Grad

Here is the link: https://classroom.google.com/c/NTA1MTE2MDY5MTk4?cjc=wy7ufuw

Here is the class code: wy7ufuw

Graduation School Advisors are:

Ms. Jennifer Williams - jennifer.williams@ghsd75.ca

Ms. Stephanie Legendre - stephanie.legendre@ghsd75.ca

Eligible Grads: If you did not pick up your Ceremony tickets Wednesday at lunch or in Homeroom, you can pick them up in the main office.

Ineligible Grads: When you become eligible your tickets will be placed in the main office for you to pick up. The list is not updated every day, so be patient, you will get your tickets eventually.

Extra Ceremony Tickets: If you are looking for extra Ceremony tickets, fill out a card and put it on the board outside the Learning Commons. Be patient, we are still 2 weeks away from grad, you will be amazed what happens between now and then.

Tickets can be picked up outside the office on May 2nd, 3rd and 4th during lunch.

There will be a ceremony rehearsal for each group on Friday, May 26. Ceremony #1 rehearsal will start at 1:30pm, Ceremony #2 rehearsal will start at 2:30pm. Please make sure you are here as you will be given detailed instructions for the following day.

Afternoon Ceremonies will take place in the gymnasium on May 27th with 2 start times: 11:00 am & 1:30 pm. Graduates will have the opportunity to sign up for their preferred start time and we will do our best to accommodate everyone, but can't guarantee their chosen time. Each ceremony is capped at 115 participants.

The form to sign up will be posted on the Grad Google Classroom on

April 1st at 8am.

Ceremony #1 is now FULL. Please sign up for Ceremony #2. (April 18, 2023)

Grads will cross the stage while their personal thank you's and future plans are shared. Graduates will each be given 6 tickets for guests to attend. Everyone attending, even children, must have a ticket. Tickets will be distributed to eligible grads starting on the first week in May. 

If you have urgent questions your student cannot answer you are welcome to phone either of the Grad Advisor - Ms. Williams at the school (403) 934-3135.

The Evening Celebration will begin at 7:00 pm in the gym with the dance to follow in the Civic Centre ending at 11pm. 

This is an opportunity for Grads to show off their formal/fancy wear, discover who won the various categories of Senior Superlatives, listen to a few toasts, and then move to the Civic Centre for the dance (the first 3 songs are for you to dance with family, and your escorts/dates).

Grads and their escorts will be announced as they enter the gym, pose for a picture, and circle the gym to upbeat celebratory music. Grads will take their place on the bleachers, their non-grad escorts in reserved seating, and when everyone is seated the evening program will begin. 

Tickets for guests will be sold online from May 5th to 14th through the School Cash Online link on the SHS website home page. Grads do not need a ticket themselves, but all other guests will require one to enter the Celebration. Tickets for guests will be $10/ea for up to 6 guests per grad. Tickets will be distributed to grads on the 17th, 18th, and 23rd of May. 

Any remaining Celebration tickets will be released for purchase on School Cash Online on Friday, May 19th at 8 am.  

If you are currently failing any of your courses required for graduation, and/or you have overdue textbooks, and/or you haven't paid your mandatory fees, and/or have poor attendance, you will NOT BE ELIGIBLE to participate in the Graduation Ceremony.

Please go to School Cash Online, to pay your fees. 

The mandatory Grad fee of $20 has been added to your School Fees online account. This fee covers the cost of all the AV equipment, your gown, the DJ, and your personal Grad Celebration ticket. 

See Mrs. Wathen in the Learning Commons to return or pay for your textbooks.

Please speak to your teachers and make a plan to get passing!

Common reasons for NOT being able to receive your Graduation Ceremony tickets:

Outstanding/Unpaid Fees

• Mandatory Spartan Council Fee $10.00 (Pay online, or make arrangements in office)
• Past Learning Resource Fee $65.00 (Pay online, or make arrangements in office)
• Mandatory Grad Fee $20.00 (Pay online, or make arrangements in office)
• Sports Team Fees  (See coach to pay, or make arrangements)
• Damaged or Lost Text Books fines (See the library/learning commons to pay, or make arrangements)

Please pay your fees through School Cash Online, and visit the Learning Commons to return/replace missing textbooks. 

