On Tuesday, June 25, our school will be hosting a Grade 9 Farewell Celebration.  It is our hope that all invited Grade 9 students will be present to participate in our ceremony.  Each student will be acknowledged with a certificate, and there will be opportunities  to take both individual and group photos.  The program will include speeches from students and presenters, a farewell presentation, and the presentation of major year-end awards.  

The following is a timeline of activities and processes connected to the Farewell:

Monday, June 10 

Your child will be sent home with a letter and two tickets to the farewell.   The tickets are numbered.  If tickets are lost, unfortunately we cannot replace them, which means that your child will not have someone attending farewell.  

If you require more tickets, have your child fill out a form in the office stating how many tickets they require.  The form will be date and time stamped, to ensure that extra tickets are given out in a first come/first serve basis.  We kindly request that younger siblings of grade 9 students not attend the farewell.   The assembly is not designed to capture the attention of young children, and we would prefer to not have those kind of disruptions at this event. 

Wednesday, June 12 

 If you are not planning on using one or all of your tickets, please have your child return the unused tickets to their homeroom teacher by Wednesday, June 12.  

Monday, June 17

The office staff will assign unused tickets to those families requesting more tickets.  As mentioned above, tickets will be given out to those who have filled out a form. 

Thursday, June 20

In the afternoon, grade 9 students will participate in a rehearsal for farewell.   

Tuesday, June 25  The Day of the Farewell

Students are expected to arrive at Dr. Gordon Higgins no later than 5pm, so that they can get organized for the ceremony.  Family members with tickets, will be permitted to come in at 5:35pm.  Please remember that if you do not have a ticket, you will not be granted entry.   The ceremony will start at 6pm and end at approximately 8pm.  To avoid interruptions, please come on time, and plan on staying for the entire event.  Opportunities to take pictures will be provided, but we ask that phone calls, and texting take place before and after the event.  

We look forward to joining families and friends in a celebration as we bid farewell to our grade 9 students.