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1. Sunny Hills High School CLASS of 2009
Information
2. Senior Events Graduation Requirements
Final Exam Schedule
Cap & Gown Order/Pick-up
Diplomas
Yearbook Distribution
Baccalaureate
Senior Breakfast
Graduation Practice
Graduation
Grad Night
3. SENIOR EVENTS CALENDAR Yearbooks: May 28th
Prom: Saturday, May 23rd
Final Exams: June 5th – 9th
Baccalaureate: Sunday, June 7th
Senior Breakfast: June 10th
Graduation Practice: June 10th
Graduation: June 11th
4. Grad Night Where: ESPN Zone & Disneyland
When: Thursday, June 11th
Time: 7:30 PM; return 6:30 AM
Transportation: school bus from SHHS
Requirements – visit Grad Night table
Parent permission slip/18 year olds may sign
$105.00 February – March, $115.00 April -May, check made out to SHHS PTSA – Grad Night
After today, forms in room 4 & lyceum
Ticket sales – Fridays at Lunch in May
May 29th is the LAST day to purchase!
5. Grad Night – OK to Bring Cameras, cell phones, and pagers are OK if not in a case
Inhalers are OK w/advance approval from the Grad Night reservation form
Disney hats are OK
6. Unacceptable Dress Any clothing affiliated with a school, sports team, group, etc. (letterman jackets, clothing with school logos, etc.)
Clothing not in good repair (torn jeans and shirts, etc.)
Extremely revealing clothing (i.e. bathing suit tops/bottoms, see-through clothing, etc.)
Disney hats are OK
7. Leave at Home All backpacks, briefcases, hip packs, camera bags, tote bags, and oversized purses
Weapons, knives, chemical irritants of any kind, laser pointers
Food and beverage (including water bottles and snack items)
Prescription medication (inhalers are OK with advance approval from the Grad Night reservation form)
Lotion, mouthwash, and any over-the-counter medications
Tobacco products (cigarettes, cigars, chewing tobacco, snuff, etc.) and related material (lighters, matches, pipes, etc.) Grad Night is non-smoking event. No one – regardless of age – will be allowed to smoke at any time.
Alcohol, illegal drugs (or any controlled substance) and weapons.
8. Final Exam Schedule Friday, June 5th
Regular schedule
Monday, June 8th
Regular schedule
Tuesday, June 9th
Finals Schedule
Period 1 7:42 – 9:42 AM
Period 2 10:02 – 12:02 PM
9. Cap & Gown Pick-up Eligibility
All textbooks must be turned in
All fines must be paid in full
Textbook
ASB/Athletics
Library Dates
Thursday, June 4th through Monday, June 8th
12:00 – 3:00 PM
Room 7
School ID required
10. $$$ FINES $$$ Failure to pay ASB & textbook fines will result in:
Yearbook being held
Cap & gown being held
Prom tickets not available for sale
11. FINES Fine List Postings
Outside room 2
Fine Payments
Room 2
Before school
After school
Lunch and break
Cash Payments ONLY after May 1st
12. Senior Breakfast Mrs. Nichols & Senior Class
Where: Los Coyotes Country Club
When: Wednesday, June 10th
Time: 8:30 AM
Cost: $15.00
Tickets sales
During lunch in the quad
Wednesday, May 29th – Thursday, June 6th
13. PROM Mr. Garcia & Junior Class
Date: Saturday, May 23rd
Location: TBA
Time: 6:30 PM – Midnight
Ticket Sales: April 20th – May 15th
All Saturday school assignments must be served & fines paid before Prom tickets can be purchased
14. Diplomas Check Class Roster TODAY
Check name spelling & make changes if necessary
No changes? Official school name will be printed
Name printed on diploma will be the name announced at Graduation
Deadline: NOW!
15. Graduation Requirements Minimum of 217.5 units
Earn 40 units in your senior year
Enrolled in a minimum of 5 classes
No unit loss in required classes
Complete Algebra 1 or equivalent
Pass computer competency
Pass CAHSEE
ABSOLUTELY NO unit loss in spring semester classes
16. Graduation Clearance Any student in jeopardy of NOT passing a required class
Any student with an Unexcused absence in a required class
STUDENTS WILL BE PLACED ON “GRADUATION HOLD” AND WILL NOT BE ISSUED A CAP & GOWN UNTIL CLEARED
17. Graduation Eligibility Monitor attendance weekly
3 unexcused absences = loss of 1 unit of credit
Clear absences within 3 days
Complete assignments; take exams
Behavior – don’t risk participation in senior activities:
Prom
Baccalaureate
Graduation
18. Yearbook Distribution Miss Safe
Thursday, May 28th in the GYM
4:00 – 5:00 PM SENIORS ONLY!
