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CCHS GRADUATION 2020

PARENT MEETING

Lord, Eternal God, we are about to begin our meeting and we do so with the awareness that without Your Divine Presence here at the center of our meeting and also within ourselves

• ur work will be empty.

Prayer To Begin Our Meeting

(adapted from Prayers for the Servants of God by Edward Hays)

Grace us with Your Wisdom and Vision; gifu us with Holy Humor and Humility so that not only this meeting but all our lives may be a meeting place for your Kingdom. We ask this † in the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Spirit, Amen !

May 8 Mass – Enmax 7:00 p.m. May 9 Convocation Ceremonies – Enmax 9:00 a.m. May 9 Banquet, Grand March, Dance - Enmax Doors open 5:15 p.m. Banquet speeches 5:30 p.m. Dinner 6:00 p.m. Grand March 7:30 p.m. Dance 8:30 p.m.

CCHS GRADUATION: OUR GIFT TO OUR STUDENTS

To remain on the list

• f graduates of CCHS a

student must have the following:

• Be eligible to

complete 100 credits by the end

• f Quarter 4
• Attained 90 credits

by the end of Quarter 3

• Have successfully

completed RS 35 including the Faith in Action (40 hours) component

• OR, Have a

specialized program as part of an ISP.

GRAD POLICY

GRAD FEES & COST

Grad fees - $150 Included in this fee are:

• all events (rental, production, mass, cap & gown,

grand march)

• cap & gown rental (gown must be returned)
• sitting fees at Lifetouch
• individual graduate ceremony picture and group class
• f 2019 photo from Lifetouch

Must be paid by March 20, 2020

Additional grad costs include:

• Grad hoodies $45
• Grad rings by Jostens – prices vary - they

usually set up at the school during flex

• Banquet tickets $35 each (purchase
• nline at a later date in April)
• Grad photos purchased from Lifetouch

proofs (varies depending on your choice)

• Grad USB $20 - this is video footage that

covers the convocation, banquet, grand march, and dance.

• Staff are on hand to take payments

tonight: cash OR cheque.

• Anyone who wishes to use credit or debit

must do so via School Cash Online.

• Please remember to indicate your child’s

height when you go in to pay grad fees as this is what we use to purchase the right size of gown for him/her. Payment plans can be set up for grad fees also if you are unable to pay the full $150 up

• front. Please call the school to make

arrangements. Reminder: ALL school fees must be paid upon payment of grad fees.

OUR GRAD PHOTOGRAPHER – LIFETOUCH CANADA – MARK ORENSTEIN

GRADUATION USB

USBs of the Convocation, the Banquet speeches and the Grand March will be available for pre-sale at either office (Campus East or Campus West) beginning on April 20, 2020. They will also be available for purchase before and afuer Convocation on Saturday at the Enmax and during the banquet at the Enmax. We will take orders until May 15, 2020.

GRADUATION SCHEDULE

Graduation Retreat - Campus West - March 20 from 8:00-12:00 noon. No classes for grade 12s on this day. REGULAR CLASSES until Friday, May 8 Friday, May 8, ALL GRADS must attend grad rehearsal and updates at 8:00 AM on Campus WEST. Grad gown pickup following practice on Friday at Campus West. The group grad photo is taken at this time 10:00 AM Speakers for Mass, Convocation Ceremonies, and Banquet go to the Enmax to practice with the microphone.

Friday, May 8, 7:00 PM at the Enmax Centre Grads arrive at 6:15 p.m. through the Player’s Entrance (West side entrance) and line up alphabetically in the lower concourse. Only grads will be allowed in the lower concourse. Grads wear their gowns, but no caps. Appropriate attire. Cell phones should be lefu with a parent. No gum. Mass includes the grad candle lighting ceremony.

GRADUATION MASS

Do’s

• wear your grad gown with something

nice underneath

• be on time*
• have an idea of where your “group”

is (lists will be posted in the lower concourse) and stay in that general area

• know that as we enter the Enmax

(through the black piping and drapes) that we are in a sacred space*

• sit in chairs on the Enmax floor*
• follow the person in front of you
• sit and stand when required*
• if you receive communion (if you are

in a rightful state with God), bow, receive, and consume immediately before returning to your seat*

• wait until we process out in an
• rderly fashion to leave the Enmax*

Don’t’s

• chew gum*
• bring in a cell phone our anything

you might need to carry (ie: purse)

• bring in food or beverages*
• forget to be quiet and reverent

during mass*

• take pictures during mass*
• enter the lower concourse

(parents/ guests) *applicable to students, parents/ guests.

