Links for Graduation
Ceremony
Link: https://www.ticketmaster.ca/ev...
Banquet
Link: https://forestlawn.inviteright...
Please use for CBE Number as the passcode
Graduation Update: April 26
April 28th – Graduation List is finalized through Student Services. Students are asked to see their counsellor immediately if they are on the graduation list and have not filled out a graduation survey (we need every graduate’s height to order them the proper sized graduation gown).
April 28th – Ceremony tickets will go on sale through Ticketmaster. Please see the link below. Students can select up to 4 ceremony tickets for their guests to attend the ceremony (graduates do not need a ticket themselves). Students must have paid any outstanding fees in the business office (including their graduation fees) prior to April 28th to log on to select their tickets. After May 21st – students can log in to purchase additional tickets (if they would like to have more than the guaranteed four tickets) at a purchase price of $3 a ticket.
THE PASSCODE IS THE STUDENT CBE ID NUMBER.
Link: https://www.ticketmaster.ca/ev...
May 1st - Last chance for students and/or parents to purchase graduation hoodies for the graduating class of 2023. There are 3 colors to choose from: white, light grey, or red. The price is $39.50. Hoodies will be delivered to the school by June 1st. Please see this URL https://shorturl.at/jADLS for details.
May 3rd – Banquet tickets are on sale. Please see the link below to the event site, InviteRight, to purchase tickets ($85), select seats and choose meal options.
Link: https://forestlawn.inviteright...
If you have any questions please email jlyoung@cbe.ab.ca for more details
GRADUATION PRESENTATION February 8 2023 - please click on PowerPoint link to the right
The Grad List
Students must be on the Forest Lawn High School Graduation List
to take part in the ceremony. The list will be finalized in the success by April
28th. It is the student’s responsibility to ensure that he/she is
on the list and that his/her name is spelled correctly. Please see your Counsellor
to make any changes As Soon As Possible.
Graduation Ceremony
The ceremony is an important
part of your graduation. This is an event in which your family, friends,
teachers, peers and community will formally recognize and celebrate your
success. It takes place at the Southern Alberta Jubilee Auditorium at
(1415 - 14 Ave. NW) on June 5th 2023. Students need to arrive at 9:15 a.m.
The program consists of a
processional, during which graduands, guests, and teachers enter the main auditorium
in their academic gowns while the audience stands to receive them. This is
followed by a program of messages, introductions and musical interludes. Each
graduand crosses the stage to receive a certificate and congratulations from
the Principal and a Calgary Board of Education Trustee. Lifetouch will take a
picture of you as you receive your certificate.
As this is a formal ceremony,
the audience is requested to dress in business attire, to pay respectful
attention to the speeches and musical performances, and to remain in the auditorium
until after the recessional. Friends and family are requested to refrain from
cheering and giving flowers or gifts during the ceremony. They are asked to
withhold their applause until each group of graduands has been presented.
The graduation ceremony is approximately
three hours in length and is not suitable for young children. There
is limited seating available for people with disabilities. The access and
seating in the Southern Alberta Jubilee Auditorium is not suitable for
those who may have trouble navigating stairs or sitting for extended periods.
Parking is available at the Southern Alberta Jubilee Auditorium (1415 14 Ave
NW –
SE corner of 16 Ave and 14 Street NW beside SAIT and ACAD). There is a parking charge of $7.00 but the
C-Train SAIT station is close and also an excellent option.
Graduands will enter the
building line up at 9:30 am. Students will then proceed to
be lined up by their designated teachers. Guests will not be permitted
to enter the lower level of the Jubilee Auditorium. The doors for guest seating
will open at approximately 10:00 am. The
processional will begin at 10:30 am sharp.
Ceremony Tickets
Tickets are obtained through Passcode Protected Tickets starting April 28th. Once the tickets are obtained online they are used as mobile entry through your cell phone. If you do not have access to WIFI at the Jubilee, please add your tickets from TicketMaster to your phone's wallet. Tickets can be transferred to other users. First come first serve. Maximum of 4 tickets per student. Extra Tickets will be available for $3 per ticket.
Timeline
9:15 am Be on time. Plan your route and timeline before the morning of the ceremony. Expect traffic delays. Arrive at Jubilee Auditorium and proceed to the lower level to pick up and change into your gowns. Please do not spray on perfume after putting on your gown.
9:30 - 10:00 am. Go to the Alberta College of Art and Design Hallway to form the alphabetical lineup for the procession by LAST NAME. Your guests must enter the auditorium at this time, show their tickets and sit where designated.
