1. Tisdale Middle & Secondary School presents...
Graduation 2015
Orientation Evening
Wednesday, March 4, 2015

2. • To provide basic information to better prepare Grade
12’s and Parents for the celebration of your High
School Graduation.
• To identify the committees that are responsible for
organizing Graduation.
• To provide a timeline of events associated with
Graduation
• To answer any initial questions from parents and
Grade 12’s and maintain open lines of
communication.

3. TMSS Grad 2015
Saturday, June 27, 2015
• Approx. 87 graduates. (Numbers will be
confirmed in April. This is based on the TMSS
Graduation Policy.)

4. TMSS Grad Committees
Decorating
Invitation/Banquet
Program
Overall Planning
•Grade 12’s are invited to sign up to work on these committees outside Mrs.
Andris’s Room.
•Sign up will be Thursday March 5th
and Friday March 6th
.
•Grad Information wall is outside of Mrs. Simoneau/Mrs.Andris’s
rooms
NOTE: Grads can only sign up for One Committee

5. Overall PlanningOverall Planning
Mrs. AndrisMrs. Andris
• Communicate with other committees
• (and other super important things)!!

6. Program Committee
Mrs. Simoneau
• DUTIES
– select music for Grand March
– select people to say grace, sing O Canada, emcee
– select toast presenters for banquet
• arrange surveys for selection of:
– valedictorian
– class album presenters
– guest speaker
– class song
– future plans
• organize program for printing

7. Invitation/Banquet Committee
Mrs. Messer
• Duties:
-organize fee payment (forms, receipts)
-organize invitations and tickets
-organize seating plan
-create placecards and table cards
-select caterer
-create record of DVD, photos and grad item sales

8. Grad Invitation/Fees
BANQUET SEATS
• Graduates are able to bring themselves and a maximum of 3 people to the banquet
• You will not receive paper banquet tickets. Instead, place cards will be set on the table for the number of plates you have
purchased.
• Total number of people attending Banquet: 4
• If you have extenuating circumstances (ex. step-family) and you need extra Banquet or Exercise tickets, please explain and Mrs.
Messer/Ms. Andris will get back to you, however due to the large number of grads this year there are no guarantees.
EXERCISES
• You are given a total of 9 tickets for the exercises. These tickets need to be presented at the door, (the people at the
banquet will need an exercise ticket).
• Ex: If Peter invites 3 people and himself to the banquet, he can invite 6 more people to the exercises.
• GRADS DO NOT NEED AN EXERCISE TICKET
INVITATIONS
• The number of invitations ordered does not necessarily have to match the number of people attending the Banquet and/or
Exercises. You only order invitations you wish to send out or keep as a memento.
COST
• General Grad Fee __1__ x $ 34.00 = $ (may be adjusted on final bill)
• Group Photo ………………………………………………_____ x $ 18.00 each = $____________
• Banquet (plates) ………………………………………….._____ x $ 15.00 each = $____________
• Exercises Only Invitations: ………………………………._____ x $ 1.00 each = $____________
• Banquet and Exercise Invitations …………………………_____ x $ 1.00 each = $____________
• Class Album Picture (receiving diploma and folio) ………_____ x $ 7.00 each = $ ____________
• Grad DVD…………………………………………………_____ x $ 50.00 each = $____________

9. Online Form
• http://tmss.nesd.ca/extra/grad/
• http://tmss.nesd.ca/

10. Decorating Committee
Mrs. Clarke
• Decorate for grad
– Stage set-up
– Table Decoration (including setting of tables)
– Names for wall
– Picture area outside of auditorium
– Other as determined by committee
• Will start right away.
• First meeting will be next week

11. Technology Committee
Mr. Janzen
• Assists in technology set-up at grad
o 2014-15 Reps – Sunil Madhar, Alexei Tiganov
• Graduates – Please provide your baby
picture to Sunil or Alexei or preferably you
can email the scanned photo to
sm501@learner.nesd.ca or
at125@learner.nesd.ca

