The Shaker Heights High School PTO Senior Celebrations Committee is dedicated to helping celebrate the Class of 2024. We organize and are fundraising $16,500 to support several major activities:

• After Prom: Parent-run party May 18, 11:30 p.m. to 2 a.m. Seniors may pay for After Prom until doors close on May 18th.  ID is required for entry.  No bags or other personal items admitted.  This event requires a lot of helpers! Please sign up to volunteer! 
• Senior Clap-Out: Seniors return to their elementary schools in caps and gowns on May 29, 11 a.m. to 1 p.m., to be celebrated by current students and teachers. Clap-out will be offered at all five elementary schools and Woodbury. Click on these links for the Student Signup and Volunteer Signup.
• Party in the Park: The Class of 2024 celebrates together at Horseshoe Lake Park June 4 at 1 p.m. Seniors sign up HERE. Want to help? Volunteer your time or donate an item!

Sign Up for Events

DJ playlist 

Register for After Prom

Register for Senior Clap Out

Register for Party in the Park

Volunteer for Senior Project Showcase

Help the Senior Celebrations Committee plan the events!

It will take lots of help to plan, fundraise and execute these events. We look forward to working with our Senior students and families to have a great spring celebrating our students. 

Please visit our Senior Celebration SignUpGenius to volunteer.

Donate time

• Many volunteers are needed in the months and weeks leading up to After Prom and during the day/night of the event.  
• Please sign up here.

Donate $$$:

• $24 for '24! Use this link to donate $24 (or more!) for the class of 2024
• Drop off a check payable to SHHS PTO – After Prom to:
• SHHS PTO, 22420 Calverton Rd., Shaker Heights, OH 44122
• Please consider requesting a matching gift from your employer.  Note that many employers require a minimum dollar donation, please consider this when making your donation.  We have attached links to some employers who have an employee donation match program and/or donate money based on time spent volunteering.  This list is not exhaustive. Don’t see your employer listed?  They could still offer a matching donation to your contribution.  Contact your Human Resources department or employee benefits for further details.
  • Dominion Energy employee donation match
  • Eaton employee donation match
  • First Energy employee donation match
  • General Electric employee donation match
  • Key Bank employee donation match
  • Lubrizol employee donation match
  • Mutual of Omaha employee donation match
  • Nestle volunteer time grants
  • Parker Hannifin employee donation match
  • PNC Bank employee donation match
  • Progressive employee donation match
  • Sherwin Williams employee and retiree donation match
  • Sherwin Williams Volunteer time grants
  • Starbucks employee donation match
  • The Home Depot employee donation match
  • UPS employee donation match

Donate raffle items/gift cards

• Items collected or purchased with monetary donations will be used for raffles at After Prom
• Purchase items from our Amazon Wish List
• Please drop off to: SHHS PTO, 2979 Eaton Rd, Shaker Heights, OH 44122

Senior Celebrations FAQs

What is After Prom? 

• After Prom is a party for seniors and their dates that provides a fun, safe place to go after Senior Prom.  A student does not need to attend prom in order to attend After Prom.
• It is held immediately following prom on Saturday, May 18, from 11:30 p.m. until 2 a.m.
• Cost is $10/student. Students may pay for After prom until doors close on May 18th
• ID is required for entry.  No bags, or other personal items, will be admitted.
• It is run by parents and guardians of SHHS students.
• Activities will include DJ and dancing, games, photo booths, food and lots of unbelievable prizes!
• Add your songs to the DJ playlist!  Access code is "shaker" 
• After Prom will be held at St. Dominic School on Van Aken Boulevard.
• Seniors review and sign the After Prom Senior Promise Letter to buy a $10 ticket.
• This event requires a lot of helpers! Please sign up to volunteer! 

What is Senior Clap Out? 

• Senior Clap Out takes place on May 29 from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. 
• Each senior has an opportunity to head back to their original elementary school in their cap and gown to visit their teachers and principal.
• Students who did not attend a Shaker elementary school can participate at Woodbury, the high school, or an elementary school of their choosing.
• Sign up here.
• Click here for Volunteer Signup.

What is the Senior Party in the Park?

• A party at Horseshoe Lake for seniors to celebrate together on Tuesday, June 4, at 1 p.m.
• Sign up HERE. Want to help? Volunteer your time or donate an item!

Senior Project Showcase Volunteers

• Senior Project Showcase is a fabulous way to spend one hour of your day on May 29. This volunteer opportunity is for ALL SHAKER COMMUNITY MEMBERS! No need to have a student in the class of 2024 to participate.
• Shaker parents, teachers, staff, and community members are needed to review and evaluate Senior Project presentations on Wednesday, May 29 in the High School's North Gym at 5:30-7:00 pm. This role can take as little as 20 minutes or as much as an hour -- depending on how much time you want to commit that evening.
  • No expertise required!  
  • Volunteers need to commit to arriving by 6:15 p.m.
  • You will have the chance to see what hundreds of students in the Class of 2024 have learned outside of the classroom through Shaker's unique Senior Project Program! You will be so happy you volunteered for this activity!
  • Please invite your family, friends and neighbors to participate. This is a great way to get a glimpse of this wonderful learning opportunity offered to our graduating seniors.
• If you can arrive at 5:30, it is helpful, but arriving any time up until 6:15 p.m. is fine. The whole evaluation process takes 20-60 minutes.
• Please use this link to sign up
• Questions? Email juliehopekaufman@gmail.com