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2025 Coon Rapids High School Graduation Information:
Date: Sunday, June 1, 2025 TIME: 7 P.M.
Location: 3M Mariucci Arena, 1901 4th St SE, Minneapolis, MN 55455
Students arrive before 5:30 pm at the Receiving Area - 1912 5th Street S.E.
*Open seating. No tickets are needed for the ceremony.
The ceremony should approximately be 90 minutes.
Anoka-Hennepin Graduation Student Guidelines & Expectations
CRHS Graduation Expectations & Etiquette
Senior Information
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Graduation Ceremony FAQs
Student Arrival: Students should arrive before 5:30 PM. Students should enter the "Receiving Area" at 3M Arena at Mariucci. 1912 5th Street S.E.
Parking: Coon Rapids High School families can park in the Maroon Lot or Lot 37 in front of 3M by the football stadium.
Prohibited items: For the safety of everyone, new this year, Mariucci will have metal detectors for guests entering. Please keep any items on the prohibited items list, air horns, and confetti cannons from entering so all graduates and families can hear their names. View details. -
Important Graduation Meeting Dates
Graduation Meeting (Regional Students welcome): Auditorium
- May 19: 7:40-8:20 am (Late Start)
Pick up Cap & Gown: Atrium Conference Room
- May 28: 1-4 pm & May 29: 7:30-11 am
Senior Last Day Friday, May 30
- Senior Breakfast TBD (Lunchroom)
- Senior Slideshow TBD Auditorium)
- Senior Clap Out TBD (Atrium- head out Door 1)
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Class of 2025 Pictures Needed
Class of 2025, we need your pictures from this school year. We need your pictures from the school year. Please send pictures of you and your friends during school and/or in after school activities to Ms. Quyen Phan before March 20th. Email them to quyen.phan@ahschools.us
Thank you!
*These will be part of the Graduation Slideshow, please ensure they are school-appropriate*
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Senior Graduation Gifts - 2024
Need a fun gift for your senior at Graduation 2025? Check out the graduation gifts available for pre-order by clicking the link here! All gifts will be available for pick up at the graduation ceremony in June.
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Cap and Gown orders
****** CAP AND GOWN ORDERS ARE DUE FRIDAY, DEC 6th******
Senior Families: Use the following link to order Senior Cap & Gown.
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Graduation Speaker Auditions
Graduation Speaker Auditions: If you are interested in being a speaker at the Coon Rapids High School Graduation Ceremony, a Google form was sent to seniors in their school emails.
Keep in mind the following guidelines and expectations for graduation speeches.Expectations & Guidelines include but are not limited to:Students must be current Coon Rapids High School 12th graders.Be brief (2 Minute Maximum Requirement)Keep it short and simpleTopic Ideas:Embracing failureExpress gratitudeLearning from mistakesOvercoming obstaclesShare practical adviceStories from the classroomUse Inspiring quoteThis form and your graduation speech must be submitted to Ms. Quyen by Tuesday, March 18 before 2pm. All candidates will present their speech to a panel of staff and/or students in April or May. More info to come.For questions or concerns, please see Ms. Quyen or Ms. Rutledge
Planning for life after high school
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FAFSA - Free Application for Federal Student Aid
FAFSA - Free Application for Federal Student Aid
This critical financial form should now be available (after a bit of a delay this year). Get to work on filling this out and pay careful attention to the deadlines listed for each of your schools. Without submitting this form, you won’t be considered for need-based aid. There is a lot of information to be shared, take a deep breath and make sure you are well prepared/informed before you start the FAFSA application. FAFSA will help you be able to afford college whether it is a community college, technical college or 4 year college.
1. Videos for our Seniors
Create and Access your StudentAid.gov Account (3:01)
Gather information required to complete the FAFSA (1:51)
Understand and Prepare FAFSA Form Contributors (2:34)
2. It is very important for Seniors to take a look at all of these links. It is a lot of information but important to read through it BEFORE they start the FAFSA application. They will need help from their parents/guardians due to information coming from the 2022 tax forms.
Here is some information about the “Soft Launch” of the new form. There may be some periodic pauses that occur for site maintenance and updates.
Visit the Financial Aid website created by the Anoka-Hennepin Career and College Specialists for more information.
Here is what to know about the 2024-2025 FAFSA.
FAFSA application - Free Application for Federal Student Aid -FAFSA
Graduation Speaker Auditions: Graduation speaker auditions will take place this coming spring. Students should watch for an email and school announcements regarding the speaker audition details and date.
Seniors Last Day: The last day for seniors is Friday, May 31, 2024. Please check back at a later date regarding details of that day.
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Minnesota Goes to College
We are having college application help sessions for our Seniors during Cardinal Time in the month of October. October is College Knowledge Month and most MN colleges waive their application fees throughout the ENTIRE month of October (except for UMTC and UMD). This could save our Seniors anywhere from $20-50 per application.Click on the link below for more detailed info about these sessions!Seniors can sign up for a session here. -
College and Career Center Information
Coon Rapids High School is pleased to announce that we are introducing a new system Coon Rapids High School Career Center webpage called Scoir to help you navigate careers, college selection and application process.
Seniors were sent an email invitation on Sunday, September 10th at 6:30pm from Scoir. Please complete the registration steps found in the email as soon as possible. Once you are registered in Scoir, you will be able to receive emails from me on upcoming events, scholarships, etc as well as being able to send their transcripts and letter of recommendations.
Navigating through the college application process can be confusing and you may find the information helpful on the Coon Rapids High School Career Center webpage valuable. Students can also stop-in to the College and Career Center or schedule an appointment to get support. After you have joined, please follow colleges that might interest you or explore the career information within the program. Seniors will get guidance and more direction throughout the school year.
We are excited to introduce this new career and college platform to you, we feel confident that you will find Scoir helpful and easy to use.
As always, reach out with any questions. Happy to help!
Ms. Mitshulis (aka Chewy)
Coon Rapids High School, College and Career Specialist
Yearbook
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Order your 2024-25 Yearbooks
Celebrate your journey, your friends and your achievements in this incredible year, forever captured in your yearbook.
Please use the link to order your 2024-25 Yearbook.
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Ads for Grads 2024-25
Senior Parents- Senior year is an important milestone in many student's lives, and it’s important to find creative ways to commemorate your student’s senior year, celebrate all of their hard work and accomplishments throughout their school career, and let them know that you love and are proud of them. A fun and easy way to do this is to place a recognition ad, or an “Ad for Grads”, in the 2024-2025 Yearbook. This is something that your student can look back on for years to come.
It is very simple to create an “Ad for Grad.” Just visit www.jostensadservice.com
and you can begin creating your ad today using your favorite photos of your son or daughter and a personal message. You can choose any photos you like: a baby photo, a grade school photo, or just a photo of your student that you love--you can even take a picture of the photo you want to use and upload that image from your phone. - Photos may be in color or black and white, and you pick the fonts and background.
- Ads are available in two different sizes, 1/4 page for $60 or 1/8 page for $40.
- The Ads for Grads deadline is January 31, 2024.
If you have any questions or need tips on how to upload the pictures you want to use, please email Kari Berg at karilee.berg@ahschools.us.