5:00 – 7:00 PM All Students
All fines must be paid
School ID required
19. Baccalaureate Plummer Auditorium - FUHS
Sunday, June 7th
4:30 – 5:30 PM
Participation is optional
Requirements for participants
Report promptly at 4:00 PM
Cap (with tassel) and gown must be worn
20. Benefits of Baccalaureate No assigned seating
Choose your marching partner
No restrictions on Cap and Gown accessorizing
Best opportunity to take pictures with family and friends
21. Baccalaureate Protocol Lineup outside the theater entrance
Arrive no later than 4:00 PM
Choose one person to march with
Processional
Follow directions of staff
Once the processional begins, no one will be allowed into the theater until the graduates are seated. Families should arrive early so as not to break the processional/disrupt the ceremony once it’s started
22. Baccalaureate Protocol Parking is available in the parking structure across from Plummer on the corner of Chapman Ave and Lemon
Questions? See Mr. Posthuma or Mrs. Rodriguez in room 4
23. Graduation Practice Attendance is MANDATORY!
Wednesday, June 10th
1:00 PM – 3:30 PM
Be ON TIME so we can finish ON TIME
It’s HOT, HOT, HOT!
Bring water, wear sun screen, light/comfortable clothing, hat/sunglasses, etc.
We’re there until we’re FINISHED!
Fullerton High School stadium
Parking is limited – leave home EARLY
Senior lot
Parking structure @ FJC
Ag farm on Lemon
NO PARKING @ staging area
24. Practice… step 1 Assignment
Posted outside room 4 on Monday, June 8th
Know which teacher you are to report to before you arrive for practice
25. Practice… step 2 Practice
Report to the stadium promptly at 1:00 PM
Check-in with your assigned teacher who will direct you to your seat
You will be in the sun.. dress appropriately & bring water
26. Practice… step 3 Processional
Assigned Seating
Diploma/Name Reading & Presentation
Announcements
Recessional
27. For Your Information… Seniors who do not attend the graduation rehearsal will be
DROPPED
from the seat assignment and the diploma readers list.
If you plan on walking,
BE AT REHEARSAL!
28. Graduation Thursday, June 11th
5:00 PM at FUHS stadium
Senior check-in
When: 4:00 PM
Where: Tennis courts; south side of stadium
Restrictions
Do not carry anything with you into the check-in area or into the stadium
Flowers/leis
Key chains
Cameras
Cell phones
Signs
Purses
29. …FYI…. Graduate seating will face the west end zone
Both sides of the stadium will be used
Tickets will be needed for family to enter the ceremony
Handicapped seating for guests will not be available on the field
30. STADIUM LAYOUT
31. PARKING Fullerton College’s Parking Structure across from the FUHS stadium on Lemon
Lemon will be CLOSED. Enter the structure on Berkley.
City Parking Structure, south of Chapman on Lemon/Pomona
Daily parking permit required $2.00
32. GRADUATION TICKETS Required for stadium entrance (not required for age 3 and under)
Each graduate allotted 7 tickets
Provided in Cap & Gown package
33. FAMILY/SPECTATORS Inform your family which side of the stadium to sit on so they enter the appropriate gate.
Spectators will not be allowed to enter the stadium with items that distract from the ceremony (noise makers, balloons, posters, signs, umbrellas, etc. will be confiscated at the ticket entrance)
Additional tickets will NOT be available at the gates.
34. Graduation – Appropriate Dress Girls
Dress or dress slacks
Boys
Dress shirt and tie
Dress slacks
Footwear
No flip-flop sandals
35. Graduation – Cap & Gown Caps & Tassels
Worn squarely on the head
Tassel is worn on the left side
High honors = gold, black, white tassel
All others = black tassel
Permissible accessories
National Honor Society armbands
Lancer Knight medallions
CSF and/or IB stoles
International Studies cords
36. Graduation - Photographs Photographers will NOT be allowed on the field before/during/after ceremony
Professional photos will be taken of each graduate receiving diploma
Parents, relatives, and friends must remain behind the crowd control barriers – they will NOT be permitted
inside the tennis court area
on the field
in the tunnel
37. Cap & Gown RETURN
38. CAP & GOWN RETURN Graduates will be led to the tennis courts during the recessional
Cap & Gown return boxes will be set up along the recessional pathway on the tennis courts – unzip your gown & disrobe while going through the tunnel
39. DIPLOMA PICK-UP Once you have returned your cap & gown, report to the diploma tables, located in the cafeteria area
Distribution is arranged in alphabetical order by last name