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Last Updated
April 09, 2008
Please Contact
Anne Isaacson or
Paul Lusson for Graduation
Information
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En Español
Day of Graduation
HPHS Graduation
takes place at
5:00 p.m. on Wednesday, May 28,
at Ravinia Park.
Gates to the park open at 3:30 p.m.
The graduation ceremony usually takes about 90 minutes.
Return caps/gowns and pick up diplomas immediately after the ceremony.
Rehearsal for Graduates
Rehearsal for the
2008 graduates is from 9:00 a.m. to noon on Wednesday, May 28, at
Ravinia Park.
This rehearsal is mandatory.
Caps and
gowns will be distributed and are to be worn during the rehearsal.
Girls: a
suggestion - bring the shoes you plan to wear for Graduation and wear
them for rehearsal to give you practice using the stairs at Ravinia.
Your graduation gown is white, so it is advisable to dress in light
colors.
Seating
assignments and tickets for the ceremony will be given to the graduates
at this time.
Tickets
Each graduate will
receive six tickets for his/her guests (the graduate does not need a
ticket).
Admission to Graduation is by ticket only. All seats are unreserved;
sorry, only Pavilion seating allowed
(no lawn).
If you need fewer than six tickets, please e-mail
hphsgraduation@dist113.org or call (224) 765-2210 to let us
know so that we can make these extra tickets available in a lottery to
families who need additional tickets.
Each family may enter a lottery for one extra ticket. E-mail
hphsgraduation@dist113.org or call (224) 765-2210 by April 24th.
If your name is drawn in this lottery on April 25th, your
family will receive one extra ticket.
Parking
Parking is
available to all in Ravinia’s West Parking Lot.
Contact Kathy Strelow at
kstrelow@dist113.org or by phone at (224) 765-2120 if you or your
guests need handicapped parking. (Please note that a letter on school
letterhead is required for access to handicapped parking in Ravinia’s
backstage lot. An official handicapped sticker is not enough.)
Photography and Videotaping
If you would like Chappell Studios to notify you as soon as photos
are available for online viewing and ordering, you may preregister by
going to the following web site:
http://www.gradimages.com/Register.cfm. You may also add contact
information for up to 6 family members.
Please complete
family photographs by 4:50 p.m. so that graduates can line up for the
processional.
Standing in the aisles to take photographs or videotape near the stage
is not permitted during the ceremony.
We have Chappell Studios photographers taking a picture as each senior
receives his or her diploma.
Proofs are mailed to each graduate by
mid-June.
If you need to contact Chappell Studios, the number is 1-800-424-3686.
We also professionally videotape the ceremony, and this DVD or videotape
is available for $30. Order forms are online. Please turn in the order
form and a check made out to HPHS to the Media Center.
Contact
Ben Rakher
with questions about this DVD/videotape at
brakher@dist113.org or (224) 765-2250.
Purchase of photographs, videotape, or DVD is optional.
Commencement Speaker
Tryouts – May 15th
A faculty committee
chooses the speaker for Graduation on the basis of sincerity, delivery,
and theme.
Speakers are also chosen to deliver speeches at Edgewood, Elm Place, and
Northwood Junior High Schools. Traditionally, the speaker chosen is a
graduate of that junior high.
All seniors are invited to try out! Contact Paul Lusson at
plusson@dist113.org to sign up for a tryout. He will
e-mail you The Guidelines for Speakers which will be
helpful as you prepare your speech.
Tryouts are in A342 after school on Thursday, May 15th.
Senior Class Marshals
Class Marshals lead
the processional and read the graduates’ names as diplomas are awarded.
The Senior Class will nominate and elect Class Marshals through school
e-mail in late April.
The boy and girl chosen for this honor should have the respect of their
classmates, as well as the poise to lead the class and handle the
responsibility in this important ceremony.
CHECK THE LIST MAILED TO YOUR HOME TO VERIFY
THAT YOUR NAME IS LISTED AS YOU WANT IT TO APPEAR ON YOUR DIPLOMA AND IN
THE GRADUATION PROGRAM.
