2014 Graduates Dates to remember: March 26th: Senior Meeting in the auditorium @ 10:00 a.m. March 31st: Final deadline to order cap and gown (pick up and submit forms in the Counseling Department) Yearbook Senior Ads due to Mrs. Purdy All seniors with Reduced or Paid status for lunch will be required to pay cash for all meals through the end of the year April 10th: Turn the following forms (if needed) to Ms. Golden: Special accommodation form Scholarship form Final transcript request Deadline to submit your letter to Mr. Sherman concerning nonBerkeley County Schools cords and stoles April 29th: National Honor Society Induction at 7:00 p.m. April 30th: Senior Meeting in the auditorium @ 10:00 a.m. May 3rd: Prom Night at Martinsburg High School May 5th: Yearbook orders due ($68) www.jostens.com May 15th: Senior Awards Day May 16th: Last day to report to school! Take individual and group photos Pick up tickets for alumni dinner from Ms. Golden in the counseling department May 18th: Baccalaureate Service May 20th: Graduation at Shepherd University, Butcher Athletic Center May 24th: Alumni Banquet at Holiday Inn FINAL TRANSCRIPT REQUEST FORM Reminder: After August 1st, you will be charged $5 for your transcript Student Name (print): ____________________________________________ Student ID number: ______________________________________________ Home Phone: _____________________ Cell Phone: _____________________ E-mail Address: _________________________________________________ Mail Final Transcript To: Blue Ridge CTC Fairmont State University Glenville State College Hagerstown CC James Rumsey Technical Inst. Kaplan College Marshall University Potomac State College Shepherd University West Virginia University Other _________________________________________________ Full name of College/University or School (do not abbreviate) _____________________________________________________________________________________ Full address of College/University or School (do not abbreviate) NCAA Eligibility Center My Home ___________________________________________________ Street Address City Return this form to the Counseling Department by Thursday, April 10th, 2014 Zip Code SCHOLARSHIPS If you have received a scholarship, please list the name and amount and we will recognize you at the Senior Awards Ceremony on May 15, 2014. Student’s Name: ___________________________________ ACADEMIC Name of Scholarship College/University $ Amount ATHLETIC Name of Scholarship College/University $ Amount Return to the Counseling Department by Thursday, April 10th, 2014. GRADUATION TICKETS Each student will be given SEVEN (7) tickets for the graduation ceremony. Every person over the age of two is required to have a ticket. Extra tickets will not be available. Tickets will be given to each senior during graduation practice. --------------------------------------------------------------------(please detach and submit if needed) SPECIAL ACCOMMODATIONS Students who have a family member(s) attending Graduation who may need special accommodations need to submit this request form to Ms. Golden in the Counseling Office by April 10th. Due to limited seating, only TWO people may assist someone who requires accommodations. Student’s name: __________________________ Accommodations needed: Wheelchair Access Sign Language Interpretation Return this form to the Counseling Department by Thursday, April 10th, 2014 2014 SENIOR WEEK ATTENDANCE IS MANDATORY EACH DAY! This can affect your graduation week. Monday, May 12th Senior Activities o Report to the auditorium @ 7:30 a.m. Take attendance Obligations Senior survey Medals Caps/gowns Tuesday, May 13th NO SCHOOL - Election Day Wednesday, May 14th Senior Awards Day practice o Report to the small gym @ 7:30 a.m. o Take attendance o Practice begins @ 8:00 a.m. Thursday, May 15th Senior Awards Day o Report to small gym @ 11:00 a.m. Take attendance Must wear cap and gown. Follow appropriate dress guidelines. o Processional and program begins @ 12:00 p.m. Friday, May 16th Remember to see your counselor about your 10 Work-Based Learning points Appropriate Dress for Awards Day * Tassels are worn on the right. * Graduation caps are worn on the forehead so the top is flat. Male Attire - graduation cap and gown - white collared shirt and dark tie - dark colored pants - dark colored shoes and socks Female Attire - graduation cap and gown - dress that does not show at the neck or stick out at the bottom of your gown - attach the white collar that comes with your gown using a safety pin - dark colored shoes with either black stockings or no stockings Senior last day activities o Report to the auditorium @ 8:00 a.m. Take attendance Individual cap & gown portrait in auditorium o Senior class meeting in auditorium @ 9:30 a.m. o Senior class photo in gym (wear cap and gown) @ 10:30 a.m. o Thank-you note workshop in library @ 11:00 a.m. Anyone who received a scholarship needs to attend this workshop. Inappropriate Attire/Behaviors 1.) Shorts, boots, sandals, and flip flops are not considered appropriate. Students wearing improper attire will NOT be permitted to go through the graduation ceremony. 