1. St. Luke School Graduation Meeting
Welcome parents, guardians, and potential graduates!

2. Notes about Credits 24 credits are required for the majority of grads
For students turning 19 this year, 7 credits are required (just the grade 12 credits) – ‘ADULT 12 program’
Friday, June 2rd – all potential grads must have ONLY ONE CREDIT REMAINING (must be in progress) to work on in June
Monday, June 12th – all potential grads must have lessons and final exams written on or before this date in order to graduate
Students will automatically be added to the ‘2018 Grad’ list, if they don’t successfully complete their last course on or before Friday, June 10th

3. Graduation Timeline January - April: May-June:
Bring 5 childhood photos to Sam
Provide your S.I.N. to Georgia
Complete lessons – work towards weekly goals
Attend regularly and no lates!
May-June:
Thursday, May 18th, 11 a.m. – grad photos
Complete all but one credit by June 2nd
ALL GRAD FEES/TICKETS payable to Monique in the office during the week of Monday, May 22th to Monday, May 29th (CASH ONLY, please)
Bring CD/memory stick to gather photos
Monday, June 12th – all lessons/finals must be submitted; students must pass classes
Monday, June 19th – grad rehearsal/set-up ALL DAY – mandatory for all grads to attend – meet at St. Luke at 9:00 a.m., leave for St. Cecilia’s together

4. Graduation Day Info Tuesday, June 20th – Graduation Day!
Grad fee - $40
Grad Cap potential additional fee
Mass, exercises, luncheon all located at
St. Cecilia’s Parish – th Ave.
From the Lewvan, turn west on 7th – about 7 blocks from Lewvan
Number of guests to exercises is unlimited
Number of guests to luncheon – 7 per grad and $20/guest
All fees payable to Monique in the office (cash or money order only, please) – Monday, May 23th to Monday, May 30th

5. Graduation Day Info cont’d
Tuesday, June 20th
Timeline for grad day (all at St. Cecilia’s Parish):
Liturgy – 11:00 (Grads must arrive at 10:30)
Exercises (Gr. 8 & 12 ‘diplomas,’ school awards, etc.) – 11:40
Luncheon (slideshow, lunch, etc.) – 1:15 (approx)
Grads’ attire – lots of options: boys – shirt/tie, black pants/white shirt, suit, etc.; girls – dress (how formal is up to you); corsage/boutonniere, etc., is up to you
Grad escort not required
Samantha available to take photos of grads on grad day

6. Graduation Day Info cont’d
Tuesday, June 20th
Luncheon, etc., finished around 2:00 p.m.
Clean-up – staff and grades 9-11 students assist following luncheon
Grads are finished at St. Luke on this day, as all will have completed their credits on or before Monday, June 12th – CONGRATULATIONS!
Note that pre- or post-graduation festivities are not sanctioned by St. Luke School

7. Special Graduation Info
Opportunities:
Give your input at all graduation meetings!
Valedictorian, Salutatorian – Would you be interested?
Scholarships
Open to all graduates, not all are based on academics
“Get involved in the school, church, community, volunteer organizations, etc.”
“Keep doing your very best in all of your courses; ask for help if you need it”

8. Special Graduation Info cont’d
Career Spotlights
Open to all students, these are approx. half-day on-the-job experiences. Students choose from career experiences, arrange own transportation to and from the experience, spending a half-day investigating a career of their choice.
Career Fairs/Post-sec tours, presentations
Open to all students, these are experiences that help students gain an understanding of careers or post-secondary institutions of interest.
Career Cruising
Open to all students, this is a website where students can complete strengths-based quizzes and questionnaires designed to identify possible future careers.
Come see Stephanie for information on any of the above!

9. Post-secondary
Potential grads to see Stephanie ASAP regarding post-secondary planning (SIAST (now called Sask Polytechnic), U of R, Trades, etc.), scholarships, resumes, etc.
Keep in contact via or phone:
or phone

10. Please and Thank-you!
Please provide the school with your son/daughter’s S.I.N. (in case of awards)
As soon as possible, please provide us with
5 photos of your son/daughter – from birth to present-day – these will be used in the slideshow
We will scan them and return them within a day or two

11. A word on ‘Graduation Anxiety’…
Students sometimes push themselves hard to be ‘finished school’, but then…
Some students become worried/anxious when they know they are almost finished
The worry may be about…starting new at post-secondary, leaving a place they were comfortable in, not knowing about what career/schooling they want
If students are experiencing this, they should come and see Georgia and we can work on coping strategies.

24. Thank you for attending! Any questions?