SAFE
GRAD
2015
THE INFORMATION YOU SEEK IS MOST LIKELY CONTAINED WITHIN
THIS BOOKLET.
Please read !!!!!!!!!!
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TABLE OF CONTENTS
• Important Dates……………………………………3
• For Parents…………………………………………4
• For Grads…………………………………………..5
• Sisler Yearbook……………………………………6
• Fees and Fundraisers……………………………..7 – 9
Grad Fees
Cash Raffle
Bud, Spud, and Steak
• Graduation Day and Night…………………………10 – 11
Schedule
Rules
Transportation Regulations
• Reminders and FAQ………………………………..12
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IMPORTANT DATES
Time Line 2015
1. Sept. 17th
First Grad meeting and introduction of grad Co-Chairs in
room 89 from 11:50 to 12:30
2. Oct 9th
First Grad Parents meeting (Sobey’s fundraiser distributed)
3. November 13th
Mandatory Grad Parents meeting in the Theatre.
4. November 26th
Sobey’s fundraiser order due by 12:20
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5. December 11
Sobey’s Gift Card order at the parent’s meeting
6. February 4th
Early Bird Draw for Free Grad Ticket
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7. December 12
Deadline for write-ups
8. February 13th
Deadline for paying Grad fees
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9. March 12
Draw date for the Cash Raffle
10. April 17th
Bud, Spud, and Steak
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11. May 15
Grad Seating lists due
12. May 19th
Transportation Forms due
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13. May 20 to June 5 Grad Tickets sold. TICKETS SOLD AFTER JUNE 7th MAY
COST AN ADDITIONAL $25 PER TICKET
14. June 29th
Grad Rehearsal, at 10:30am in the theatre, followed by cap,
gown, and dance ticket distribution
15. June 30th
Graduation Ceremony; beginning at 9 a.m. Grads must get
to the church by 8 a.m.
16. June 30th
Grad Dinner and Dance at the Fairmont Hotel
 Grad meetings are held every Wednesday at noon in room 89 for all Grade 12
students. Please come for updates and information!
 Safe Grad meeting for parents (students are welcome to attend) will be held on the
second Thursday of each month beginning at 7:00pm in the Choir room.
 The mandatory grad meeting on November 13th will be IN THE THEATRE. YOU MUST
ATTEND; there is an attendance sheet to check who attended.
Parents of all students wishing to attend the Dinner and Dance are encouraged to
attend all Safe Grad meetings.
A student whose parent(s) does not attend TWO or more of these
meetings may NOT be allowed to attend the Grad dinner and dance.
The meetings in May and June do NOT count.
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FOR PARENTS
CREDITS REQUIRED FOR GRADUATION
CCREDITS
GRADE 9
GRADE 10
GRADE 11
GRADE 12
Language Arts (1)
Math (1)
Science (1)
Social Studies (1)
Physical Education (1)
Language Arts (1)
Math (1)
Science (1)
Geography (1)
Physical Education (1)
Language Arts (1)
Math (1)
History (1)
Physical Education (1)
*Elective (1)
Language Arts (1)
Math (1)
Physical Education (1)
**Elective (1)
** Elective (1)
GRADE 9 GRADE 10 GRADE 11 GRADE 12
*Students must complete one Grade 11 elective credit.
**Students must complete two Grade 12 elective credits.
Grade 11 Accounting Principles (30S) and Grade 12 Accounting Systems (40S) can satisfy the Grade 11
and Grade 12 Math graduation requirements but does meet post‐secondary entrance requirements.
Students may count a maximum of 11 school‐initiated courses (SIC) and 3 student‐initiated projects (SIP)
towards their 30 credits.
Students, it is YOUR responsibility to check with your
counselor to see if you are on the right track to have enough
credits to graduate. Do not assume you will graduate.
GRAD CEREMONIES WILL BE HELD TUESDAY JUNE 30TH 2015
BEGINNING AT
9:00 A.M AT THE CALVARY TEMPLE
440 Hargrave Street, Winnipeg, R3B 3A8
(204) 943-4551,
GRADS MUST BE AT THE CHURCH NO LATER THAN
8A.M
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FOR GRADS
GRAD SEATING
If you are planning on sitting together at the Grad Dinner and Dance, you must submit
the list of names of the people that will be in your group at your table!
If you need a vegetarian meal, please say so on the form.
There is a maximum of 10 people per table. The complete name of each person and the
correct spelling must be submitted by May 15/2015 on looseleaf.
