2014 CALEDONIA GRADUATION INFORMATION
Please note that the activities outlined in this letter are the ONLY school
supervised graduation activities. ALL activities are alcohol and drug free.
We ask your assistance in ensuring that our graduation week is safe for
everyone.
A Grad fee of $100 is to be paid at the Office by May 30, 2014. Students
may use funds accumulated at the Albert Fair for this Grad fee in addition to
the graduation activities listed below.
THURSDAY, JUNE 5th – GRAD BREAKFAST @ 8:50 am (following
first period attendance)
All Grade 12 students are invited to attend. The cost is $6 and must be paid
to Mrs. Paige @ the Office by Friday, May 30th.
Students will return to
class for SSC. The breakfast will be hosted in our cafeteria.
The moment they arrive, yearbooks will be on sale from 12:15-1:15 daily in
the Student Council Room.
Cost:
$65 if not pre-ordered / $55 if pre-
ordered
THURSDAY, JUNE 12 – FRIDAY, JUNE 13: GRAD GOWNS &
INVITATIONS
12:30-3:00 pm: Hospitality Room beside the Office
Graduates must pay a Grad fee prior to receiving their gown and invitations.
Each graduate will receive a total of 14 seat tickets – 6 invitations.
Print
your name on these tickets. Each graduate will receive 4 Blue Tickets. These
are for parents /
family and are reserved seats.
Blue tickets holders will
enter the gym from the doors by the Library. Each graduate will also receive
10 White Tickets.
White tickets represent general seating and are selected
on a first come / first serve basis.
gym from the cafeteria.
Guests with white tickets will enter the
Graduates not intending to use all of their tickets
are encouraged to drop off extras at the Office. Additional white tickets can
be requested at the office.
BASIC GRADUATION FEE: $100
PHOTO ORDER OF GRAD RECEIVING DIPLOMA:
Complimentary.
These will
be taken in the Library before Graduation.
Prom is a separate cost.
SUNDAY, JUNE 15: Baccalaureate Service
Location: Valley Baptist Church
Graduates wear graduation gowns (graduation hats not necessary) and arrive at
the church at 10:40 am. This is a unique part of Caledonia’s graduation week.
Each year, a different church in our school community hosts our students and
a large percentage of our graduates and their families attend the service.
Light refreshments will be served following the service. Graduates who would
like to participate in the service – either through special music or scripture
reading – please see Mrs. Godfrey.
MONDAY, JUNE 16
2014 OFFICIAL GRADUATION LIST POSTED
The official 2014 Caledonia Graduation list will be posted at noon on the
Guidance Room door.
Although we will attempt to notify anyone who is not
successful, it is the student’s responsibility to check the list when posted.
PROM & SAFE GRAD
Ticket sales for the 2014 prom, “The Great Gatsby”,
begin on Wednesday,
June 4th and continue through Wednesday, June 11th . Tickets cost $25 each
or two for $40.
Donations of sandwiches and sweets would be greatly appreciated.
Parents,
Aunts, Uncles, Cousins and Friends are invited to help in any way preparing for
Prom 2014. Please contact Ms. Smalley for more information on how you can
Prom set-up will be on June 14th from 10 am – 3 pm.
become involved.
Volunteers are greatly appreciated!
Motorcade will occur from 6-6:30 pm.
The Motorcade will enter via School
Lane, travel around Hillsborough Elementary School, stop in front of the
Caledonia monument and exit via the parking lot and down Academy Street.
The designated drop-off for graduates and guests is in front of the Caledonia
monument.
Graduates and their dates will enter the courtyard area.
will enter the school via the office doors.
pm in the gym.
Guests
The Grand March will begin at 7
Graduates will receive 5 Grand March Tickets when they
purchase their prom tickets.
This is to ensure adequate assigned seating for
immediate family members.
Additional tickets may be purchased for $1.
Tickets will be sold in advance and at the door.
** PLEASE NOTE:
An invitation is extended to all community members to
watch the arrival of the graduates and their guests during this celebration.
If
you
choose
to
attend,
remember
that
the
school
property
is
a
DESIGNATED NON SMOKING AREA for everyone.
SAFE GRAD: Will begin immediately following the Prom. Cost is $15-$20 per
person.
The exact fee will be determined based on student interests.
Supervised activities are planned that will last throughout the night. Students
participating in Safe Grad ARE NOT PERMITTED TO BRING THEIR VEHICLE
TO THE SCHOOL. No student vehicles are permitted in the parking lot. If a
student needs to leave the Safe Grad Activity any time before the designated
departure time of 6 am, parental pick-up is required.
Students are required
to arrange for their own transportation home at 6 am.
WEDNESDAY, JUNE 18th
12:45-3:00 pm : 1ST GRADUATION REHEARSAL
ALL potential grads must attend this graduation rehearsal in the gym on June
18th beginning at 12:45 pm. The Marching Order will be decided at this time
and graduates will be drawing for their parent seats.
The bus will be
available for transportation home at 3:15 pm. Ladies – please bring the shoes
you intend to wear at graduation.
This will assist with your placement in the
Marching Order.
6:30-8:00 pm: EXCELSIOR AWARDS
This is a celebration of academics for students in Grades 6 through 12.
Recipients will be contacted in advance.
Light refreshments will be served
after the event.
THURSDAY, JUNE 19th
12:45-3:00 pm: 2ND GRADUATION REHEARSAL
This is the FINAL Graduation Practice and is MANDATORY. Everyone who will
be graduating from the stage must attend this practice.
No exceptions.
Those who choose not to graduate from the stage, let Mrs. Godfrey know
prior to today.
FRIDAY, JUNE 20th
7:00 pm: 2014 GRADUATION CEREMONY!
Graduates assemble in Room 151 by 6:00 pm for preparation and diploma
photos.
Remember:
Guests with Parent Reserve (blue tickets) will enter the
gym from the doors in the Library.
Graduates are invited to show their
parents to their seats. Staff ushers will be available for assistance. Guests
with white cards will enter the gym by the cafeteria.
White cards are
general seating and these seats are allotted on a first come first serve basis.
TUESDAY, JUNE 24th
PHOTO PICK-UP
Diploma photos will be available at the Office in the afternoon of the 24th.
Students who have transcript requests, who require final marks sent to
universities, scholarship committees etc please complete the attached form
and leave with Mrs. Paige in the Office by noon on Thursday, June 26th.