Class of 2017Senior Meeting April 18, 2017

Honors Night: Honors Night is a scholarship and awards ceremony where we honor seniors who have excelled in academic endeavors. It is also a time for community organizations, community members and faculty to show their support for NSBHS seniors by investing in our graduates so they can continue their education through higher learning, whether it is a college/university or vocational program. About one-half million dollars in local scholarships will be awarded on honors night. In addition to the scholarships, the departmental awards and the wall of fame will be announced. Come support your classmates and help us celebrate your successes

Important! - If you applied for a scholarship, you must be in attendance for honors night practice & ceremony to get the scholarship!

Honors Night Practice: o When? Tuesday May 16: 4th - 5th Periodso Where? NSBHS Auditorium

Honors Night Ceremony: o When? Thursday May 18 @ 6:00 (Students must arrive by 5:15)o Where? NSBHS Auditorium

Baccalaureate (This is not a school sponsored event):o When? Tuesday May 23 @ 6:00 pmo Where? First Baptist Church, 200 Faulkner Street New Smyrna Beach

Legacy Walk & Senior Breakfast : o When? Friday May 19 @ 8:45 am

Graduation Cap & Gown: Available in the Activities Office, Ms. Conner in room 2-116. Senior Dues, $80, must

be paid, Room 2-116 (cash or check made out to New Smyrna Beach High School) to receive your cap & gown.

Graduation Senior Meeting: o When? Tuesday May 16 – 3rd Period

Graduation Requirements Deadline : o When? Friday May 19 by 12:00 (All Courses Must Be Completed by This Time – Including

Credit Retrieval Lab, Volusia Virtual and Florida Virtual School Courses) Graduation Practice:

o When? Wednesday May 24 at 12:30 (Park & be inside the arena by 12:00, free parking in the SOUTH LOT – see attached map)

o Where? Ocean Center, Daytona Beach Graduation Ceremony :

o When? Saturday May 27 @ 12:30 (Graduates must arrive inside the arena by 11:15, dressed & ready )- Leave with plenty of time If there is heavy traffic, use the alternate route by going over the Seabreeze bridge & going south to the Ocean Center

o Where? Ocean Center, Daytona Beach

Graduation Tickets: o Graduation Tickets: $3.00 each/Parking Passes: $5.00 per vehicleo When? Student may purchase graduation tickets & parking passes in the Activities office in

room (2-116) from Ms. Connor. o Tickets & parking passes will be available to purchase beginning Tuesday May 2 –

Tuesday May 23o After May 23, tickets can only be purchased at the Ocean Center gate. Remember, there

is a possibility that the tickets could be sold out before graduation day. All guests will need a ticket to enter the ceremony and each car will need a parking pass.

Expectations for the Class of 2017

As a 2017 NSBHS Cuda Senior, thank you in advance for providing a great example to students with your mature and responsible behavior

Participation in ALL SENIOR EVENTS is a privilege & not a right Each Cuda 2017 Senior will conduct himself/herself in a manner appropriate to the occasion and will

always be respectful to his/her fellow classmates, school personnel, family, and guests in attendance. Disrespectful or disruptive behavior such as described in the student code of conduct shall be grounds

for removal from ALL SENIOR EVENTS, including graduation ceremonies.

Dress Code & Expectations for ALL Senior Events Hairstyles are to be kept simple so that graduation caps will fit on the head properly. Caps are to be level on head and may not be decorated. Leave sunglasses, hats, phones and purses at home or vehicle. There will be no one to care for

valuables during the ceremonies. NO GUM! No extra adornments on the gown such as corsages, pins, medals, etc. Only those items distributed by school personnel can be worn on or over the gown.

Female Graduates: Wear a cool, lightweight dress or skirt and blouse under the graduation gown; choose a style with

simple neckline which will not interfere with the neckline of the graduation gown. Light colored dresses with white gowns. Dresses should not hang below the graduation gown.

Wear black dress shoes with medium size (height) heels with red gown, or neutral colored (white or tan) shoes with white gowns.

Male Graduates: Wear black or navy dress pants and black dress shoes – no jeans, sneakers, topsiders, flip flops, or

sandals are allowed. Wear a dress shirt with a collar and a men’s tie .

Concerns? Please see Mrs. Stach (1-123) with any concerns regarding Graduation Dress Expectations

THANK YOU We look forward to Celebrating the Class of 2017!

Please buy your tickets & parking passes early

DIRECTIONS TO THE OCEAN CENTER

From the High School: Take US-1/Dixie Freeway north to International Speedway Blvd. Turn right onto International Speedway Blvd. Take International Speedway Blvd until you get to Peninsula. Turn left on Peninsula. Proceed north on Peninsula and turn right on to Auditorium. The South Parking lot is on your right. On graduation day, parking is available on the West side of the Ocean Center, in the South Lot, in the surrounding lots and in the parking garage.orTake I-95N and exit at Highway 92 (International Speedway) to Daytona …… Then follow the directions listed above.