L S H S C l a s s o f 2 0 1 6 pa r e n t c o m m i t t e e n e w s l e t t e r S p o n s o r e d b y P u r p l e & G o l d C l u b a 5 0 1 3 N o n - p r o f i t o r g a n i z a t i o n OUR MISSION To keep every senior at Lake Stevens High School safe and sober on graduation night by providing an all-night celebration that is affordable through discounted tickets and scholarships through fundraising events. BOARD MEMBERS: Gayle Hughes, Jennifer I s s u e 9 Brinkerhoff, Dannielle Haraldson and Kelli Wilson M a y 1, 2 0 1 6 GRAD NIGHT - BUS INFORMATION SIGN UP AT SCHOOL April 13th through June 3rd Wednesday & Thursday, outside ASB office, during all three lunches. YOU CAN ONLY SIGN UP FOR THE BUS IF. Your account is Paid in Full 2016 Senior Class Graduation Party Agreement-completed & turned in. Do you have a life threatening allergy? Complete form on Page 9. CAN I RIDE THE SAME BUS AS MY FRIENDS? Yes! Find out what bus color your friend has signed up on & sign up on the same bus as soon as possible. Or - sign up at the same time. Please Note: Once you sign up you cannot change your bus. Only 46 students fit per bus - and NO you cannot sign your friends up. Plan Your Bus color! P TIME IS TICKING.on your student s opportunity to purchase a ticket to the GradNight party! DEADLINE IS FIRM - June 3rd! Ticket Price is $160 (no swag available) Buses leave Xfinity Arena after ceremony! R B G Y G CAN I STILL BUY A TICKET FOR GRAD-NIGHT? http://www.gradnights.com/e/lakestevens/parents/tickets/ Yes! Tickets will be on sale through June 3rd. Click on the buy tickets now link or purchase at school All required forms are attached to this newsletter. IT S NOT TOO LATE! You can purchase a ticket to GRAD-NIGHT through June 3rd! O
05-01- 16 I s s u e 9 C a l e n d a r o f e v e n t s G e t y o u r G R A D N I G H T t i c k e t n o w! T I C K E T Don t be left to watch TV re-runs with your family. C mon - board the bus to FUN! Deadline 6/3/16 GradNight Volunteer Training Meeting 5/12/16 6:30 Class of 2017 Parent Volunteers -Student check in. 7:00 Class of 2016 Parent-Chaperone Roles & Expectations. 7:30 Training for Blackjack Dealers Last Parent Committee Meeting! Agenda 05/03/16 Agenda: 7:00p 8:00p General Committee Meeting - Treasurer Report Out - Ticket Sales Status - Prize Committee Update - Snack Committee Update - Chaperone Update - Scholarships Update REMINDERS Is your student on track to graduate? If you are unsure you should schedule an appointment with their counselor. Community Service Forms need to be turned in to graduate. College Planning or Job Applications - what does your future hold? Grad-Night Party Ticket - don t miss out on this super fun night with your classmates. Tickets will only be on sale through June 3rd, 2016. Deadline is FIRM - Absolutely no last minute tickets! 38 Days until Graduation! 7:30pm Xfinity Arena!
ALL SENIOR MEETING April 29th @ SCHOOL! 7:00 @ PAC 7:30pm
Grad Night Parent Committee Meeting - Meeting Notes for April 12, 2016 Join us on Tuesday May 3rd, 2016 @ 7pm @ LSHS Library THE LAST PARENT COMMITTEE MEETING - WOOHOO! LSHS Class of 2016 - Grad Night Parent Committee Meeting - Minutes 04-12-16 264 Tickets have been sold to the Grad Night Party already!!! As of May 1 st ticket price will be $160.00. There will not be an option to buy a ticket package. We will sell any left-over swag per item. Ticket sales end June 3 rd, no exceptions! We need to get the word out in every way possible to be sure everyone gets the opportunity to buy their ticket. Treasurer s report It was reported that there is $22,940 in the group s checking account. There is a balance of $591.17 in the savings account. A payment of $14,253 that is due May 1 st. This is an increase to earlier reports due to added activities at the venues. Updates of Fund Raisers and Committee Activities Auction (Committee Chair - Karen Tadio) Karen reported that the auction was a success! The gross profit will be over $15,000 which is well over budget. Congratulations and thank you to all that worked on this fundraiser. Scholarships (Coordinated by Jennifer Brinkerhoff) Jennifer reported that we are able to give five full scholarships to students to attend the party. Those five recipients will receive letters of confirmation this week. There were no additional scholarship requests and the deadline is past. Miscellaneous Chaperone Training date is set for May 12 th, time is as follows: 6:30 Training for Class of 2017 Parent Volunteers Training for student check in. 7:00 Training for Class of 2016 Parent Volunteers Chaperone roles and expectations. 7:30 Training for Blackjack Dealers. Student Bus Sign-Ups - 53 early sign up at the evening appointment! Bus sign-ups have begun! On April 13 th and 14 th students can sign up for a bus in the lunch room during all three lunches. There will be ticket sales & bus sign ups every Wednesday-Thursday during all three lunches, ending June 3 rd. There will be no bus changes permitted. Miscellaneous The expense budget for busses may be off as the proposals are rough estimates. Kim will contact transportation to get a firm number. We have 31 volunteers for chaperone duty. We will only need 28. Some will be notified that they will be alternates. If we bring more chaperones than contracted we will have to find $69 per person. We need several Junior parents to assist after the graduation ceremony, checking in the students. Several suggestions were given for prizes and give-aways. Chair will make final decisions. It was suggested that we have volunteer sign-ups to provide rides home after the party ends. Meeting adjourned