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June 22nd, 2012 6pm - approx. 9:00pm CEREMONY (Walk the stage)
Trinity Baptist Church - 1905 Springfield Road
PLEASE NOTE that there will be no late entrance to the venue once the ceremony has commenced. Guests will not be permitted to leave the venue and re-enter.
There is no smoking in the venue.
Extra ceremony tickets - SOLD OUT (April 11th)
There will be a separate room at Trinity Baptist where guests can view graduates cross the stage on a live-video-feed. Entrance to this venue is free.
June 21: 9am - 12noon and 1-3pm. Room 122 GRAD GOWN Pickup
no exceptions, this will be the only times available for students to pick up their gowns.
Students who arenot able to pick up gowns on their own, may send a family member (no friends)
COBSS - Central Okanagan Bursary Scholarship Society
A number of years back the COBSS awards were separated from the grad ceremonies, but this year the two events have been amalgamated. All COBSS awards will be handed out at the grad ceremonies on June 22nd at 6pm at Trinity Baptist, therefor the evening listed on the calendar for June 6th has been incorporated within the grad ceremonies.
- This year you will be receiving a graduation ceremony gown that you will keep! AFTER the ceremonies you may do what you wish with the gown. You may want to have a fabric marker and gather signatures from your friends. YOU WILL NOT BE ALLOWED TO CROSS THE STAGE IN A GOWN THAT HAS BEEN altered in any way. Leave the embellishments til
AFTER the ceremony! (You now are able to keep your gown as we found the rental fee that was paid for the gowns in the past is the same as purchasing a gown)
-You will also be given a V-stole when you pick up your gowns. The V-stole MUST BE RETURNED FOLLOWING THE GRADUATION CEREMONY. If you fail to return the v-stole that evening, you will be billed a $100 replacement fee.
-All family and friend pictures that students wish to have taken with gowns on MUST happen BEFORE arriving at Trinity Baptist on June 22nd at 5:15pm. There will be no opportunity for photos before the ceremonies, at the church.
- For those students participating in Dry Grad events, back packs and gear will be dropped off on this date.
- Your bag and gear WILL be checked thoroughly. This gear will be delivered to the dry grad location.
- NO dry grad back packs/gear will be allowed through the door at Trinity.
June 22nd, 2012 GRADUATION CEREMONIES
- Grads will arrive at Trinity by 5:15 (please plan ahead for parking,see below for details) with your gown on.
Be on time! It is critical that grads be on time to be placed in your correct groupings.
Enter only by the back doors where teachers will check your name off on the list and make sure that you are in appropriate attire to enter (a description will be given to you at your ‘virtual rehearsal’ at MBSS – check the website for the date of this ‘rehearsal’).
No guests will be allowed to enter at this entrance it is for grads only.
- Guests will enter via the front doors after 5:15pm.
- Grads will be guided into the hallway where all the students will be lined up in alphabetical order – there will be approximately 17 groups of 30 students – teachers will be holding a sign that indicates the first and last name of the students in their group. i.e. ’Smith to Varga’.
You will find the teacher in whose group you belong and they will tell you where you are in their group – who is in front of you and behind you. This same teacher will be the one reading your introduction.
Please make sure they know how to pronounce your name.
- Just before 6:00pm, teachers will be directed to exit the room, and groups will split in two directions – odd numbered groups to the right and even numbered groups to the left, and you will be led up to the third level balcony. Grads will be entering the building from both sides, walking down from the upper level to the floor level, led by the teacher responsible for their group.
- There will be a short program starting with a ‘Welcome, Oh Canada’ and some very brief speeches.
Then groups will be asked to stand up and exit to the foyer.
- Two teachers will be waiting at this side door to re-ensure that everyone is in the proper order to cross the stage. When you hear your name, you will start walking up to Mr. Simonson who will shake your hand, and then another administrator will hand you a diploma. If you are a recipient of a gold cord, you will receive it at this time.
- You will walk down the middle of the stage to the lower stage, you will turn to the right, and then descend to floor level where there will be a table with the grad legacy mat – you will sign the mat and proceed to your seat.
