Senior advisory meeting 4/17/19 Sit in your assigned seat/section.

$enior Fee$ If you have not paid, your Senior Fee has been reported to the bookkeeper as debt. Must pay to participate in graduation, Anchors Away, Senior Breakfast, receive your final transcript and diploma, etc. All fees are due by May 10 at noon. $110

Senior Fines/Debts All your fines and debts due by noon on May 10 Includes textbooks, library books, athletic uniforms, club fees, Senior Fees, etc. You cannot participate in graduation, Anchors Away, or Senior Breakfast if you owe money! See Ms. Infanti, the Bookkeeper in Student Services, to pay.

Transcripts You get 1 free transcript! We cannot mail it to your home…only school! Final Transcript Form available soon Due June 30. Final transcripts will start printing in June.

Graduation Slide Show bradenriverseniors19@gmail.com Send pictures you want to see in the graduation slideshow to the email below by May 1. Pictures should be Class of 2019 students, but can be from all high school years. bradenriverseniors19@gmail.com

Graduation Speakers Please congratulate the following students chosen to speak at Graduation: Alana Kelly Maria Vazquez Arianna Santiago and Nathan Thomas

Senior Awards May 8 at 6:30pm You will receive an invitation. Any questions, chat with Mr. Sanders.

Deadline to complete all online coursework! Online Courses May 1 Deadline to complete all online coursework!

Textbooks and Fines You may turn in your textbooks before or after school in the Textbook room on 5/6 and 5/7. You may turn in your textbooks before school and after 10:15 am on 5/8 and 5/9. All textbooks MUST be returned and all fines paid by Friday, May 10th at noon in order to participate in graduation practices and in the commencement exercises.

Hand out green exemption form.

Exams and Last Week Senior Exemptions! Seniors must have an 80% for BOTH 3rd and 4th quarter, AND exemptions are at the discretion of the teacher. Monday (5/6) and Tuesday (5/7) – attend ALL classes, even if you are exempt from the exams on those days Wednesday (5/8) and Thursday (5/9) – only attend exams that you are required to take  AP Exams take precedence over senior exams. *All senior exams MUST be completed by Friday, May 10th at 10:00 a.m. *All textbooks MUST be returned and all fines paid by Friday, May 10th at noon in order to participate in graduation practices and in the commencement exercises.

Last Week Per Mon 5/6 (Skinny) Tues 5/7 (Even) Wed 5/8 (Odd) Thurs Fri 5/10 (Odd) 1 7:30-8:10 Class Senior Breakfast (after attendance taken) **8:35-10:16 1st period EXAM 7:30-8:30 Make Up Day 2 8:15-8:55 **7:30-8:30 2nd period Class X 8:35-10:16 2nd period EXAM For 3 9:00-9:40   3rd period EXAM Senior Exams 4 9:45-10:25 10:21-12:37 Class & Lunch 4th period EXAM Affected teachers take C lunch 5 10:30-12:10 A: 10:30-11:00 B: 11:05-11:35 C: 11:40-12:10 **10:21-12:37 5th pd. EXAM Affected teachers take C lunch ALL MAKE-UP EXAMS MUST BE COMPLETED BY 10:00 a.m. 6 12:15-12:55 12:42-2:25 6th period EXAM Pay all debts and return all books by NOON 7 1:00-2:25 7th period EXAM

Senior Exam Schedule and Exemption Form Please make sure teachers sign the form by Friday, May 3 at 2:30pm. This includes both exemptions and make up plans. Keep this form as proof of your exemptions and as a pass to arrive late and leave early on 5/8 and 5/9.

Google Form – University and College acceptances https://forms.gle/ KBXKPHwVH8U XHC5S8

SENIOR BREAKFAST Monday, May 6th 1st period after attendance (7:40 am) McDonald's, fruit and juice Yearbooks should be in by this date too!

