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If you would like to receive graduation updates via text message, text <\/strong>grad2026\u00a0to 877-694-0583.<\/strong><\/p>\n <\/p>\n Front Royal, Virginia<\/span><\/p>\n Front Royal is located almost exactly at the intersection of Interstates 81 and 66 in north central Virginia.\u00a0 From the North and South, it is easily reached by taking Interstate 95 to the Washington beltway, and then taking Interstate 66 West.\u00a0 If traveling on Interstate 81, take 66 East. There are several different venues for various events.\u00a0 The graduation ceremony will be at Skyline High School, immediately followed by a reception, then a graduation dance later in the evening. A Friday pizza party lunch reception will be at Seton Home Study School. A<\/span> Friday evening graduation mass will be at Christendom College in Front Royal. <\/span><\/p>\n Skyline High School: 151 Skyline Vista\u00a0Drive, Front Royal, VA 22630<\/strong><\/p>\n Seton Home Study School: 1350 Progress Drive, Front Royal, VA\u00a0 22630<\/strong><\/p>\n Christendom College, 134 Christendom Drive, Front Royal, VA\u00a0 22630<\/b><\/p>\n This is a link to a custom map.<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n The Washington DC metropolitan area is served by three airports: Dulles Airport (IAD), National Airport (DCA), and Baltimore-Washington Airport (BWI). Dulles Airport is approximately a 50 minute drive from Front Royal. National is approximately an hour and fifteen minutes. BWI is approximately an hour and forty-five minutes.<\/span><\/p>\n We have blocks of rooms for Thursday through Sunday at Hampton Inn and TownePlace Suites, but other hotels are available as well:<\/span><\/p>\n The Super 8 and Baymont Inn are the closest hotels to the graduation venue, being less than 2 miles away.<\/p>\n If rooms are not available in Front Royal, then you might try hotels in Strasburg, Winchester or Stephen’s City, all of which are within easy driving distance of Front Royal.\u00a0To see various hotels in the area, please consult hotels.com, kayak.com, tripadvisor.com or a similar service.<\/span><\/p>\n Seton’s reserved room blocks tend to go quickly, so book early.\u00a0 Note that in cases in which Seton has reserved a block of rooms, that doesn’t guarantee we have the lowest possible rate. You might want to try online sites and maybe find a better rate.<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n Larger family groups may wish to consider a home rental through www.vrbo.com<\/a> or similar service.<\/p>\n Because the graduation is near the high wedding season, we suggest that you make accommodation plans as soon as possible.<\/p>\n Projected schedule, subject to change:<\/span><\/p>\n For any family wishing to attend the Saturday evening vigil Mass in Front Royal, the vigil Mass is at 5:30 pm.\u00a0 Families should have plenty of time to attend the reception and the vigil Mass.<\/p>\n The graduation will be held in the gymnasium of the school. The gowning area will be the auxiliary gymnasium.\u00a0 When you arrive and sign in, you will be directed to the correct place for gowning.\u00a0 At 1:00 or so we will run through a quick practice with the graduates.<\/p>\n The graduation ceremony will last from 1:30 until approximately 3:15.\u00a0 Immediately following the ceremony we will have a class picture.\u00a0 Following the class picture, we will have a reception in the lunch area of the school.\u00a0 The reception will last until about 5:00 pm.\u00a0 The dance will start at 7:00 pm, also in the gymnasium at Skyline High School.<\/p>\n Please arrive at Skyline High School between 12:00 and 12:45 pm, but no later than 12:45 pm.\u00a0 Please eat lunch beforehand, as there will be no further opportunity to eat until the reception around 3:30.<\/p>\n A speaker has not been selected yet.<\/p>\n Again this year we intend to have one or two graduates give a short speech (5 to 10 minutes, or 750 to 1500 words) at the graduation as representatives of the graduating class.\u00a0 Speeches may be on any topic you choose, but should be appropriate for a Catholic high school graduation. To be considered, speeches must be received by email at\u00a0studentspeech@setonhome.org<\/a> by June 1st.<\/span><\/p>\n A more full listing of speech requirements may be found here: https:\/\/www.setonhome.org\/graduation-speech-requirements\/<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n We ask that you stick as closely as possible to the number of guests you reported to us. If you wish to bring more guests than you reported please let us know by May 15.<\/span><\/p>\n There is no specific dress code for graduates, but clothes under the gown should be appropriate. Gentlemen are encouraged to wear ties with collared shirts, but should avoid suit jackets due to heat. Ladies are encouraged not to wear very long dresses that hang below the gown so as to prevent tripping.\u00a0 Ladies and gentlemen should wear appropriate dress shoes, and ladies should avoid extremely high heels for safety going up and down stairs.\u00a0 If you want to color-coordinate, the caps and gowns are royal blue and the honors stoles are gold.<\/span><\/p>\n If you have earned any academic honors stoles, cords, or medals of your own, feel free to wear those as well.<\/span><\/p>\n Students who have completed sufficient credits to graduate will receive their actual diploma at the graduation ceremony. Other students will receive a certificate and will have their diploma mailed to them upon completion of their work. <\/span>If you are unsure of the status of your high school credits, please contact Bob Wiesner or John Thorp at guidance<\/a>@setonhome.org<\/a>. You may also contact Bob Wiesner by phone at 540-622-8478.<\/span><\/p>\n There will be ample opportunities to take pictures throughout the day.\u00a0 Families are encouraged to help the graduate with his or her cap and gown and take family pictures in the auxiliary gymnasium.\u00a0 During the graduation ceremony, Seton will take individual close-up pictures of each graduate receiving his or her diploma.\u00a0 After the graduation ceremony, class pictures will be taken. Pictures of each graduate and class pictures will be made available online a few weeks after the graduation.<\/span><\/p>\n Seton also plans to live-stream the graduation on our Facebook page, and the video will remain available after the graduation.<\/span><\/p>\n There will be portrait areas with lights and backdrop set up at Skyline High School both before and after the graduation ceremony, where families may take student and family portraits.<\/span><\/p>\n On Friday afternoon before the graduation, from 12:00 to 2:00, we will hold a pizza party at the Seton campus at 1350 Progress Drive, Front Royal.\u00a0 Besides pizza, we will have such things as moon bounces, pony rides, pop corn, etc. This is a great opportunity to see the Seton campus, meet the Seton staff and the other families, and let the kids have a fun time.\u00a0 We have also found that this is a great way for graduates to meet each other and form friendships. (Note that since Friday is the Solemnity of the Sacred Heart it is NOT a day of fast or abstinence.)<\/span><\/p>\n On Friday evening at 6:00 pm we will have a graduation mass at the Christendom College chapel.<\/span><\/p>\n We will hold a graduation dance in the gymnasium of Skyline High School on Saturday evening after the graduation from 7:00 pm to 10:00 pm.\u00a0 This is a dance for all family members, not just graduates.<\/span><\/p>\n <\/p>\nAirports<\/h3>\n
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