If there
are any changes, e-mail Eleanor Pieracci at
epieracci@dist113.org or call (224)765-2210. (During the ceremony
when the marshals announce graduates’ names, they do NOT include any
middle names; they will only use first and last names.)
Senior Prom ’08 ~ “Love and Memories”
– May 17th ~ Marriott Lincolnshire
Tickets are $80 per person,
and include a full buffet, unlimited soda, dessert, a favor, and
entertainment.
Scholarship applications for eligible seniors will be available online
after April 21st .
Ticket purchase information and complete details about Prom will also be
available online after April 21st .
Tickets will be on sale from April 21st to May 7th.
Junior Board sponsors Senior Prom. Contact Patrick Sassen
(224-765-2022) or Sandie Gilbert (224-765-2049) if you have questions.
Students MUST ARRIVE at Prom by 9:00 p.m. to be admitted. No exceptions
will be made.
Grad Night Class Outing (Grad
Bash) – 11:00 p.m. May 28th to 5:00 a.m. May 29th
This Enchanted
Castle/Rosewood Beach outing is a casual, fun-filled opportunity for the
entire class to be together for the last time before beginning a new
stage in their lives.
Grad Bash is safe, supervised, substance-free, and ALL-NIGHT.
Students are required to ride the school bus provided to and from the
planned activities.
The cost is $40; please make checks payable to HPHS. (Scholarships
based on need are available.)
The permission slip is online. Please fill it out completely, attach
your check and return it to A239.
If you need a scholarship to attend Grad Bash, please e-mail Lesa
Friedrich at
lfriedrich@dist113.org
Please consider buying tribute cards (order form enclosed) to help
underwrite the costs of the Grad Night outing.
Notes from the Counseling
Department
Seniors
must inform each college of their enrollment plans by May 1st,
the National Candidate Reply Date.
Make sure you have submitted your deposit by the published due date to
reserve your spot.
See your Counselor ASAP if you need to attend summer school to meet
graduation requirements.
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April 11
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Nominations due for Marianne Fell Rudman and
Brian Schwartz Awards (guidelines are online)
Contact Paul Harris with nominations of fellow classmates at
pharris@dist113.org
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April 11 |
Speaker Applications Deadline – contact Paul
Lusson at
plusson@dist113.org
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April 23 |
All seniors need to be in the Exhibition Gym at
10:30 a.m. for a Class Group Photo
(order form enclosed and also online)
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May 14 |
Deadline to turn in permission slips and $40 for
Grad Night Class Outing (Grad Bash)
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May 15 |
Speaker Tryouts in A-342 after school
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May 17 |
Prom at the Marriott Lincolnshire from 7:00 -
11:00 p.m. (students must arrive by 9:00 p.m.)
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May 20 |
Check-in with your Counselor (please don’t wait
until this last day to pay any outstanding transcript fees or to
return library, media, or athletic items - THANKS!)
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May 20 |
Yearbook distribution (you need to be cleared
with your Counselor with all fees paid and borrowed materials
returned BEFORE you can get your yearbook – THANKS!)
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May 20 |
Senior Barbecue Lunch in the Courtyard
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May 21 and 22 |
Senior Finals
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May 28 |
Rehearsal at Ravinia Park at 9:00 a.m.
(Caps/gowns and tickets are distributed)
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May 28 |
Commencement at Ravinia Park at 5:00 p.m. (Gates
open at 3:30 p.m. Parking in the West Lot)
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May 28 |
Grad Night Class Outing (Buses leave HP Country
Club at 11:00 p.m. for Enchanted Castle)
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May 29 |
Breakfast at Rosewood Beach; buses return to HP
Country Club around 5:00 a.m. |
It is important for
both students and teachers to close the year as it began, with a strong
respect for each other and the total HPHS learning environment. The
time leading up to Graduation should be full of reflection and
celebration. We count on your cooperation to make sure your final days
as high school seniors and the commencement ceremony are wonderful for
all.
Contact either of the Graduation Sponsors with any questions : Anne
Isaacson (224) 765-2211 or Paul Lusson (224) 765-2137
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