High School Graduation Party Ideas – An Unforgettable Celebration!

high school graduation party ideas

High school graduation party ideas will give you unique and creative ideas to celebrate in style whilst still preserving those all important memories of your time at high school.

High school graduation parties are great fun but can prove quite costly if you are going to invite a lot of guests.

Also if there are many parties going on at the same time why not get together and host one big party with the deluxe party kit.

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Also check out the decoration and favor ideas below for the ultimate high school graduation party!

There are many high school graduation themes that you can incorporate into the party such as Western, Luau, Prom or Grease. Add these special touches in decorations and even graduation party menu ideas to complete your theme.

When thinking of ideas for a graduation party, why not have an outdoor party, if you have a lot of guests and the weather is nice then a pool party or BBQ party are great ideas or why not just take a trip to the beach and have one big party!

If you have many graduation parties to attend or you will be attending one for your whole school year then why not think about throwing a party for your closest friends.

Check out teen spa party or slumber party ideas for some inspiration on spending time with your favorite friends and use these for your end of school party ideas.

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INVITATIONS

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When it comes to inviting guests to the party you will need to decide whether this will be a family affair or a mixture of family and friends.

When inviting friends, however, you need to take into consideration that there will be quite a few graduation parties going on at the same time so you need to find out when the other parties are being held so that they don’t clash and guests have to choose between parties.

Diplomas are a great high school graduation party idea for invitations. Creating your own diploma invitations is simple. If you’re good at calligraphy then creating the required text is easy.

A simple way to create a diploma, though, is to use a computer with word processing software.

Use a landscape format (that’s long ways) and copy the below image for wording.

You can then sign the diploma before rolling it up and tying with a pink ribbon.

diploma invitation

If you want to make some easy but professional looking invites then the Pink Heaven Party Angel recommends creating extraordinary free digital invitations in minutes at Smilebox.com! You can even add your own photos, video clips and music.

DECORATIONS

Depending on your chosen theme, decorations play a big part in high school graduation ideas. If you are having a luau or western theme then the decorations need to match.

For a simple graduation party try out some of these decoration ideas:

Graduation Cap Mylar Balloon Each

THE CAKE

As these are high school graduation party ideas not a birthday party it is up to you if you want to have a cake. If you do want a cake, try one of these graduation cake ideas:

  • Diploma cake (complete with name, school and year)
  • Year photo cake (take a school year photo to a bakery who can easily put it onto the cake for you)
  • Graduation cap shaped cake
  • Stack of school books cake
  • Class of 2009 cake (rectangle cake with writing on)

FOOD AND DRINK

The ideal high school graduation party idea for food is to have a BBQ. Due to the amount of people that may be coming this is also a very cost effective option. Keep with the graduation theme by serving off plates covered with Personalized Graduation Beverage Napkins.

3d Grad Hats Deco Pics Each

Other graduation party menu ideas are:

  • A chocolate fountain
  • Drinks fountain (with pink ‘champagne’ and Plastic Champagne Glasses)
  • Pizza
  • Fish and chips is a unique graduation party food idea
  • Finger sandwiches or cold meat buffet
  • Cupcakes iced in your school colors with cute 3d Grad Hats Deco Pics on each

ENTERTAINMENT

Now that school’s over it’s time to party before college starts. Just have a BBQ and disco or try some of these high school graduation party entertainment ideas:

  • Make a Time Capsule - To be ‘re-discovered’ at the high school reunion
  • Make a Year Book - Using the photos from the notice board and get every to sign or make a comment.
  • Graduation Cap Piñata
  • High School Trivia - What do they know about their high school and friends?
  • Watch High School Movies - Such as Grease, Clueless, She’s All That or Can’t Buy Me Love.
  • Have a Disco - With some old school classics.

FAVORS

Guest’s will love little graduation party favor ideas that remind them of their high school years. Put them into a mini book bag or a cool high school graduation party idea is to put the favors in a ‘Class of 2009’ mug:

graduation money box

Out of all these ideas for a graduation party the main concept is to have fun. So throw off your hats and let's party!


Remember, if you can't find what you are looking for here then why not ask the Pink Heaven Party Angel, who is there to answer all your party questions. Or why not help others with their party planning problems by answering their questions!

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