Please read the critical information below and share it with your parents. Nearly all graduation-related questions can be answered by reviewing this information. If you have any other questions, please contact us at 702-257-0578.
Academic Questions and Senior Due Dates
All academic questions need to be directed to teachers and counselors. If you need to look up who your counselor is and their contact information, please visit our Counselor’s Corner: https://odysseyk12.org/guidance/
Graduation is Wednesday, May 20, 2026. If you want to walk in the ceremony, you must pick up your graduation materials (cap, gown, tickets, etc. – see the Graduation Materials Pickup section for more information) on Friday, May 15, 2026, by 3:00 pm. In order to pick up your graduation materials, you must be officially “Cleared” to graduate by your counselor. Students/Parents will then have from 8:00 AM – 3:00 pm on Friday, May 15th to pick up the graduation materials.
Senior Meeting
All seniors, early-grad juniors, and their parents/guardians are required to attend the annual Senior Meeting on Tuesday, October 7, 2026, at the West Charleston Library. There will be 4 45-minute sessions divided alphabetically based on students’ last names. This event will provide students and parents with vital information needed to prepare for Graduation. More information about this event will be released in September via Moodle.
Cap, Gown, and Senior T-shirt Order Form
Your cap and gown unit will be ordered by the school. Please complete the Cap-Gown and Senior T-Shirt assignments in the “Graduation-2026” Moodle course to submit your order information. Students may keep their caps and gowns after Graduation.
If you do not see the Graduation-2026 course under “My Courses” in Moodle by the end of August, please contact erouse@odysseyk12.org to be enrolled in order to complete the above assignments.
Jostens Deadline (announcements, grad swag, etc.)
All orders for announcements, class rings, and grad swag (t-shirts, hoodies, extra tassels, and more) must be ordered from Jostens by Friday, December 19, 2025. Go to Jostens.com to place these orders. Items like clothing and keychains will ship directly to your home. Announcements and extra tassels will ship to the school.
If you want to order swag after December 19th, you can still visit Jostens.com to have any of their non-school-specific items shipped directly to you.
Senior Photos
All on-campus and online-only seniors and early-grad juniors may have professional cap and gown photos taken by Bell Photography free of charge. These are the ONLY photos that will be used in the Yearbook and the Senior Slideshow at Graduation, so please make sure to have your picture taken on one of these two days.
Dates: Friday, December 12, 2025, and Saturday, December 13, 2025
Dress Code – Professional dress (shirt and tie, button-up shirt, blouse, or dress) is required. The school dress code still applies during Senior Photos. Caps and gowns will be provided.
To schedule your photo appointment, please visit the “Graduation-2026” course in Moodle and select the day and time you would like to have your photo taken in the Schedule Senior Photos link.
Parents/guardians, these photos can be purchased through Bell Photography. Proofs of the photos will be delivered to the school for students to pick up, and the purchasing information will be provided with the packet.
Graduation Speeches
Each year, the highlight of our graduation ceremony is our student speakers. Any student may submit a speech. If you are interested in giving a speech on stage this year, please submit your speech to Principal Stafford (dstafford@odysseyk12.org).
– Submission Deadline: Friday, January 16, 2026, at 2:00 PM.
– Submit in both writing and a video recording.
– Speeches may not be longer than 2.5 minutes – please make sure you are reading your speech at a slow, steady pace, the same way you would at Graduation.
If your speech is selected, you will then be mentored through the process of refining your speech and preparing to speak in front of a live audience on the day of graduation. For examples of past speeches, please click here: https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1-aCGWfsm23MZR2NxyzFX5wOD4xHrZNHB?usp=sharing
