Century High School Class of 2016

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1 Century High School Class of 2016 Senior Survival Guide Class Officers Senior Year Matthew Saxton, President Zachery Keepers, Vice President Sarah Jacobs, Secretary Patrick Marcinko, Treasurer Belle Nelson, Historian Junior Year Matthew Saxton, President Zachery Keepers, Vice President Sarah Jacobs, Secretary Sienna Pyle, Treasurer Melody Kuzu, Historian Sophomore Year Jack DelNunzio, President Zachery Keepers, Vice President Caroline Reilly, Secretary Sienna Pyle, Treasurer Melody Kuzu, Historian Freshmen Year Jack DelNunzio, President Kiley Hurst, Vice President Matthew Saxton, Secretary Sienna Pyle, Treasurer Melody Kuzu, Historian Student Government Association Caitlin Sien President Noah Eckman Vice President Caroline Reilly Secretary Erin Lynch Finance Director Matthew Saxton Parliamentarian NHS SENIOR EXECUTIVE BOARD Olivia Wolcott Blair Arriola Haley Yetter Kelsey Johnson Caitlin Sien Matthew Saxton Gabbie Magalotti Mr. Troy Barnes Mr. Brian Booz Mrs. Julie Janowich Ms Wendy Cain Class Sponsors Mrs. Anne Dorwart and Mrs. Linda Glabach Administration President Vice President Secretary Communications Officer Treasurer Parliamentarian Senior Representative Principal Assistant Principal Assistant Principal Academic Facilitator

2 SAVE THE DATES Senior Calendar of Events March 10 th Date to be Determined March 11 th April 18 th to May 20th April 27 th May 2-13 May 20 th May 16 May 27 Saturday, May 21 Wednesday, May 25 Thursday, May 26 Friday, May 27 Monday, May 30 Tuesday, May 31 Tuesday, May 31 Tuesday, May 31 Wednesday, June 1 Wednesday, June 1 Thursday, June 2 Thursday, June 2 Friday, June 3 Friday, June 3 Senior Parent Meeting (Spring Parent Conference Night) 6:15pm-7:00pm Auditions for the Senior Show after school Senior Class Meeting during advisory. Junior-Senior Prom Tickets on sale Price to be determined AP Night AP Exams Prom Guest Passes Due Senior Cruise Tickets on sale ($10 each cash only) Junior-Senior Prom at the Hyatt Regency, Baltimore, MD 8pm 11pm CCCTC Print and Video 5:00pm. Students must 4:30pm CCCTC Biomedical Sciences & Criminal 5:00pm. Students must 4:30pm Senior Presentations, during school Memorial Day-No School Senior Exams 2B, 4B CCCTC Building Maintenance and 5 th Mod Video 5:00pm. Students must 4:40 pm CCCTC pm. Students must 6:30 pm Senior Exams 1A, 3A CCCTC Academy of Health Professions and Physical 5:00pm. Students must 4:30 pm Senior Exams 1, 1B, 3, 3B CCCTC Project Lead the 5:00pm. Students must 4:30 pm Senior Breakfast 7:45-9:30am Senior Exams, 2, 2A, 4, 4A Last day of classes for seniors 2

