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18 April 2008 Dear Senior Parents, Please accept my sincere congratulations and thanks as you celebrate the graduation of your son/daughter from Bishop Eustace. We could not have done it without you. I wish for your young adult a future filled with promise and possibility, and wish your family all God’s blessings at this special time. The faculty, administration and support staff of Bishop Eustace Preparatory School share in your joy and in your pride. In order to make this a meaningful experience for our graduates and their families, the following events have been scheduled. Please review the important information concerning each of these events as listed below. Senior Exams: 19, 20 & 21 May 2008. Senior Promenade: Thursday, 22 May 2008. The Promenade will begin at 6:00 PM and will take place in the Quadrangle. Those seniors who plan to participate in the promenade are requested to report to the Dining Hall for pictures between 5:30 and 6:00 PM. Senior Prom: Thursday, 22 May 2008. The Prom will begin at 7:30 PM at the Crowne Plaza Hotel, located on Route 70, Cherry Hill, New Jersey. Students are to arrive no later than 8:30 PM and remain until 11:30 PM. Class of 2008 Farewell Assembly, Graduation Rehearsal & Senior Picnic: Wednesday, 28 May 2008. All seniors are required to attend. They are to report to homeroom at 8:10 AM. At the close of rehearsal, caps and gowns will be distributed to those seniors for whom all financial obligations to the school have been satisfied. Senior Awards Ceremony: Friday, 30 May 2008. This event is scheduled to begin at 7:00 PM in the Field House and parents are invited to attend. Members of the Class of 2008 will be recognized for their accomplishments in academic and co-curricular areas. In addition to the dress requirements listed on page 2, students are to wear the graduation gown and NHS stole to this event. Senior Parents’ Farewell Reception: Friday, 30 May 2008 in the Dining Hall immediately following the Senior Awards Ceremony. Baccalaureate Liturgy: Sunday, 01 June 2008. This year, the Baccalaureate Mass will be celebrated at St. Isaac Jogues Church, Marlton, NJ, beginning promptly at 3:00 PM. Each senior will be receiving six (6) tickets to the Baccalaureate Mass for the graduate’s parents and family. In addition to the dress requirements listed below, students are to wear the graduation gown to this event. Graduation: Tuesday, 03 June 2008, on campus grounds beginning at 7:00 PM. Those seniors who have fulfilled the necessary academic requirements and for whom all financial obligations have been satisfied are to be at school no later than 6:00 PM. Ten (10) announcements/invitations for graduation will be distributed to the same seniors. Please have him/her stop by the Main Office, beginning 05 May, to pick up these invitations, the 6 Baccalaureate Liturgy tickets and name cards. You will also receive four (4) Reserved Seating tickets for the Graduation ceremony. These 4 tickets will allow the holder to be seated in the specially reserved section. Important--Dress Regulations for Graduation & Related Events: We are requesting that parents help maintain the dignity of graduation by insisting on appropriate attire for their graduate for the Senior Awards Ceremony, Baccalaureate Mass and the Commencement itself. Young men are to wear a collared shirt, tie, dress pants bearing a crease, shoes and socks. Young ladies must wear a dress or skirt and blouse, shoes and stockings. All students should keep their hair neatly groomed. Young men must be clean-shaven. In addition, sunglasses may not be worn, and nothing may be added to embellish the cap and gown except for the stole worn by members of the National Honor Society. Students who do not adhere to the above regulations will not be permitted to participate in the related ceremony. Davor Photo, Inc. will be taking pictures of each graduate at the conferring of diplomas. We hope this will eliminate the need for parents and others to get up during the ceremony in order to take pictures. Information concerning the purchase of your graduate’s “diploma picture” will be sent to you by Davor Photo, Inc. There is no obligation to purchase anything. On behalf of the Pallottines and the staff of Bishop Eustace, I thank you most wholeheartedly for your generosity, support and cooperation throughout these past four years. Please know that even with graduation, you will always remain part of the Eustace family. Sincerely yours in St. Vincent Pallotti,
Mr. Cyril J. Bleistine
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