2.) Please conduct yourself with dignity during the ceremony. All eyes are on you. This ceremony may be one of the nicest memories in your lives. Please do not ruin it for yourself, your family, or your classmates by being rude. 3.) No gum, please. 2014 GRADUATION WEEK Do not report to school after May 16th unless you must return for official business. Sunday, May 18th Baccalaureate Service: 3:00 p.m. at Hedgesville High School Monday, May 19th Graduation practice: 9:30 a.m. – 1:00 p.m. o Location: Shepherd University, Butcher Athletic Center o Graduation tickets will be distributed at this time No person will be admitted to graduation without a ticket! o Bus available to leave MHS at 9:00 a.m. (report to front of the building) PRACTICE IS MANDATORY – NO ONE IS EXCUSED! NOTE: o Know your line-up/seat position before you arrive. o Furnish your own transportation to practice or ride the bus. PLEASE LISTEN CAREFULLY AND BE COOPERATIVE! Tuesday, May 20th Graduation at 7:00 p.m. at Shepherd University, Butcher Athletic Center o Report to Shepherd University for line-up by 6:00 p.m. in cap and gown and appropriate dress. After a successful ceremony, your official diploma will be given to you by your homeroom teacher. Saturday, May 24th Alumni banquet at 6:30 p.m. at the Holiday Inn o No cost for graduating seniors o See Counseling Department Secretary for a ticket by 05/15/14 o See attached letter from the Alumni Association Appropriate Dress * Tassels are worn on the right. Graduation caps are worn on the forehead so the top is flat. * Male Attire - graduation cap and gown - white collared shirt and dark tie - dark colored pants - dark colored shoes and socks Female Attire - graduation cap and gown - dress that does not show at the neck or stick out at the bottom of your gown - attach the white collar that comes with your gown using a safety pin - dark colored shoes with either black stockings or no stockings Inappropriate Attire/Behaviors 1.) Shorts, boots, sandals, and flip flops are not considered appropriate. Students wearing improper attire will NOT be permitted to go through the graduation ceremony. 2.) Please conduct yourself with dignity during the ceremony. All eyes are on you. This ceremony may be one of the nicest memories in your lives. Please do not ruin it for yourself, your family, or your classmates by being rude. 3.) No gum, please. New this year! Join us online for the live web streaming of graduation 2014. This momentous event takes place on Tuesday, May 20th, 2014 at Shepherd University @ 7:00pm. Celebrate this moment with all of our graduates by going to the following web address: www.ihigh.com/martinsburg --------------------------------------------------------------------- Regarding photos… Parents and guests may take photos during commencement ceremony; however, all photos MUST be taken from the guest seating area. No guests will be allowed to go on the stadium floor area for photography. Students, please inform your guests of this policy. A professional photographer and videographer have been hired to commemorate this special event. There will be ample opportunity for graduates and family to use the stage area for photos after the ceremony. Thank you in advance for your cooperation. March 2014 Dear Graduating Senior, On behalf of the Martinsburg High School Alumni Association, I want to congratulate you on your upcoming graduation from Martinsburg High School. We sincerely hope your graduation, and related activities, will make for some very special and lasting memories of your time at M.H.S. Each year the Martinsburg High School Alumni Association invites former graduates, especially those affiliated with a reunion class, to return to the school for our annual banquet. This evening includes dinner, presentation of the 50 year class, presentation of the graduating class, acknowledgement of senior alumni scholarship winners, presentation of the ‘Outstanding Female’ and ‘Outstanding Male’ Award from the 50 year class, as well as the announcement of the ‘Outstanding Alumni Award’ winner as voted on by the alumni board. We cordially invite you to be our guests at this year’s banquet which will be held on Saturday, May 24, 2014 at the Holiday Inn in Martinsburg. There is no charge to the senior class as this is considered your formal induction into the Alumni Association. To obtain your dinner ticket, please stop by the guidance office in early May. We ask you not to accept a dinner ticket if you cannot be with us on the evening of the 24th as all seating is reserved. Tickets must be picked up by May 16th in order to give us an accurate head count. Again, I am personally extending an invitation for you to join us on the evening of May 24 th for the 105th annual Alumni Banquet dinner. I look forward, with great pleasure, to welcoming you into membership of the Martinsburg High School Alumni Association. Sincerely, Sarah Frost Sarah Frost, Class of 1984 President 2011-2014 MHS Alumni Association