3 Friday, June 3 Monday, June 6 Tuesday, June 7 Wednesday, June 8 Wednesday, June 8 Thursday, June 9 Thursday, June 9 All requests for extra tickets to graduation as well as handicapped consideration due to Main Office. Senior Makeup Exams Mandatory Graduation Event Rehearsal CHS Gym 8:00am-11:00am; seniors arrive at 7:30 Attire: Graduation Attire with cap and gown Males- dress slacks, shirt/tie Females- dress or skirt/blouse (no sneakers, flip flops, etc.). Graduation tickets issued if all obligations are cleared Mandatory Graduation Event Rehearsal McDaniel College 8 to 10 am Seniors arrive at McDaniel by 7:30 Practice begins promptly at 8:00 am Attire: casual Senior Cruise on the Bay Lady Cruise of the Inner Harbor 5:00pm meet at CHS Student parking lot. 11:00pm bus returns to CHS. Attire: Males- dress slacks, shirt/tie, no shorts or hats Females- dress or skirt/blouse, no shorts or hats Senior Picnic-11:00am-2:00pm CHS Stadium Mandatory Graduation Event: Community Awards Night 7:00 pm Century High Auditorium - Seniors need to arrive by 6:30 pm Attire: Graduation Attire Males- dress slacks, shirt/tie Females- dress or skirt/blouse (no sneakers, flip flops, etc.). Friday, June 10 Friday, June 10 Friday, June 10 Sunday, June 12 Mandatory Graduation Event: Senior Farewell Assembly 9:00am Seniors arrive by 8:15am. CHS Gymnasium Attire: Graduation Attire, Cap & Gown required. Senior Class Photo weather permitting, in the stadium 11:00 am Senior Show-7:00 pm CHS auditorium Graduation at McDaniel College 2 pm Seniors arrive no later than 1:00 pm Report to Auxiliary Gym dressed with cap and gown to line up Attire: Graduation Attire Males- dress slacks, shirt/tie Females- dress or skirt/blouse (no sneakers, flip flops, etc.). 3

4 Rehearsal Requirements All seniors who are participating in the graduation ceremony are required to attend all rehearsals. You must report on time. Refer to the calendar of events in this packet for all rehearsal times and locations. Seniors who are on work release are required to be at the rehearsals as scheduled. Please inform your employer of this obligation. Seniors will not be released early from practices either, so make sure your schedule is cleared for this week. Some important topics to be covered at rehearsal are rules of conduct, processional and recessional order, dress, and answers to questions by members of the class. Directions to McDaniel College from Century High School 1. Follow Route 26 (Liberty Road) west to Route Take Route 97 north toward Westminster. 3. At the traffic light at the intersection of Route 97 and Route 32, turn left onto Washington Road. 4. Follow Washington Road past Westminster High School. Continue through the traffic light at the intersection of Green Street and Washington Road (Maggie s Restaurant is on the left). 5. The next traffic light is the intersection of Washington Road and Main Street (Sheetz is on the right). Turn left onto Main Street. 6. Follow Main Street through town. You will go through 5 traffic lights. Continue to follow Main Street up the hill towards McDaniel College. 7. There are three entrances to McDaniel College. You will use the third one. It is on the right side. You will see the football stadium and practice fields as you turn into the college. 8. Follow the road up to Gill Center (the gym) and park in the parking lots near the gym. 4

5 Pictures at Graduation In order to insure the appropriate dignity for the graduation ceremony and provide an unobstructed view for guests, photographers from the audience are being asked to take pictures from their seats. Members of the audience will not be permitted in or near the senior section or stage area. Video cameras are allowed only in the bleachers, not on the main floor of the gym. A professional photographer will take pictures of each senior as his/her diploma is awarded. The photographer will send the graduate a proof with a return envelope for ordering. Graduation Tickets Admission to graduation is by ticket only. Each graduating senior will receive ten (10) tickets to the graduation ceremony. Seniors and their parents who have good reason for extra tickets to the graduation ceremony are asked to complete a request form (in the main office) and submit the form to Mrs. Laulis in the main office. All requests must be submitted no later than Friday, May 27, Tickets will be distributed on June 7, 2016 at the end of the first graduation practice at Century High School. All detention and financial obligations must be fulfilled before a graduating senior receives his or her tickets. Tickets must be given to all guests. Ushers cannot hold tickets for arriving guests. Handicapped and Hearing-Impaired Seating and Parking at Graduation: There will be special seating for the handicapped and hearing impaired. A special pass is required for this area. Handicapped parking is located near the Physical Education Learning Center at McDaniel College for cars with a State Handicap Permit. To request handicapped/hearing-impaired reserved seating, complete and return the form in this packet. Seating in these specified areas will be by reserved passes ONLY. Handicapped seating passes are limited to two guests. Participation in Graduation Exercises Seniors and their parents are reminded that only seniors who have met all graduation requirements are entitled to participate in graduation ceremonies. Students and parents with concerns about meeting requirements are encouraged to contact the student s guidance counselor immediately. If a senior becomes ineligible to participate, we will confidentially inform the student and parent. However, in no case will the student be allowed to participate in the graduation program unless all graduation requirements have been met. Student Obligations Before students are given their tickets for graduation, their diploma, or have final school records released to colleges or employers, all outstanding detention and financial obligations must be cleared. If seniors have a question, they should check with Mrs. Laulis in the main office, Ms. Foster in the media center, their teacher, team coach, an assistant principal, or Principal Barnes. Students with unsettled detention and financial obligations will be informed at graduation practice. However, it is best to resolve these matters prior to that time. You are requested to make every effort to do so. Seniors who have not cleared 5

