We are really winding down here. Please pay attention to the information in these emails over the next 2 weeks. There will be more details regarding the Graduation venue at Hec Ed and Grad Knight as we get closer to June 13th. Remind your students to get their 40 hours of community service hours in and fines paid as soon as possible! They need this done in order to get their yearbooks and graduation tickets on June 1st!
Final Transcripts - information on how your student will notify Newport as to the college attending in the fall will be coming from the counselors soon. I believe the deadline to send these out (from Newport) will be on or before June 24th. As soon as I know, I will let you know!
Rumors of a Senior ditch day - FYI - 18 year olds will NOT be able to write their own notes for skipping school that day....
And remind them to be safe out there....
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Julie Rooney
PTSA Class of 2011 Liaison
http://newport-ptsa-2011.blogspot.com/
www.newportptsa.org/Class2011
Prom Tickets
Locker Clean Out
Year Book Distribution
Graduation Tickets
Grad Knight (see attached GK Tips)
Grad Knight Volunteers Needed
Grad Knight Prizes Needed
Grad Knight Tickets and Bus Assignments
Seniors-Important Dates
Prom Tickets - Last day to purchase Prom tickets is tomorrow - Monday May 23rd. Come buy your tickets at 1st or 2nd lunch for $40 each and sign up for pictures at the same time.
Prom protocal - I have had a few questions about prom - since this is a boy ask girl dance, the boy "generally" pays for tickets & dinner. Girls pay for photos. I would suggest splitting any transportation costs. Boys need to rent a tux and buy a corsage. Girls - oh my it is endless - dress, dress alterations, undergarments, shoes, hair, make-up, jewelry, purse, boutionnier....need I go on?
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Locker Clean-Out
Locker Clean-Out is scheduled for Wednesday June 1st during second period. A list of students with lockers will be posted on the wall outside of the Main Office on Friday, May 27th. Be proactive – start cleaning your locker now!
There will be no allowances made for “I didn’t know I had a locker.”
Locker cleanout is an all-school event. Unless you have an excused absence, there will be no waiving of the fine for “My teacher didn’t tell me.
Seniors will not be able to participate in the Senior Lunch if they have any outstanding fines, including this one.
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Yearbook Distribution
Yearbook Distribution is Wednesday, June 1st immediately after school. You must have a valid ID to pick up your book. Siblings and friends cannot pick up books for one another. You must pay ALL of your school fines before picking up your book. The fines list will be posted outside the accountant’s office. Check to make sure that you DO NOT have fines!!!
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Graduation Tickets!!!
Graduation Tickets will be distributed after school on Wednesday, June 1, starting at 12:30. We will be pulling tickets for those who have fines or have not completed their 40 hours of community service. Additional tickets will be on sale on June 2nd in the main office with Ms. Caufield. No form needed. Each additional ticket is $5. Cash or check accepted.
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Grad Knight
Volunteers - Thank you to those that have stepped up for our kids for Grad Knight. We still need approximately 10 volunteers for the all night event! Please contact Tira if you can help tira.villanueva@verizonbusiness.com
Prize Donations Needed!
As part of our Grad Knight event, we provide random prizes to our GRADUATES for various activities, games and contests that occur during GRAD KNIGHT! We are seeking donations of items our teens would want to use and/or take into college. Gift Cards are the easiest - previous donations are gift cards from Best Buy, Starbucks, Macy's, or music, electronics, housewares, etc. I would suggest amounts in the range of $10 to $50.
We would like these items before June 1st so we are able to ‘bundle’ prizes and/or assign prizes to the various activities (random, game prizes, contest prizes, etc). Ideally we are seeking 12 prizes and we can hold the actual ‘prize’ until the following morning and hand it to the students as they leave the bus.
Please let me know if you can help out. I will be at Newport on May 26th, May 27th and May 31st in the main office. Drop something by or have your student come see me and I will collect them on behalf of the Grad Knight Committee.
Grad Knight Tickets and Bus Assignments
We have 319 students signed up for Grad Knight! All students have been assigned to a bus if they did not sign themselves up. If your student has any questions about bus assignments, please let me know.
Tickets are $150 and permission forms are available in the main office in the Grad Knight box. Please get this in ASAP!
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SENIORS IMPORTANT DATES:
May 31st - Senior Awards Night (invitation only)- Remember to smile kids!
June 1st - Yearbook Distribution & Graduation Tickets
June 1st - Cap & Gown distribution at 12:40 (Volunteers needed – contact Elaine Caufield, caufieldd@bsd405.org)
June 2nd - Purchase additional Graduation Tickets - main office
June 4th - Senior Prom
June 7th - Senior Finals
June 9th - Senior Finals
June 10th - Senior Lunch/video alphabet and Moving Up Assembly - all "students only" except for the assembly (which is not to be missed)
June 12th - PTSA Sponsored Inspirational Event (Baccalaureate) 2:00-4:00 p.m in the Performing Arts Center - open to all Seniors & their friends and families. A lovely tradition.
June 13th - Graduation Practice 9:00 a.m. (Newport's Main Gym) - students only
- Graduation 7:00 p.m. @ Hec Ed (University of Washington) - Seniors arrive at 6:00 p.m.
- Grad Knight - immediately following graduation
