ST. JOHN’S COLLEGE GRADUATION

JUNE 2020

PRAYER

CHAPLAIN ANDREW

PLEASE NOTE: UPCOMING IMPORTANT DATES: Grad Activity Date

VALEDICTORIAN APPLICATION FORMS *due to Mrs. Ronson by 3:00 pm Dec. 2, 2019

ONLINE GRADUATION FEE PAYMENT *School Cash Online *does NOT include fee for Retreat or Prom tickets Dec. 6, 2019

GRAD PHOTOS *scheduled time will be mailed to students’ home address once grad fees are paid *appt. conflicts must see Mrs. Spiers or Mrs. Ronson in Student Services*

Jan. 7-22, 2020

VALEDICTORIAN NOMINATION ESSAYS *due to Mrs. Ronson by 3:00 pm Feb. 7, 2020

VALEDICTORIAN VOTE *to take place during period 2 Feb. 24, 2020

GRAD PHOTOS RE-TAKES *re-take appointments are scheduled with Mrs. Spiers or Mrs. Ronson Feb. 25, 26 & 27, 2020

APPLICATIONS FOR SJC AWARDS/BURSARIES/SCHOLARSHIPS *due by 3:00pm Feb. 28, 2020

HONOUR J / EAGLE AWARD APPLICATIONS *due by 3:00pm Apr. 30, 2020

GRAD FEE REFUND DEADLINE *if you choose not to participate May 1, 2020

GRAD RETREAT *organized by Chap Andy May 1, 2020

PROM TICKET SALES *paid through School Cash Online Apr. 27 – May 1, 2020

SENIOR PROM @ Best Western 5:45 – 10:00pm May 29, 2020

GRAD REHEARSAL @ Sanderson Centre 9:00 am – 12:00 pm June 24, 2020

GRADUATION CEREMONY @ Sanderson Centre 7:00 pm June 25, 2020

FULL

DISCLOSUREFull disclosure dates for this

school year are:

SEMESTER 1: Tues. Nov. 26 2019

SEMESTER 2: Tues. May 5, 2020

In order to ensure a course does not appear on your transcript from the

semester you are working in, you must drop the course PRIOR to the FULL

DISCLOSURE dates outlined above & on your SJC calendar.

VALEDICTORIAN CANDIDATESMust submit a Valedictorian Application Form to Mrs. Ronson by

December 2, 2019 *found in your Leaving the Nest Assembly package or at sjconline

The Grad Committee will confirm up to 5 candidates

Candidates will be given an opportunity to present their essay on morning

announcements over SJC-TV for a 1 minute/20 second segment between

February 17 and February 21, 2020 & will appear in alphabetical order

Candidate names will be put on the ballot in alphabetical order

Voting ballots will be completed Period 2 on February 24, 2020

A 300-word essay on ‘Why You Are A Worthy Candidate & How You

Meet the Valedictorian Criteria’ is due by 3:00 pm on February 7, 2020

VALEDICTORIAN VOTING PROCEDURE

Must show your student card to vote

Must be a potential grad, who is participating in the

graduation ceremony at the Sanderson Centre & has paid

the grad fees

Voting for those students who have a period 2 spare or a

morning Co-Op to take place in Student Services

Date for Voting: February 24, 2020

Take the time to research the Awards/Bursaries/Scholarships

Take the time to complete the applications and submit them

by the deadline

There is different criteria for each, so be sure to do your

research and see which ones apply to you

*REVISED PRINCIPAL’S HONOUR ROLL

CRITERIA

Students who qualify for ‘Principal’s Honour Roll’

must achieve:

✓80% average in a minimum of 6 courses and be recognized as a

full-time student (September – June mandatory 6 courses)

✓Must have a religion course

✓ Courses must be taken with BHNCDSB

GRADUATION RETREAT

Location: Marydale Park in Hamilton

Date: May 1, 2020

Organizer: Chap Andy

*More details to follow in the new year.

GUEST PASSES FOR THE GRADUATION

CEREMONY @ SANDERSON CENTRE

1. There are 3 guest passes for each graduate.

2. When we have a firm number of graduating students by the

end of May 2020, there may be a possibility for a lottery of

one extra guest pass.

3. The lottery will depend on the number of graduating

students & is not a guarantee.

4. The best way to get extra tickets is to NETWORK with other

students.

COMMUNITY SERVICE

HOURS

*NEW DATE*

40 HOURS OF COMMUNITY SERVICE

MUST BE HANDED IN TO

STUDENT SERVICES NO LATER THAN:

January 30, 2020

• It is YOUR responsibility to

stay informed about grad

dates, events and

deadlines!

• All graduation

information can be found

at the SJC website:

sjconline.ca

under:‘STUDENT SERVICES’

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