Senior Parent Night. October 24th, 2017

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1 Senior Parent Night October 24th, 2017

2 Dances Winterball: January 20, 2018 at the Embassy Suites from 7:30pm- 11:30pm, doors close at 9:00pm and reopen at 10:30pm all school rules apply. Prom: April 21, 2018 at Gilroy Gardens from 7pm- 11pm. Doors close at 9:30pm and reopen at 11pm. All school rules apply. Winterball and Prom are sponsored by ASB and both are formal event. No t-shirts, tennis shoes, vans, baseball caps or denim allowed. Ladies, practice walking in your high heels and gentlemen, definitely make your dinner reservations early!

3 Senior Dinner Dance- Boat Cruise March 9 th, 2018 Students will be excused from 5 th and 6 th period to get ready for the dance. 4 hour bay cruise, Buffet dinner, DJ, Dancing, all included Transportation from Salinas High to San Francisco will be included in the price. Leave at 2 pm - Return- 12 midnight COST: $150

4 Senior Dinner Dance Payments November 16 th - $40 December 13 th - $40 January 25 th - $35 February 15 th - $35 OR you can pay the total amount ($150) as one deposit LIMITED SPACE AVAILABLE *boat cannot exceed 350 persons*

5 Financial Aid Never pass up an opportunity to apply for free money for college or low interest education loans. Your counselors will help you on completing the right forms but it is up to you to mail them on time! And give your teachers plenty of time to write letters of reference

6 Senior Eligibility Seniors will lose the privilege to participate in the Disneyland/Grad Night, Sober Grad, & Graduation Ceremonies if any of the following happens during the fourth quarter, which begins March 12 th! The student is suspended for five days, or The student is suspended twice in one grading period, or The student has any invalid, uncleared absences, or The student has more than one U in citizenship, or The student fails to pay for his/her fines or fees from the library, textbooks and finance office, or Commits a serious violation of the behavior code, which includes a senior prank or breaking any rules on the Grad Night trip. The deadline for all Senior Eligibility requirements is : May 16th, 2017.

7 Attendance: Students must attend 85% of the days enrolled to graduate. Please contact the attendance department in regards to any attendance issues. Students must have reached their attendance percentage requirement by May 17th, 2018 in order to be eligible for all graduation celebrations. Please remember that absences can only be cleared twenty days back; afterwards, these absences remain on the student's permanent record and can affect their attendance % at graduation. Suspensions: If a student is suspended for five days or more, or is suspended twice in one grading period, regardless of the reason for the suspension, the student is automatically exempt from all end of year celebrations. U s: five Tardies an automatic citizenship grade of an unsatisfactory ( U ). A student cannot have more than one U. Citizenship grades cannot be changed without an administrator s approval and after a meeting between the teacher and the administrator.

8 Unpaid Fines & Fees: Fines and fees can be accumulated from a student s freshman year. If left unpaid, students are not eligible for any graduation celebrations. Clear all fines prior to Senior Check-out. Behavior Violations: Any school rules violated during the Grad trip will result in exclusion of graduation ceremonies. The parent will be notified immediately and will be required to pick up the student from the trip.

9 Six Flags & Universal Studios Grad Night Trip Leave: Thursday, May 17th 6am Return: Friday, May 18th 2:00pm The price per student is a non-refundable fee of $370 which includes admission to both Universal Studios and Six Flags Magic Mountain on Charter buses. Permission slips are due at the time of bus sign ups. Students will not be assigned a bus until they turn in their permission slips. Students must disclose all medications to Mr. Dover before being allowed to signup for a bus. Medications must be in a Ziploc bag with your name written clearly on the outside and will be kept by the head chaperone on your bus. Any student who takes a medication not prescribed to them, will be exempt from participating from all end of year senior activities.

10 May 17th 6:30am: Seniors will enter the small gym with their bus group, and will have their bags searched by the K-9 Safety Dog. Students will also drop off all medications in a Ziploc bag with their name written on the outside to the chaperone of their bus. After the search, students will be able to board their bus. 11:30 pm: Arrive at Tejon for lunch break (fast food, or bring a lunch) 1:30 pm: Arrive at Universal Studios 6:30 pm: Leave Universal for Six Flags 8:30 pm: Arrive at Six Flags, re-board the bus at 5:00 am 5:30 am: Leave Six Flags for Salinas High School Students should get the most out of Disneyland during the day, for the reason that all students will be kicked out at 9:30 and be moved to California Adventure.

11 Any disciplinary action necessary during the trip will result in the student being ejected from graduation and their parents will be called to pick up their student immediately from Grad Night. The student will not be allowed to reboard the bus.

12 First Payment: November 16, 2017 $150 Second Payment: January 25, 2018 $100 Third and Final Payment: March 8, 2018 $120 Or $370 dollars can be paid in full at any time.

13 Graduation Information Handicap Seating and Parking Handicap seating and parking is limited. All arrangements are made with Rosa Rodriguez at ex2908 beginning on May 1st. Graduation Tickets Every senior participating in graduation will receive 5 free tickets during practice on May 22nd. Only 5 additional tickets can be purchased for $5.00 each in the Finance office starting on May 9 th, 2018 at 8am for parents and guardians of seniors only. Photo IDs are necessary to prove relationships to the student. This policy is to protect students first! Seniors cannot be out of class to purchase tickets. On May 10 th, ticket prices increase and go on sale to the general public for $8. SHS is a closed campus and adults must respect the educational atmosphere on campus.

14 Graduation Rehearsals are MANDATORY. Seniors WHO ARE LATE FOR GRADUATION PRACTICE WILL LOSE A GRADUATION TICKET. Seniors who do not attend on the first day of rehearsal will be moved to the back of the seating chart. No exceptions! It will be up to the discretion of the administration to decide if a student has missed too much rehearsal time to participate in graduation. Diplomas Each graduate can pick up their diploma and final transcripts from the Registrar s office beginning on June 21st. Senior Skip Day and Senior Prank Any whiff of a senior participating in a senior skip day or senior prank will be eliminated from all end of year senior activities. These activities are not required of senior students therefore OUR rules apply!

15 General Dates May 1st-Deadline for seniors to submit senior awards and scholarships May 15th -Deadline for 60 Hour Community Service Graduation Requirement May 1-Handicap Seating & Parking Reservations Open May 10th Senior Awards Night & Top 100 May 14, 15, 16 Senior Finals

16 General Dates May 9 - Graduation tickets on sale for senior parents/ guardians only **MUST SHOW ID** May 10 - Graduation tickets on sale for general public May Grad Trip to Universal Studios & Six Flags May 21 - All clearance cards due by 3pm May Mandatory Grad Rehearsals May 24 - Graduation at 2pm May Sober Grad June 21 - Final transcripts / Diplomas

17 Cap and Gown Meeting Meeting on Wednesday October 25 th Packets for Cap and Gown Orders Must order from NRP (National Recognition Products) Cap and Gown orders by Alpha November 1 st A-L, November 2 nd M-Z All orders for Cap and Gowns will be sent to Salinas High School in April Meeting to distribute all ordered merchandise (Cap and Gown,