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January 24, 2012
Senior Class Parents:
Subject: Senior Graduation Activities and Expectations
The anticipation of graduation is a joyful time. As senior sponsors, we wish to help you as you prepare for this milestone in your senior’s life. The following schedule of activities and expectations is to inform you of upcoming events and responsibilities. Please take time to go over this information with your senior so that you both can plan ahead for this once in a life time memory.
INVITATIONS
Send/Mail invitations to arrive two weeks before graduation. The invitation box will have the appropriate form for addressing the invitations. Students should send invitations to close friends and relatives. Teachers should not be sent invitations unless he or she is a personal friend of the family.
THANK YOU NOTES
Thank you notes should be mailed in appreciation of all gifts and especially scholarships received.
SENIOR FEES
The senior fee is $105.00. This fee is applied to the purchase of your cap and gown, diploma, programs and inserts, flowers, and the rental of the Alabama Theater. Senior Fees are due on Friday, March 2, 2012. Please note that caps and gowns will not be issued unless senior fees are paid, school debts cleared, and uniforms and books turned in to the appropriate place.
SENIOR EXAMS
Final exams will be given on Wednesday, May 16th and Thursday, May 17th.
Seniors who have not met their class requirements will not participate in graduation.
SENIOR ASSEMBLY
The Senior Assembly will be at 8:00 a.m. on Friday, May 18th. The assembly will be in the Springville High School gymnasium. Girls are to wear Sunday dresses and dress shoes. No tennis shoes or flip-flops or flopping shoes. Guys are to wear dress shirts, ties, dress slacks, and dress shoes. No blue jeans, tennis shoes, flip-flops, or flopping shoes.
DRESS FOR NEWSPAPER ARTICLE
Girls – Dress, skirt, or dress pants. No shorts. No flip-flops.
Guys – Collar shirts, dress pants, and dress shoes. No shorts. No jeans. No flip-flops. No sandals. No loop earrings.
*Use school dress code.
DRESS FOR SENIOR ACTIVITIES INVOLVING CAPS AND GOWNS
Girls – Sunday dress not longer than gown. Black dress shoes with closed toes. No tennis shoes, flip-flops, or flopping shoes, etc. No flashy or big loop earrings. No clothing or jewelry should show above the collar. The white collar that comes with the girl's gown usually needs safety pins.
Guys – White dress shirt, dark tie, black dress slacks and black dress shoes. No tennis shoes, flip-flops, or flopping shoes, etc. No loop earrings.
Students who are not dressed appropriately will not be allowed to participate in graduation or baccalaureate programs.
Any inappropriate behavior will keep a student from participation in graduation. In such a case, Dr. Harris will give the diploma at school at a later time.
Participation in the senior assembly and baccalaureate requires a student's attending 80 per cent of practices. As of now, practices are scheduled beginning with the first week of May, two days each week from 7:00 a.m. to 7:45 a.m. Students will receive exact practice dates prior to the first rehearsal. To receive credit for being at practice, students must be present at the practice's start. Students not attending 80 per cent of practices will not be allowed to participate in either program.
BACCALAUREATE
Baccalaureate is an optional program. Please keep in mind that this is an opportunity for your family members to come to see you in a graduation activity in the event they are unable to come to graduation. Your family is required to have a ticket to get in the graduation ceremony and unfortunately we can't provide tickets for your entire family. If you participate in baccalaureate your entire family can come to watch.
That being said, there are requirements for baccalaureate, in that you must attend a certain amount of the practices in order to be in the program. You must listen to the announcements to know when practices are being held. Please advise your parents on what baccalaureate entails before you decide that you don't want to participate. If you do not come to the practices you cannot be on the stage at the baccalaureate service. Also, please remember that graduation is not just about you. Your parents are very proud of you and your accomplishments and would like for you to be involved in all graduation events. The senior slide show will also be played before the service. The same practices you will attend for baccalaureate are also for the senior assembly. If you have any questions please do not hesitate to ask us.
Seniors must be dressed in gown and on stage at 1:30 p.m. on Sunday, May 20, 2012 at Northpark Church. The baccalaureate program will be presented at 2:30 p.m. on Sunday, May 20, 2012 at Northpark Church. Seniors will wear gowns without caps during this program.
GRADUATION REHEARSAL
Tickets for family members and guests to attend graduation will be given out after rehearsal. Everyone must have a ticket to enter the Alabama Theatre.