- Once all grads have crossed the stage, Mr. Simonson will ask all grads to rise and change over their tassels.
This will be followed by a presentation of specials awards to the members of the graduating class.
- Your valedictorian will address your grad class.
- Recessional (plan of Trinity) students will exit through the two outside aisles of the lower floor to the music that they have chosen for grad 2012.
- You may meet and greet friends and family in the foyer.
- There will be security. Once your guests have left the church building they will not be allowed to return. They will have to wait in the overflow area. You or your guests will NOT be able to leave the church for a cigarette break. If a guest leaves the building for a cigarette they will not be able to re-enter.
- No guests will be allowed to enter the building without a ticket. Please make sure your guests remember to bring their tickets that evening. If guests are arriving separate they must meet each other outside the church to ‘share’ tickets.
Once a guest has entered the venue, if they chose to leave they will not be allowed to re-enter. There are no smoking areas within the church. Please note, guests will not be able to reenter after a 'smoke break', if they choose to
exit the church.
- No graduating students will be allowed to leave the ceremonies early. If parents or relatives have made bookings for that evening, they should be made for after 10:00 pm.
- Parking is always a concern and crowded. Please make sure that your guests allow enough time to find a parking spot.
- The names of students missing grad introductions should be announced at the April homeroom. Please make sure that you have handed in your intro card. If no grad intro card is handed in, a grad intro will be written on your behalf.
- Due to Trinity decreasing their available seating and MBSS having a large graduating class this year, there are no extra ceremony tickets available.
We suggest students check with classmates to see if anyone is not using the 3 tickets each student receives. Remember, the graduate does not require one of those 3 tickets.
You may request to be placed on a 'waitlist' should extra tickets become available after September 6th, 2011. After February 15th, 2012 no further requests will be accepted. Please see Mrs. McLachlan in the Career Centre to do so.
- If you do not plan on using your 3 tickets please return any extra tickets to Mrs.McLachlan in the Career Centre by: April 1st, 2012 for a refund.
- Please be aware that there will be a live VIDEO FEED at Trinity Baptist. This could accommodate any extra guests you would like to attend. Tickets for this are $5 at the side entrance door to the hospitality area of Trinity.
USEFUL INFORMATION
- Please remind your guests that they are NOT allowed to bring noise makers to the ceremonies and are asked to dress appropriately for the occasion. All cell phones and pagers must be turned off. Please ask guests to keep movement in the audience to a minimum. Guests are asked not to disturb the graduates throughout the ceremony, once they have been seated as it is very disruptive. This is totally out of respect for the members of the graduating class of 2012.
- There is a ‘proper dress code’ for the ceremony. Students will not be allowed to take part if they do not meet the minimum standard. See
the ‘DRESS STANDARDS’ outline.
- During the ceremonies, all grads are to remain in their seats. The only time you should be out of your seat is when you are called up to do
your walk across the stage or if you are called up to receive something.
DRESS CODE
Dress: This is a formal event and a celebration of graduation by the graduates, their family, their educators, and their community. The dress should reflect this formal occasion. All students taking part in the ceremonies will be expected to wear a gown and mortarboard hat. As a general rule, colours and style of clothing should complement the colour of the graduation gown. MBSS staff reserves the right to refuse participation in the commencement exercises should dress be inappropriate. No gum-chewing please.
