B.F.A. Class of 2015 Culminating Events

B.F.A. Class of 2015
Culminating Events
DATE
EVENT
TIME
PLACE
May 3
National Art Honor Society Inductions
6 p.m.
Performing Arts Center (PAC)
May 14
Bobwhite/Comet Contest
7:00 p.m.
PAC
May 16
Junior Prom
7:00 – 11:00 p.m.
Echo Center - Burlington
May 18
National Technical Honor Society
7 p.m.
PAC
May 21
NHS Inductions
6:30 p.m.
PAC
June 3
Senior Enrichment
Yearbooks/Cap/Gowns)
8:40 – 9:30 a.m.
Cafeteria
June 4
NWTC Awards Ceremony
6 p.m.
PAC
May 31
Senior Sports Banquet
5:30 p.m.
SATEC
June 7
Senior Class Family Brunch
10:00 a.m.
SATEC
June 11
Class Night
7:00 p.m.
PAC
June 12
Senior Potluck/Project Graduation
5:30 p.m. to 10 p.m.
Collins Perley Sports Center
June 12
Graduation Rehearsal
8:45 a.m.
Collins Perley Sports Center
June 13
Graduation
11 a.m.
Collins Perley Sports Center
Event Overviews
Senior Class Family Brunch: RESERVATIONS MUST BE MADE NO LATER THAN MAY 29TH by calling 527-6404 or
527-6400. When leaving a message please include the name of your student and the number attending, including your
student. Reservations allow us time to order enough food. Seniors and their families are invited to brunch to celebrate
their successes. All immediate family members are invited as well as grandparents. A few scholarships are awarded as
well. Faculty and staff proudly volunteer for food preparation and serving. NO CHARGE FOR THIS EVENT!
Senior Sports Banquet: The Athletic Department invites athletes and their families to a dinner where awards and
scholarships will be presented, all of which celebrate their athletic prowess. A letter from the Athletic Director will be
forthcoming for this event.
Cap and Gowns: The cost for the cap and gown is $22.00. Please be sure your senior brings money on June 3rd when
they pick up their cap/gown. Please make checks payable to Balfour. (No one has prepaid for their cap and gown.)
Cap and gowns picked up after June 3rd will cost $25.00. Also, no caps and gowns will be disbursed until all library fines
have been paid. Please call 527-6461 to see if your senior owes money.
Class Night: This is an evening where Department Chairs present seniors with their Department Award and all awards
and scholarships will be presented at this event. This is an event that all family members should plan to attend with their
senior. There will be a slide show presentation of all seniors who submitted yearbook pictures and pictures when they
were little. No charge!
Senior Potluck/Project Graduation: Seniors are able to take part in fun activities in a substance-free environment.
Games, contests, music and food are available-all free. The Senior Potluck is for students and parents. The Project
Graduation event is a student’s only event with chaperones present.
Graduation Rehearsal - All seniors are required to attend. Rehearsal will start promptly at 9 a.m. Students are
expected to be there and in their assigned seats by 9 a.m. (You do not need your cap/gown for rehearsal.) Rehearsal
usually takes approximately two hours. TICKETS will be handed out during this rehearsal. Each senior will receive four
tickets for the reserved section per family. Additional seating is available in the unreserved section to accommodate
extended family. There is no cost for the tickets. Please do not call for more tickets.
Special Notes/Highlights
Attire/Clothing For All Events - Casual/dress-up. Caps and gowns are used ONLY at Graduation.
Graduation - Seniors are to arrive by 9:45 a.m. and are to go directly to their assigned area per instructions at rehearsal
in the hockey rink.
Parking - Traffic in and around Collins-Perley Sports Complex is congested. Plan to arrive early. Please note that all but
early arriving cars may be blocked in until after graduation. Car pooling is encouraged.
Photography – Ushers will arrange for parents to take pictures in front of the stage. We ask everyone’s cooperation in
not crowding the graduates as they are getting on and off the stage.
Prom Tickets – These will go on sale a couple weeks prior to the prom. They will be for sale in the Principal’s Office at
BFA North. They will be sold during lunch periods, advisory, and enrichment or before school.