DesertAcademy

DESERT ACADEMY

SPRING 2010

SENIOR EVENTS CALENDAR AND INFORMATION

*Please note: Seniors taking IB exams for Diploma or Certificate will not be taking regular finals for those classes. Instead, they will be taking their IB Exams between the 4th and 24th of May as designated by the IB Programme.

Dear Parents and Guardians of the Class of 2010!

With the essays done and applications out the door, you are ready for the downhill ride to Commencement. To help you keep track of the Upcoming Spring Events, please pay close attention to the above SENIOR EVENTS CALENDAR.

Our Desert Academy Graduation Ceremony will be held at 4:30 pm on Thursday. May 28th at the St Francis Auditorium on Palace Avenue downtown. There will be a light reception in the courtyard following the ceremony to provide everyone the opportunity for photos and “congratulations”. The entire event will last approximately two hours.

Desert Academy has a tradition of creating graduation invitations unique to each class. Each spring, the seniors gather at a “secret” location for photos to grace their 2010 invitations. Please understand that there is a limit to the amount of invitations that each family will receive due to the limited space at the St Francis Auditorium. Your family will receive 12 invitations after Spring Break.

The final cost for each senior this year will be $225. You will be billed for this amount later in the spring. If you find you need some assistance with this, please contact Jud Osborn in the business office at 992-8284, ext 15, or via email at josborn@desertacademy.org.

Here is the run-down:

* SENIOR PHOTO will be taken on March 31st, after Spring Break.

* PROM will be Sat, May 15th. The time and location are TBA.

* SENIOR CELEBRATION NIGHT will be held Wednesday night, May 19th at 6pm.

* SENIOR TOAST will be hosted this year by the McPartlon family on Tuesday, May 25th at 5:30 pm. Invitations will be sent out closer to the date, with directions. Each senior is invited to bring up to three people who are important to them to this very special event.

* SENIOR DINNER will take place after the TOAST on May 25th. This is a private evening for seniors only and is NOT a school sponsored event. Beth Gardner, mother of Lauren McNamara has offered to help with the reservations and collecting monies, etc. More information will be forthcoming.

* COMMENCEMENT will take place at 4:30 pm at the St Francis Auditorium on Thursday, May 27th with a RECEPTION afterwards at 6:00 pm in the courtyard.

SENIOR “CUT” DAY is not a school sponsored event. However, almost every spring, it seems that the senior class will choose a day to cut classes together. Parents may choose to excuse their student (or not) if such a day does occur, but be aware that school policies on “unexcused absences” will be enforced.

Just a reminder, too, that in the midst of all the excitement and celebration, please consider that any student who falls one credit short (or less) of the school’s graduation requirements or whose account is not current may participate in the ceremony, but will NOT receive a diploma or official transcript until all academic and financial obligations have been met. Any student who falls more than one credit short of those requirements may not participate in the graduation ceremony or receive an official transcript or diploma of graduation.

Spring Break is March 8 – March 19. After that, don’t blink….!

POST the CALENDAR, so that you are familiar with the events.

This is it! We are almost there. Thanks for your cooperation and please contact me if you have any questions or comments. Thanks!

Jone Hallmark, joneinc@eartlink.net . 984-5044 or 989-7800

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