12. Graduation Timeline
A P R IL
* C o m m it t e e s d i g i n a n d
g e t t o w o r k o n
g r a d p l a n n i n g
J U N E
* A l l f e e s s h o u ld b e p a id b y f i n a l d u e d a t e .
* C o m m i t t e W o r k s h o u l d b e m in im a l ( E v e r y t h i n g s h o u l d b e a l m o s t d o n e !)
* " T h e B ig d a y is a lm o s t h e r e !"
M A Y
* C o m m it t e e s s h o u l d b e f in a li z i n g
t h e la s t o f t h e i r w o r k .
* O r d e r a ll o f y o u r I n v i t a t io n s & s t a r t p a y i n g g r a d f e e s
M A R C H /A P R I L
* E s t a b l i s h p la n n i n g c o m m i t t e e s
* S t u d e n t s w i ll s u g g e s t id e a s f o r T h e m e / G u e s t S p e a k e r / C l a s s A l b u m P r e s e n t e r s /V a le d i c t o r i a n & V o te
* C a p & G o w n P h o t o s c o m p l e t e d * G r a d E l ig i b i l i t y L i s t F in a l i z e d

13. Grad Pictures
• These are finished! Hope they turned out
well!

14. TMSS Scholarship Applications
The TMSS Scholarship Fund will award $31,000 at our 2015 Graduation.
However, only the students who apply are considered for these
awards.
 Two of them are specifically designated for person(s) attending
technical schools.
 If you have a 70% average or even think you might have,
PLEASE APPLY.
 Forms are available on our school web site under Student Information,
TMSS Scholarship Fund.
 These completed application forms are due Friday, May 29, 2015 at
3:30 pm.
 Give the application directly to Mrs. Lee.
Late applications are not considered.

15. Graduation Countdown...
• June ?? - Decorate/Set-Up Banquet Tables
– Stay tuned for other set-up times
• Friday, June 26th
– Grand March & Class
Photo Rehearsal – Meet in Auditorium at
1:00 pm
• June 27th
- Class Photo (4:30) / Banquet
(5:00) / Exercises (8:00) / Clean-up (10:30)
• June 29th
- Finish Clean-up / Return
borrowed/rented items

16. Projected Costs of Grad 2015
• General Grad Fee ……………………………... $34.00
• Banquet & Exercise Invitations …..………….. $1.00
• Exercise Invitations ……………………….……$1.00
• Banquet Plates ……………………………$12.00-$15.00
• Group/Class Photo ……………….. ….........…...$18.00
• Class Album Photo ……………….......................$7.00
• Grad DVD …………………………………….....$50.00

17. General Grad Fee Calculation
Invited Guests: 60 x $15.00 $900.00
Class Albums (No cost x 87) $0.00
Gift to Guest Speaker $50.00
Valedictorian Gift $50.00
Set-up/Take-down (Firefighters) $400.00
Miscellaneous (Stamps, Envelopes Recorder Thank-you) $150.00
Flowers on Stage during Grad $75.00
Grad Programs $200.00
Decorations Budget
(decorations for the wall, tables, stage, flowers, napkin)
$500.00
Tickets/Place setting paper and invitations for special guests $150.00
Place Settings (paper plates, cups, glasses, paper rolls etc – 450 people) $450.00
TOTAL EXPENSES $2925.00
$ 2925.00÷87 Grads = 33.62 or $34.00

18. BUT …..
If the 2014 Safe Grad Committee donates
to the 2015 Graduating Class, this number will
be reduced

19. TMSS Alcohol/Drug PolicyTMSS Alcohol/Drug Policy
• TMSS considers the use of alcohol and/or illicit drugs to be a serious offense and will not
tolerate students using nor being under the influence of such substances on school
property or at school-sponsored activities.
• Students who choose to use or are under the influence of alcohol at school or at a school
sponsored activity can expect that there parents will be contacted and that the student will
be sent home. The student can also expect the following:
- A three-day out-of-school suspension.
- A meeting with the school principal or vice-principal, the parent/guardians and the
student.
- The loss of an extra-curricular activity if the offending act took place during that
activity.
- The possible loss of all extra-curricular activity privileges.
• As it pertains to Graduation day, if there is “sound reason” to believe that a
Graduand is under the influence or in possession of alcohol and/or illicit drugs at the
“school sponsored” Graduation Evening, the Graduand “will” immediately be
prohibited from participating in any further Graduation activities and will be asked to
leave the premises.

20. Graduation Tidbits...
• Parent Volunteers
• Grad Family Photos
• Safe Grad & Chem Free Grad
• Questions/Comments...