Tisdale Middle & Secondary School presents...

Graduation 2019

Orientation Evening

Wednesday, March 6, 2019

Purpose

To provide basic information to better prepare Grade 12’s and parents for the celebration of your High School Graduation.

To identify the committees that are responsible for organizing Graduation.

To provide a timeline of events associated with Graduation

To answer any initial questions from parents and Grade 12’s and maintain open lines of communication.

Approx. 62 graduates. Numbers will be confirmed in April. This is based on the TMSS Graduation Policy.

Graduation Criteria:Be a registered student at TMSS within the academic year in which you plan to graduate.

Meet graduation requirements as set out by the Ministry of Education

Have paid outstanding debts owed to the NESD (this includes library fines)

Have not taken part in any previous graduation ceremony

Thursday, June 27, 2019

TMSS Graduation 2019

TMSS Grad Committees

DecoratingInvitation/BanquetProgram

Overall Planning

Grade 12’s are invited to sign up to work on these committees outside Mrs. Andris’s Room.

Sign up will be Thursday March 7nd and Friday March 8rd.

Grad Information wall is on the bulletin board outside Mrs. Andris’s classroom

NOTE: Grads can only sign up for One Committee

Overall Planning

Communicate with other committees

And other important things

Mrs. Andris

Program Committee

DUTIESselect music for Grand Marchselect people to say grace, sing “O Canada”, emcee, etc.select toast presenters for banquet

arrange surveys for selection of:valedictorianclass album presenters class songfuture plans

organize program for printing

Mrs. Simoneau

Invitation/Banquet Committee

Duties:

organize fee payment (forms, receipts)

organize invitations and tickets

organize seating plan

create place cards and table cards

select caterer & choose menu

create record of DVD, photos and grad item sales

Mrs. Messer & Mrs. Bergen

Grad Fees / Invitations 1/4BANQUET SEATS

Graduates are able to bring themselves and a maximum of 4 people to the banquet

You will not receive paper banquet tickets. Instead, place cards will be set on the table for the number of plates you have purchased.

Total number of people attending banquet: 5

If you have extenuating circumstances (ex. step-family) and you need extra Banquet or Exercise tickets, please explain and Mrs. Messer will get back to you, however there are no guarantees.

Grad Fees / Invitations 2/4Exercises

You are given a total of 10 tickets for the exercises. These tickets need to be presented at the door, (the people at the banquet will need an exercise ticket).

Ex: If Jack invites 5 people and himself to the banquet, he can invite 5 more people to the exercises.

GRADS DO NOT NEED AN EXERCISE TICKET

Parent Preferential Seating (Discuss as to why not happening)

Grad Fees / Invitations 3/4Invitations

The number of invitations ordered does not necessarily have to match the number of people attending the Banquet and/or Exercises. You only order invitations you wish to send out or keep as a memento.

Grad Fees / Invitations 4/4Cost

General Grad Fee (may be adjusted on final bill): ___ x $50.00 = $_____

Group Photo: ___ x $27.00= $_____

Banquet (plates): ___ x $20.00 = $_____

Exercises Only Invitations: ___ x $1.00 = $_____

Banquet and Exercise Invitations: ___ x $1.00 = $_____

Class Album Picture (receiving diploma & folio): ___ x $9.00 = $_____

Grad DVD: ___ x $50.00 = $_____

Total: $_____

Online Ordering Form

http://tmss.nesd.ca/

Under the Student Logins Tab

http://archive.nesd.ca/extra/grad

Decorating Committee

Decorate for gradStage set-upTable Decoration (including setting of tables)Names for wallPicture area outside of auditoriumOther as determined by committee

Will start right away.

First meeting will be next week

Ms. Madsen

Technology Committee

Assists in technology set-up at grad

2018-19 Rep – Caitlyn Hartman

Graduates – Please provide your baby picture to Caitlyn, preferably email the scanned photo to ch328@learner.nesd.ca or caitlyn.hartman@icloud.com

Mr. Janzen

Graduation Timeline

APRIL

*Committees dig in and get to work on Grad planning

JUNE

*All fees should be paid by final due date

*Committe Work should be minimal (Everything should be almost done!)

*"The Big day is almost here!"

MAY

*Committees should be finalizing the last of their work

*Order all of your Invitations & start paying grad fees

MARCH/APRIL

*Establish planning committees

*Students will suggest ideas for Theme/Guest Speaker/Class Album Presenters/Valedictorian & Vote

*Cap & Gown Photos completed *Grad Eligibility List Finalized

Grad Pictures

All Grads must have their cap & gown photo taken

These take place in January with retakes in February.

Hope they turned out!

TMSS Scholarship FundThe TMSS Scholarship Fund will award $31,200 at our 2019 Graduation. However, only the students who apply are considered for these awards.

Two awards are specifically designated for person(s) attending technical schools.

If you have a 70% average or even think you might have, please apply.

Forms are available on our school web site under Student Information, TMSS Scholarship Fund.

These completed application forms are dueFriday, May 24, 2019 at 3:30 pm.

Give the application directly to Mrs. Lee.

Late applications are not considered.

Graduation CountdownSunday, June 23th: Decorate/Set-Up Banquet Tables. Stay tuned for set-up times

Wednesday, June 26th: Grand March & Class Photo Rehearsal. Meet in Auditorium at 1:00 pm

Thursday, June 27th

Photos at the Park (2:00)Class Photo (4:30)Banquet (5:00)Exercises (7:45)Clean-up (10:30)

Friday, June 28th: Finish Clean-up & return borrowed/rented items

Invited Guests: 35 x $20.00 = $700.00

Valedictorian Gift: = $ 50.00

Set up/Take down (firefighters): = $ 400.00

Flowers on stage during grad: = $ 75.00

Grad Programs: = $ 700.00

Thank You in the Recorder = $80.00

Decorations (wall, tables, stage, napkins): = $ 600.00

Tickets & Place Settings & Special Guest Invitations: = $ 150.00

Place Settings (paper plates, cups, glasses, rolls, etc. 450 people): = $ 450.00

Miscellaneous: = $ 180.00

Total: $3385.00

Grad Committee Expense

$ 3385÷ 62 Grads = 54.60 or $55.00/Grad

TMSS Drug/Alcohol PolicyTMSS considers the use of alcohol and/or illicit drugs to be a serious offense and will not tolerate students using nor being under the influence of such substances on school property or at school-sponsored activities.

Students who choose to use or are under the influence of alcohol at school or at a school sponsored activity can expect that there parents will be contacted and that the student will be sent home. The student can also expect the following:

A three-day out-of-school suspension.

A meeting with the school principal or vice-principal, the parent/guardians

and the student.

The loss of an extra-curricular activity if the offending act took place during

that activity.

The possible loss of all extra-curricular activity privileges.

As it pertains to Graduation Day, if there is “sound reason” to believe that a Graduate is under the influence or in possession of alcohol and/or illicit drugs at the “school sponsored” Graduation Evening, the Graduate “will” immediately be prohibited from participating in any further Graduation activities and will be asked to leave the premises.

Graduation Tidbits

Parent Volunteers

Grad Family Photos

Safe Grad & Chem Free Grad

Questions/Comments...

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