6 all obligations will receive only the diploma cover at the graduation ceremony. Diplomas for these seniors will be issued in the auxiliary gym following the ceremony once obligations are cleared. Seniors will not be given graduation tickets until all obligations are cleared. Obligations should be cleared no later than the morning of Tuesday, June 7, Guest Seating at McDaniel College Seating for graduation is on a first-come, first-served basis. No seats may be reserved. Doors to the auditorium will open 45 minutes before the graduation ceremony for guests holding a ticket for admission. All guests attending the graduation ceremony must have a ticket for admission. Please ask that your friends and family members attending the graduation ceremony be seated at least 15 minutes before the ceremony begins to avoid interference with the student processional into the ceremony. Procedure for Walking Across Stage and Receiving Diploma As you approach the stage, wait at the top step. Move forward to receive your diploma cover when your name is announced. Extend your left hand to receive the diploma cover, and then (shake hands with the Board of Education presenter with your right hand.) (Shake hands also with other school representatives who are on the stage to congratulate you on your graduation.) After Graduation Procedures/Diploma Distribution Distribution of diplomas will conform to the procedure used in all Carroll Country High Schools. Diploma covers will be presented to the graduate at the ceremony. Diplomas will be distributed immediately following the graduation ceremony to all seniors who have met all their obligations. Following the ceremony, recessional lines will proceed directly to the diploma tables located in the auxiliary gym where each graduate will receive a diploma envelope containing their diploma, report card, and other items. The diploma tables will be arranged alphabetically by students last names. If all obligations have not been cleared, your envelope will contain only a notice indicating you have an obligation to clear. Those with obligations then report to the obligations table to clear the obligation at which time you will receive your diploma. Inappropriate behavior during the graduation ceremony may result in your diploma being held until a parent conference with the Superintendent. GRADUATION ETIQUETTE AND TRADITION NAME CARDS AND ANNOUNCEMENTS Obtaining name cards and announcements is the responsibility of the individual member of the class. The etiquette observed when sending announcements is included to help you. 1. Announcements are provided with an inner, ungummed envelope and an outer envelope, or with one envelope only. Either is socially correct. 2. You should address the envelope yourself, using a pen with blue or black ink. 3. The outer envelope should carry the full mailing address. Do not abbreviate Street, Road, or State. 6

