Later Sign-Up ~ After March 1st
REGISTRATION INFORMATION
for the CHEM Graduation Ceremony
on June 1, 2013 at Ward Church in Northville
~ To Participate ~
‘Every graduate' will need
to purchase from Homeschool Diploma.com
a diploma with ‘our’ black padded cover (for group uniformity),
a purple cap & gown for a young man; a white cap & gown for a young lady,
a purple & gold 2013 standard tassel, and
pay CHEM a fee to help with the expenses of a public ceremony.
Plus, ‘the parents’ will
present their graduate with their diploma during the ceremony,
with one of the parents saying a few words as they do.
In addition, the ‘graduate and both parents’ are required
to meet eligibility requirements,
to sign a Waiver of Liability, if participating in any senior activities, and
to attend a rehearsal held the evening before the ceremony, on May 31st.
~ Registration Fees ~
Cap, Gown, Tassel and Diploma Fee:
Purchase from Homeschool Diploma.com, paying them direct.
Once your participation fee is received you’ll receive a password to access, on
the CHEM website, the CHEM Group Ordering Instructions to assist with the
placing of your order with Homeschool Diploma.com.
Participation Fee ~ $150 **
Follow payment instruction on page 3 of the Registration Form
** If there is more than one graduate in a family the participation fee for the
first graduate is the full rate of $150 and ½, or $75, for each additional sibling
graduating.
Should someone need to drop out after paying the Participation Fee, 50% will
be refunded up until April 23rd. After that date fees are not refundable.
Registration Information – page 2
~ Particulars ~
Before deciding on whether to participate in our ceremony,
first, please go to our website, www.CHEMgraduation.org,
and under the Information & Registration Tab read
“Part I – Specifications for Our Commencement Exercises”.
Then, make note of the following changes, which took effect after March 1st:
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Since the discounted group pricing deadlines have passed you will need to order your cap, gown, tassel
and diploma yourself from the company we order with; Homeschool Diploma.com, at full price.
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The cap, gown and tassel cost will be $33.99 plus S&H. A sibling’s or friend’s cap & gown, from one of
our past CHEM graduations, may be used but they will look different this year as we have changed
the company we order with as well as the material of the gown. Individual tassels may be purchased,
as needed for $5.50 each plus S&H.
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Diploma costs start at $28.99 plus S&H. You will be given the option to purchase upgrades and/or
various available options to create your diploma exactly as you would like it. Or, if you already have a
diploma but, it is not in a black padded cover, you will need to purchase just a cover, starting at
$14.25 plus S&H.
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Upon receipt of your completed registration form you will be given the password to the private pages
on our website. Under the Information and Registration tab you will find the Later Sign-Up Group
Ordering Instructions for your 2013 Cap, Gown, Tassel, and Diploma. You’ll need to read these
instructions through and then purchase these items right away.
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On our website, under the Information and Registration tab, you will also find “Part II – Additional
Details Governing Our Commencement Exercises”, which gives addition information you need to know.
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To register: Make a copy of the Registration Form for Later Sign-Up; complete the 3 page Form, and
send, along with payment, following the mailing instructions on page 3 of that Form.
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But, first, please read the graduation eligibility requirements, on page 3 of the Registration
Information, of who may participate in our CHEM Graduation Ceremony.
Registration closes April 23, 2013
or when the 40 graduates’ limit is reached
After reading the next page you should have all the information to make an
informed decision about participating in our ceremony.
Registration Information – page 3
~ Who Can Participate in the CHEM Graduation ~
Families do not have to be members of CHEM to participate or to help with graduation. Nor do
families have to volunteer to help the previous year in order to take part in our ceremony. CHEM
hosts a yearly graduation ceremony so homeschoolers can celebrate together and bring glory
to God in the process. CHEM does not certify, issue, or approve graduation diplomas as the
graduates do not graduate from CHEM, only with CHEM. Diplomas are awarded by the parents to
their own graduate based upon completion of the graduation requirements and standards they have
established for the home education of their own child. A child is home educated when the majority
of their studies are through private homeschooling under the direction and tutelage of their
parents.
Eligibility requirements for participating in the CHEM Graduation Exercises:
1. As a service to the homeschool community, CHEM hosts a “Christian” graduation ceremony for
homeschooling families who:
a. have a child who has completed the parents’ graduation requirements.
b. homeschooled that child, i.e., educated according to a philosophy of self directed education
outside of and independent of federal, state, and local governments and do not benefit from
publicly funded programs.
c. live on the Westside of Metro-Detroit. Available spots will be provided to Westside
homeschooling families first. Any family not living on the Westside of Metro-Detroit and wishing
to participate in our Westside Ceremony will be able to sign-up, after February 15th, as long as
there is still room.
d. are accepting of our format. Participating families need to have read and be accepting of our
format as stated in “Specifications for Our Commencement Exercises” and this year’s
“Registration Information for Later Sign-Up” (both documents are available on our website,
www.CHEMgraduation.org).
2. The total number of graduates that can participate in our ceremony each year is limited:
a.
first, by the seating capacity of the church facility we are able to secure, and
b.
secondly, to a maximum of 40 graduates, due to the length of time a larger ceremony would
mandate.
c. Because of these size limitations we ask that if a family has the opportunity and/or are
planning to also participate in another organization’s ceremony that they do not participate in
ours, leaving the space for homeschooling families without another option for a public ceremony
available to them.
3. We realize there may be unique circumstances regarding participation, thus CHEM reserves the
right to determine, on an individual basis, which families can and cannot participate in our CHEM
Westside graduation ceremony each year.
