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CHS SENIOR CALENDAR 2008
Updated Tuesday, March 18, 2008
Mary Pat Whiteside, Senior Sponsor

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Click here to download and view the Senior Calendar as a PDF file.

These dates are important. Please be aware of your obligations.
Some dates may be added or changed. Watch the daily bulletin for senior updates.

3/26 Final Senior Class Meeting—4th hour PAC—Announcement orders will be handed out after the meeting. You must pay balances due to Herff-Jones in order to pick up your announcements.

4/15-4/18 REGISTER YOUR PROM DATE WITH MRS. WHITESIDE IN ROOM B-26 BY APRIL 18

4/15 Class Poem submissions to Mrs. Whiteside in class or before school.

ANNOUNCEMENTS SHOULD BE MAILED AROUND THIS TIME

4/18 Pick up two reserved seating tickets for the Grand March from Mrs. Whiteside.
(Your tickets will be given only to you--please do not send another student to pick up your tickets.)

4/19 Prom @ CHS
Grand March 7 p.m. in the Performing Arts Center
Dance 8 p.m. in the CHS Gymnasium

4/3-4/18

1. Seniors pay $5 to Mrs. Whiteside or Weston Baker no later than
Friday if you are attending the Senior Breakfast on May 2.
This will be held at the Chillicothe United Methodist Church and will
be served by the Senior mothers. The breakfast begins at 9:30 a.m. and
is the beginning activity of Senior Day. Attendance will be taken at the breakfast.

2. If you choose to attend the senior/faculty bowling at Fast Lane from
4:30-6:30, please pay Mrs. Whiteside ($7 to include shoe rental; $5 for
bowling only) by April 15. You will receive a ticket to admit you to the
bowling event. You MUST pay in advance. We will use all lanes, and
you will be allowed to participate only if you have the ticket I issue you in advance.

3. If you are attending the Senior Supper at the CHS Commons also on
May 2 [this is for seniors (not for their parents) and faculty], also pay $7 for the supper. If you pay
cash, please have the right amount. If you pay by check, make it out to Chillicothe High School. All
three events are May 2, but we must know how many will attend each by April 17. Please make
reservations for Senior Day as soon as possible. We encourage you to attend, but if you choose not
to attend the evening events, it would be courteous to tell Mrs.Whiteside.

4/16 Senior Spokesperson Tryouts 7 p.m. in Room B-26.

4/30 See Mrs. Roberts in the principal’s office on Wednesday to obtain your
number for the graduation march. THIS IS IMPORTANT. Do not lose this number.
At the same time, you will be given material regarding
Baccalaureate rehearsal, marching instructions, Commencement rehearsal,
etc. Read this carefully before Thursday, May 8. Rental fee of $20.00
for cap and gown must be paid in the office when you pick up your
number. Please have correct amount or write check to Chillicothe High
School. Again, that’s on Wednesday, April 30. You must also pay any
fees and/or fines you owe the school at this time.

5/1 During your lunch come to the English office—next to room B-26—to
check out your cap and gown. Try it on immediately and notify Mrs.
Whiteside of any concerns with your cap and gown. Take them home and
press (on warm setting) the gown so it is ready for Baccalaureate rehearsal
on May 8. You MUST have your dress clothes and cap and gown for this
MANDATORY rehearsal. We will also be taking a class portrait at the rehearsal.

5/2 SENIOR DAY

1. SENIOR BREAKFAST--9:30 A.M. at the Chillicothe United Methodist Church. Wear school clothes. NO caps. Breakfast is being served by Senior mothers. No place cards; sit with friends.

2. SENIOR ASSEMBLY
a. 12:00 P.M.--All seniors must attend. Meet in the performing arts center. Sit in the seats in the center section, filling from front to back. BE ON TIME--BE DRESSED UP! Instructions will be given for your entrance into the assembly. Rehearsal of the candle lighting ceremony will be held.

b. 12:30--SENIOR AWARDS--Senior parents are invited to attend. They may sit in the side sections or in the back as directed by the ushers.

c. 2:30 P.M.--FAREWELL--Poem, Hat & Garter, Handing down of class offices.

d. SENIOR GAMES 4:30 P.M. at Fast Lane—Faculty and seniors will bowl 2 games. Seniors not wanting to bowl may attend and just “hang out.”

e. SENIOR SUPPER 6:30 P.M. at the CHS Commons. Senior high and vo-tech faculty members are guests of the Senior Class. Faculty wives/husbands are attending at the expense of the faculty member--$7.00.

5/8 Baccalaureate rehearsal in the performing arts center at 12:00 p.m.
ALL GRADUATES MUST ATTEND THIS REHEARSAL! WORK IS NOT AN EXCUSE TO MISS!!!
Wear your cap and gown as well as the clothes you will be wearing for the ceremonies.
GUYS--Wear white dress shirts (not blue—or any other color) and ties, dress pants (preferably dark ones), dark socks, and dress shoes (do not wear boots or athletic shoes).
GIRLS--Wear dresses, hose (a nude color or very sheer colored hose) and dark shoes (either black, brown, or navy). Do not wear sandals. Shoes must be closed-toe. You will be practicing coming down the aisles, so you need to wear the shoes that you will be wearing the afternoon of Baccalaureate.

Bailey’s Studio will take a class picture at 12:15--before our rehearsal,
so please be very attentive to your appearance.

Gowns will need to be pressed before Baccalaureate.
You can do them yourself with a low setting on the iron.

5/8 BACCALAUREATE--7 P.M.--Performing Arts Center
Seniors need to be in the commons by 6:30 P.M. and in line by 6:40.
Do not wear cap and gown to the school. Carry them--gown on a hanger.

5/9 COMMENCEMENT REHEARSAL--9:00 A.M.
NO GRADUATING SENIOR WILL BE EXCUSED. BE ON TIME!
REARRANGE JOB AND PERSONAL SCHEDULES!
We will not begin practice until all are present!
Rehearsal will be in the gymnasium--Park in the PAC parking lot.
Following rehearsal, you are responsible for painting your parking block white--you must provide the paint. If you do not paint your block, you will not receive your diploma until this is taken care of.

Bailey Studio will take pictures of individual CHS graduates in cap and gown at their studio from 11 a.m.-5 p.m. They will give you a free 5X7 of this photo. You do not have to call the studio for an appointment. Just go to the studio at 425 Cherry Street during the day. Do not wear your cap and gown—take your gown on a hanger.

5/11 COMMENCEMENT ‘08--3:00 P.M.
2:30 P.M.-BE IN BAND ROOM AT CHS
2:40 P.M.-BE IN LINE. BRING PLASTIC BAG FOR CAP AND GOWN.

NOTE: ALL FINES MUST BE PAID BY 5/9!
NO MONEY CAN BE TAKEN AT COMMENCEMENT ON 5/11.
Money left in your lunch account at the end of the year will be transferred to a younger sibling’s account. If you don’t have a younger sibling, the money will be sent to you in the form of a check from central office. It might be best to deplete your account before May 8.

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