7 4. The inner envelope should carry names only in the form you would use in conversation: Mr. and Mrs. Smith or Helen and Tom or Aunt Tillie. 5. If children are included in the announcement, list them by name on the inner envelope but not on the outer envelope unless only one envelope is used: Mr. and Mrs. Smith- Susan and Tom. 6. If the announcement does not have a personal cardholder, insert your card in the announcement with its back to the announcement engraving. 7. Insert the announcement in the inner envelope with the folded edge at the bottom and the front facing the flap. Do not tuck the flap. 8. Insert the inner envelope in the outer, with the flap of the inner envelope facing the address side of the outer envelope. 9. Seal the outer envelope neatly and send by first class mail. 10. Announcements should be mailed to arrive at their destination approximately two weeks prior to the date of graduation. CAPS AND GOWNS AT CHS Caps and gowns need to be worn for all rehearsals, as noted previously on the calendar. The Board of Education had decreed that students in Carroll County will wear both caps and gowns at graduation exercises. The changing of the tassel from the left to the right is an action that is practiced in some schools. It is properly intended to give the graduate a feeling of personal significance and mark his/her graduation. Caps should be placed on the head with the longer point of the crown to the back. The point should be centered on the forehead, with the tassel over the left temple. Tassels should never be pinned or sewed, but should be permitted to hang naturally. When properly worn, the gown should reach about 13 inches above the floor. Boys should wear white collared dress shirts, dark ties, and dark blue or black dress slacks with appropriate dark brown or black shoes. Girls should wear white shoes with an appropriate non-patterned white or light colored dress that is shorter than the gown. No jewelry or flowers should be worn on the gown. SENIORS INAPPROPRIATLY DRESSED WILL NOT BE ALLOWED TO PARTICIPATE. Rehearsal Requirements: Policies Affecting Seniors All seniors who are participating in graduation are REQUIRED to attend all rehearsals. Refer to the Senior Calendar of Events, in another section of this booklet, for the times and dates. Failure to attend any 7

8 rehearsals will lead to non-participation in the graduation ceremony. Remember that the Senior Awards Assemblies are considered rehearsals, so your attendance at these events is mandatory. Seniors who are on released time schedules are required to be at the rehearsals as scheduled. Please inform your employers of this obligation. Your attendance is essential to insure a smooth ceremony. Some topics to be covered at the rehearsal are: rules and conducts, processional and recessional order and seating, dress, school policies regarding seniors and graduation, answers to questions presented by members of this class, and ticket distribution. On each rehearsal day, seniors are required to report at the specific time. Please remember that school is still in session for the remainder of the student body. Only those seniors who have justifiable business are able to be in the classroom areas. We request that no senior return as visitors while school is still in session. Thank you for your cooperation in this matter. Seniors will report to the McDaniel College on Wednesday, June 8 from 8:00 am to 10:00 am for their graduation practice (Students/parents provide own transportation). Seniors are to arrive by 7:45 am. The Parents/Community Awards Night will be on Thursday, June 9, 2016 at 7:00pm. Seniors are to arrive at Century in their gowns by 6:30pm and report to the main gym area. There will also be a final rehearsal at the Seniors Farewell Assembly. Seniors arrive by 8:15am. Seniors are required to remain in school and in the area of the gym until all rehearsal needs have been completed. Seniors will not be dismissed from practices early to attend appointments or to accommodate work schedules. Seniors are reminded to drive safely and sensibly when coming to practices and other senior activities. School Rules Apply To School-Sponsored Activities: We feel it is appropriate to remind seniors that many activities are taking place the weeks preceding graduation. Even though these activities (including Prom, Senior Cruise, and graduation practice at McDaniel College) are taking place off the school grounds, school rules and regulations will apply because these activities are school sponsored. Any evidence of alcohol and/or drug use or possession will be cause for dismissal from the activity and may jeopardize participation in other activities, including graduation. Students involved with unlawful activities will be suspended, law enforcement officials will be notified, and the student s participation in graduation ceremonies may be in jeopardy. Smoking is also not allowed at any of these activities by students or their guests. Tobacco violations will be dealt with following the policies of the Carroll County Public Schools and will include assignment to Saturday School for smoker s education, suspension, and/or involvement of law enforcement officials as appropriate. For instance, if students are caught smoking, consuming alcohol, or in possession of alcohol or drugs at the prom May 21, 2016, or on the Senior Cruise June 8, 2016, they may be suspended for three or five days, or more. This suspension may carry through graduation rehearsals. The student may not be allowed to participate in graduation activities if rehearsals are missed. Examinations: Senior examination dates are listed in the senior Calendar of Events. All seniors must take an examination or final culminating project as determined in each of their courses. NO EXCEPTIONS will be made. Because attendance at graduation rehearsals is critical, any make-up examinations must be arranged prior to the first graduation rehearsal. 8

