CLASS OF 2025
Keep up to date on Senior activities during the 2024-25 school year!
If you have any questions about graduation, please contact Starr Gray, Director of Student Activities.
Commencement
May 31, 2025, 9:00 - 11:00am (graduates in Knauss Gym by 8:15am)
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We were excited to welcome graduates and their families to campus for this year's Commencement!​​
Video and Photos
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Video recording is on Youtube here, and below.
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The combined diploma photos from alum parent Dennis Mockel, and Vincent Jurgens, are here. More photos by Dennis, both before and after the ceremony, are on his site, password dragons
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Baccalaureate Mass
All graduates and their families were invited to the Baccalaureate Mass on May 30, 2025, in the Knauss Family Gymnasium. Celebrate the seniors in their last Mass at O'Dowd and pray for their continued success after graduation.
Senior Class Gift
​This is your final opportunity to have your Senior Class Gift included in the presentation at Baccalaureate Mass on May 30!
We’re so close - just $3,000 shy of our $100,000 goal to support the Fund for Faculty Excellence. Every gift counts! Plus, your donation will be doubled by our $50,000 match. Join your fellow senior families in honoring O’Dowd’s incredible teachers and making a lasting impact.
Make your gift today by May 30 for it to be included at Baccalaureate Mass!
College Counseling Reminders
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Final transcripts will be sent to one college based on your college of attendance listed in Naviance. If you receive offers off a waitlist and need re-route your final transcript, please contact your counselor and Ms. Anguiano as soon as possible.
O'Dowd Alumni Exit Survey
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Seniors! Stay-up-to-date with O'Dowd! As we welcome you as the newest alumni in the O'Dowd community, please make sure to complete the Alumni Exit Survey by June 30. Remember, you are Forever a Dragon.
Mark Your Calendars
October 2024
10 Senior Parent-Guardian Mass
30 Senior Sunrise
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November
6 Senior Portrait makeups/retakes. Sign Up
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January 2025
13 Senior Ad Deadline
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February
24 Confirm Diploma Name (email will be sent to Seniors)
March
3 FAFSA Priority Deadline
17 Submit Gown Size Through Achievers Website
April
2 Senior Class Meeting
8 No classes for seniors
28 Senior Contract due to Ms. Donahue
30 Supporting Your 12th Grader's Transition to College
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May
14 Moved: Senior Award Ceremony (6:30 - 7:30pm)
16 Senior Ball (6:30 - 10:00pm), No classes for seniors
21 Senior Sunset & BBQ (6:00 - 8:15pm)
22-23 Grad Nite.
23 No classes for seniors
27-30 Finals
28 Graduation Rehearsal (1:30 - 3:15pm)
30 Baccalaureate Mass (5:00 - 6:30pm)
31 Commencement Ceremony, Lower Field at 9:00am (graduates arrive 8:15am)
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June
16 Diplomas Available in Main Office
30 Complete the Alumni Exit Survey
Past Events
Graduation Rehearsal
May 28, 1:30 - 3:15pm
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All seniors are required to attend Graduation Rehearsal on the Lower Field. Students must be present to receive their Commencement tickets and parking pass.
Grad Nite
May 22 - 23, 2025.
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Senior Sunset and BBQ
May 21, 2025, 6:00 - 8:15pm
Celebrate the sun setting on your senior year at O'Dowd with your class. Come enjoy food, music and each other on the CES Patio. Bring your yearbooks and pens!​
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Senior Ball
May 16, 2025, 6:30 - 10:00pm
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This year's Senior Ball took place at Scott's Pavilion in Jack London Square. ​
Senior Class Meeting & Behavior Contract
Each spring, our deans hold a Senior Class Meeting to review behavior, attendance, and academic expectations ahead of our seniors' last few months at O'Dowd. After the meeting, students and their parents/guardians will receive an email with the Senior Contract. This year, the Senior Class Meeting was on April 2 during club/office hours. Senior Contracts were due April 28. Thank you for your partnership!
Caps, Gowns, & Announcements
We use Achievers for caps, gowns, and announcements. O’Dowd covers the cost of the cap, gown, and tassel.
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If ordered and not picked up yet, come to the Activities office.
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To Order: Go to graduationorder.com to order your cap, gown, and tassel.
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Click on “Shop Your School’s Store” and choose Bishop O’Dowd. Use the code bod510.
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Select "Browse Products" and then choose "Cap/Gown Unit & Graduation Day Accessories" from the left side menu.
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Select "Cap and Gown Unit (school pickup)" and fill in student's height and weight
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Proceed to Checkout and fill out "Student Information and Billing Details." You will not be charged.
Graduation announcements are a separate cost and can be purchased from Achievers or elsewhere. Contact Luz Garcia at Achievers or call 408-441-7200. Order by March 17.
Senior Ads
Celebrate your senior's graduation by purchasing a senior ad in the O'Dowd yearbook! Senior ads are an optional way to commemorate your child's high school experience in the yearbook and they help defray the cost of the publication so that everyone on campus can get a yearbook for free!
On sale until January 13, 2025. Space is Limited.
Design and pay online at yearbookforever.com​
Senior Sunrise
October 30, 2024, 7:15 - 8:30am
Sunrise is at 7:33am
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Grab a warm sweater, and a sleeping bag or blanket and head to our Lower Field on Wednesday, October 30 for one of our special traditions: Senior Sunrise!
Senior-Parent/Guardian Mass
October 10, 2024, 6:00 - 7:30pm, Knauss Family Gymnasium.
This special Mass was a beautiful celebration honoring our seniors' final year at O'Dowd, and for some, their final year at home. Photos here.
