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.