NEED TO KNOW ITEMS REGARDING MASS

Saturday, May 9, 9:00 AM at Enmax Grads arrive at 8:15 AM and line up alphabetically in the lower concourse. Only grads will be allowed on the floor and in the lower

• concourse. Parents,

guardians, and guests are welcome to take a seat in the lower and upper bowls. Grads will need their gowns and caps. Suggestions: Boys – white shirt and tie; girls – v-neck t-shirt. Grads should write their names in their caps – they keep these. Again, no cell phones or chewing gum.

GRADUATION CEREMONIES

The hat toss…… Gown Return – At the Enmax in the lower concourse. Please note: Students who do NOT return gowns will be responsible for the replacement cost of the gown ($109 + tax)

THE CONCLUSION OF THE CEREMONIES…

Do’s

• wear your grad gown with

something nice underneath AND your cap and tassel

• put your name in your cap and

make sure your tassel is secure

• be on time*
• nce you know where your group

is, stay there and wait to get lined up

• follow the person in front of you

and ALWAYS stay in order

• wait for the cue for the hat toss
• until we process out in an orderly

fashion to leave the Enmax*

Don’t’s

• be late*
• move once you have been

placed

• enter the lower concourse

area (parents/guests)

• sit in physically challenged

seating areas - these will be reserved with the row in front for ONE family member/ facilitator (parents/guests) *applicable to students and parents/ guests

NEED TO KNOW ITEMS REGARDING CONVOCATION

GRAD BANQUET 2020

DATE: MAY 9, 2020 TIME: 5:15 PM DOORS OPEN Program begins at 5:30pm LOCATION: ENMAX CONTACT: MS. FETTING

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v= p42k_EuHZds&feature=youtu.be

Tickets will be available to purchase online at

https://cchs.inviteright.com/grad 2020

• Tickets are $35 each.

Students may purchase as many tickets as they want.

• Grad need to purchase a ticket

It is fire regulation to have everyone at the dinner

• ccupy a chair (even babies in car seats) .

Tickets

Students will need to use their Alberta Student Number (ASN number) which can be found on myPASS

• Tickets go on sale April 20,2020 at 4pm.
• Students will need to use their Alberta Student

Number (ASN number) which can be found on MyPASS.

• Ticket sales end at noon on April 30, 2020 at 4

pm

Grads will be able to address the issue of vegetarian meals, and/ or wheelchair accessibility on the online form If you need help with the online process

• r have questions, please contact
• Ms. Fetting at 403-327-4596 or

fettingd@holyspirit.ab.ca

• Banquet tickets will be

available to purchase at https://cchs.inviteright.com/grad 2020 Methods of payments are

Visa, Mastercard, Visa Debit

Payment Methods

Purpose: to celebrate the graduating class as a community of CCHS. Professional photos will be taken of the grand march. Grand March will begin about 7:30/ 7:45 p.m. Only graduates and staff will be on the floor during the Grand March. Please cooperate with CCH staff to ensure this event is a pleasant experience for all. There will be two formal grad-parent or grad-guardian dance before a grad-friend dance before the rest of the dance!

GRAND MARCH AND DANCE

ABOUT THE BANQUET – SCHOOL EVENT

• This is a school event; students/patrons under the

influence of alcohol or drugs will be asked to leave.

• Students who appear to be under the influence of

alcohol or drugs prior to or during the Grand March will be asked to leave. There will be disciplinary action.

• The consumption of alcohol in the parking lot, in private

vehicles, or during the viewing of the Grand March is prohibited.

• We have requested assistance from the Lethbridge

Police Service to ensure this event remains safe and pleasant for all.

• CCH Staff and the name of the school has ZERO

affiliation with Safe Grad. As such, any paraphernalia related to Safe Grad (t-shirts) should not have any CCH logos on it or our name.

PARENTS CAN HELP …

Ensure your child attends the Friday practices – preferably awake and aware. Assist your child in keeping his/her gown, stole, hat, pin, and tassel together. Ensure your child arrives on time for all events. Assist your child in integrating grad celebrations with school attendance. Treat all the rental facilities with respect. Clean up afuer yourselves.

About the grad list – contact Mrs. Hoveling or

• Mr. Collier

About the grad banquet – contact Mrs. Fetting About grad photos – contact Marc Orenstein at LifeTouch or Mrs. Sherry Noyes at CCH About grad hoodies – Mr. Vercillo or Mr. LeBleu About any other aspect

• f grad – Mrs. Polec or
• Mrs. Dempsey

IF YOU HAVE QUESTIONS…

Coming together is a beginning, staying together is progress, and working together is success.

Henry Ford

Don’t agonize, organize. Thank you for your help in making our students’ graduation a meaningful event.

And now for a word from…. Safe Grad contact is Charlie Clarke: clarke_1@telus.net

FINAL THOUGHTS