How to Throw a High School Graduation Party

The days immediately after high school graduation are filled with promise for graduates around the United States. A high school graduate spends his time traveling from party to party before taking on the responsibility of work and school. You can throw a high school graduation party to send off your graduate in an entertaining way.

Things You'll Need

• Karaoke machine
• Volleyball
• Volleyball net
• Projector

Instructions

1. Reserve a room at a local restaurant to kick off your high school graduation party. This room can act as a staging ground for guests, relatives and other individuals who want a good meal before heading to the party venue.

2. Create a list of favorite activities for your graduate and his friends as you prepare to throw a graduation party. This list should be compiled through sporting events, informal parties at your home and casual conversation to inform your party planning.

3. Leave the hassles of cooking and food preparation behind by hiring a caterer. You can focus on hosting duties when you hire a local caterer to provide finger food and a delicious meal to guests throughout the party.

4. Supply a baker with your party theme and pictures to create a special cake for your high school graduation party. A single meeting with the baker a few weeks ahead of the party will help you celebrate your graduate's achievement in a delicious way.

5. Save your graduation presents until after dinner to throw the attention of your guests to the graduate. Ask guests as they enter the party to provide gifts and cards to the graduate at the same time to avoid confusion.

6. Engage your guests in a friendly volleyball game as you throw your graduation party. Volleyball allows everyone at your party to stay outside and enjoy the company of friends without the fast pace of other sports.

7. Start your graduation party with enough time after commencement to allow students to change and relax a bit. You should allow at least 2 hours after the last diplomas are handed out to avoid rushing your guests.

8. Encourage friends, family members and neighbors to provide a brief speech as you run a slide show for your graduate. These speeches should mix humor and sentimentality to accompany pictures from childhood, adolescence and the final year of school.

Tips & Warnings

• Add a soundtrack to your high school graduation party with live music and karaoke. A student band from your graduate's school can play covers of popular songs without the expense of a professional DJ. A karaoke machine can be rented for the evening to supply an interactive element to your party.