Posted April 21, 2025
You are invited! Everything you need to know about 8th grade continuation is here for your reference. Continue to check this page for all the important dates, to-dos and exciting celebration details. We can’t wait to honor the work your students and their teachers have put in to making these 8th graders shine.
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Graduation Date – Thursday, May 29 2025
Ceremony Details
Location: Slavens Gym
3:45pm Students arrive for rehearsal
5:00pm Doors open
5:30pm Ceremony promptly begins
Please ensure your graduate is dressed, ready, and on time for rehearsal & photos. Attire is dressy! Dress pants, suits, ties, collared shirts, dresses, skirts are all acceptable. Doors will open at 5pm for friends and family. Please line up outside of the gym doors if you arrive early and refrain from entering the gym before 5p as rehearsal and photos will be in motion. The ceremony will begin promptly at 5:30pm and is open to anyone – family members, siblings, friends, relatives, and the entire Slavens community.
Celebration Details
Location: Wellshire Event Center
Address: 3333 S Colorado Blvd, Denver, CO 80222
Time: 6:30 to 10:30pm
The Continuation Celebration will take place from 6:30-10:30 pm at Wellshire Event Center immediately following the ceremony for graduates and their parents/guardians/adult guests only. To allow the focus to be on the graduates, we ask that NO other children attend the celebration event. Siblings, cousins & friends should head home after enjoying the ceremony at Slavens.
The 8th graders did an amazing job running the Slavens Carnival this fall. The proceeds from the Carnival pay for all the 8th-grade graduates to attend the Continuation Celebration at no cost. We hope all the graduates will join us for the celebration!
The Celebration will include dinner, non-alcoholic drinks, a fun slideshow/video of the graduates, and a DJ/Photobooth for the Graduates – it should be a great party! There will be beer, wine & cocktails available for purchase for adult attendees. Be sure to bring a credit card. Wellshire does not accept cash.
The Wellshire Event Center is a classy space right in our neighborhood and we hope that all the graduates have a blast at the party! Every attendee represents our Slavens community and we expect every kid is mature, respectful, and diligent about representing Slavens and their family in the best way possible. Please have a conversation with your child about appropriate behavior BEFORE graduation night. Make sure they know that they CANNOT leave the premises or go on the golf course. They must be respectful of the chaperones, the DJ & the rules set by Wellshire. If the students can’t follow these rules, they will be removed from the event (parents will be contacted if not present).
Parent Checklist
RSVP for your 8th grader by Friday, May 2
Purchase your celebration tickets by Friday, May 2
Purchase a donation ticket if you so choose by Friday, May 2
Submit photos for the slide show by Friday, May 9
Follow Slavens’ on Instagram (@SlavensK8) and Facebook (Slavens School) to see the posts celebrating the graduates. Posts will begin in late April
Sign the behavior code of conduct with your student (coming soon!)
Graduation Week Schedule
QUESTIONS? Contact your Continuation Chairs 2025:
Laura Droy – lauradroy@gmail.com (303) 358-8130
Kathleen Lukkes – kalukkes@comcast.net (303) 807-8851