If you have parents attending and they would like to sit with a specific person, you must
also submit a list for them; all names are required. After the due date, guests will be
placed where there is room. Unless specified, your parents and guests WILL NOT be
put to sit with you.
TRANSPORTATION FORMS:
Transportation forms must be filled out by your parent or guardian if you’re going to the
dance.
These forms must be filled out EVEN IF YOU’RE 18 OR OVER.
The deadline for filling out these forms is May 19, 2015.
To do so:
- your parent or guardian could attend one of the parent’s meetings and fill one
out
- or they may come to Room 89 during the school day between 9:00 am and 3:30
pm.
- Bring your personal Manitoba Health ID number, your family MHSC number, and
phone numbers in case of emergency.
You must be there when your parent or guardian fills out the form.
For a sponsored guest, you and your sponsored guest must ALSO be present at the
time the form is being signed.
The parent/guardian of your sponsored guest must also be present.
BEFORE THE BIG DAY:
You must come to the grad rehearsal at 10:30am on June 29 th in the theatre of Sisler
High School. After the rehearsal, you will pick up your cap, gown, and tickets for the
dinner and dance.
Please check to make sure you’re on the grad list! If you’re not, you
won’t get a cap and gown even though you paid the fee.
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SISLER YEARBOOK 2015
Getting the 2015 yearbook to the grads on time is our goal this year.
We cannot make that possible if we do not receive the support and cooperation of the
2015 Grads.
It is YOUR job to make sure you have all of your work submitted to the Yearbook
Committee by the deadline.
When we post things on the wall by Mr Carrington’s room, it is your responsibility to
read and carry through with what is asked of you.
Later in the year, we will have a list of all the Graduates and their grad picture. You
must come and sign to make sure we have your picture.
If you do not do this, you may not be in the yearbook.
WE ARE NOT REPSONSIBLE FOR MISSING PICTURES.
Grad Quotes/Write Ups due December 19th, 2014
NO WRITE UP WILL BE ACCEPTED AFTER THIS DATE.
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Please keep them as short as possible; between 150-250 characters (a bit longer
than a Tweet).
Please do not make grammar errors to satisfy the character limit. We will not
remove your write up if it’s only 251 characters.
In Mr Carrington’s words, “Do not use a write up/quote your grandmother would
be offended by. Keep it appropriate, please!
We retain the right to discard any inappropriate quotes.
THERE IS NO:
 Swearing
 Profanity
 Sexuality
 Bullying
 Harassment of any kind
Any submitted write up/quote that falls in the categories above will be reported ro Mr
Carrington and NOT be included in the yearbook.
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FEES AND FUNDRAISERS
Students will fundraise for both a general pot (overall funds) and their own individual
account. Students could use this money in their individual account to purchase Grad
clothing and or Grad tickets.
One fundraiser is a cash raffle. The funds generated from this raffle go into the
general pot to pay for things such as music, decorating, and security.
Graduates must sell at least THREE BOOKS of these tickets, if not more; each book
contains ten tickets and the price is $2.00 per ticket.
For every raffle book sold after the required three, each grad student will get a
bonus of $3 put into their individual account.
There is also a Sobey’s fundraiser, details to follow.
The other fundraiser is a bud, spud and steak! This is a fundraising dinner where you
buy a ticket for a beer, potatoes, and a steak, and you can enter a silent auction for a
chance to win prizes.
We need parents to get involved by selling tickets and getting prizes for the silent
auction as well!
It is possible for us to have extra funds by the end of the fundraisers. The amount of
extra money depends on the final number of tickets sold and our final cost, including
damage costs if any.
Any extra funds will go into the school’s general funds.
GRAD FEES
To make the ordering process simple, all Grade 12 graduating students pay a one-time
fee for all services involving graduation. The fee is $125 (non-refundable) and will
cover these items:
1. Sisler Yearbook personalized with color photos of graduation.
2. Graduation Cap and Gown rental
3. Graduation souvenirs
4. Grad Photo at the Church
5. Photo I.D. for the Graduation Dinner and Dance (This does not include the
price of the ticket.)
This $125 must be paid separately from fundraiser earnings. If you do not
separate this payment, the responsibility for any mix-up is yours.
The deadline for these fees will be February 13th and must be paid to Mr. Carrington in
room 89 by 12:30 pm.
Fees can be paid during lunch hours from 11:50 to 12:20 on DAYS 2,4,6 beginning
September 29th! Students not paying by the February 13th deadline may be required to
pay an additional late fee of $50! Students who pay by January 23rd are entered into a
draw for a free grad ticket. Please pay on time.
