End of Year Senior Events Scholorship Information •All Scholarship information should be turned in to Ms. Driver in the Counseling Office. Although the deadline for scholarship placement in the graduation program has passed, we still want you to send in scholarships to the counseling office. •Acceptance Letters: Counseling Office needs to have a copy of the acceptance letter to the college / university you will be attending as soon as possible. General Announcements • Project Graduation ‒ Project graduation forms can be picked up and turned in at WELCOME CENTER. ‒ $70 by 5/16 • Graduation Cap, Gown and Tassel ‒ ‒ ‒ If you still need to purchase a cap and gown, please visit www.HighSchoolAchievements.com and order today. Seniors will not be able to attend graduation without a cap and gown purchased from Josten’s. Seniors will pick up their cap, gown, and tassel after rehearsal on the band pad June 2nd. Upcoming Senior Events 6th Annual Seniors vs. Juniors Powder Puff Game May 21 10:00 A.m. Football Field If you want to participate, contact Mrs. Stokes in room a-353 Upcoming Senior Events May 19, 2016 •Deadline to turn in Senior Pictures for the Senior Slideshow. ‒Submit one senior picture, one baby picture, and one group picture to ctjseniorpics@yahoo.com Mandatory Graduation Events • If you cannot attend any of the mandatory meetings and/or graduation rehearsals, you must contact Mr. Mehlbrech or risk losing the privilege of walking the stage. • If you do not plan to participate in the graduation ceremony, you still need to contact Mr. Mehlbrech. We ask for this information in order to make sure we have an accurate line-up June 7th. • THANKS Mandatory Graduation Events if you do not attend any one of these events, you will not walk the stage. Any exemptions must be cleared with Mr. Mehlbrech BEFORE the event. WEDNESDAY, JUNE 1 8:45 A.M •Seniors must report to the Auditorium for a Mandatory Senior Meeting. • All textbook fines and other obligations must be taken care of before leaving campus. Seniors will clear all outstanding fines/obligations with Mrs. Montalvo in the AP Office or Mrs. Bohannon, in the Bookkeeping Office. Mandatory Graduation Events if you do not attend any one of these events, you will not walk the stage. Any exemptions must be cleared with Mr. Mehlbrech BEFORE the event. THURSDAY, JUNE 2 • Seniors must report to the Band Parking lot at Johnson High School no later than 8:35 a.m. to check in with counselors to locate their seat for the Mandatory CAMPUS Graduation Rehearsal. • After Rehearsal – seniors will collect their Cap, Gown and Tassel from Josten’s in the auditorium. • Students must have no textbook fines or other obligations. Seniors will need to clear all outstanding fines/obligations with Mrs. Montalvo in the AP office or Mrs. Bohannon in the Bookkeeping Office. Mandatory Graduation Events if you do not attend any one of these events, you will not walk the stage. Any exemptions must be cleared with Mr. Mehlbrech BEFORE the event. Tuesday, June 7 •MANDATORY Graduation Rehearsal at Joe and Harry Freeman Coliseum – Seniors must report to the Coliseum no later than 8:30 a.m. and check in with the counselors to locate their seats. Tuesday, June 7 •Graduation – Freeman Coliseum – 7:00 p.m. Senior “Report Time” is at 6:00 p.m. Line up begins at 6:15 p.m. Graduation Dress Code • Men shall wear a dress shirt and tie, slacks, and dress shoes (no work boots, tennis shoes, sandals, or flip-flops, jeans, tshirts, etc.) • Ladies should wear a nice, street-length dress and comfortable heels (no flip-flops). (Long dresses that show below the graduation gown may not look good.) No jeans. Nice dress slacks are acceptable. • I would be cautious of wearing high heels. Ramps are steep. • No colored hair or piercing other than in the ears will be allowed. NEISD Dress Code Regulations will be strictly enforced. Cell Phones, Purses and Car Keys • All cell phones will be collected as you enter Freeman Coliseum graduation night. We will place your cell phone in a plastic bag with your name on it. After graduation, you will collect your phone. I suggest you have your parents keep your phone until after graduation. • Purses- We do not have a holding place for purses. I suggest having your parents keep your purse through graduation. • Car Keys- We do not collect car keys. Keep them with you. Keep them hidden at all times. No Medals • NEISD guidelines do not allow medals to be worn at graduation. Only the honor chords for Summa, Magna, and Cum Laude are worn at graduation. No other chords are allowed. • Honor Stoles, like the one below, are also allowed for honor (NHS) graduates. Officers are white and members are blue. Graduation Behavior You are expected to walk across the stage in a respectful and responsible manner. No hand gestures, noises, or inappropriate posses. Your behavior is expected to exemplary. This is a very nice occasion with a lot of hard work put behind it. This is a dignified occasion with the Executive Staff and the Board Members. Don’t embarrass yourself or your family. If you act inappropriately, we will pull you off stage or out of your seat and make you wait backstage with the constables. Graduation Behavior • Seniors who engage in inappropriate behavior will not be allowed to continue in the ceremony and must pick up their diplomas from Mr. Mehlbrech at a later date. Please make every effort to make this a solemn occasion. Follow instructions explicitly and play an important part in making this the best graduation that has ever been held. Listen and be ready.