If you have any questions on eligibility:
Mrs. Kathy See, Graduation Director, 734-591-3072, director@CHEMgraduation.org
Other registration questions:
Mrs. Deb Parkyn, Registration Coordinator, 248-573-5300, registration@CHEMgraduation.org
Later Sign-Up ~ After March 1st
REGISTRATION FORM
Before completing this form please be sure to read “Specifications for Our Commencement Exercises”
To Register:
Print and read pages 1-3 of the Registration Information and keep for
your own information. Also, print and complete pages 1-3 of the Registration Form, and send
your completed Registration Form, along with payment, before April 23, 2013, according to the
instructions found on page 3.
Graduate’s Name _______________________________M ___F ___
Father’s Name _______________ Mother’s Name _______________
Address _______________________________________________
City ______________________ State _________ Zip ___________
Parent’s Telephone Number _________________________________
Parent’s E-mail __________________________________________
Parent’s Facebook Name, IF want to join _______________________
Graduate’s Cell __________________________________________
Graduate’s E-mail ________________________________________
Graduate’s Facebook Name, IF want to join _____________________
Note: We do a lot of our communication through email so please be sure to include them!
Registration Form – Page 2
Please read and then sign below
Please Note: All students who are 18 and older, as well as at least one custodial parent or the legal guardian,
regardless of whether the student is 18 or not, must sign the Agreement below and return it, with your
participation payment, prior to participating in any student-led senior activity:
RELEASE AND WAIVER OF LIABILITY;
HOLD HARMLESS AND INDEMNITY AGREEMENT
I/We hereby release CHEM and its officers, agents, representatives, and those acting
or appearing to act on behalf of CHEM from all liability for any and all activities and
events that are sponsored, promoted, or suggested by CHEM, as well as for all actions
and decisions made by CHEM and its officers, agents, representatives, and those acting
or appearing to act on behalf of CHEM regarding CHEM graduation and student-led
senior year activities of any and all kind and waive all rights, claims, liability, and actions
of any and all kind, including those involving civil rights, against CHEM regarding CHEM
graduation and student-led senior year activities of any and all kind.
Additionally, I/We agree to hold harmless and indemnify CHEM and its officer, agents,
and representatives from any and all liability connected with or associated with
student-led senior year activities of any and all kind that I/We engage in.
I/We have read and understand this agreement, and agree with its terms.
DATED: _______________________
_____________________________
STUDENT (Sign, then print name below)
_______________________________________
CUSTODIAL PARENT/GUARDIAN (Print name below)
_____________________________
_____________________________________
Student must sign and print for themselves
Why the Need for A Signed Waiver of Liability ~
Since CHEM’s operating structure is through a simple planning committee with a couple moms coming together
each year to host this event, as a service to the local homeschool community, insurance coverage is obtained through the
church in which the graduation ceremony is held instead of carrying an individual policy. This insurance provides liability
coverage only while graduates, their families, and guests are on the church’s property. For this reason CHEM does not
sponsor or host any off-site activities for our graduates, though we do suggest that graduates and/or their parents hold
their own personal events should they desire to do so. Unfortunately, the last few years has seen a rise in law suits
against homeschool groups and chaperones of school activities so, we are asking that each of our graduating families sign
the above “Release and Waiver of Liability; Hold Harmless and Indemnity Agreement” in the event their graduate
participates in any student-led senior year activities. We believe the liability/injury risk from senior year activities
should be no different than any other activity you would personally plan to hold on your own premises or at a public
location where your homeowner’s and automobile policy, as well as the public facility’s policy would provide coverage in the
event an accident or injury should occur (there has been none to date). We trust you will be in favor of signing the
waiver. If not, we ask that you not take part in any of the student-led senior year activities. Thank you for your
understanding!
Registration Form – Page 3
Parents, please initial IF You Can Answer Yes to These Questions
Have you read Specifications for Our Commencement Exercises and this year’s Registration
Information for Later Sign-Up (both on the website) and are agreeable with our format?
Are you in compliance with the Eligibility Requirements as stated on page 3 of the
Registration Information for Later Sign-Up ~ After March 1st?
Have both a parent and the graduate signed the Waived of Indemnity on page 2 of the
Registration Form if planning to participate in any Student-Led Senior Year Activities?
After registering and upon obtaining this year’s password will you go back to the website and
read Additional Details Governing Our Commencement Exercises and the Later Sign-Up Group
Ordering Instructions, for Cap, Gown, Tassel and Diploma and then place your order ASAP?
Parent’s Initials ____________
Registration Fees for Participation in the 2013 CHEM Graduation
Fill in the Registration Fees that apply to you and submit with your payment as instructed below.
$150.00
Participation Fee
$ ___150.00___
$ 75.00
Participation Fee – additional sibling(s)
$ ___________
Your Total Registration Fees -
Due before April 23, 2013
$ ___________
Make Check or Money Order Payable to C.H.E.M.
Mail this 3 page Registration Form with your payment to:
Mrs. Deb Parkyn, Registration Coordinator
9464 N. Dixboro Rd.
South Lyon, MI 48178
Then, upon receipt of your payment…
We will send an email confirmation of your payment and the password to the private pages on the website.
Please return to www.CHEMgraduation.org, under the Info and Registration tab, and read the
“Later Sign-up ~ After March 1st; Ordering Instructions for the 2013 Cap, Gown, Tassel, and Diploma”.
Then, place your order with HomeschoolDiploma.com ASAP.
In addition, please also read, under the Information and Registration tab,
“Part II - Additional Details Governing Our Commencement Exercises” for information about
Senior Activities, Honors and Honor Cords, Communication, Deadlines, Website Usage, etc.
For Additional Information: 248-573-5300 or Registration@CHEMgraduation.org