10:30 am The auditorium processional will take place. Remain standing for O’ CANADA and the INVOCATION- Please be quiet and respectful.
1:30 –1:45pm Return your stoles downstairs. Students will be charged a minimum of $25.00 for late return/lost stoles after the event.
Ceremony Attire
A dress, skirt and blouse, shirt and tie, dress pants, and dress shoes should be worn under the grad gown. Long dresses are not appropriate at the exercises, as this is an academic occasion. Corsages are not worn on academic gowns. Dress shoes should have comfortable heel for walking across the stage. If you wear a blazer, please leave it with your family as it will be very warm with the gown on.
Graduands will not be permitted to take purses, hats, cameras, cell phones, iPods, airpods, earphones or other items into the ceremony. Please leave these items with family or friends to avoid having to leave them behind in the gowning area. The school will not assume responsibility for the security of any student’s personal items.
Photographs: At the stage, a professional photographer from Lifetouch will be taking photographs of each student. These photographs will be available free of charge when students pick up their report cards in June. Friends and family are requested not to interrupt the ceremony by coming to the front to take pictures. This disturbs the audience and prevents others from seeing and hearing their graduand’s name being called.
Graduation
Gowns, Caps and Tassels
Souvenir Graduation gowns, caps
and tassels will be provided this year. You will
be able to pick up your gown, cap and tassel on June 1st during the processional rehearsal.
BANQUET
AND DANCE
Friday, June 9, 2023
Best
Western Premier Calgary Plaza Hotel and Conference Centre
1316 –
33 Street NE, Calgary
Doors
Open: 5:30 PM
Program
and Dinner: 6:00 PM
Program/Photo
Booth: 7:00 PM
Dance: 8:00 PM
Cost: $85/ticket
BANQUET ATTIRE & SECURITY
Student dress is “dress to
impress” - formal or semi-formal. For graduates, both long dresses and cocktail
dresses are appropriate, as well as tuxedos, suits, or jackets and dress pants.
A coat check will be
available.
No alcohol is permitted in the
banquet hall. All students’, guests’, and parents’ bags will be searched upon
entry to the banquet hall.
Please be respectful of the Coast
Plaza security staff. It is their job to search all bags entering the banquet
hall.
Once students, parents and
guests have entered the banquet hall, they are required to remain inside.
Re-entry is not permitted.
BANQUET PARKING – Free onsite
BANQUET TICKETS
Monday, May 3rd to Thursday, June 4th - Graduation banquet ticket sales – Student and Guests Tickets - $85/ticket
Ticket purchases and table selection will be done online. Please go to the FLHS website and click on “Grad 2023” for more details. Tables are organized with 8 seats per table. Please organize your group before purchasing banquet tickets. All guests, including parents, other family members and friends are welcome to purchase tickets to join you at the Banquet.
February 13th: First general Valedictorian meeting
March 3rd: Applications for Valedictorian due
March 22nd: Valedictorian Speak Off after school in room 373
March 22nd: Votes counted for Valedictorian
March 23rd: Principal announces Valedictorian
April 28th: Grad List Finalized
April 20th: Ceremony tickets will be available for for selection through Ticketmaster (Max 4)
May 3 to June 4th: Banquet tickets go on sale through FLHS Grad website (InviteRight)
May 17th: Mandatory Grad Assembly - Period 3
June 1st: Mandatory Processional Rehearsal in the main gym - Period 4
June 1st: Gown/cap & tassel handouts – during Rehearsal – Period 4
Forest Lawn Grad Photo Information
If you missed grad photos at the school, please click on Grad Studio Bookings for a link to book in their studio.
Grad photos will be at the school’s conference room starting Dec. 16, 2022
Congratulations Forest Lawn Class of 2023! You’ve worked hard for this moment and now it is time to commemorate the moment with a graduation photo!
There are two types of photo sittings available.
- Option 1 - The first type of photo sitting will be a half hour long and will give you the opportunity to bring a change of clothing and any props you would like to bring such as a musical instrument, jersey, etc. We will be taking 18-20 photos of you and there will be a cost of $40 for the photo sitting.
- Option 2 – The second type of photo sitting will be for yearbook and for the graduation photo that hangs in the wall at the school. You will receive 2-3 photos in a grad gown and sash with no change in clothing and no cost to the sitting.
To book your appointment please follow the link on the flyer to our website and sign up. To book either of the photo sitting options, it is the same process. With option 2, the yearbook sitting only, please do not pay the $40 sitting online.
Please click on this link to book your sitting: Prestige Portraits
