2024 Senior Parent

Information Meeting

Overview of Parent Meeting

• Welcome and introductions
• Graduation Overview
• Date, Time, Location, and Tickets!
• Dress, Do’s and Don’ts, Expectations
• Transportation and parking
• Mandatory rehearsal, caps and gowns, and cap decorating
• Needed supports - ASL interpreters, accessible seating, etc.
• Senior Package Payment and Obligations Reminders
• Calendar for the year
• T-Shirts and Sweatshirts and Yard Signs
• Senior Picnic Volunteering
• Prom
• Time for Questions

Please Scan the QR code below or use the bit.ly for a TO-DO list with links for YOU to follow:

https://bit.ly/SVSeniorParent

Folks to Know

Tessa Walker and Juli Taylor, Senior Class Sponsors

Monique Riddick, Business Administrator

Ricardo Hernandez, Principal

• LeeAnn Wolfe and Mark Stein: Graduation Coordinators
• Tara Owen: School Financial Specialist

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These are the folks you’ll be hearing from in the coming weeks regarding graduation information. Please pay attention to their communications via email and phone!

How to Get Information When I Have Questions

• Class website! Linked in ALL newsletters and on the school website
• Ask your student
• Email your students’ counselor
• Email your students’ administrator
• Contact the class sponsors
• All email addresses and phone numbers are on the SVHS website

Graduation UMBC Chesapeake Arena

Wednesday June 5, 2024 2:00 PM

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Graduation Tickets

• Every graduate will receive 7 tickets
• Tickets will be given to students on Monday, June 3, 2024 at the mandatory graduation rehearsal
• Student obligations must be paid to receive tickets

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Arrival Dress and Photography at UMBC

Arrival Time at UMBC

Graduates are to report to UMBC by 12:30 p.m. Admission for graduates is a cap and gown. They do not need a ticket, however they will need to check in. Graduates will report to their designated areas and line up in order at 12:45 p.m. and are to remain in their assigned lobby area.

Dress

Graduation is a formal occasion that requires appropriate dress. Shorts, jeans, sweat suits, cut-offs, t-shirts, flip-flops, tennis shoes, etc. are not appropriate attire for guests or graduates. Male graduates will wear long dress pants, a shirt and collar and tie and dress shoes with socks. Female graduates are expected to wear a dress, slacks or skirt and blouse, and dress shoes with a flat or low heel. Graduates may decorate their caps but there are guidelines. Students are not permitted to bring a purse or any other belongings into graduation. Graduates who do not adhere to these guidelines will not be allowed to participate in the ceremony.

Photography/Videotaping

Parents and guests must not interrupt graduates with photography while they are lining up. Please take pictures prior to 12:45 p.m. No photography of any kind is permitted in the aisles, in front of the stage or on the stage. A professional photographer will be taking pictures of all graduates. Proofs will be mailed shortly after graduation so that parents will have the option to purchase those pictures if they wish.

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Graduation Decorum

Graduation Decorum

While graduation is a joyous occasion, the ceremony is formal. It is important to have the cooperation of all guests and graduates to maintain this atmosphere. We have the same high expectations and standards for our guests as we do for our students. Therefore, be aware that graduates or guests whose behavior is inappropriate will be asked to leave the ceremony.

One of the most important things we ask is for guests to remain seated as graduates receive their diplomas and until all graduates have left the Stadium at the end of graduation. Other things to be aware of:

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• Doors will open at 12:45 p.m. Plan accordingly as your tickets will be scanned prior to entry.
• The doors will close at 1:50 p.m. and will not be reopened until the processional is complete.
• Students or guests under the influence of alcohol or other drugs will not be tolerated and will be escorted out of the stadium.
• Items such as balloons, beach balls, signs, silly string and noise makers are inappropriate and not allowed in the stadium.
• Talking during the ceremony is prohibited.
• Cell phones must be turned off during the ceremony.
• No photography of any kind is permitted in the aisles, in front of the stage or on the stage.

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THE PROHIBITED ITEMS BELOW WILL NOT BE PERMITTED INSIDE CHESAPEAKE ARENA.

• WEAPONS OR DANGEROUS DEVICES OF ANY KIND

• ILLEGAL DRUGS/SUBSTANCES

• BAGS (LARGER THAN 12”x12”x8”)

• BACKPACKS

• ALCOHOL

• BOTTLES / CANS / FLASKS

• FOOD/COOLERS

• OUTSIDE FOOD/BEVERAGE (BABY FOOD WILL BE PERMITTED)

• BALLOONS/MARKERS/SPRAY PAINT

• PAMPHLETS/PRODUCT SAMPLES

• SKATEBOARDS/ROLLERBLADES/BICYCLES

• HELMETS

• CHAIRS

• SELFIE STICKS

• LAPTOP COMPUTERS

• 2-WAY RADIOS

• FRISBEES, BEACHBALLS

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THERE IS NO RE-ENTRY PERMITTED

Parking at UMBC

• Parking at UMBC is free!
• There will be limited number of spaces reserved directly in front of the arena.
• Plan to arrive early.
• Please see HERE and the map provided to assist with parking plans.