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CASH RAFFLE
As said earlier, grads must sell at least three books of these tickets! Each ticket is $2.00
and there are 10 tickets per book.
Grads, if you do not sell at least three books your Grad ticket will cost
$60.00 more. For parents, if your child did not sell the three cash
raffle books your ticket(s) will cost $30 more per ticket.
Money and ticket stubs MUST BE RETURNED to Mr. Carrington in room 89 during
the lunch hour (11:50 to 12:30) as soon as you have completed selling the books.
The deadline to have all books sold and returned is February 20th, 2015.
If you don’t sell and return the books on time, you will be charged a $25 late fee.
We need time to separate tickets and to track all tickets sold. If we lose track, you will
pay the amount of the prize money to anyone you sold a ticket.
If you need more books, contact Tracy at 694-3724 or 990-3422.
The more books sold, the more money we raise to make Safe Grad cheaper!
Please sell as many books as you can over and above the
minimum. IF YOU TAKE BOOKS, THEY MUST BE SOLD, YOU
CANNOT RETURN THEM UNSOLD.
Ticket books and money must be returned in a sealed envelope. Convert all change to
bills or write a cheque made out to Sisler High school when you return your books!
Do not include any other payments with the money/cheque.
GRAD TICKET PRICES
If you sold 3 cash raffle books
TO BE DETERMINED
For those who did not sell 3 books
TO BE DETERMINED
Parents and relatives (under 16yrs) TO BE DETERMINED
(Anyone 14yrs or older pays the same price as the Grad you are going with.)
The Graduate must buy all tickets that he/she is purchasing, AT THE SAME TIME.
Full names must be given for each ticket purchased. A Grad is only permitted to
sponsor one person and the price you pay, your sponsored guest also pays.
Grad tickets are sold at lunch time only: 11:50 to 12:20 in Room 89.
Ticket sales run from May 20th – June 5th , 2015.
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1360 Redwood Avenue, Winnipeg, Manitoba R2X 0Z1
Phone: (204) 589-8321
G. Heshka
M. Iannone
M. Woloschuk
C. Clarke
Fax: (204) 586-0625
Principal
Vice-principal
Vice-principal
Vice-principal
Home of the Spartans
Dear Merchant:
Once again, the graduating class of Sisler High School will be holding their annual Bud Spud
and Steak on April 17th 2015, as a fundraiser to help offset the cost of grad. In order for such an
event to occur, we depend on the generosity and support of our local businesses and retailers.
We are offering advertisement of your company in exchange for the donation of your goods.
These advertisements will be seen by several community members and parents.
If you are interested in supporting our Bud, Spud and Steak, please contact one of our co-chairs
below. We would appreciate if you could let us know as soon as possible. We look forward to
hearing from you soon.
Thank you in advance for your support and generosity!
Mr. Charles Carrington (Grad committee advisor) 204– 589-8321
Sincerely,
Grad Committee
For Bud Spud and Steak information, please contact:
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GRAD DAY & NIGHT
Schedule for June 30th, 2015
8:00am:
9:00am:
6:00pm:
Arrive at the Calvary Temple (440 Hargrave St, 204-943-4551)
DO NOT BE LATE.
Grad Ceremony
Arrive at the Fairmont Hotel for dinner and dance
TRANSPORTATION REGULATIONS
1. Upon arrival at the venue, students must show their tickets to the supervising parent(s) in order to go
up the escalator.
2. The Sisler Safe Grad Committee will supervise the release of students and sponsored guests from the
dinner and dance activity.
3. The committee has the right to refuse the release of any student to someone other than a
parent/guardian. Brothers, sisters or other relatives may not pickup students attending this
function; unless parents have signed the form indicating so. That person must be at least 25
years old.
4. Taxicabs and limousines are acceptable forms of transportation to Safe Grad; they CANNOT be
used to transport students home. Parents are cautioned that it is not a good idea to sign your child out
and then put that child into one of these modes of transportation or check them into a hotel.
The liability is now yours and you will have to end up living with the outcome of such action.
5. The committee will not release any student to a driver who, in the opinion of the committee, cannot
provide safe transportation home or who is not the designated person on the signed forms.
6. When picking your child up, parents/guardians must present and identify themselves to the
transportation/security committee before any graduate or guest is allowed to leave with that person.
