Hello Bruin Seniors and Senior Families!
Please read this message carefully, as it contains important dates and events as we approach the end of the school year and your high school career. Our commencement ceremony will take place on Thursday, June 5, 2025, at 5:00 PM in Branham Stadium. Please mark your calendars!
More details will follow, so stay tuned.
Important Senior Information:
This year, each graduating senior will receive 10 tickets for graduation at no cost. These will be picked up at Wednesday’s Graduation Practice. We will not be selling extra tickets.
If you did not order your cap and gown, we ordered extras. All graduating seniors will receive a cap and gown for the ceremony (whether pre-ordered or not). Cap and gowns are free for all students. These will be picked up by students during senior check out.
April 22nd
Senior Assembly during tutorial. We will discuss upcoming events and begin the selection process for your Staff Diploma Presenter. Please keep in mind that you will only be able to choose a current Branham staff member.
May 1st and 2nd
Auditions will be held for senior speeches during Tutorial. Please sign up to secure a time slot on the google form here: Sign up
May 19-23rd
Seniors will be able to pick up their Senior Check-out forms in the Main Office or in the ASB Office.
May 24th
Senior and Junior Prom at the Glasshouse in San Jose.
When: Saturday, May 24, 2025, from 7pm to 10:30pm
Where: The Glasshouse in San Jose, 84 W Santa Clara St # 100, San Jose, CA 95113
Theme: Diamonds are Forever
Ticket Prices: Tickets will go on sale starting Monday, April 14th, thr May 2nd.
Week 1: $95 with ASB and $105 without ASB
Week 2: $100 with ASB and $110 without ASB
Week 3: $105 with ASB and $115 without ASB
What is included: The ticket price includes appetizers, beverages, and desserts. After the event, students will also have access to a gallery of professional photos.
Forms: To purchase a Prom ticket or guest pass, Branham students must have a completed blue slip, signed by their Assistant Principal. Guest passes will be available at the student store counter the week of April 14th. Guess passes are due by April 30th.
May 27th
Starting this week, please bring your completed senior check out form to the ASB room to pick up your cap/gown. Students will be able to check out during tutorial, lunch, and afterschool until 4:00 PM.
May 30th and June 2nd
Senior Finals will be held during your A and B classes, respectively.
June 3rd
Graduation practice will be held from 8:30 AM - 12:00 PM and is Mandatory in order to walk. More information to follow.
June 4th
Graduation practice will be held from 8:30 AM - 12:00 PM and is Mandatory in order to walk. More information to follow. Graduation tickets will be given out at the end of this practice.
June 4th
Senior Sunset! 6:30-8:30 PM in Branham Stadium. Bring your yearbook, a pen, and a blanket as you watch the sunset on your senior year. We are looking forward to a great event that will remind you of all of the memories you made in high school. This is an event ONLY for the Branham 2025 Graduating Class.
June 5th
Graduation Day! The graduation ceremony will start at 5:00 PM in Branham Stadium. Graduates will arrive at 3:45 PM, assemble in the main gym and pass through security checks. Guests/Audience will arrive at 4:00 PM, East gate to stadium opens. No entrance to the stadium prior to 4:00 PM. Commencement begins at 5:00 PM. The ceremony will be approximately an hour and a half. All guests must have a valid ticket to enter.
Reminder to families: No strollers, umbrellas, shade structures, no chairs, noise makers, or balloons will be allowed into the ceremony.
Graduation dress code:
- All graduates participating in the ceremony are expected to wear a cap and gown
- Graduation gowns cannot be altered or embellished in any way
- Cords, sashes, etc., that are pre-approved by the administration may be worn.
- Students who fail to be properly dressed will not be able to participate in the graduation
Graduation ceremony expectations:
- Cell phones or other electronics must remain off and out of sight during the graduation ceremony
- Dignified behavior is expected at all times (throwing of objects, beach balls, etc. or engaging in inappropriate loud behavior/outbursts are not considered to be dignified behavior)
- All graduates are expected to adhere to the discipline guidelines in the BHS parent/student information handbook
- No water bottles will be allowed on the field. Water will be available to all graduates.
Graduation Caps Do’s and Don’ts:
Decorating your cap is a privilege, not a right. If you violate these guidelines, you will not be able to wear a decorated cap during the ceremony.
Do’s:
- Celebration of high school ending. Example: “Momma we made it!”
- Declaration of next step(s). Example: Marines, Technical school, college, etc.
- Any other approved idea(s). Example: “Thanks mom and dad!”
Don'ts:
- Offensive images/saying
- References to drugs/alcohol
- Anything that goes against dress code
- Anything that would obstruct someone else’s view
- If you are unsure whether your cap is appropriate, ask your Assistant Principal or check in with Mrs. Raineri in the ASB office. Your cap must be approved.
- If the cap is deemed inappropriate, you will not be able to wear a decorated cap and will have to wear a blank cap. Students will be responsible for purchasing the new ‘blank’ cap.
- Caps will also be pre-screened before walking (June 05, 2025).
- If the cap at this time is deemed to be inappropriate, you will not be allowed to wear it.
