UPDATE: 5/21/2020:
SENIORS: Final Transcript Requests:
Final transcript requests are not automatically sent to your school for next year! You should request your final transcript for your school for next year at: Transcript Request Form
WLHS SPRING SPORTS SENIOR RECOGNITION:
The Wilde Lake Department of Athletics is proud to recognize our senior spring athletes with a virtual senior day! Thanks to all of our spring athletes and their families. Your contributions to your teams, WLHS, and the WL community are greatly appreciated. You will be missed.
Check out our current virtual slide show celebrations for Allied Sports, Baseball, Softball, and Girls Lacrosse via the link below! Be on the lookout for our celebrations of Boys Lacrosse, Tennis, and Outdoor Track over the next few days!
https://twitter.com/hcpss_wlhs
UPDATE 5/18/2020:
SENIOR INFORMATION!
Seniors: upload your graduation video and picture by Wednesday, May 20th at https://school.streaminglive.live/wilde-lake-high/. Details on the process can be found at Graduation Ceremony Reminder Announcement.
From Student Services: Senior Survey 2020!
*Now is the time to complete the Senior Survey 2020! ALL SENIORS MUST COMPLETE AND SUBMIT THEIR SENIOR SURVEY 2020. The Senior Survey 2020 is located in Naviance.
From Class of 2020 Class Council: Senior Sendoff Video Submissions due Wednesday, May 20th!
Based on your feedback, the Class of 2020 class council wants to create another way to celebrate you via a virtual Senior Send-off! You will have the opportunity to provide whatever you would like to represent you and your accomplishments in our video presentation.
*If you have already completed a pennant in google, we will include it. If you haven’t made yours yet, the template can be found here: 2020 Pennant Template.
*We are also interested in baby photos, sports/activity photos, and senior portraits (if you had them taken at school, we already have yours!).
Please email any photos or pennants to WildeLakeSeniors2020@gmail.com by Wednesday, May 20. Be sure to include your full name in the email!
Seniors will be picking up diplomas, diploma covers, senior awards certificates, and other materials sometime after Memorial Day. We are awaiting details on this process and will be in touch about the date and time for pick-up.
We will be sharing the WLHS Class of 2020 Senior Awards slideshow, to recognize all of our seniors who are winning school-based and community awards and scholarships, sometime between May 21-May 29. We will share the date and time of the upload to the WLHS website as soon as it is available.
Update 5/14/20:
SENIOR SENDOFF SPIRIT WEEK - Sponsored by the SGA - FRIDAY IS OUR LAST SENIOR SPIRIT DAY!
*Friday: Club/Sport/ or Class Color day: Wear the uniform/shirt from a club or sport you have participated in, or your class color. Class Color reminder: Seniors-Green, Juniors-Gold, Sophomores-Black, Freshman-White.
Cap and Gown Pick-Up – Friday, May 15th:
It has been wonderful to see so many Wildecat seniors today at our first day of cap and gown pick-up! Tomorrow, Friday, May 15 is the final day for cap and gown pick-up. If you missed your assigned pick-up time, we have make-up times for any senior from 1:00pm-3:00pm on Friday.
WLHS Virtual Graduation Date Announced!
We are excited to announce that the Wilde Lake High School Virtual Graduation Ceremony will be taking place on Friday, June 5th, at 12:00pm. We will provide the link for viewing as we get closer to the date of the event. Please mark your calendars and join us as we both celebrate our Seniors in their accomplishment, and also support our Seniors as they transition to their next adventure!
SENIORS - REMINDER TO TURN IT IN!
As we move toward the end of your year, please gather any items you may have that belong to WLHS or HCPSS. These items may include (but are not limited to):Books
Instruments
Uniforms
Electronics
Calculators
Assistive Devices
You will need to turn these items in to the school when you come to pick up your cap and gown.
Student Services: Senior Survey 2020!
*Now is the time to complete the Senior Survey 2020! ALL SENIORS MUST COMPLETE AND SUBMIT THEIR SENIOR SURVEY 2020. The Senior Survey 2020 is located in Naviance.
*Follow the directions in the Senior Survey 2020 Quick Guide.
Updated Information 5/13/2020:
Details about the Senior video directions: Graduation Ceremony Senior Video Directions May 2020
From the video production company about your WLHS graduation video:
1] Video must be less than 15 seconds in duration.
2] Your cap and gown should be worn in the video.
3] Only 10 seconds of video will be used.
4] Audio from the video will not be used from the ceremony. So, there will be no sound used from your video in the ceremony.
5] Please say your full name (first middle last) at the start of the video. This will be used to identify you as well as assist with pronunciation; it will not be used during the ceremony.
6] Please pause for a moment after saying your name and before continuing with your recording.
7] Be sure to orient your device to landscape orientation (not portrait orientation) before you record.
8] Consider lighting conditions. Outdoor lighting is preferred. The lighting source (sun, lamp, etc.) should be in front of you, not behind you.
9] You can find this same information at Student Video Directions
From Wilde Lake High School about your graduation video:
10] We will share the website link to upload your video by Thursday, May 14.
11] The deadline to upload your video is Wednesday, May 20.
12] Consider coming to cap and gown pick-up at WLHS on Thursday, May 14 or Friday, May 15 in “camera-ready” clothes, hair, etc. You will have an opportunity to take your video and a graduation picture in your cap and gown in front of the formal WLHS graduation backdrop.
13] Since 10 seconds of your video will be used for the online ceremony, consider how to use your 10 seconds. You can wave, smile, hold up a sign thanking your family and teachers, etc.
