Senior Signing Day - YES Prep Public Schools

Use #SSD2021 to engage and participate via social media!

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At YES Prep, Senior Signing Day has been an annual tradition where our seniors declare what is next in their journey by sharing what college, university, Armed Forces branch or post-secondary opportunity they will be pursuing after they graduate. Seniors have watched this tradition every year and have earned their moment in the spotlight!

We are thrilled to announce that YES Prep's Senior Signing Day will be on May 23, 2021, at 6 p.m. at Rice University, in their outdoor stadium! We will be celebrating all 1,456 seniors from 13 of our schools. Due to the pandemic and our unwavering commitment to the health and safety of our students, staff and families, this will be an exclusive event for seniors and two of their family members only.

The event will be livestreamed for the rest of the YES Prep community to watch safely from home. Make sure to use the hashtag #SSD2021 to engage and participate via social media. Make sure you are following us on social media! Facebook | Instagram | Twitter

Updated Mask Policy

Per Governor Abbott’s executive order this week regarding masks, masks will not be required at Rice University for the event this Sunday. However, out of an abundance of caution for the safety of students, staff and families in attendance, we continue to strongly encourage their use especially by those not fully vaccinated and welcome students and their guests to wear them at the event.

Rain Plan

We are following the forecast for Sunday and will send messaging on Saturday in the case that the event needs to be postponed.

In the event of light rain on Sunday, seniors and their guests are encouraged to bring a poncho or a raincoat. Please note: Rice Stadium does NOT permit umbrellas in the stadium.
If it is determined on Saturday that the event needs to be postponed, it will be rescheduled for Monday, May 24 at Rice Stadium.

History of Senior Signing Day

Senior Signing Day is YES Prep's take on a ceremony that traditionally is reserved for star athletes playing big-time Division 1 sports.

While those are impressive accomplishments, we believe our YES Prep seniors deserve the same, if not more, attention because each one of them represents what we set out to prove when we first founded YES Prep back in 1998: Any student -regardless of zip code, ethnicity, or income level- can graduate from high school and attend and complete a four-year college, when they are given access to the same opportunities and the same resources that students receive in great private schools and in great suburban public schools.