Senior Week - May 24-28
Senior Events, Graduation & Updates
Please read through all the information below!
Upcoming Events
5/24 - Funday at Main Event -Cancelled
5/25 - Family Picnic at Little Elm Beach - Please sign up here to bring sides. If you are interested in chaperoning and/or grilling please email bshowman@ymail.com. Here is the link to the email she just sent out.
5/26 - Senior Skip Day - Please make sure your student has completed this form for Mrs. Blaskowski as their asynchronous work for the day!
5/27 - Graduation rehearsal from 2-4 in the ELC Sanctuary and Awards Banquet from 5-6:30 in the LPS Gym. Please sign up here for the potluck!
5/28 - Graduation - All students need to report to the ELC sanctuary by 6:30 pm. Doors will open for family seating at 7:15. Reserve your seats through this link. We have updated the number of tickets per student to 10 total. The restriction has been changed in Eventbrite where you got your tickets originally.
Graduation Day
Graduation Day Students
- Graduates will need to be in the ELC sanctuary by 6:15 pm
Student Dress Code for Graduation
- Students will be dressed in the Caps, Gowns & LPS 2021 Stole. They will also wear any other regalia earned. It is recommended that students wear comfortable flat shoes. The gentlemen should wear slacks and a comfortable shirt. The ladies should wear dresses that are shorter than their gowns.
- Admin will be allowing students to decorate their caps for graduation in a tasteful manner. Nothing hanging off of the top and no inappropriate language, pictures, or symbols. Anything the administration deems to be inappropriate will be subbed out for a plain cap for the ceremony.
Student Attendance
Attendance at the graduation ceremony is optional. Students who do not attend will receive their diplomas by mail.
Masks
Are required to be worn indoors.
Social Distancing for Students:
Graduates will be directed by staff from the staging area to their chairs which will be spaced apart to accommodate social distancing. After walking the stage, receiving a diploma, and taking a photo, graduates will return to their seat.
Students Seats
In order to maintain appropriate social distancing practices, graduates will not be allowed to leave their seats, except to receive their diploma and/or to exit the ceremony. Graduates should take care of their personal needs prior to checking in.
Diplomas and Handshakes
The principal will be handing out the diplomas and shaking each student's hand. During rehearsal, students may indicate if they would prefer not to shake hands. Hand sanitizer will be available once they exit the stage.
Families of Graduates
- Turn in to the ELC parking lot entrance used for LPS morning dropoff
- Continue straight to the back of the parking lot and take the last left. The entrance located at the southeast part of the ELC building is the entrance that will be open to families to enter the building.
- Please be prepared to wear a mask when entering the building. We will have additional masks at the door should anyone need one.
- There will be numbers that match the number you reserved on Eventbrite tickets. Please make sure you have that on your phone or have printed it so ushers can help direct you to where you need to be.
Ceremony Specifics
Live Streaming
The graduation ceremony will be live-streamed and the recording will be posted on Facebook.
Hand Sanitizer
Alcohol-based hand sanitizer will be available at various places around the sanctuary.
Health Screening
Per the Texas Education Agency’s guidance during COVID-19 and with the issuing of Executive Order No. GA-21, prior to attending the ceremony, participating students and attending family members must be screened. The following symptoms will be listed on signs around the parking lot as a reminder:
- Cough
Shortness of breath or difficulty breathing
Chills
Repeated shaking with chills
Muscle pain
Headache
Sore throat
Loss of taste or smell
Diarrhea
Feeling feverish or a measured temperature greater than or equal to 100.0 degrees Fahrenheit
Known close contact with a person who is lab-confirmed to have COVID-19 if exposure to the active confirmed case occurred within the last 14 days.
Social Distancing for Guests:
Staff will be directing guests as they enter the building to remain distanced and to find their assigned seats.
Programs
Programs will be available at the ceremony. Those who do not attend the ceremony will have programs included in the package mailed with the diploma and diploma cover.
Updates
Just a couple of reminders:
- Reserve tickets for graduation through this link - Each student gets 10 tickets.
- The memory boards are in. Please stop by the front office to pick them up. A sample picture is below but you can google "tri fold senior boards," and see a ton of examples.
- We love doing a senior spotlight in the weekly eblast and on social media. Please submit your senior's information here.
- If you have 150+ community service hours the deadline to submit them to Mrs. Blaskowski is Monday, May 17
- Please make sure your student gets in their wood tile! Please drop it by the front office as they get finished so seniors can leave their legacy at LPS.
- We have created a senior website that is updated regularly. If you have not seen it, check it out here.
- The FAFSA application for the 21-22 school year is open! Make sure to get a jump on that to have your student eligible for monies for college early!
- All Graduation items (cap & gown, special tassels, announcements, etc...) should have been recieved by now. If you have not received items, please reach out to our Jostens rep at chris.harper@jostens.com. All cords will be passed out at the awards ceremony.