ANCHOR'S AWAY Friday, May 10th 6pm-8pm BRHS cafeteria Dinner:  Food trucks Summer Dressy: No tank tops, gym clothes or flip flops Must meet school dress code RSVP:  https://www.eventbrite.com/e/anchors-away-tickets-60369298196 MUST RSVP by MAY 3rd at midnight If trouble see Mrs. Dietz room 619

ATTENDANCE IS MANDATORY!!!! Graduation Practices May 15 - Graduation Practice at BRHS Auditorium           Caps/Gowns/Tassels/Tickets will be distributed                   2:00 - 2:55 – Top 10% only                   3:00– 4:25– Arts and Business                   4:30 - 5:55 – Engineering and Science  May 16 - Graduation Practice at Bradenton Area Convention Center 8:30 am – 10:30 am ATTENDANCE IS MANDATORY!!!! You must be on time!

Graduation Practices Be on time. Students who are late will not be allowed to participate. Attendance at ALL graduation practices is required. Students who miss any practice will not be allowed to walk. “I have to work” is not an excuse. Must be in BRHS Dress Code ( no hats, yoga pants, etc.) Submit WRITTEN request for exceptions to room 403 by May 1 Approvals/denials will be given by May 6.

Graduation Tickets Tickets will be distributed to you on May 15. Each student will get 6 tickets each. Extra tickets requests were granted up to 2 tickets. Absolutely no money can be exchanged for tickets!

Graduation Can be viewed live on MSTV, Spectrum 646 and Frontier 39. Will also be livestreamed on the homepage of ManateeSchools.net

Graduation Thursday May 16 at 7:00 PM – Bradenton Area Convention Center 6:00 PM – Graduates should arrive. Parking for graduates, parents, and guests will be challenging, so carpool whenever possible. Park only in designated areas. 6:15 PM - Doors will open for guests. Only graduates and faculty are allowed inside prior to 6:00pm. 7:00 PM – Ceremony starts and doors lock. Doors will re-open once the Processional is over.

Expectations Students, parents, and guests are expected to behave in a manner befitting any dignified event. Therefore, we strongly urge that the audience refrain from any behavior which could be considered distracting to others. - No balloons, signs, noisemakers, etc. All students walking across the stage have worked hard for this goal and should be treated with the highest respect.

Graduation Attire Young men are expected to wear a white, collared shirt. A tie is requested, but not required. They should wear black pants and black shoes. Young ladies should wear a skirt or dress, but the length should not extend beneath the hem of the gown. They should wear black shoes. No nose rings or non natural hair color. No bling on the cap or the gown!

Graduation Attire Extra regalia or designations allowed to be worn are for nationally recognized high school academic honor societies.  The following are allowed: NHS, Tri-M, Mu Alpha Theta, and cords for the top 4%. Nothing else.  

Frequently Asked questions Q: How many tickets will I receive for graduation? A: Six tickets Q: Who needs a ticket to graduation? A: All attendees regardless of age (yes, even a 1 year old). Q: When should textbooks be turned in? A: By Friday, May 10th at noon. Turn in to Media Center during exam week Q: When will cap & gown & ticket distribution take place? A: Wednesday May 15 at the end of each graduation practice Q: What should my child do if he/she still owes library fines or senior debts? A: Seniors are advised to take care of any debts IMMEDIATELY. All debts must be paid by Friday, May 10th at noon. Please see our bookkeeper, Mrs. Infanti to pay all debts. Only debt free seniors are allowed to participate in graduation practice(s) and participate in the ceremony.

Important Dates May 1 – Golden Herald Ceremony May 1 – Deadline to send pics for Grad Slideshow May 1 – Deadline to finish online course May 6 – Senior Breakfast May 6-17 - AP Exams

Important Dates May 6 - 9 - Senior Exams May 6 – 9 – Turn in Textbooks May 8 – Senior Awards Ceremony May 10 - Fines and Textbooks due May 10 - Anchors Away!

Important Dates May 15 – Graduation Practice at BRHS May 16 -Graduation Practice 8:30 am – 10:30 am at Manatee Convention Center May 16 – Graduation at 7pm

Graduation Practice When you arrive for Graduation Practice on May 15, you are to be in your seat by the start time of the practice.

Teachers - Please put all extra copies of the documents on the stage! Seniors – if you have not picked up the spring sheet, come to the front.

Questions?

Please remember you are to sit in your assigned seat each time you are in here Don’t forget to look at the website and watch for deadlines and important dates!!!!