7. The parent/guardian’s signature and time of departure must be recorded before the student is released.
8. People sponsored into Sisler Safe Grad as guests of a Sisler graduate are the responsibility of the
Graduate and the Graduate’s parents. A parent of the Graduate or the sponsored guest parent or
guardian must drive the guest home.
9. We ask that parents who are driving refrain from drinking alcoholic beverages on the night of the
dinner and dance.
10. Please do not allow your son/daughter to drive home after they have been released to you.
11. The Sisler Safe Grad Transportation committee is not responsible for any student once his/her
parent has picked up the student or sponsored guest.
12. Any questions regarding the Sisler Safe Grad should be forwarded to Mr. Carrington at Sisler
High School (204-589-8321).
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SISLER HIGH SCHOOL SAFE GRAD RULES
1. Everyone attending this function is forbidden to drink and drive.
2. All Grads and Guests MUST ARRIVE AT THE HOTEL by means OTHER
THAN THEIR OWN VEHICLE. (limousine, parent/guardian, cab, etc.).
3. No guest will be permitted to enter the dinner/dance event without a valid
ticket.
4. Grads or guests who are intoxicated when they arrive at the Hotel will not be
admitted and the price of the ticket will not be refunded.
5. Sports/clothing bags, backpacks may not be brought into the function.
Purses and clutches, etc will be opened and inspected at random; any
alcohol found will be confiscated.
ALL GRADS AND SPONSORED GUESTS MAY BE SUBJECTED TO A “PATDOWN”, IF WE DEEM IT NECESARY.
6. No one will be permitted to enter the dinner/dance after 6:45 p.m. unless
previously cleared by Mr. Carrington.
7. Anyone being unruly, or obnoxious, or involved in fighting or arguments will be
escorted out of the dinner/dance for a cool down period.
This person must have the approval of the parent in charge of security before
he/she will be allowed to return to the Grad function.
Where threats of physical harm or damage are made towards a student, adult, or
property, the person making those threats WILL be turned over to the police.
8. Anyone not complying with the Safe Grad rules or parent/supervisor
instruction will be sent home. Your parent/guardian will be notified and
asked to pick you up. Both you and your sponsored guest must leave. THE
PRICE OF THE TICKET WILL NOT BE REFUNDED.
9. Participants may be picked up by their parents at any time during the
evening
10. Grads and sponsored guests (including those from outside the Sisler area) must
be transported by a previously identified adult (someone over 25 years) after the
function.
11. Any damage done to the Hotel will be paid for by the individual(s)
responsible
12. YOU WILL NOT BE PERMITTED TO GO OUTSIDE FOR A SMOKE BREAK,
WHETHER YOU ARE A STUDENT OR A PARENT. PROVINCIAL AND CITY
BY-LAWS PROHIBIT ANYONE FROM SMOKING IN A PUBLIC BUILDING.
ANYONE CAUGHT SMOKING IN THE BUILDING WOULD BE SENT HOME.
THE PRICE OF THE TICKET WILL NOT BE REFUNDED.
HAVE A GREAT TIME
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REMINDERS & FAQ
Grad Ceremony: Calvary Temple, 440 Hargrave Street, Winnipeg, R3B 3A8 (204) 9434551
Venue: The Fairmont Hotel, 2 Lombard Place, Winnipeg, MB R3B 0Y3 (204) 957-1350
This is a formal event. Grads and sponsored guests attending must be dressed in
formal wear; for parents, the minimum is business casual. Do not attend in shorts or
jeans; you will not be let in.
• I missed a meeting! What if any dates change, or if there are updates?
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Students, it’s your responsibility to keep checking the wall outside of room 89,
the grad Facebook page, or the grad Twitter and tell your parents/guardians
about any changes.
Parents, please attend as many meetings as possible to make sure you aren’t
missing any information.
• What is the Facebook/Twitter page?
- On facebook, join the Sisler Grads 2015 group.
- Follow @SislerGrads and @SislerYearbook on Twitter! Feel free to direct
message any questions to us.
• Where do I go to pay fees/fundraiser earnings?
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Mr Carrington’s room, (#89), from 11:50am to 12:20pm.
 If you have any questions or concerns regarding the graduation dinner and
dance, contact Mr. Carrington in room 89 any noon hour 11:50 to 12:20 or
call the school at 204-589-8321 ext. 545.
** Remember, safe grad is for the enjoyment of ALL GRADS!
If you are not prepared to do your part, then be prepared to pay
more, IF you are even allowed to attend.
Attending safe grad is not your right. It is a privilege.
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