Grad gowns will be delivered to your block 4 class on Thursday. If you are not here on Thursday you can pick it up on Monday from your block 4 class.

1. Try on your grad gown when you receive it. When you put on your grad gown, it should hit the middle of your calf.  If it is too long or too short please come and see me.  DO NOT exchange with another student.  Each gown is numbered and assigned by name

2. Each gown comes with a sash.  You may want to safety pin the sash to your gown on the day of grad.  It tends to slide around

3. You do not need to wash the gown.  It was clean when you got it.  If for some reason you need to wash it, you can put it in the washing machine.  Hang to dry.

4. The gown needs to be returned immediately after the ceremony.  You may go onto the lawn for pictures, but DO NOT leave with the gown.

5. After the ceremony, place the gown in the labeled bins outside the cosmo room (room 104).  Each gown has a number on it so I will know you returned it.  Please don’t make me hunt you down to get my gown back!

On April 19th at 2:45pm the Grad Gown Sign-Up Form will be posted on the Grad Google Classroom. Please use your GHSD75 email address to sign up for your gown. 

If you are participating in the grad ceremonies you MUST fill out this form.   Gowns will be delivered to your block 4 class Thursday May 4 before lunch.  You must return the gown on the day of grad (May 27) immediately following the ceremony.  If you do not have a block 4 class, you can pick up the gown in the Cosmo room.  If you have work experience block 4 please select Legendre as your teacher.

Here is the link:

https://classroom.google.com/c/NTA1MTE2MDY5MTk4/a/NTE4NDM2NDAzNTYw/details?pli=1

Grads, please complete the Grad Write Up form that is now posted in the Grad Google Classroom. Your Write-Up must be submitted by May 15. 

You must be using your GHSD email, and you can only reply once. This is what will be read aloud as you cross the stage. 3 sentences maximum. If you are participating in the ceremony you MUST complete this. This is your chance to thank your family, friends, teachers, and anyone who helped you get to where you are today. Tell us what your plans for the future are, where are you going to school, are you going to start your career, will you be travelling.

Ex. Thank you to my family for getting me up in the morning, helping me with homework, reminding me to pack a lunch, and celebrating with me when I succeeded. I will be attending the University of Zoltron in the fall with the goal of one day becoming a sousaphone player. Congratulations to my friends and classmates, we did it!

Who among you is the most likely to show up late with coffee?  The most likely to be found in the weight room? Or the most likely to own 50 cats?   You can vote for whoever you want in as many categories as you choose. To vote (you can only vote once, but you can edit your responses as many times as you want to), type in the FIRST and LAST name of the person you want to vote for. Just try your best with spelling (the first name is the more important one, the last one we can usually figure it out even if you spell it phonetically).

For "Best Bromance," enter both names - the order won't matter. All other categories just enter your first-choice winner! You do not need to vote for every category, but it would be great if you could.
As always, there is a mix of "classic" categories and a few that are unique to this year.
This form will close on Friday, MAY 5th, so make sure you get your votes in by then! Winners will be contacted the second week of May to arrange for photos and video footage. 

Here is the link:

https://forms.gle/VP2E4nXgcVGfSEEE6

Senior Quotes (to go under their yearbook portrait) Forms will be emailed to grads and posted on their Grad Google Classroom for them to access. They need to make sure they're logged in with their school account or else they won't work. You get 125 characters (every letter, space, and piece of punctuation counts).  It can be heartfelt, funny, serious, or just plain random. Movie quotes, book quotes, song lyrics, teacher quotes, your own catchphrase... all fair game. If you don't put anything you will just have a big blank space under your name. Please keep it school-appropriate so Ms. Riley doesn't have to change it to "inappropriate joke." She will do it. You can edit it if you change your mind, until the due date on May 1st!