My son is graduating high school in June and I want to send announcements to friends and family that will not be attending the graduation ceremony. I am stumped as to how to word the "announcement"....Any ideas???

take alook here and you might get an idea formed on what you want.

http://www.vistaprint.com/general-party/gallery.aspx?pg=39&category_id=1740&rd=2

Most of the time graduates only get a few tickets and can't invite more than immediate family to the ceremony (thank God- the ceremonies can be really boring! People just want to go to the party afterward!).

It's perfectly ok to have a party later - even on a different day - to celebrate the achievement with a larger circle, just as an alternative to only sending an announcement.