CONGRATULATIONSSeniors AND GED grads !!!

The end of the year is approaching quickly and it is time to prepare for the HLC graduation ceremony!!

Group Picture of HLC grads

When is AHS graduation?

• Friday, June 6^th
• 7:00 PM
• Stewart Field

YOU WOULD ALREADY know if you were walking/ participating in AHS graduation!

When is HLC graduation?

• Thursday, June 5^th
• 6:00 PM
• Stewart Field (S.F.)

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What is happening that day on Grad Day, 6/5?

• MANDATORY PRACTICE!

9:00-11:00 AM at HLC

(Room 19 and the Gym)

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Practice, Continued…

• Practice lasts about 2 hours
• Create the “walking order”
• Decide where you are sitting
• Practice walking in and out
• Practice how and where to stand when you receive your diploma
• Practice posing for your picture
• Practice ringing the graduation bell

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• Seniors do a “Parade of Greatness” through our school after practice.
• Graduates complete the From One Dragon to Another… (see last year’s in the trophy case by Kasi’s office)

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What happens that night on 6/5?

• 5:00 PM- All graduates get ready in the Stewart Building wrestling room.
• - Bring bobby pins to hold on caps.
• - You can wear whatever you want under your gown; shoes will be the most noticed item of clothing

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• Graduates will stay in the wrestling room until the ceremony starts.
• Only leave room for the group photo.
• The ceremony lasts about 2 hours.

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• Guests can enter S.F. at 5:30 PM, parking can be a challenge- so plan ahead!!

Walking Order

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Walking Order

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Advisor/Mentor Shout Out

Shake Hands!

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Ring the Bell!

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Stewart Field Rules

• 1) No stiletto heels!
• 2) No gum or sunflower seeds
• 3) No food or drink

What about guests?

• Guests can enter Stewart Field at 5:30.
• HLC does not “host” a celebration with your family after the ceremony.
• Parties or celebrations will have to take place at your own home/place
• You are welcome to take pictures afterwards in the stadium for a short period of time.

Please exit field, though, as quickly as possible because they are setting up for AHS practice in the AM and graduation tomorrow!

Caps, Gowns, Stoles & Tassels

• All students get and keep a dragon pendant to hang on their tassel and a stole
• Three options for the cap, gown and tassel:
• Order your own, the information is provided. Do this within 2 weeks of today.
• Borrow a cap and gown (you will get a tassel to keep from HLC)
• A combination: order the cap and tassel, but borrow the gown.

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Stole:

• Purple for Harbor High Grads (provided by a parent! THANKS!)
• Purple and White for GED Diploma Earners and Open Doors Grads
• White for GHA Grads

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All borrowed items must be returned after the graduation ceremony.

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Caps, Gowns & Tassels

• Caps can be decorated appropriately.
• If you borrow a cap, you must place something on the cap that can be removed if you plan on decorating.
• Advice for decorating your cap:
• Your own? Have fun. Make sure it is school appropriate!
• Borrowing a cap? Create your design on a piece of cardboard and use double sided tape to attach to your cap. Make sure it is school appropriate!

Sample Cap Decoration

• Decorating your cap, advice!

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• Each year, graduating seniors go to their home Aberdeen elementary school to parade through the halls
• Wear your graduation cap, gown, and tassel
• This year, the parade will be on May 30th, 1-2:45 PM
• (Cosi Elementary? That time is different 12:45- 1:30)

Senior Parade

What else?

• We have hired Moyer Multi Media to take photos. The link will then be put on our website so that you can download the pictures that you want. (That’s Amy from Room 4)

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• Balloons! Some family members like to celebrate by bringing balloons. However, balloons often block the view of other guests. Please be sure and keep the balloons/signs/etc low or out of the way!

One more thing…

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Typical Questions??

• What if I have not finished, can I still participate in the graduation ceremony? NO, all assignments to complete all credits must be turned in by May 29
• Who attends graduation? Family and friends!
• What if I make a poor decision leading up to graduation? Students who choose to make bad decisions leading up to or the day of graduation will not be allowed to walk in the ceremony.

Typical Questions??

• Who “presents” me? Your advisory teacher typically presents you for graduation. Our GHA advisor, our GED Case Manager, and other staff sometimes do as well.

That means they say a few things about you and your journey

towards graduation.

• Are there “tickets”? No, everyone is welcome. No limit.
• Who shakes my hand? Usually a Superintendent or School Board member

Typical Questions??

• What can I bring to graduation? Nothing/as little as possible. We are not responsible for watching your things during graduation. Wear something with pockets or plan ahead to have family keep your belongings.
• Phone? No phones out during ceremony! We will give opportunity for selfie at beginning, then we will ask for you to silence phone and put it away.

Questions??