Prize Day

List of 3 items.

• Friday, May 31

  8:00 a.m. No Chapel
  
  8:35 a.m. Sixth Formers pack and clean rooms
  Regular day of classes for Second through Fifth Forms
  
  1:00 p.m. Sixth Formers are invited to the Webb Marshall Room for a dessert and to receive their charm or graduation tie
  
  4:10 p.m. Choir rehearsal
  
  5:00 p.m. Baccalaureate Chapel for students and faculty only
  
  6:30–10:00 p.m. Unscheduled time, free for graduates and their families

• Saturday, June 1

  12:30 p.m. Choir rehearsal
  
  1:30 p.m. Sixth Form meeting with the Associate Head and Deans, Prize Day rehearsal—Chapel
  
  5:30 p.m. Reception for the Sixth Form, their families, and faculty—Headmaster's House

  This reception kicks off the Prize Day festivities.
  
  

  6:30 p.m. Form singing, awards, and announcement of form officers—Prize Day tent on the Circle 

  This event includes all Upper and Lower School students and faculty, as well as Sixth Formers and their families. Various awards will be announced, and Fifth Formers will serenade Sixth Formers in Groton’s traditional form singing.

  
  

  7:30 p.m.–9:00 p.m. Dinner for the Sixth Form, their families, and faculty—Tent on the Circle
  
  11:00 p.m. Curfew – ALL students return to their dormitories (no extended curfew)
  

• Sunday, June 2

  8:30 a.m. Sixth Formers pick up rosettes—Front of the Chapel 

   

  8:50 a.m. Sixth Form photo (in Prize Day dress)—Chapel Garth

  A form photo will be taken by Panfoto. To purchase this photo, visit Panfoto’s website.
  
  9:10 a.m. Choir rehearsal

  
  

  10:00 a.m. Prize Day Chapel service for Sixth Formers and their immediate families—Chapel

  Each graduate may invite three guests to the Chapel service. Additional guests should find seating under the tent in preparation for Prize Day Exercises.

  
  

  10:30 a.m. Prize Day Exercises—Prize Day tent on the Circle (unlimited seating for families and guests)

  
  

  12:30 p.m. Lunch for Sixth Formers and their families—Tent on the Circle

  
  

  1:30 p.m. Handshaking on the Circle

  A Groton tradition! The faculty line up in front of the Chapel to shake hands with Sixth Formers, who then receive handshakes and congratulations from the Second through Fifth Formers. While handshaking may last until late afternoon, it is a unique and memorable part of Prize Day.