SENIOR INFORMATION

Important information for seniors and their parents will help prepare them for the senior year and graduation.   

Herff-Jones Graduation Product Meeting was on MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 17, 2012, during Senior English Period (2nd/3rd) in room 510.  Our Herff-Jones representative will shared with the seniors and sent home graduation information. Seniors may order announcements and other graduation products from Herff-Jones. 

You may order your announcements from other companies or even make your own announcements. The only required purchase for graduation will be the cap and gown.  The senior class will need to decide what color gowns as a class to graduate in.  You may wear a gown from a previous year, if it is in good condition and it is the gown color chosen by the class.  You will then need to only purchase a tassel for the cap.  Seniors may choose to graduate in the same color as a class – Red or Navy, or the girls, as a group, can choose from Red, Navy or White and the boys, as a group, can choose from Red or Navy.

Graduation Order Date -- OCTOBER 1, 2012 – Room 402 starting at 7:30 AM

Turn in Diploma - Name Form by October 7th to Mrs. Knechtel.

FCA has established a final exam exemption program for seniors who have not exceeded 20 days of absence and have a 90% or above average for the school year, in an academic course (English, Bible, math, science, social studies and foreign language).  If the average for the year is 90% or above and the student does not have more than 20 days of absence then they will not be required to take the end of year final exam.  Students should check with their teachers who can tell them their average in the class via InfoNOW.   It is our hope that the seniors will continue to work hard and finish out strong.

Looking Ahead: The end of the year for seniors is very different from the rest of the student body.  Please review the schedule below:

  • Tuesday, May 21 - Senior Project Presentation Night - 7:00-9:00 PM
  • Thursday, May 23th – Last day for senior academic classes
  • Friday, May 24th and Tuesday, May 28th --Senior Exam Days - 8:30 – Seniors who do not qualify for the exam exemption will  take all required exams on this day.  Seniors will be dismissed from school as exams are completed.  Seniors with no exams will not report to school on May 24th.  Seniors with more than 3 exams will need to report on Tuesday morning, May 28th to finish exams.
  • Seniors who have not exceeded the 20 days of absence for the school year will not be in attendance on Monday, May 27th (Memorial Day), Tuesday, May 28th, Wednesday, May 29th and Thursday, May 30st.  Any senior who exceeds the 20 days will need to report to school on these days. 

Friday, May 31st : 

            SENIOR FAREWELL BREAKFAST – Fireside room 7:45                                                      

             AWARDS ASSEMBLY in the FCA Worship Center

             GRADUATION PRACTICE – FCC Worship Center – following the Awards Assembly. 

As you receive acceptance letters and notification of scholarship awards – please bring it by the guidance office and we will make a copy.  We like to track this information for our graduating classes and some will be part of the graduation program.

7th semester transcripts will be sent to colleges/universities after 1st semester exams.  Please be sure that Mrs. Knechtel knows all of the schools that you have applied to in order to send this important transcript information.  Transcript requests need to made to the guidance office – please be sure that you have the form completed with accurate address information and bring in the $2.00 per transcript request fee with the form if the school is mailing out the transcript.  If you are mailing out the transcript or hand delivering or the transcript is to be faxed or sent electronically or you have a postage paid envelope from the school then the $2.00 fee is waived as the fee is to assist with the cost of postage.  This $2.00 fee per college/university will cover the intial transcript sent, 7th semester transcript (if needed by the college) and the final transcript required by the college or university you are attending.

FAFSA paper forms and FAFSA web worksheets will be available in the guidance office in December.   File on-line it is quicker! 

Graduation will be held on Saturday, June 1st, in the FCC Worship Center beginning at 10:00 AM.  Seniors need to report to the Fireside Room by 9:15 AM for final preparation and instructions. 

Seniors boys need to wear dress shirts, ties, navy or black dress pants with a dress belt, dress shoes – No athletic shoes, dark socks, and a dress shirt and tie. 

Senior girls must be attired in a modest skirt or dress – NO Sun dresses or short outfits - girls may wear sleeveless outfits, please remember to dress modestly.  This does NOT have to be a white dress; however it would be wise to try the outfit on with the gown to make sure it does not show through.  Dress and skirt length should also not be shorter than the FCA guidelines of 2 inches above the knee.  Open toed dress shoes may also be worn; however flip flops and casual sandals are not appropriate for the occasion. 

  • In preparation for the graduation ceremony on Saturday, June 2nd, we would ask that the seniors bring in 5 pictures spanning their life from Kindergarten through 12th grade (please do not send in baby pictures).  The pictures do not have to be school related – but we do ask that they be during the school age range.  The pictures need to be scan-able and placed in an envelope with the senior’s name on the envelope or they can be e-mailed to Mrs. Knechtel.  Since these will appear on the screen during graduation we ask that they be modest and tastefully chosen fitting the occasion of graduation.  The originals will be returned to the seniors after they have been scanned.  Please give the pictures to Mrs. Knechtel any time before: Friday, March 22nd.  Please be sure that senior pictures are done before this date – if you want that included in the Power-point presentation during the graduation ceremony.
  • Please also complete the questionnaire and turned in to the guidance office by April 9th.  The information provided will help develop the diploma-awarding portion of the graduation ceremony on June 1st and will be used to submit the graduation article to the Lancaster Eagle Gazette.  Additions and changes can be made after April 9th by contacting Mrs. Knechtel with the information to be added or changed.  
  • Information for the local papers, including the Eagle Gazette is due to the office by April 25th.  Any changes made after that date will not be reflected in the paper.
  • Deadline for the graduation ceremony and graduation program is May 24th to allow participants time to practice and time to print the program.  Any information submitted after May 24th will not be included in the ceremony or the program.  Please plan accordingly.