9 Senior Show: This program will be produced by the seniors, for the seniors. It is an opportunity to laugh and reflect on your four years at Century. It will also allow your fellow seniors to share their wit and talent with you through skits, music, and other creative means. Seniors may audition to be a part of this evening. It will be a relaxed and casual evening open to friends, family, and students. Senior Assembly Community Scholarships and Parent Night: All seniors are to be in attendance at this evening assembly, which is given in honor of the graduating class. Parents are encouraged to attend. During the ceremony, seniors will be recognized for special accomplishments and will receive school and community awards. Senior Assembly School Awards and Senior Farewell: This assembly gives seniors the opportunity to appear before the student body in cap and gown to receive final honors. The assembly will begin with seniors receiving school awards for achievements within their academy and in different content areas. Seniors, under the direction of the class advisors, produce this program. It is a very powerful way of saying goodbye to one another. The Senior Farewell is a very special once-in-a-lifetime assembly for you. Graduation Ceremony Time/Date: The graduation ceremony will begin promptly at 2:00 on June 12, 2016, at McDaniel College. Doors will open at 1:15 pm (45 minutes prior to the beginning of the ceremony). There will be no admittance prior to 1:15pm. Seniors should report to the Gill Gymnasium at 1:00 pm, dressed in cap and gown and ready to begin lining up for the entrance processional. Only faculty and graduating seniors will be allowed in the Gill Gymnasium. 9

10 Americans with Disabilities Act In order to comply with the requirements of the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA), the Carroll County Public Schools will be providing two sign language interpreters for the deaf at each of the six (6) high school graduations. There will be a special area designated for people requiring the services of the interpreter located in the first few rows and to the right of the stage. For additional Information on further accommodations, please contact the school principal or the Public Information Office at (410) Special Needs Seating Plans are being formulated to reserve an area for family members who may be wheelchair bound or are having mobility problems. Should you have a family member who needs this special seating, please complete this information form and return it to the Main Office on or before May 27, Please note: Only two additional family members are permitted to sit with the family member with special needs. Each person seated in this section must present a special needs pass in addition to a graduation ticket for admission to the graduation ceremony. Student s Name Number of special needs seats requested Hearing-Impaired Guests Should you have a family member who needs interpretive services, please complete this form and return it to the Main Office on or before May 27, Please note: Only two additional family members are permitted to sit with a family member in need of interpretive services. Each person seated in this section must present a hearing impaired pass in addition to a graduation ticket for admission to the graduation ceremony. Student s Name Number of interpretive service seats requested Additional Graduation Tickets Student s Name Ten Tickets are provided. Additional tickets needed Return requests to the Main Office no later than June 3,

11 Parent/Guardian Permission Form My son/daughter,, has my permission to take a fieldtrip to the Bay Lady Cruise at the time and on the date indicated below. I understand that the trip will be taken on an approved carrier. The company listed below will be the only transportation available for this trip (students will not be allowed to drive). I also understand that the group will be accompanied by teachers of a reasonable ratio of adults to number of students taking the trip. Name of Business: Bay Lady Cruise of the Inner Harbor Address: Harbor Court in Baltimore MD Telephone: LADY Date & Time of Trip: Wednesday, June 8, Buses leave CHS at 5:30pm *Be at CHS Parking 5:00 pm* Transportation provided by: Rill s Bus Service EMERGENCY CONTACT INFORMATION Parent/Guardian s Full Name: Home Telephone: Work Telephone: Doctor: Insurance Company: Times Available at Home: Times Available at Work: Phone: Policy No.: I consent to and authorize the Board of Education personnel or their designee to take whatever reasonable steps he/she deems necessary in order to provide emergency medical care for my child. I further agree to permit my child to be transported to a medical facility by ambulance or other commercial vehicle. Parent/Guardian Signature: Date: Please indicate if any medications from the Health Room at school should go with your child or if there are any medical concerns. APPROVED: Principal Please return permission form when cruise ticket is purchased. 11