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Hello, Parents of the Class of 2018.
Congratulations on reaching the calendar year of your
son/daughter’s high school graduation! We are writing to let you know
some important information that will require your action between now and
graduation.
Senior Dues: Action Needed
Dues for each member of
the Class of 2018 will be $90. This amount has been arrived at after
determining the remaining expenses between now and June and accounting for the
current class balance. The primary expenses are
as follows:
- Eagle Bank Arena:
rental for graduation ceremony costs $15,000
- Caps, Tassels,
Gowns, Diploma Covers and Gowns: approximately
$12 per person
- Prom: venue,
DJ, catering, and other expenses approximately
$30,000
- Class gift: to be announced
at graduation--approximately $7,000
Senior dues will be accepted via MySchoolBucks. The
deadline for Senior dues submission is March 31 (the end of Spring
Break). Thank you for submitting dues on
time, which will allow us to make the appropriate vendor payments to
secure the items listed above.
Senior Obligations: Action
Needed
Any Senior who failed to return a textbook, lost a library
book, not paid the activity fee for a sport or field trip, or any other school
fee, is on the Senior Obligations List. Seniors still on the Senior
Obligations List in June will not be issued a cap and gown and will not be
allowed to attend graduation!
Avoid long lines at the
Finance Office the day before graduation. You can help your son/daughter now by encouraging them to clear their obligations
ASAP. Effective immediately, any
student may check the obligation status by visiting the Finance Office during
lunch.
Senior Survey: Action
Needed
A survey was distributed via the TJ intranet a couple months
ago asking students for their height for purposes of gown sizing, as well as
the specific name they want listed on the graduation program and the proper
pronunciation. This survey has been completed by only about half the
Seniors. Please encourage your son/daughter to complete it, it takes only
a minute. The link to the survey is: https://goo.gl/forms/evM8DugjM5fcGQTw2
That is it for the actionable items, below is some
information about upcoming events for the Senior class…
Senior Events for Your
Calendar
Prom: June 1
This year’s prom will take place the evening of Friday, June
1, at Arena Stage at Mead Center in Washington DC. Our class
officers and prom committee have a great event planned! When we get
closer to the event, we will put out a call for parent chaperones.
Graduation: June 9
The graduation ceremony for the Class of 2018 will be the
evening of Saturday, June 9, at the Eagle Bank Arena on the campus
of George Mason University.
Graduation Rehearsal & J-Day
While the last day of school for FCPS is Friday, June 15,
the last day of classroom instruction for Seniors will be Tuesday, June 5.
Graduation Rehearsal is Friday,
June 8. Seniors are expected to attend graduation
rehearsal so that they know where to line up and how to process into the arena
during the ceremony (it is surprisingly complicated). Following
graduation rehearsal, Seniors will be issued caps and gowns. If any
Senior cannot attend rehearsal, they should make arrangements in the Student
Services Office to pick up their cap/gown at another time.
That afternoon, TJ will host J-Day, our annual outdoor
beginning-of-summer celebration. Seniors are more than welcome to attend
J-Day even though their last day of classroom instruction was three days
before. Many of them will have been assisting their extracurricular clubs
in planning activities for that day and are encouraged to help make sure their
club’s tent has a successful day.
Thank you for all you have done in helping the Class of 2018 over these last four years. We look forward to watching your sons and daughters graduate soon!
Sincerely,
Mike Auerbach and Chuck Dela Cuesta
Faculty Sponsors, Class of 2018
Shawn J. Frank
Class of 2018 Administrator
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