Graduation Information
Graduation Live Link
Use this LINK for the Hinsdale Central graduation ceremony live stream and/or to purchase a copy of the ceremony.
Dates to Know
TBD: Distribution of Graduation Materials:
- Announcements - during all lunch periods, in the student commons
- Cap & Gown Distribution - during all lunch periods, in the student commons
- Tickets for an indoor commencement program, if inclement weather, will be distributed with the cap & gown.
- Rings will be sent directly to the homes of those who ordered one.
May 3, 2025: Prom at the Aon Grand Ballroom at Navy Pier
TBD: Yearbook Distribution Day
TBD: Senior Attendance Days
- Attendance expected for all grade 12 students through TBD
- Please settle all financial obligations before the end of the school day on TBD. This includes Athletic and/or Activity fees and the return of textbooks received from the Educational Fee Waiver program if applicable. Please bring Educational Fee Waiver program textbooks to the Main Office.
- Lockers must be cleaned out by the end of the day on TBD. Seniors will not be allowed into the school building to clean out their lockers after TBD.
May 22, 2025:
- Senior Scholarship Program in the Auditorium, 8:30 AM- 10:00 AM
- Graduation Rehearsal is in the main gymnasium at 10:30 AM. Attendance is MANDATORY if you are participating in the commencement ceremony. Seniors must leave campus after rehearsal as the school will still be in session for freshmen, sophomores, and juniors.
- Senior Picnic will take place on Grant Street Fields hosted by senior parents immediately following graduation practice.
- Commencement Ceremony
- Dickinson Field at 7:00 PM, no tickets required, gates open at 5:00 PM
- If there is inclement weather, the commencement program will be held in the gymnasium. Students are given 4 tickets when they pick up their graduation materials. There are no extra tickets available for the commencement program if the event is held inside. If families have more than 4 attendees, the auditorium will be open where we will live stream the ceremony onto a big screen. Anyone is welcome to come and sit in comfortable auditorium seats, no tickets required. This is a great option for anyone who would find sitting on gym bleachers uncomfortable.
Cap and Gown Information
Seniors, please go to jostens.com to enter your Cap and Gown information and to order any additional items you would like. There is no fee for the Cap and Gown through Jostens, the fee is covered through your $50.00 school graduation fee.
- Go to https://www.jostens.com/
SHOP YOUR SCHOOL
Enter School Name/State
Scroll down to Graduation/shop
If you only want a cap, gown, tassel and stole scroll down to SHOP ALL
GRADUATION PRODUCTS
Scroll down to Cap, Gown, Tassel and Stole Unit $0.00 near the bottom
of the page by the tassels
Choose NO THANKS if you do not want to upgrade the tassel
NEXT: ADD APPAREL
Choose NO THANKS if you do not want to Add Apparel
NEXT: ADD ANNOUNCEMENTS
Choose NO THANKS if you do not want to Add Announcements
NEXT: REVIEW
ADD TO CART
Fill in Student Name
Order Subtotal should be $0.00
You do not have to pay for a cap and gown, that fee was covered in the
$50.00 graduation fee.
Please call Julie Van Ness, at 630-570-8214, with any questions