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Graduation RequirementsGraduation Requirements

22 credits including MSDE required 22 credits including MSDE required coursescourses

High School Assessment ( HSA) High School Assessment ( HSA) Student Service Learning Hours Student Service Learning Hours

( SSL) completed by Friday, May 7( SSL) completed by Friday, May 7thth

** Please contact your counselor for Please contact your counselor for questions about your statusquestions about your status

Senior Fees/ObligationsSenior Fees/Obligations

Both must be cleared in order to Both must be cleared in order to participate in the following:participate in the following:

- Prom- Prom

- Senior Banquet- Senior Banquet

- Graduation- Graduation Until March 26Until March 26thth-$70-$70 After March 26After March 26thth-$75-$75

Senior BanquetSenior Banquet

This is a voluntary event which will This is a voluntary event which will occur on April 28occur on April 28thth on The Spirit of on The Spirit of WashingtonWashington

Time/Cost- TBDTime/Cost- TBD Begin to clear obligations nowBegin to clear obligations now

Senior PhotoSenior Photo

Wednesday, March 3Wednesday, March 3rdrd @ 10:00am @ 10:00am Some will be wearing white, all Some will be wearing white, all

others will wear senior t-shirt or others will wear senior t-shirt or some other black t-shirt.some other black t-shirt.

It is optional to purchase this It is optional to purchase this panoramic photopanoramic photo

AttendanceAttendance

Attendance in classes is a must!!!Attendance in classes is a must!!! Options are limited if you fail/LC a Options are limited if you fail/LC a

class…meaning there are no options class…meaning there are no options left…BE HERE and ON TIME!!!!left…BE HERE and ON TIME!!!!

Behaviors/ Rules/RegsBehaviors/ Rules/Regs

Very simple equation…….Very simple equation…….

RESPECT=RESPECTRESPECT=RESPECT

HATS- GONEHATS- GONE Electronic Devices-GONEElectronic Devices-GONE

Graduation AnnouncementGraduation Announcement

It is It is notnot required for students to required for students to purchase announcement. An outside purchase announcement. An outside organization handles the orders.organization handles the orders.

Packets will be available in the Main Packets will be available in the Main office February 9office February 9thth

The representative will be here Feb. The representative will be here Feb. 1616thth and 17th and 17th

Announcements will be delivered Announcements will be delivered directly to your homedirectly to your home

Graduation RehearsalGraduation Rehearsal

All graduates are required to attend All graduates are required to attend rehearsal in order to be able to walk rehearsal in order to be able to walk during the ceremony.during the ceremony.

Tickets will be distributed at the end Tickets will be distributed at the end of rehearsal.of rehearsal.

Students must be on time for Students must be on time for rehearsal and stay until the end to rehearsal and stay until the end to receive their cap and gownreceive their cap and gown

Graduation Ticket InformationGraduation Ticket Information

Each senior will be allotted 5 tickets.Each senior will be allotted 5 tickets. Extra tickets will be considered on a Extra tickets will be considered on a

first come first serve basis as first come first serve basis as requested. Tickets are very limited.requested. Tickets are very limited.

Please notify the main office of the Please notify the main office of the amount of tickets not neededamount of tickets not needed

Notification of honored ticket Notification of honored ticket requests will be done the 1requests will be done the 1stst week of week of June June

Senior PicnicSenior Picnic

Cost of the picnic included in senior Cost of the picnic included in senior feesfees

Smokey Glen located in Gaithersburg Smokey Glen located in Gaithersburg following graduation rehearsalfollowing graduation rehearsal

Students must provide their own Students must provide their own transportation there and hometransportation there and home

Details will be sent home in the Details will be sent home in the springspring

Transportation/ParkingTransportation/Parking

Bus option- $25 per personBus option- $25 per person 4:30pm departure from RMHS4:30pm departure from RMHS The bus departs to return to RMHS The bus departs to return to RMHS

approximately 30 minutes from the approximately 30 minutes from the close of the ceremonyclose of the ceremony

Ticket sales will begin after Spring Ticket sales will begin after Spring BreakBreak

Parking is very limited/ Metro is an Parking is very limited/ Metro is an optionoption

Ceremony AccommodationsCeremony Accommodations

Handicap seating must be requested Handicap seating must be requested in advance. The individual in need of in advance. The individual in need of assistance and 1 other person will assistance and 1 other person will receive priority seating. This seat is receive priority seating. This seat is considered one of the five issued considered one of the five issued tickets.tickets.

Requests for interpreters must be Requests for interpreters must be made in advancemade in advance

Graduate AttireGraduate Attire

Avoid high heels as the floors are Avoid high heels as the floors are slipperyslippery

Boys need to wear long dress pantsBoys need to wear long dress pants See the handout provided for See the handout provided for

additional detailsadditional details

Graduation CeremonyGraduation Ceremony

Wednesday, June 9, 2010 at 7:00pmWednesday, June 9, 2010 at 7:00pm DAR Constitution HallDAR Constitution Hall Graduates must arrive at 6:00pmGraduates must arrive at 6:00pm All graduates should be dressed All graduates should be dressed

when they arrivewhen they arrive

Ceremony CourtesyCeremony Courtesy

This is an exciting moment for all This is an exciting moment for all families and friends. Please refrain families and friends. Please refrain from loud celebrations while student from loud celebrations while student names are being announced to names are being announced to respect the student who follows your respect the student who follows your child.child.

Loud noisemakers are prohibited in Loud noisemakers are prohibited in DAR. Refer to Graduation Day DAR. Refer to Graduation Day Expectations HandoutExpectations Handout

DAR Constitution HallDAR Constitution Hall

DiplomasDiplomas

After the graduation ceremony After the graduation ceremony students must proceed to their students must proceed to their assigned hallways to receive their assigned hallways to receive their diplomas from their guidance diplomas from their guidance counselor.counselor.

If there are issues with the diplomas If there are issues with the diplomas please contact the school afterwards. please contact the school afterwards. Correct spelling of names need to be Correct spelling of names need to be submitted well before June.submitted well before June.

Do you know if you will graduate?Do you know if you will graduate?

73 Days!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!73 Days!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!