Doors open at 10:00 pm on graduation night and close at 11:30 pm. No one will be admitted after 11:30 pm. Students may be subject to a breathalyzer test prior to entering the event. Students may leave at 4:00 am the next morning. Parent pick up is HIGHLY recommended.
The event is held at the Freedom High School. Parent drop off is highly recommended. Check-in at the Main Gym entrance.
THERE ARE NO IN AND OUT PRIVILEGES. If you choose to leave your parent/guardian will be called to come pick you up and take you home, even if you are 18. You will not be allowed to return to the party. Students will be expected to adhere to school event policies.
PURSES, BACKPACKS, ETC.. WILL BE ALLOWED AND WILL BE COAT/BAG CHECKED. Best advice is to bring only what can be easily carried (camera, phones & chargers, yearbook…that’s it) See below in FAQ for more details.
Grad Nite is a parent planned and run event to ensure that Senior students spend their graduation night in a safe and fun environment where their hard work and dedication to their education can be celebrated.
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According to The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, traffic collisions are the number one killer of teenagers in America. Nationally about 5,000 teens will die in automobile collisions and about ten percent of those deaths are in California alone. Our goal is to have all of our senior students spend their graduation night in a safe and alcohol/drug-free environment. Grad Night succeeds because it is so much fun that our teens would rather come to the Grad party than go to other parties where alcohol & drugs are prevalent.
That’s easy! Sign up to volunteer. Click on "Volunteer" from the main menu to learn more about volunteeromg or choose the email button in the upper right hand corner to send an email to our planning crew. There are many, many jobs that need to be filled. Some only take 1 hour.
The fun starts at 10:00 pm and continues until 4:00 am. Parents have worked very hard to ensure there is plenty of entertainment for everyone. The smaller raffle begins at 11:00 pm leading up to the Main raffle, which begins at 3:00 am.
We HIGHLY recommend that senior students be dropped off and picked up. In the past, parents have carpooled to make drop off and pick up more efficient. Students are usually very tired at the end of a long graduation day and Grad Nite. Driving home from the event is not recommended.
Senior parent volunteers will be supervising students inside and outside the school property. Parent Security Volunteers will be patrolling the school and parking lot to ensure their safety when coming and going.
There is an area for those that need a power nap. Students can rest in chairs and/or bean bags and watch a movie or sleep. There is also a medical first aid area if they feel ill. If a student needs to go home, their parents are called and only THEIR PARENTS MAY PICK THEM UP even if they are 18. Should the student choose to leave and is not ill, they will forfeit the Grad Nite prizes they have won and will not be eligible for the Grand Prize drawing at 3:00 am.
Please call the Grad Nite chairperson at (925) 727-3065.