Slides from the meeting with parents on May 22, 2013. Information about June 14th - Grad Walk, Dinner & Dance, and Dry Grad After Party

1. Grade 12 Parent Meeting
Delta Secondary School
May 22, 2013

2. Commencement
• June 25th@ 7:00 pm (students arrive at 6:20
pm)
• South Delta Baptist Church
• Tickets – limited to 3, available until May 29th
• Gown Pickup – June 24thin the morning
• Attire

3. June 14thEvents
• Grad (Red Carpet) Walk and Photo @ School
• Grad Dinner and Dance @ Hyatt Regency,
Vancouver
• Dry Grad @ Ladner Community Centre

4. Grad (Red Carpet) Walk
• Arrival @ 4:00 pm
• 51st Street Entrance
• Walk with groups, friends, singles, partners,
etc.
• Group photo on the risers – 4:30-5:00 pm
• Boutonnieres and Corsages!

5. Dinner & Dance
• Hyatt Regency, 3rd Floor – Vancouver
• Arrival and reception – 6:30 – 7:00pm
• Security at Entry
• School Event – School Rules Apply
• Seating Plan Posted in the Foyer
• Welcome
• Buffet Dinner 7:00 – 8:15pm

6. Dinner & Dance
• Parent arrive @ 8:15 pm
• Short Program: Speeches, Slideshow
• First Dance with mother, father, someone
special
• Dance until Midnight

8. Dry Grad

9. What I will be covering tonight
1. What’s been happening so far
2. What’s coming up …
3. How Friday June 14th will look
4. What to expect Saturday June 15th
5. How you can help
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10. What’s been happening so far…
Cost to run dry grad – about $165 per student
• 1. Fund Raising - $47,000 ish to date
– Chocolate Santa, Spin The Wheel, New Year’s Dance, potato sales,
meat draws, Drive 1, poker night, concession at soccer jamboree,
grand raffle, parent donations, corporate donations
– Extra money will go to scholarships
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11. What else has been happening …
2. Permits , licences& PAC Rep
3. Keeping track of money
4. Keeping track of me
5. Prizes
6. Entertainment
7. Decorating (no peeking – security issue)
8. Food
9. Publicity
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12. What’s coming up next …
10. T-shirts - May 27 & 28
WAIVERS NEED TO BE SIGNED!!!!!!
11. Security – Rick Klatt 604-946-5626
12. Grad walk
13. Clean-up – Jody Worsnop 604-946-5520
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13. Why it is called “Dry” Grad
We need your help to keep it dry
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14. Waiver #1
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15. Waiver #2
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Ltd. #3-2822 Spring Street, Port Moody B.C. Canada V3H 4C5 Ph.604-469-0359
RELEASE & INDEMNITY AGREEMENT
READ CAREFULLY, YOU ARE SIGNING A WAIVER BEFORE RENTING OR USING EQUIPMENT
FOR AN EVENT.
In consideration of use of the equipment rental, I HEREBY WAIVE, RELEASE and DISCHARGE
Houle Games & Entertainment Ltd., their officers, directors, employees and agents from and against any and
all claims for damages whether because of /for death, personal injury or proper ty damage and/or any damages
of any kind, which I may have, or which may hereafter accrue to me, my/our employees, guests, friends,
relatives or anyone allowed to attend our event whether invited or not, and as a result of my/our/their
participation with the said equipment.
THIS RELEASE IS INTENDED TO DISCHARGE IN ADVANCE, Houle Games & Entertainment Ltd., Ray
Houle and any other entity involved (including their employees, family or respective agents) from and against
any and all liability arising out of, or connected, in any way with participation in said Event and the equipment
supplied.
Even though that liability may arise out of negligence or carelessness on the part of persons or entities
mentioned and released above. I agree that payment of a rental, supply, transportation or supervision fee in no
way binds the rentors/lessors, the organizers, officials, any sponsors or others associated with the equipment
(the event) to any liability or responsibility for damage to personal property.
I FURTHER UNDERSTAND THAT Interactive Games, Mechanical Bull rides and Inflatables especially ,
ARE OF A COMPETITIVE NATURE and dangerous due to their operating nature . I ALSO
UNDERSTAND THAT SERIOUS ACCIDENTS MAY OCCUR DURING Play, competition and/or bouncing,
AND THAT PARTICIPANTS IN, NEAR OR ON INFLATABLE (S), and other Equipment or during games
MAY SUSTAIN MORTAL OR SERIOUS INJURIES, AND/OR PROPERTY DAMAGE, AS A
CONSEQUENCE THEREOF. KNOWING THIS RISK AND THE RISKS OF INTERACTIVE
EQUIPMENT IN GENERAL, NEVERTHELESS, I AGREE TO RELEASE AND HOLD HARMLESS ALL
OF THE PERSONS OR ENTITIES MENTIONED ABOVE, AND ANY OTHERS ASSOCIATED WITH
THIS EVENT WHO (THROUGH NEGLIGENCE OR CARELESSNESS) MIGHT OTHERWISE BE LIABLE
TO ME (OR MY HEIRS AND/OR ASSIGNS) FOR DAMAGES.
It is further understood and agreed that this waiver, release and assumption of risk is to be binding upon my/our heirs and assigns.
I/We agree to the terms and conditions outlined herein and to abide by the rulings,
instructions and conditions of the supervising personn el, if and as required or requested.
SIGNED: _________________________________________________ Must be at least 19 years of age.
IF I AM THE PARENT AND / OR GUARDIAN OF THE PARTICIPANT I HAVE READ AND UNDERSTAND AND EXECUTE THIS RELEASE ON
BEHALF OF MY CHILD / WARD.
NAME: PLEASE PRINT NAME OF SIGNATOR _______________________________
PARTICIPANT NAME: IF DIFFERENT THAN SIGNATORY ______________________________________________
CLIENT/EVENT: Delta Secondary School 2013 Dry Grad
EVENT DATE: Friday, June 14th
into the 15th
, 2013

16. Where to get waivers
3 ways to get them:
1. Here tonight
2. At office
3. Off DSS website –
Parents
Dry grad
Student waivers
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17. How Friday June 14th will look:
Morning…
• Girls – 8am – wake up, start stressing about dress, shoes,
clothes, make-up ……
• Boys – 12pm - wake up, get help finding clothes, leave house
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18. How Friday June 14th will look:
Mid-Day
• Often, a gathering of families from each limo, picture taking,
snacks,
• Please, no alcohol …
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19. How Friday June 14th will look:
Grad Walk
• Limos arrive at 4pm
• Please respect signage & stay out of area where students
gather for picture
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20. How Friday June 14th will look:
Dinner Dance
• Parents arrive
• Kids to stay til the very end
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21. How Friday June 14th will look:
Dry Grad
• Kids arrive 1am ish..
• Get checked in through security
• Anyone who is visibly drunk or high – parent will be called
and the child will be held until you arrive to pick them up. If
we deem necessary, they may be sent to hospital
• No child will be let go into the community without a parent
arriving to pick them up from us at the door
• Have to be there to get prizes
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22. How Saturday June 15th will look:
The morning after
• Dry grad ends at 6am
• What we know will happen …
• Kids leave – go out for breakfast, sleep all day
• Parents clean up…
• What we hope will happen….
• Kids prepare to spoil Dad’s on Sunday (Father’s Day)
• Kids studying for finals on Monday…
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23. How You Can Help:
• 1. Get waivers signed and in – we need your contact info
2. No drinking supported
3. Encourage all kids to attend
4. Sign-up for clean up
• Have fun and enjoy this amazing time
• in your grad’s life!
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