GRAD ‘09

Gr. 12 Survival Guide

Tips and Deadlines Leading up to

Graduation

ADVICE FROM PREVIOUS GRADE 12 STUDENTS: Check First Class DL Students for news and information every day

Visit the Career Centre regularly, check in during spare blocks

Talk to Mrs. Livingston Attend Post Secondary Information Night – Nov. 17th @ Sands

Attend college and university information sessions – it really helps to

know the campus you’re interested in and talk to an admissions advisor for the program you want

Watch for early application deadlines for career-focused programs at BCIT and Kwantlen e.g. trades, nursing etc.

Work on your Grad Transitions book early – it helps to organize your thoughts on post-secondary life.

Have a plan and then have a back-up plan!

Apply for scholarships, research ones you are eligible for and organize your time so you’re not working on them at the last minute

Attend Grad Transitions Seminars

Stay organized, practice good time management skills and do not procrastinate…because…

…the year will fly by at a amazing pace and before you know it, you’ll be walking across the stage in cap and gown to receive your high school diploma!

Gr. 12 Survival Timeline

September

10th Grade 12 assembly – survey of post-secondary plans

29th Early Admission/self reporting Gr 11 marks for UVic

October

1st Douglas College opens for Fall 09 applications

2nd Grade 12 Parent Information night 15th BCIT & Kwantlen open for Fall 09 applications

17th Grad Transitions Seminar #1 - Library

Surname A-G – Block B H-N - Block C

O-Z - Block D

Grade 12’s intending to apply to BC Colleges & universities should create a common file on www.pasbc.ca

November

1st to 5th Applications due for Kwantlen’s Nursing Program

17th Post-Secondary Night (at Sands Secondary)

17th-21st Grad Transitions Seminar #2

Ms. Karpun attending Gr. 12 Block B Classes

Book Grad Transitions Interviews in Jan.

27th Language Proficiency Indicator (LPI) test at Delview

27th Grad Fashion Show, 7:00pm-9:00pm (Tentative)

December

TBA Grad Cruise (before Christmas)

Watch for ticket sales deadlines and guest approval form deadline for Grad Cruise – all dates TBA

December cont’d

4th-10th Grad Photos – 1:00pm-9:00pm (Times Tentative) Location – Library

10th “Home for the Holidays” Grads 08 return to talk about P-S

life and hear from a “scholarship expert”

January

Various Watch for deadlines for scholarships and financial awards

7th YEARBOOK DEADLINES – Grad Write Ups and Baby Photos

GRAD WRITE UPS: This is a hard deadline, we will not be chasing students to submit

their write ups. Writes ups will be screened and proofed by your teachers and the

Yearbook Class before they are entered.

Here are the guidelines for an acceptable write up:

NO course language, references to violence, drugs, sexual content, or material of

any offensive nature

NO initials or abbreviations

Maximum of 500 characters (including spaces and punctuation)

Write ups must be emailed to delview.yearbook@gmail.com

Please attach only Microsoft Word (.doc) files or type your write up directly in your

email

Missing write ups will be substituted by famous quotes

BABY PHOTOS: We will also be needing your baby photos. They will go beside your Grad

picture. Please hand these in to Mr. Choy, along with your name somewhere attached to

the photo. The deadline is also JANUARY 7th, 2009. They will scanned and returned to

you.

26th-30th Grad Transition Interviews – times scheduled with Ms. Karpun

February

27th Grad Transitions Due

28th Deadline for early admission opportunities for BC

Universities

Deadline for entrance scholarship applications

March

15th Sign PSI forms to allow marks to be forwarded to Colleges & Universities directly from the Ministry of Education

April

1st Grad Gown Sizing – Main Office (Time TBA)

23rd Student Fee/Commencement Fee Deadline

23rd DPA Requirements/Tracking Sheet Due for Grad

Transitions NOTE: Only students in “good standing” may purchase and receive

Dinner Dance Tickets. To be in “good standing”, all outstanding fees must be paid and Grad Transitions must be completed. Students NOT

in “good standing”, may purchase the tickets, but the school will hold the tickets until they are in “good standing”.

27th-30th Dinner Dance Tickets on Sale at Lunch

30th Community Scholarships available

May

1st University early admission offers are made

22nd Grad Banquet

22nd/23rd Dry Grad - Doors open @ 11:30 pm to 1:00 am

24th “Grad Watch” – students monitored closely who are at risk for graduation and will not walk the stage at

Commencement

24th Confirm attendance at Commencement Ceremony

(Office needs to know if you are attending or not)

June

2nd Administration makes final decision on who walks the

stage at Commencement and who does not

3rd Invitations to Commencement Ceremony sent home

19th RSVP's for Commencement Ceremony due in office

(Due to size of Grad class, there will be limitations)

23rd Awards Night

June cont’d

24th Pick up Grad Gown – Main office (Before 3:00pm)

25th Commencement

After Ceremony - Return Gown & Pick up Picture