GRADUATION
Seniors must be dressed in caps and gowns and on stage at 5:45 p.m. on Tuesday , May 22, 2012 at the Alabama Theater. At that time pictures will be made for the yearbook. Guests will not be allowed to enter the theatre until 6:15 p.m. Guests must have a ticket to enter the theatre. Students will be given tickets at graduation rehearsal - no sooner. You will be given around 12 tickets, depending on the number of graduating students. You will have around 6 tickets in the reserved bottom area, and around 6 tickets in the general admission balcony area. Remember this number is an estimate.
Graduation will begin at 7:00 p.m.
Reserved seating will be the first set of rows for faculty members, and honored guests who will be presenting scholarships.
Thank you for letting us work with your senior and for making this a successful year. We congratulate you for years of hard work and achieving this important goal in your lives.
Springville High School Senior Sponsors,
Kathy Bunt, Jacqueline Garrett, Ashley Grainger, Warren House, Nena Rich, Clay Smith, and Amanda Umphrey
| SCHOLARSHIP | AMOUNT | REQUIREMENTS
|
| Springville Teachers | $600 | Application, B average, 7 years at Springville schools |
| Kiwanis Key Club |
$500 |
Senior Key Club member in good standing, service projects, A/B average |
| John Walker, Jr.
|
$1,000 | Letter of introduction and resume |
| Charles Jarrett
|
$300 | Letter of introduction and resume |
| Springville Elementary Teachers |
$500 |
Application, attended SES at least 3 years |
| Mary and G.C. Bagley |
$300 |
Letter of introduction and resume following required guidelines |
| PTO | $750 | Resume, at least 3.0 GPA and 18 ACT, letter of recommendation and interview, parent PTO member |
| Bill Tucker | $500 | Letter of introduction and resume, B average, character, financial, extracurricular involvement
|
| Sue Habeishi | $1,000 each to a senior boy and girl | Letter of introduction, resume, essay following required guidelines
|
| FFA
|
$300 | Application, entering applied science field |
| Amerex
|
$1,000 | Application |
| Jessica and Stephanie Skinner Honorarium
|
$500 | Top 10 in class, 20 ACT, resume, application, interview |
| Ralph Riker | $500 | Application and essay, at least B average senior year, 2 extracurricular activities
|
| Judy Cox |
$500 |
Letter of introduction and resume |
| Whitney Wise |
$1,000 |
Played 1 sport 2 or more years, 3.0 GPA, attended Springville schools 3 or more years |
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January 24, 2012
Dear Seniors,
Welcome to four of the fastest months you'll ever experience. Every year seniors take off their caps and gowns at the Alabama Theatre, wondering where the time has gone. A lot will happen between now and graduation. I don't want you to miss an opportunity.
Springville High School has fifteen local scholarships given each year to graduating seniors. You are encouraged to apply for any of these scholarships for which you are qualified.
The due date should be your biggest concern. Applications are available via the school web site under announcements or going directly to http://csmithshs.wikispaces.com. Applications are all due back to me on Monday, April 2. That may be two months away, but don't procrastinate. In many cases, your only contact with the scholarship donors will be through these written applications. You'll want to submit them mistake-free, and that will take time.
Some of the scholarship applications are more involved than others, but most of them will require a resume and cover letter. Most teachers will be glad to advise you about these items if you ask. Also, since our school and community have grown so much, there is a good chance that the scholarship donors do not know you. For that reason, you may want to consider providing a small photo of yourself with your applications. Since you probably won't get the applications back, don't use expensive photos.
Finally, please do not make the mistake some seniors have made in the past. There seems to be a prevailing notion that only a select few will get the scholarships. The groups giving our eighteen local scholarships employ wide-ranging curricula in their selection process. Some look at grades. Some look for students going to vocational school. Some look for hard work ethics. Some look for minority applicants. The point is that everyone will be considered. The only sure way to not get a scholarship is to not apply. Good luck in the process.
Sincerely,
Clay Smith
Directions to the Alabama Theatre
Seniors:
If your parents would like to buy a Baby Ad to go in the yearbook your money and information are due by March 23rd.
Full Page: $200
Half Page: $100
Quarter Page: $60
Only one or two pictures will fit on the quarter page, but you may have as many as you would like on the full and half pages. The following is an example of what the parents write. (Obviously more can be written on half and full page ads.)
Dear Sally,
I can’t believe that you are graduating from high school. You have worked so hard, and we are so proud of all that you have accomplished so far in your life. We wish you nothing but the best in your future.
We Love You!
Mom and Dad