Graduation is Wednesday 6/18 @ Codey Arena (West Orange, by the Turtle Back Zoo). 

• Full details about graduation, including decorations, dress, tickets, and seating are included in these emails from Ms. Morrison from May 2025 and June 2025. Absolutely worth another read to refresh your memory!

• If your senior has NOT picked up their cap & gown, they should see Ms. Hernandez in the Main Office. 

• Seniors must arrive by 5:00pm. Doors close at 5:50pm. The ceremony begins at 6:00pm.

• Tickets (5 per family) will be handed out Tuesday during rehearsal. Pro tip: Ask your senior write their name on the back of each ticket IMMEDIATELY. Lost tickets cannot be replaced. 

• More family than tickets? Watch LIVE via SOMSD YouTube

• Get a discount code when you pre-register for graduation ceremony photos.

We're days away from finding out the answer to a year-long question ... WHERE WILL MIDNIGHT MADNESS BE THIS YEAR?! In the meantime, everything you need to know is in this handy FAQ. 

Follow @chs_mm on Instagram for updates throughout the night (including what time the buses expect to arrive back at CHS)! 

Midnight Madness is an alcohol-, substance-, and phone-free event. Zero tolerance! 

If your child needs a medication allowance, please email mm@columbiahsa.com. 

Other questions? Reach out to mm@columbiahsa.com! 

The CHS Midnight Madness Bus Parade celebrating our new graduates is for EVERYONE at CHS and beyond! Pick a spot on the route, bring your signs and noisemakers ... it's a party!! 

Or, after dropping off your grad at CHS, head on over to one of our official send-off parties in Maplewood and South Orange! 

Gather with friends, families and parents of fellow CHS Seniors to celebrate and watch the MM buses en route with our grads to their mystery destination.

St James's Gate in Maplewood welcomes families and friends to arrive at the restaurant as soon as grads are dropped off at CHS for MM check-in. Dinner reservations are available for those who want them. Others can gather at the bar or outside to celebrate. 

Families and friends are welcome to arrive at Felina Steak in South Orange as soon as graduation is over. Reservations are recommended for those looking to enjoy dinner in the dining room. Their bar is also available with the full dinner menu on a first come/first served basis. Outdoor dining options are available as well, weather permitting.

Final Transcript: All seniors who need a final transcript for post-secondary institutions must submit this Senior Exit Ticket Form as soon as possible. 

Yearbooks: We heard there's a plan to get yearbooks to seniors who didn't pick up last week, but as a back up, students can stop by B108 on Tues 6/17, 10:30-12:30. 

Senior Signs: If your senior has not picked up their pre-ordered personalized or blank sign, please stop by the Counseling Office. 

Book Returns: Check "Fees/Library Overdue Fines" in PowerSchool. Books can be returned to the CHS Library. 

Chromebook Return: Graduating seniors must return their district-issued Chromebooks to the SOMSD IT Department (behind the BOE Building), Mon 6/16 and Tues 6/17 between 10:00am and 3:00pm. 

IMPORTANT: If the Chromebook was a loaner or borrowed from the CHS Library (it will have a district barcode AND a library barcode on the back), it must be returned to the CHS Library.

Diplomas: Did you know seniors do NOT receive their actual diploma at graduation?! MORE INFO

Download Files: If your grad want to save documents or emails from their SOMSD days, they should download anything they want to keep before July 1st. MORE INFO

Check out Joy Yagid's fantastic Red Carpet and Senior Prom photos! All high-resolution images are FREE to download. You may also order prints at a discount. Huge thanks to Joy for generously and gorgeously capturing this milestone event every year! (Please tag @joyyagidphoto on Instagram when possible.)

When prompted, enter your email and password: Prom-2025-CHS-Congrats to enter the site, then your email and PIN: 7498 to download pictures.