Class of 2025 Graduation Information

Dear 8th grade parents,

Happy 2025! We are excited to welcome the new year and to share in the anticipation of your student's second half of the school year at Harding Academy. This is a milestone year, and we are thrilled to celebrate all of their achievements and memories during their time here.

Please note the deadline for photo submissions for the Class of 2025 is January 21. Detailed instructions for submitting photos are provided below.

3/18/25- 8th Grade Brick Reveal
4/26/25 -  Six Flags Over Georgia

5/5/25 - 5/8/25 - 8th Grade Trip to Washington D.C.

5/6/25 - Parent Viewing of Class of 2025 Video

5/9/25- No Classes for 8th Grade Students

5/16/25 - 8th Grade Shaving Cream Fight

5/22/25 - Kindergarten and 8th Grade Buddy Rose Ceremony

5/22/25 - 8th Grade Luncheon with Faculty and Staff 

5/22/25 - Student Viewing of the Class of 2025 Video

5/22/25 - 8th Grade Pool Party

5/23/25 - 8th Grade Graduation 

5/23/25 - 8th Grade Graduation Party 

Traditionally, the students are asked to wear navy blazers, beige khaki slacks, (no cargo pants), white shirts, ties and nice leather shoes (not athletic-type shoes), or white dresses for graduation. The dresses should be white or off-white, floor length, and some form of shoulder strap is preferred to keep from adjusting throughout the ceremony. Some dresses may require a slip underneath depending upon the fabric. We also ask that all the students wear dress shoes.  When choosing shoes, please remember that the floor and carpet can be cumbersome with certain types of high heels. If you have a question about attire, contact the middle school office at msoffice@hardingacademy.us.

We look forward to celebrating your soon to be graduates in the spring. We will have two events where the kids can be together to celebrate, a Pool Party and Graduation Party. These events are for the kids only and Harding will provide transportation to and from these events. To make these fabulous events happen, Harding will be charging each 8th grade family $200 in the February 2025 billing cycle as we have done in the past. 

The Class of 2025 Video is a photographic timeline that will remind us all of the friendships and growth that our children have experienced since Kindergarten. The video has become one of the most anticipated components of the Harding Academy experience, with special viewing parties for parents and students in May. Also, we will share a link to the video after the students and parents have seen it so each family may have a copy of it. To ensure each student is represented equally in the video, we need each family to submit 20 photos of your child by January 21. We cannot produce this video without your help! Thank you in advance for your prompt attention to this!

Guidelines:

1. Cull through your photos from the past 10 years.

 

2. Choose a max of 20 photos to submit to the committee. We're looking for group and individual photos but request at least half of these be individual shots. 

 

3. Please represent a range of years and activities. You may include things like sports (Harding & non-Harding), dance, Scouts, band/theater, summer camp, other extracurricular activities. Please, no family photos. We’re looking for just your child, or your child with other Harding classmates. A good guideline is to submit 2 pictures of your child per grade, so your child is equally represented in each grade. 

 

4. If your child has not been at Harding since PreK, please submit photos that are representative of your child's earlier years (PreK-8 only; we’re not looking for baby/toddler photos). We want to ensure each 8th grader is represented equally, regardless of how long he/she has been at Harding. Again, a good guideline is to submit 2 pictures of your child per grade. We would also like to request that if you have your child’s Kindergarten school picture to please submit this additional school photo. This additional photo would be a 21st photo submission. 

 

5. Title your photos as follows: THIS IS SUPER IMPORTANT:

Title your photos as follows: grade_LastName_FirstName.jpg

1st_Smith_John.jpg;

if submitting more than one photo in same year then add A/B/C/etc:

1stA_Smith_John.jpg, 1stB_Smith_John.jpg

6. To submit photos, please email Misty White at whitem@hardingacademy.us.

 

Please do not hesitate to reach out to me directly should you have any questions or concerns.

Sincerely,

Jay Codispoti

Director of Middle School

Harding Academy