14] Inappropriate content, gestures or imagery will not be permitted, and the presence of any of these elements in videos will cause the video to be rejected.
15] Questions? Please contact lindsey_startt@hcpss.org.
Contents from the video directions document:
WLHS Senior Graduation Ceremony Video Directions
We look forward to seeing you shine in our Class of 2020 graduation ceremony on June 5, 2020 at noon! #LakePride
Updated Information 5/12/2020:
WLHS Senior Sendoff Information:
We look forward to seeing all of the seniors in the Class of 2020 at Wilde Lake HS on Thursday, May 14 or Friday, May 15 for cap and gown pick up and return of books, uniforms, etc!
Please view schedule and for all the details you need to know as we get ready for our graduation ceremony in early June.
Each senior will be creating a very brief video (5-10 seconds) and providing a senior picture for the graduation ceremony. Directions for the video will be coming very soon, and the videos/pictures will be due to the production company by early next week (May 18-20).
During cap and gown pick up on Thursday and Friday, it is critical that seniors and families maintain all social distancing practices and wear masks.
SENIOR SENDOFF SPIRIT WEEK - Sponsored by the SGA
*Monday: Ohana Day-please dress as one of our Wilde Lake Family.
*Tuesday: Senior Class Color Day: Everyone wear green
*Wednesday: Dress like one of your teachers day
*Thursday: Career, College, or 'What's your next adventure?' day: Wear the clothes/uniform of your next career, or a shirt from the college you will attend, or the clothes you will wear on your next adventure.
*Friday: Club/Sport/ or Class Color day: Wear the uniform/shirt from a club or sport you have participated in, or your class color. Class Color reminder: Seniors-Green, Juniors-Gold, Sophomores-Black, Freshman-White.
SENIOR SENDOFF CELEBRATE WITH VIDEO AND A PENNANT!
Seniors: Based on your feedback, we want to create another way to celebrate you via a virtual Senior Sendoff! You will have the opportunity to provide whatever you would like to represent you and your accomplishments in our video presentation. If you have already completed a pennant, we will include it. If you haven’t made yours yet, go to the template and create your own. We are also interested in baby photos, sports/activity photos, and senior portraits (if you had them taken at school, we already have yours!). Please email any photos or pennants to
WildeLakeSeniors2020@gmail.com
Be sure to include your full name in the email!
KENTE STOLES FOR SENIORS
Seniors will still be able to purchase their Kente Stole for graduation this year, however, they will need to make their order directly from the vendor instead of through our BSAP Liaison, Mr. Nicks. Below is the link where families can place their orders!
Individual Costs (Shipping and Handling Included/$7.99)
1) Stole only - $19.99 + $7.99 = $27.98
2) Stole with year - $21.99 + $7.99 = $29.98
3) Stole w/school initials and year - $23.99 + $7.99 = $31.98
Older Information:
Maryland Patch is offering an opportunity for senior announcements to be made on their online site through May 31. While this is not an HCPSS or WLHS-sponsored process, if you would like to highlight your senior, you are invited to complete the GOOGLE SURVEY
https://www.balfour.com/maryland/columbia/wilde-lake-high-school
To our amazing Class of 2020,
We know this is not what you all thought your last month of school would look like, but we are going to make this one to remember! No other graduating class has experienced anything like you have during your years at the Lake, and you will have the FIRST EVER Virtual Graduation Ceremony at WLHS.
We are planning an amazing VIRTUAL graduation that will include all of our amazing seniors and reflect the spirit of Wilde Lake, the spirit of Ohana. We are looking forward to seeing all of you in your caps and gowns for this historic event. And though we cannot physically come together to celebrate you, we know you all are going to rock that green and gold on graduation day!
If you have not ordered your caps and gowns please do so, RIGHT NOW!!!! Orders can be placed at https://www.balfour.com/maryland/columbia/wilde-lake-high-school and then click on the Cap and Gown icon on the top right of the page. This order should be placed as soon as possible, but no later than Tuesday, May 5. If you have already ordered them GREAT!
*If you already HAVE a cap and gown in your possession (borrowing from a sibling, friend, neighbor) please fill in this short survey.
*If you have already ORDERED a cap and gown this year, GREAT!
*If you NEED financial assistance for your cap and gown, we are here to help!
Email our graduation coordinator, Ms. Startt, at lindsey_startt@hcpss.org.
We will be sharing our distribution plan soon.
We know you have lots of questions and as soon as decisions are made we be sure to communicate with you! If you have any questions feel free to reach out to us and we will do our best to answer.
Go Wilde Lake!
BSAP SENIORS
BSAP seniors will still be able to purchase their Kente Stole for graduation this year, however, they will need to make their order directly from the vendor instead of through our BSAP Liaison, Mr. Nicks. Below is the link where families can place their orders!
Individual Costs (Shipping and Handling Included/$7.99)
1) Stole only - $19.99 + $7.99 = $27.98
2) Stole with year - $21.99 + $7.99 = $29.98
3) Stole w/school initials and year - $23.99 + $7.99 = $31.98
Now it’s time to celebrate you! Check out the information below and be sure to respond for your FREE Senior sign as well as provide your Senior Yearbook quote and vote for the Senior Class Teacher of the Year.
You are facing challenges that no graduating class from Wilde Lake has ever had to face; however, as you embark on your final steps on your Wilde Lake journey. Your experience and ability to overcome adversity will be a source of strength for you for the rest of your life. We are so proud of how you have shown up for each other, for your family, and for our community in this time.