 Clearance Fee Due

5/16 Due date for the following (you may need to see these things by logging into your DCPS account)

  • Senior Exit Survey (see button above)

  • Final Transcript Requests (see button above)

  • Scholarship offers/College acceptance documentation (see button above)

5/15 Senior Grades Processed

5/21 Seniors' LAST DAY

5/22 Cap and Gown Pick up

5/22 to 5/28 SENIOR WEEK

TBA Senior Breakfast and Parade

5/23 Senior Walk at Pine Forest

5/25 Baccalaureate Service @ 2:00 pm (Location TBA)

5/27 Mandatory Rehearsal @ 8:30 am on the DA Campus

  • Students will receive their six (6) free tickets after the rehearsal

  • No extra tickets can be purchased for this event.

5/28 Mandatory Rehearsal at the venue. Students MUST ride the bus from school. No showing up at the venue. Students must be at DA by 8:30 am to board the buses that will take them to the venue.

5/28 Graduation Moran Theatre.

  • Seniors must be ready to enter the Terry Lobby no later than 6:15 pm (dressed and ready. The Terry lobby is at the Hogan Street entrance.)

  • Doors will open for families at 6:00. Families will enter the Jacksonville Performing Arts Center at the Water Street entrance and proceed into the Moran Theatre.

  • All people attending (adults, siblings/babies) must have a ticket for this event.

  • There will be no will-call for tickets, seniors are responsible for ensuring guests get their tickets prior to the ceremony.

  • The graduation procession will begin at 7:00 pm.

Senior Mid-Year Newsletter

Senior Mid-Year Newsletter

The DA Counseling office's Class of 2025 Senior Mid-Year Newsletter is now available. If you are a Senior or a parent of a Senior, please follow this link: https://sway.cloud.microsoft/AcSec39JSQG0xLj7?ref=email

Content:

  • Senior-itis

  • Mid-Year Transcript

  • Mid-Year Survey

  • Community Service

  • Silver Cord

  • Bright Futures

  • BEACON Financial Aid Program

  • Financial Aid/Scholarships

  • SAT/ACT and CLT testing dates

  • Scholarship Documentation

  • Duval County Public Schools Seal of Fine Arts (this is not the DA Art Seal)

  • Post-Secondary Options & Career Exploration

Information is regularly updated on the Counselor Blog. Check out the counselor blog for essential information the DA school counseling department shares weekly. https://douglasandersonguidance.blogspot.com/

Prom: April 19, 2025

MET GALA Prom is April 19, 2025

The festivities start at 7:00 pm at the Deerwood Castle.

Address: 7601 Centurion Pkwy, Jacksonville, FL 32256.

Ticket purchases open on January 24 using the schoolcashonline.com app.

Attendees must have the signed Prom Agreement turned in to Mrs. Millican on or before April 12. The Prom Agreement can be picked up in Mrs. Millican's room in the Math building - Room 109

Senior Night Class of 2025

Senior Night Information - October 22, 2024

Graduation May 28, 2025 7PM

Commencement

On May 28, 2025 at 7:00 PM in the Moran Theatre of the Jacksonville Performing Arts Center will be the final walk for graduating Seniors.

Ticket information will be made available after Spring Break.