diff --git a/app/controllers/admin/volunteers.py b/app/controllers/admin/volunteers.py
index 2dbe81479..5a0a94dbd 100644
--- a/app/controllers/admin/volunteers.py
+++ b/app/controllers/admin/volunteers.py
@@ -115,11 +115,11 @@ def volunteerDetailsPage(eventID):
     
     waitlistUser = list(set([obj for obj in eventRsvpData if obj.rsvpWaitlist]))
     rsvpUser = list(set([obj for obj in eventRsvpData if not obj.rsvpWaitlist ]))
-
+    
     return render_template("/events/volunteerDetails.html",
                             waitlistUser = waitlistUser,
-                            attendedUser= eventParticipantData,
-                            rsvpUser= rsvpUser,
+                            attendedUser = eventParticipantData,
+                            rsvpUser = rsvpUser,
                             event = event)
 
 
diff --git a/app/logic/volunteerSpreadsheet.py b/app/logic/volunteerSpreadsheet.py
index 255cbc97b..8bbada14a 100644
--- a/app/logic/volunteerSpreadsheet.py
+++ b/app/logic/volunteerSpreadsheet.py
@@ -225,7 +225,6 @@ def calculateRetentionRate(fallDict, springDict):
 
     return retentionDict
 
-
 def makeDataXls(sheetName, sheetData, workbook, sheetDesc=None):
     # assumes the length of the column titles matches the length of the data
     (columnTitles, dataTuples) = sheetData
diff --git a/app/static/js/graduationManagement.js b/app/static/js/graduationManagement.js
index ccbf80cb2..037e8c73e 100644
--- a/app/static/js/graduationManagement.js
+++ b/app/static/js/graduationManagement.js
@@ -18,8 +18,7 @@ $(document).ready(function() {
         return true;
     });
 
-    $('.graduated-checkbox').not('.hasHandler').addClass("hasHandler") 
-    $('.graduated-checkbox').change(checkboxClickHandler);
+    $(document).on('change', '.graduated-checkbox', checkboxClickHandler);
 
     initializePage()
 
@@ -123,9 +122,7 @@ $(document).ready(function() {
     }
     
     function redrawTable() {
-        gradStudentsTable.draw(); 
-        $('.graduated-checkbox').not('.hasHandler').change(checkboxClickHandler);
-        $('.graduated-checkbox').not('.hasHandler').addClass("hasHandler") 
+        gradStudentsTable.draw();
     }
 
     function checkboxClickHandler() {
@@ -137,20 +134,22 @@ $(document).ready(function() {
             data: {status: hasGraduated ? 1 : 0},
             url: `/${username}/setGraduationStatus`,
             success: function(response) {
-                initializePage()
                 msgFlash(`Saved graduation status for ${username}.`, "success", 1000)
                 const row = $(`tr[data-username="${username}"]`);
+                var currentPage = gradStudentsTable.page();
                 if (hasGraduated) {
                     row.data('status', 'alumni');
                     $(`#${username}ClassLevel`).text("Alumni");
                     if (!showGraduatedStudents()) {
                         row.addClass('hidden');
-                        redrawTable();
                     }
                 } else {
                     row.data('status', 'enrolled');
                     $(`#${username}ClassLevel`).text("Senior");
+                    row.removeClass('hidden');
                 }
+                gradStudentsTable.draw();
+                gradStudentsTable.page(currentPage).draw(false);
             },
             error: function(status, error) {
                 console.error("Error updating graduation status:", error);
diff --git a/app/templates/events/volunteerDetails.html b/app/templates/events/volunteerDetails.html
index 6464a869c..5ce9f2fce 100644
--- a/app/templates/events/volunteerDetails.html
+++ b/app/templates/events/volunteerDetails.html
@@ -58,7 +58,6 @@ <h4 class="nameSelect" nowrap><b>{{ participant.user.firstName }} {{ participant
 
 {% macro printParticipants(type, attended, rsvp, waitlist) %}
     {% set seen = [] %}
-    {% set combinedParticipants = attended + rsvp + waitlist %}
     {% for p in combinedParticipants %}
         {% set username = p.user.username %}
         {% if username not in seen %}
@@ -66,7 +65,7 @@ <h4 class="nameSelect" nowrap><b>{{ participant.user.firstName }} {{ participant
             {% set status = none %}
             {% if p in attended %}
                 {% set status = 'attended'%}
-            {% elif p in rsvp %}
+            {% elif p in rsvp and event.isRsvpRequired %}
                 {% set status = 'rsvp'%}
             {% elif p in waitlist %}
                 {% set status = 'waitlist'%}