Bus Seat Reservation

• Graduates and/or their graduation guests can purchase a bus seat that will take them round trip from Seneca Valley HS to UMBC and back to Seneca Valley HS after the ceremony is over.
• 110 bus seats available
• $33, only round trips available. At cost - no profit is being earned.
• MUST RESERVE SEAT BY MAY 5TH
• The bus will leave approximately between 10:00am and 10:30am on Graduation Day, June 5th.
• Charter Bus

Mandatory Graduation Rehearsal

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Senior Breakfast 7:45am

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Monday June 3 @ 8:10am

GRADUATION REHEARSAL

At Seneca Valley High School

Cafeteria

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Available Supports and Accommodations

• ASL Interpreter
• Handicap Accessible Seating

Please fill out the Google Form in your To-Do List to Request These Supports and Accommodations.

Graduation Package

Includes: T-shirt, pins, venue, cap and gown, class picnic, rehearsal breakfast, speakers, flowers, and more.

Please pay your students’ graduation package via School Cash Online ASAP.

$80

Obligations:

Before any senior will be permitted to graduate or to participate in a senior activity, including rehearsal, all obligations must be satisfied. These obligations include financial obligations, return of chromebook ($150) with charger ($25) and completion of the senior survey.

Chromebooks will be collected the last week of school for seniors.

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Obligations:

Please pay obligations and return

books, uniforms etc. You can

find financial obligations

online and items can be

returned to the finance office

during regular

business hours.

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Check here for updated information about graduation.

Senior Sweatshirt Sales!

Designed by SV’s own Heaven Camp.

ONE OF A KIND design!

Only $27!

All proceeds go to end of the year Senior Activities!

Order by March 23rd

Calendar of Important Dates

March 23rd:

• Sweatshirt orders close!

April 12th:

• Grad Package DUE - becomes an obligation

April 26th:

• Senior Movie Night in the back lot

May 1st:

• Top 25 Ceremony

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May 7th:

• Senior Awards Night

May 24th:

• Last day of school for Seniors
• Senior Picnic at Bohrer Park, 4:30 - 7:30pm

June 3rd:

• Graduation Rehearsal, 7:45 at SVHS

June 5th:

• Graduation, UMBC, 2pm

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Food for the Senior Picnic!

Based on the first letter of their last or family name, your student should bring the following to the picnic, enough to feed 20 people:

• A - E: Snacks (chips, pretzels, veggies, fruit, etc.)
• F - P: Beverages (sodas, juice and/or water)
• Q - Z: Desserts (finger-food style only! No serving utensils, please)

Sign up link is in your to-do list!

YARD SIGNS

Celebrate your senior by purchasing a yard sign!

Yard Signs are $15 and can be purchased from now until around April 20th.

Students will be able to start picking up their signs on May 13th.

Prom 2024

“Night of Fame”

May 3, 2024

7:30 pm-10:30pm

Location:

DoubleTree by Hilton Washington DC North/Gaithersburg

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$80 per person

All Obligations must be cleared before getting a prom ticket.

Prom 2024

Tickets are $80 per person

Ticket price includes unlimited dancing, unlimited snacks, dessert and beverages, unlimited photo booth, souvenirs, prom royalty, entrance to the after prom, and memories to last a lifetime!

All Obligations must be cleared before getting a prom ticket.

• Students MUST attend school on May 3, 2024. Students must have a Prom Parent Permission Form turned into the main office when tickets are purchased if they are going to be absent any time after 4th period and still wish to attend the prom.
• Students MUST have a PICTURE ID, STUDENT ID NUMBER, AND MATCHING TICKET in order to enter the building (valid IDs include: school ID or driver’s license/permit). Guests must also have a valid ID.
• Seneca Valley students must escort their guests into the dance. Guests will not be allowed to enter without the Seneca Valley student who invited them to the dance.
• Non SVHS Guests AND SV 9th and 10th graders must be 20 years or younger and have prior written approval by an SVHS administrator. Submit this Guest Form.
• Shoes must be worn at all times. Formal attire is REQUIRED. No jeans.
• All sales are FINAL! NO REFUNDS!
• Students may NOT attend Prom if they have any outstanding obligations, even if they have acquired a ticket.

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No admittance after 9:00 pm; No re-admittance

NO EXCEPTIONS

Ticket Sales

Now - April 26 or Until Sold Out!

Buy Tickets Online Through School Cash

• Prom tickets have been added to your “optional” cart on School Cash.
• Directions for signing on to School Cash here!
• Online purchased tickets will be distributed at lunch April 23-26. Ticket Pick-up will be held in the 1400 hallway booth for those with no obligations.
• In person sales at the financial office April 17-19 at lunch and after school for cash and check purchases only.
• Bring your signed form(s) with you when you purchase or pick up your ticket(s).

All Obligations must be satisfied prior to receiving tickets

Parent SCO Register

Forms

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Outside Guest Form

Must be completed prior to buying your guest ticket. For those from outside SV and anyone NOT in the Junior and Senior classes.

Due by April 23.

Parent Permission Slip

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All students must sign the top.

The bottom of the slip has the Early Release slip that must be signed by parents.

Signed Early Releases must be in by April 29.

Prom 2024

Prom To Do List

#4 Pick up your ticket

#1 Clear Obligations

#3 Buy your ticket ONLINE

#2 Fill out and sign All Forms

#5 Get ready to make memories and have fun.

Time for YOUR Questions!