Senior Information Packet FOR Senior Parents and Class of 2010
Senior Calendar Please note the following dates on your calendar. April 8 Senior Parent Meeting at 7:00pm (Ertzman Theater) April 12 16 HSAs (for Seniors only) April 14 Mr. Sherwood Contest (Ertzman Theater) April 19 Deadline for Second Semester SSL hours (Ms. Coutts room K280) April 26 27 Every 15 Minutes April 30 Senior Banquet at Dave & Buster s at White Flint in Rockville ($$) May 10 14 Spring Spirit Week May 14 Car & Truck Show / Yearbook Distribution May 19 Senior Exam Review Day May 22 Junior/Senior Prom at Hyatt Regency in Bethesda ($$) May 23 After Prom Party Longwood Recreation Center (12am-5am) May 25 Awards Night 7pm (Ertzman Theater) May 21 26 Senior Exams: May 21 Periods 6 & 7 (last day of HSA week) 11:30am-2:10pm May 24 Periods 4 & 5 (regular schedule day) May 25 Periods 2 & 3 (regular schedule day) May 26 Period 1 & make up exams May 27 Senior make up exams May 28 Graduation Rehearsal 9:15am (Ertzman Theater) Attendance is mandatory. You must attend or you will not participate in the graduation ceremony. Distribution of cap & gown / graduation tickets June 9 GRADUATION!! 2:30PM DAR CONSTITUTION HALL (Washington,DC) Graduates must arrive no later than 1:30pm. More details will follow in a packet which will be MAILED home to each individual graduate concerning graduation rules and regulations.
PARENT CHECKLIST A guide to determine if your son/daughter is on target Class Dues paid ($75) includes 9 th, 10 th, 11 th, & 12 th grades Clear obligations with financial assistant SSL Hours (total 60) HSA exams taken Credit declaration page reviewed (with counselor) SAT/ACT taken (take as often as you would like) FAFSA forms completed College applications submitted Career opportunities researched Cap/gown ordered Invitations ordered Mandatory graduation rehearsal Graduation expectation packet reviewed Exam schedule reviewed Enjoy these last few months with your child as a high school student. If you could check all of these, you are ready for the big day, June 9, 2010. Questions or concerns: Pamela Johnson Pamela_A_Johnson@mcpsmd.org 301-924-3247 Room A109
February 22, 2010 Class of 2010 students and parents: The graduation committee is preparing its list of possible commencement speaker candidates. This is your last chance to submit the name and contact information for anyone you think should be considered for this honor. This is a chance for you to provide your input on the choice for graduation speaker. This person could be a teacher, former Sherwood student, someone from the Sherwood community, motivational speaker, or anyone else who might have a positive impact on this graduating class. Please list below the person s name, contact information (address, phone number, email address, etc.) and a brief explanation of why this person would be an ideal graduation speaker for the Class of 2010. Return this form to Mrs. Johnson in room A109 no later than Monday, March 1, 2010. Please include your name as the person submitting a possible candidate for graduation speaker at the bottom of this page. **Print legibly** Your Name:
Sherwood High School Graduation Wednesday, June 9, 2010 DAR Constitution Hall, 2:30 p.m. Graduating seniors will receive 5 tickets per family at graduation rehearsal on Friday, May 28. A lottery will be held to distribute extra tickets (beyond the guaranteed maximum of 5 tickets). More information will be forthcoming concerning the date and time for the distribution of the additional tickets. Please complete the form below to request extra tickets. You may ask for up to 3 additional tickets. Every effort will be made to fill requests, but we will not know until after final exams the exact total of additional tickets available for distribution. For those of you who do not need all 5 of your tickets and you are willing to submit your extra tickets into the lottery pool for others to use, please circle on the form below the exact number of tickets you need. Please complete the following form and MAIL to the school by Friday, March 26th LATE REQUESTS WILL NOT BE ACCEPTED Sherwood High School, Graduating Class of 2010 300 Olney-Sandy Spring Rd., Sandy Spring, MD 20860 Return bottom portion only, keep the top for your records. EVERY senior must turn in this form. Make sure that both parents/guardians are aware of this process. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Request for 2010 Graduation Tickets (please, print CLEARLY) Student Name Family Member Contact: Phone Number: Email (of contact person): Guaranteed Number of Tickets Needed: (if less than 5, you agree to submit the extra tickets into the lottery pool) Remember: everyone will receive 5 tickets UNLESS you indicate otherwise by circling here: Please circle: 1 2 3 4 5 REQUEST FOR ADDITIONAL TICKETS: NO hand-delivered forms will be honored; it must be postmarked. Number of Additional Tickets Requested: (up to 3)
Graduating Senior Do you want to speak at the Class of 2010 Commencement? Write a speech and submit it to Mrs. Johnson in A109 by Friday, March 5 th. Speakers will be chosen based on the quality of their speech and their delivery. Speeches should be three to four minutes in length, engaging, positive, and appropriate for the event. The top writers will be asked to present their speech before a selection panel to determine who will speak at commencement.
The Class of 2010 is collecting photos for a slideshow that will be presented at the senior banquet at Dave & Buster s on April 30 th. We need your help collecting photos! Email your photos to zeesoccergal@msn.com or turn in original photos to Mrs. Johnson in A109. The last day to submit photos is April 16 th. Write your name and phone number on the back of the photograph. Limit your submissions to three favorite photographs. A good photo will: Be school appropriate Include one or more Sherwood seniors List the names of those pictured and the year the photo was taken on the back