The MArCH Senior Year Experience offers seniors traditional senior year events and is a cooperative effort of all families involved. Families must be MArCH members during a student’s junior and senior year in order to participate in the MArCH graduation ceremony, with membership beginning prior to November of the student’s junior year. Junior year is considered a year of service as juniors and their families plan, assist with, and support junior/senior and senior class functions, with senior year being a year of honor. Seniors can choose one of three levels of participation in senior year activities and events.

Parents of seniors are encouraged to be involved with graduation and activity planning and preparation. At least one parent from each senior family must serve on an event team or in another service capacity for at least one of the events during senior year.

Participation Levels

MArCH Senior Year Experience offers three different levels of participation:

Level 1: The Bare Bones Option

This level is for those seniors who only with to receive/participate in:

  • LAUNCH (fall), a senior year kick off event
  • A Senior Class t-shirt (distributed in the fall)
  • Recognition in the Senior Edition of the MArCH Tribune (in the spring)
  • Senior Day at MArCH Co-op
  • Participation in official Senior group photos in the fall and an electronic copy of the pictures
  • A Senior page in the MArCH Yearbook
  • Junior/Senior Christmas Party

NOTE: this level does NOT include the Senior “Traditional” Events or the MArCH formal graduation ceremony.

Level 2: Middle of the Road Option

This level is for those Seniors who wish to be a little more involved. This level includes everything mentioned in the Level 1 option AND provides participation in these additional Senior “traditional” events:

  • Senior Family Picnic (fall)
  • Senior Celebration Event
  • Senior Dinner (April)

NOTE: this level does NOT include the MArCH formal graduation ceremony.

Level 3: The Whole Shebang

This level is for seniors wishing to also participate in MArCH’s formal graduation ceremony as well as all of the events included in Level 1 and Level 2. Level 3 includes:

  • Formal Graduation Ceremony, including a personal graduation video honoring each senior
  • Senior Class Graduation group photos
  • Digital access to the ceremony recording
  • Reception following the Graduation Ceremony

Each family participating in the MArCH Graduation ceremony is responsible for purchase of a cap, gown, and tassel, as well as a diploma. An optional fundraising event is offered for those who would like to reduce out of pocket senior expenses.

For more information about the MArCH Senior Year Experience, including pricing for each level of participation, email seniorco@marchgroup.org.