Male Dress Guidelines
YE |
N |
Dress shoes with socks Dress pants Semi-casual cord or cotton twill pants Dress shirt with or without tie Cotton golf shirt with colla |
Rubber casual or sport sandals Beach shoes Running shoes Work shoes or socks Athletic or Sweat pants Jeans T-shirt Collarless or sleeveless shirt Sunglasses Clothing with holes or patches Logos and writing on clothing or gow |
Female Dress Guidelines
YE |
N |
Dress Blouse and skirt Dress pants or pant suit Semi-casual cord or cotton twill pants Dress shoes or dress sandal |
-Rubber casual or sport sandals -Beach shoes-Running ShoesSlippersWork shoes or socksAthletic or sweat pantsJeansT-shirtHalter or crop topSunglassesClothing with holes or patchesLogos and writing on clothing or gow |
PARKING INFORMATION
PARKING FOR GRADS AND STAF |
PARKING FOR FAMILY AND FRIEND |
Trinity Baptist Church is located at the corner of Springfield and Spall roads Park at the rear of the church no later than 5:15pm Enter by the rear doors to the church. Signage will be provide |
Trinity Baptist Church is located at the corner of Springfield and Spall roads Park in any open spaces including the rear of the church or neighbouring lots Doors open for general seating at
5:15p |
Grand March Route
EXTRA CEREMONY TICKETS AVAILABLE FOR THE FOLLOWING:
Anderson |
Afton |
3 |
Barton |
Brianne |
6 |
Birchard |
Melanie |
2 |
Blobel |
Jackson |
2 |
Bohemier |
Mitchell |
2 |
Bortolussi |
Desiree |
6 |
Bukovnik |
Gina |
3 |
Burns |
Lauren |
3 |
Callaghan |
Cache |
3 |
Colcord |
Darian |
2 |
Cooper |
Ty |
2 |
Cummins |
Spencer |
4 |
Cuncannon |
Colin |
1 |
Danyluk |
Taylor |
2 |
Dean |
Jonathon |
2 |
Dorward |
Kendra |
2 |
Dueck |
Sam |
3 |
Duncan |
Rebecca |
1 |
Dyck |
Mike |
5 |
Emery |
Jonathon |
2 |
Fish |
Colleen |
2 |
Gillman |
Kalen |
2 |
Glover |
Janelle |
2 |
Goddard |
Tiann |
2 |
Goodman |
Brandon |
1 |
Gorman |
Amber |
5 |
Graham |
Gyori |
2 |
Greenaway |
Justin |
2 |
Halford |
Sam |
1 |
Heller |
Tara |
2 |
Hillman |
Stephanie |
2 |
Hoce |
Alex |
1 |
Holliday |
Kanisha |
3 |
Hornburg |
Cory |
5 |
Karlsson |
Zoe |
3 |
Ketler |
Cierra |
1 |
Leszko |
Victoria |
1 |
Lewke |
Nathan |
4 |
Luczi |
John |
3 |
Lui |
Si Yue |
1 |
Mayert |
James |
4 |
McAstocker |
Carrie |
3 |
McCallion |
Lara |
2 |
McCormick |
Larissa |
2 |
McDonald |
Alex |
1 |
Miller |
Samantha |
1 |
Morash |
Kevin |
1 |
Morrison |
Rachel |
3 |
Mundean |
Devaun |
3 |
Myschuk |
Taryn |
3 |
Neuman |
Michelle |
5 |
Nybo |
Nicole |
4 |
Olekswich |
Lauren |
2 |
Parket |
Ashleigh |
1 |
Payne |
Kaitlyn |
2 |
Peczek |
Jenn |
2 |
Potts |
Austin |
2 |
Prasad |
Chelaina |
1 |
Reid |
Levi |
1 |
Russo |
Raphael |
1 |
Sandhu |
Raymon |
2 |
Schindelka |
Ashley |
2 |
Schisler |
Evan |
5 |
Schultz |
Maddison |
2 |
Shaw |
Ben |
1 |
Shields |
Kyla |
5 |
Shippitt |
Ben |
1 |
Stefoniuk |
Cheyenne |
4 |
Stefoniuk |
Cheyenne |
4 |
Sutton-Austin |
Kylee |
3 |
Swetlkoe |
Jolynn |
4 |
Ter Horst |
Nathalie |
1 |
Turner |
Stephanie |
3 |
Uttley |
Carissa |
2 |
Van Nieuwark |
Alex |
2 |
Van Yperen |
Greg |
2 |
Wildeman |
Montana |
2 |
Withers |
Elicia |
3 |
Worrall |
Chloe |
5 |
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