May 7th, 2015
VOL. 4
SENIOR MEETING
In the coming month as you prepare for graduation, we
will be meeting with you regularly to ensure you have all
the required information.
Meeting Agenda
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Welcome to Senior Meetings
Upcoming Date: 5/21 (THIS IS VERY IMPORTANT TO ATTEND)
Mr. Coyne – Be smart & behave, pay attention, stay focused, earn your credits.
Ms. Ouverson – Honor Cords
Ms. Sweeney - Passport to graduation and other counselor announcements
Ms. Somerville – King & Queen nominations for Prom
Mr. Grebner – iPad turn in (Absent)
Ms. Hastings –Busses for graduation, pay your obligations NOW, don’t wait, obligations all need
to be paid to get your cap & gown, key chains, last week schedule.
DETAILS ARE ON THE BACK
Librarian’s Corner
Dear Seniors,
All of your library books and fines must
be turned in or paid before you can
walk at graduation. This includes any
books, textbooks, or calculators
checked out from any SPPS library
from grades k- 12. Overdue/fine
notices will be sent to your SPPS email.
Do not wait until May to take care of
old fines from other schools. You can
pay the fine to me; Ms. Mund and I'll
send it to the correct library. I can also
help you find replacement textbooks
for far less than the price listed on your
notice. Please be aware that finding
replacement textbooks for less and
sending money to other schools to
remove books from your record takes
time. So do not wait!
In order for you to get here…
we need to see you at each
Senior Meeting!
Your Graduation Coordinator,
Ms. Hastings
Assistant Principal: Patrick Coyne
 Stay focused on you (grades, attendance, behavior
etc…), focused on your family who supports you through this
journey, and focus on Como and the teachers and staff who help
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you and are committed to you and your success.
Save the celebrations until after, and stay focused now! You’re almost done (35/36 of the way)
Counselor Paula Sweeney:
 Senior Passport to Graduation is your ticket to your cap and gown. You will need 4 stamps on it!
1. Counselors verifying you have all your credits.
2. Counselors verifying you’ve gone on Naviance and completed your senior survey (YOU
MUST PRINT YOUR RESULTS PRIOR TO CLICKING DONE THE 2ND TIME OR YOU WILL
NEED TO REDO IT. BRING PRINTOUT TO YOUR COUNSELOR!
3. Ms. Mund the librarian verifying that you’ve turned in all of your checked out books or
paid the fees to cover them
4. Ms. Hastings verifying that you’ve met all your obligations (uniforms, calculator,
instrument, etc…).
 You will get your passport card in English or if you don’t have English, you will get it from your
counselor. You get them the week of May 26th. If you lose it, it will cost you a dollar to get a new
one.
 There are very few seniors who are not failing classes right now!
Graduation Coordinator Sheri Hastings:
 Obligations will be posted in the commons next week – check to see if you are on it!
 There are several ways to take care of your obligations
o Return the property to your teacher, your teacher emails me and I remove you from the
obligations list.
o Bring exact cash (NO CHECKS ACCEPTED) to me and get a receipt; I will remove you
from the obligations list.
o Work with Ms. Mund, she will email us and we will remove you from the obligations list
o JROTC – see them
o PAY OBLIGATIONS BEFORE OR AFTER SCHOOL ONLY IN 2428.
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Last week schedule:
o Mon. – Memorial Day – No school
o Tues. – You get your passport in English (if no Engl. Class go to your counselor)
o Wed. – (long day – finals)
o Thur. – (long day – finals)
o Fri. – Senior’s last day
 Classes from 7:30-10:32
 Picnic starts at 10:32 and goes until noon
 Cap & Gown distribution/tickets
 8 per person
 Need more? Ask friends, or on Monday. 6/1 at 7:00 am Ms. Dutton will
distribute equitably extra tickets. If you need a handicapped space
please let me know and find out the rules
 Seniors must leave the building by 12:30
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Graduation is June 4th at 8:00 pm at the Roy Wilkins Auditorium
o You must arrive to Roy Wilkins Auditorium by 7:15 the night of graduation
o If you would like to take a bus from school you can for $1/per. (family welcome)
 Will be selling them up to June 3rd.
 Prefer cash
 Seniors need to leave on the first bus, which will be at 7:00 to be down at Roy
Wilkins on time. The other 2 buses will leave as they fill at 7:15 and 7:30.
 If we don't sell enough tickets to fill the bus we might cancel one.
 Students see Theresa in the office for tickets
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Rehearsal is at 8:00 am on June 4th at Roy Wilkins and you must attend rehearsal to walk in
gradation.
o Be on time, you will have to park at a meter or in the ramp, we do not cover cost for
parking for rehearsal, nor do we provide any transportation from school for rehearsal.
o You do not need to wear your cap and gown to rehearsal. Dress comfortably.
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The graduation speakers
o The senior class nominated Ms. Chong Thao to be the speaker for graduation
o To be the student speaker please take an application from me today or from your
counselor after today,
 You will need a teacher recommendation that speaks to your dedication to
Como, your character, and your speaking skills
 You will need to come after school and audition (deliver your speech)
 A candidate will be selected after tryouts
 The final candidate will come back for a speaking coaching session prior to
graduation.
A LIST OF ALL FINAL DETAILS WILL BE AVAILABLE AT THE LAST SENIOR MEETING 5/21!