Senior Timeline
Congratulations, Class of 2026
The senior year is full of excitement and important events. Please use the timeline provided to stay informed about activities, meetings and critical deadlines leading up to graduation.
We have also included quick links to important resources.
September
- 17: 1st Senior Meeting during Tornado Time (9:55-10:20 a.m.)
- TBD: Seniors can begin ordering a cap and gown
- 27: Homecoming
October
- 5: Senior Cap and Gown Discount Deadline
- 8: CARE Night
- TBD: Picture Retake Day
- 13: Thurston County College Fair at St. Martin’s University 5:30-7:30 p.m.
- 16: College Fair at Tacoma Community College 6-8 p.m.
- 18: National College Fair in Seattle 12-4 p.m. at the Seattle Convention Center
November
- TBD: Yelm Youth of the Year Application Opens
- 11: Veterans’ Day - No School
- 18: Financial Learning in Progress @ 5:00-7:00 PM
- TBD: Yelm Youth of the Year Application Due
- 24 - 26: Conferences - Half Days
- 27 - 28: Thanksgiving Break - No School
December
- 5: Deadline to purchase Senior Ads
- 5: Deadline to submit your senior picture and quote
- 22: Winter Break Begins - No School
January
- 5: School Resumes
- 19: Martin Luther King Jr Day - No School
- 23: End of 1st Semester - Half Day
- 31: Order cap and gown by 1/31/26 without a price increase. https://www.jostens.com/
February
- 16: Presidents’ Day - No School
- 25: Senior Meeting During Tornado Time (9:55 - 10:20)
- 28: Dollars for Scholars Application Due
March
April
- 1-3: Student Led Conferences
- 1: Last day to Order Cap and Gown for Delivery
- 6-10: Spring Break
- 13: School Resumes
- 15: Senior Meeting During Tornado Time (9:55 - 10:20) - "Senioritis is Real"
- 20: Prom tickets go on sale, $25, held at Longmire Barn on May 9th
- 30: Cap and Gown-Orders placed by April 1 can be picked up from 10:00-1:00 at YHS
May
- 9: PROM "Where the Wild Things Grow", Longmire Barn 7:00-10:00, $25 per person, tickets go on sale April 20th
- 20: Senior Meeting During Tornado Time (9:55 - 10:20) - Graduation and Prom Details
- TBD: National Decision Day Recognize?
June
- 2: Community Scholarship Night
- 3: Senior Meeting During Tornado Time (No Late Start 9:15 - 9:40) - Graduation Details
- 3: Senior Packets Distributed during Tornado Time meeting
- TBD: Senior Check Out Forms Distributed
- TBD: Senior Checkout Sheet Due/Last Day for Seniors
- 4: Grad Walk
- 4: Moving UP Assembly
- 4: Senior Sunset
- 4: District Awards Night
- 5: Senior Breakfast-Moose Lodge 7:30 AM/Grad Practice YHS PAC 9:30 AM
- 7: Graduation (tentative) at the Tacoma Dome @ 9:30 AM. Students should arrive at 8:00 AM. Doors open to the public at 8:30 AM