Seniors

Information for Seniors

Lincoln Graduation June 2024

The 2024 graduation date is Friday, June 14, 2024 at 8:00PM in Memorial Stadium, 401 5th Avenue North. All students will be issued 6 tickets for the event with an opportunity to request additional tickets near the graduation date.

Senior Class Meetings

These meetings are generally held in the auditorium during school hours and ALL seniors who are able are highly encouraged to attend as very important information is presented. If a senior is not able to attend, the meetings are always posted on the counseling Schoology page.

Sept 15 – senior year reminders
Oct 20 – meeting with graduation vendor
Feb 16 – final semester timeline info
April 19 – initial graduation information from counselors
May 17 – graduation ceremony information and end of year info (may be moved to May 31 depending on AP test schedule)

Cap and Gown

Cap and gown orders are now open and are ordered directly from the graduation vendor, National Achiever, using the site Lincoln-lynx.com or the following link. If you have questions about any of the items on that page, please call National Achiever directly at 425-357-1338. No payment for graduation items is made to Lincoln; it is all handled by National Achiever.

Order Cap and Gown

Each graduate is responsible for purchasing the cap and gown package titled “Lincoln High School Cap and Gown Unit,” or if you or someone you know has a black cap and gown that will fit you, you will only need to purchase the tassel and stole for the class of 2024 (titled “2024 LHS Class Stole Only + Tassel only”). To see these items, scroll down towards the bottom of the page linked above.

Beyond the basic cap and gown package, all purchases are optional. Purchases need to be made by December 15, 2023 to qualify for the bulk rate – after that, prices will increase (for all items, including cap and gown packages). Swag items will be shipped to the school before winter break for distribution, but caps and gowns will be distributed at school in late April.

If you need financial assistance for the cap and gown purchase, please reach out to your counselor as soon as possible.

Senior Photos

Due by January 15
Use the link below and code Lincoln2023 to submit your photo
Need to be vertical/portrait orientation
2:3 aspect ratio
High resolution (good quality cell phone pictures are fine)
In portrait configuration
No weird filters
School appropriate dress code
School appropriate photo content
If you need ideas, do a google search for senior photos.

Submit Senior Photos for Yearbook

Senior Grad Ads

Grad ads are a great way to highlight your senior in the yearbook for the 2023-2024 school year. To buy a grad add go to the link below, type in school code 21386 and design your own ad on the yearbook order website. Design your ad and submit by March 15, 2024.

Purchase and Design Senior Grad Ad

Costs for ads are as follows:

Full Page – $250
Half Page – $125
Quarter Page – $65
Eighth Page – $35

SPREE

Spree which is an optional after-graduation event is NOT a Lincoln sponsored activity. It is sponsored by the PTSA. Information has not been released yet – as soon as we have information, it will be posted here on behalf of the PTSA.

Requesting Transcripts

All current Seniors (Class of 2024) were mailed a copy of their current transcript (final transcript of 22-23) over the summer with the final report card for the year. Before requesting another copy please make sure that copy is not in your home! Students can request an “unofficial copy” of their transcript to use for applying to colleges by emailing lincolncounseling@seattleschools.org. You will receive an email reply back within 48 hours with a PDF copy attached so be sure to check your school email regularly after requesting a copy.

Paper copies of your transcript can be requested through lincolncounseling@seattleschools.org as well. As a general rule, paper copies are only necessary for international schools. You can request up to 5 paper copies for free. If more copies are needed see Mr. Lee to pay for additional copies. Once the official copies have been signed and sealed into envelopes you will be notified to pick them up to address and mail yourself. Lincoln does not provide postage for mailing paper copies of transcripts.

Recommendation Letters for College Applications

Information was presented at the end of the 22-23 school year and was gone over again at the senior class meeting on September 15. Seniors need to only request letters if their university requires them, and if so, must request them in writing to their staff member at least 3 weeks in advance of the due date.

Parents and families: Please help us support the college application process by encouraging your student to reach out to their desired recommenders in a kind and professional manner to receive the form. Counselors presented the process to request a letter of recommendation from teachers and staff to 12th grade students on September 15, 2023. The whole staff is following the same process and students are welcome to ask any teacher or counselor if they have any questions about that. The steps of the process can also be found on the counselor’s Schoology page in the slides from the September presentation. We appreciate your partnership.

FAQs about the College Application Process

This is solely dependent on the student and their specific applications – there is no one size fits all college application timeline, only a general idea or overview. Here are some general things to keep in mind:

Narrow your college list focus: 3 6 is the goal
Determine how the colleges receive applications
Use your Naviance account to apply.
Feeling unsure about your options next year? Make an appointment with your counselor!

This information was presented to students during Lynx Time in May 2023 and again in September 2023 during mentorship. All letter of recommendation requests need to come from the student. Information on this can be found on the Counselor Schoology page.

Information about colleges can be found on each college’s website. If your student has a specific question for a college, they can call or email any admissions office and ask them questions.

Great resources include Naviance which has a college search, as well as College Board, Big Future, etc. If a student feels stuck in what they’re looking for, they can make an appointment with their counselor to talk it through.

As a newly opened school, we don’t have any alumni that have been to college recently enough for their information to be relevant. We are working with SPS to provide virtual college representative info sessions.

More information will be available on the Counselor Schoology pages so that they can be accessed by students. If after reviewing all of the information as a family your student needs more support or has more questions, please have them make an appointment with their counselor to expand on the information that has already been given. Making an appointment can be done through the counselor’s Schoology page starting Friday, September 23. Students should check their school email frequently to make sure they do not miss any responses from their counselor.