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The graduation ceremony at Princeton Latin Academy is unique in that each graduate prepares his own farewell address and delivers it to the faculty, parents and alumni. After these testimonials, the headmaster reads the names of all the School's alumni from the beginning and then inducts the new graduates. Any alumni present, upon hearing their names, join the headmaster on stage ready to welcome the recent graduates.

The event ends with the reductio -- the headmaster ceremonially returns each of the recent graduates to his parents. Then, the parent of the senior student, the student who has spent the most years at the Academy, toasts the School.

Though not as intense and emotional as Graduation, Promotion Day still carries ceremonial importance for the younger children. It is held on the Tuesday following Graduation. During this simple ceremony, awards including those for the National Geographic Geography Bee, Spelling Bee, Headmaster's Latin Exam, National Latin Exam, National Greek Exam, Dante Day and Giordano Bruno Day are given. To end the School year, the headmaster solemnly rings a bell -- each ring representing the number of years of the Academy's existence.

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