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8th Grade Student Permissions & RSVP
Parents and Guardians, please complete the permission authorization and RSVP for the upcoming 8th-grade activities. 
Your permission and RSVP for the following events are due by Friday, May 1, 2026.
  • Dinner Dance - Saturday, May 16
  • Class Trip - Wednesday, May 20
  • Honors Celebration - Wednesday, May 27
  • Horse Thief Hollow Lunch - Thursday, May 28
All Graduation Events are a privilege; as such, all students must be in good academic and behavioral standing to attend these events. 
Email *
Student First Name *
Student Last Name *
EVENT RSVP:  Dinner Dance - Saturday, May 16, 2026
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EVENT TIME: 6:30pm - 10pm
My child will attend the Graduation Dinner Dance at The Vineyard (Barraco's Event Space), 2121 West 95th Street Chicago. 
DISMISSAL:  Dinner Dance - Saturday, May 16, 2026 *
Students are not permitted to walk home from the Dinner Dance, nor leave early (without prior approval).  Please let us know who will be picking up your child at 10pm on May 16.
EVENT RSVP:  Great America - Wednesday, May 20, 2026 *
EVENT TIME: 7:45am ~ 6:30pm
Students should arrive at St. Barnabas School at the regular arrival bell (7:45am) and report to their homeroom. We will travel to and from Six Flags Great America via yellow school bus. The bus departs St. Barnabas at 9am, and will pickup at Great America 5pm, for a return to St. Barnabas around 6:30pm. 

Please let us know if your child is attending this school day event.
FOOD & BEVERAGES:  Great America - Wednesday 20, 2026 *
The cost of Great America tickets and bus travel is covered by the 8th Grade Grad fee each family paid earlier this year.  That fee does not cover the cost of food and beverages within the park.  Students have a few options for eating while at Great America:
  • Purchase a pre-paid meal plan - Great America offers a range of pre-paid meals plan to you can purchase in advance. Drinks & Dining Deals
  • Bring credit card, debit card, or Apple Pay payment option to be used for food and beverage purchases while at Great America. Great America is cashless (but there are cash to card kiosks in the park). Read about cashless options for Great America.
  • Bring a bagged lunch and drink that will be stored in one of the chaperone's vehicles and at a pre-set time students will exit the park with adult chaperone and have lunch at the grounds surrounding the park . Outside food and beverages are not permitted to be brought into the park.
DISMISSAL:  Great America - Wednesday 20, 2026 *
We expect to return to school around 6:30pm.  Please let us know how your child can be dismissed from the school parking lot.
EVENT RSVP:  Honors Celebration  - Wednesday, May 27, 2026 *
EVENT TIME: 6pm - 9pm
Celebrating students for their achievements in academics, athletics, and the arts. Students and parents/guardians are invited to gather in the gym. We will spend time celebrating and honoring each student for the impact they have made at St. Barnabas School. After the ceremony, we invite students and parents to have fun and mingle at a casual celebratory dinner in the gym.
EVENT RSVP:  Lunch at Horse Thief Hollow - Thursday, May 28, 2026 *
EVENT TIME: 9am - 1pm
The students will walk with their 2nd-grade buddies (and teachers) to Horse Thief for lunch after their morning graduation practice.
Dietary Restrictions *
At numerous Grad Events, food and drinks will be served to the students.  If your child has dietary restrictions, please provide details in the "other" answer so we may share specifics with the Event Coordinators. 
Behavior Expectations *
Our 8th Grade Parent Committee, generously gives their time to plan and manage some of the 8th grade graduation events.  The behavior expectations we adhere to at St. Barnabas School will be in place at the off-campus, parent-run events (Graduation Dance and Great America).  

For the safety and enjoyment of our students: Any inappropriate behavior will result in a call to the parent/guardian with a requirement of immediate student pick up at any of the events. This could require a parent drive to Gurnee to pick up the student during the Great America event and the student sit outside the park with a chaperone until the parent arrives.

Dinner Dance Phone Policy: This event brings the students together to celebrate and enjoy the evening without other distractions. To encourage this interaction among one another, parent chaperones will collect student cell phones upon arrival and will hand it back the last 30 minutes of the event. 
PERMISSION AUTHORIZATION *
Typing my name serves as my electronic signature of the Field Trip waiver detailed below.
Field Trip Waiver for off-campus activities: Dinner Dance, Great America, Horse Thief Hollow 
As a legal guardian, I fully understand and acknowledge that participation in these opportunities may involve strenuous activity and certain risks of illness, injury, permanent disability, or death to participants due to such activities and that such risks may be inherent to the activities that participants will engage in, and may be unavoidable regardless of the care taken. I understand that by signing this document, which indicates that Student will voluntarily participate in these activities despite any dangers involved and risks of illness, injury, permanent disability and death, I, on behalf of myself and Student, am waiving and releasing any and all claims for injury that Student might sustain as a result of participation.  If you have any questions regarding the nature of the activities related to this field trip, please contact the school or parish office.

I, on behalf of myself and Student, acknowledge and agree that by voluntarily participating in these activities, I assume any and all risks of illness, injury, permanent disability, death, or damage to person or property, as well as full responsibility for Student’s medical and liability insurance coverage and costs. I hereby represent that Student does not suffer from and is not under the care of a physician for any condition that would limit his/her participation in the activities.

In consideration of being permitted to participate in these activities, I, on behalf of myself and Student, and our heirs, executors, agents and assigns, hereby agree to waive, release, indemnify, hold harmless and agree not to sue the Catholic Bishop of Chicago, a corporation sole, and St. Barnabas School/Parish, and their administrators, employees, agents, representatives, volunteers, insurers, attorneys, clergy, assigns and successors, from and against any and all claims, demands, suits and causes of actions, whether known or unknown, past, present or future, including, but not limited to, any and all costs, expenses, and attorneys’ fees, by reason of any injury, illness, death, and damage/loss to property, whether caused by negligence or any other reason, arising out of, in connection with, or in any manner related to participation in this field trip.  Student agrees to comply with all conduct rules and health protocols.

I INTEND, BY MY ELECTRONIC SIGNATURE, TO PROVIDE A COMPLETE AND UNCONDITIONAL WAIVER OF CLAIMS AND RELEASE OF LIABILITY TO THE GREATEST EXTENT ALLOWED BY LAW. I HAVE CAREFULLY READ THIS RELEASE, WAIVER, AND PERMISSION FORM, FULLY UNDERSTAND ITS CONTENTS, AND SIGN THIS AGREEMENT FREELY AND VOLUNTARILY.
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