GRAD 2024
We are excited to start the school year with our Grads of 2024.
Below you will find our graduation handbook. Please take the time to read this important document. It contains information about grad events, grad photos, scholarships, post secondary school, grad ceremony, etc.
Your Grad Handbook is available in PDF format at the bottom of this page.
We wish each of the graduates and their families a fantastic grade 12 year.
•Counselling Centre
•Careers Centre
IMPORTANT ACTION ITEM FOR ALL GRADS:
Join the GRAD 2024 TEAMS CLASSROOM: For all WJM Grade 12 students. You must join using your district email account. This This is the hub for all of the information related to Graduation. Check this often for the most up-to-date news for events, activities, and swag.
IMPORTANT DATES FOR ALL GRADS:
Graduation Ceremony – Monday, June 24 from 5:30 to 8:30pm
Doors open at 5pm. Ceremony starts at 5:30 sharp.
Parking is free of charge on the UFV campus. Handicap stalls are directly across from the main entrance.
A ticket is required for ALL human beings (even a baby on your lap) and are NOT available at the door. If you need to purchase a last-minute ticket, the school office is open until 3pm on Monday.
Your grad will be leaving you and reporting to our staging area (behind the screens). Get comfy and choose a great seat.
This is a formal event so no noise makers. Security will be conducting a bag search upon entry.
We aim to be done in 3 hours – wish us luck! Having said that, we also want to allow time for each graduate to have their time in the spotlight.
A photographer will be taking a photo (off stage) and these are provided to you free of charge. The photos normally arrive a few days after convocation – we will send you an email when they are in.
Prom – Wednesday, June 26 2:45 to 11pm
Red carpet arrival begins at 2:45pm – please enter off Tretheway. Your grad will drive down Mouat Drive (heading west) and enter the parking lot at the far end (normally, an exit only). Then they will drive back towards the school for the red-carpet arrival. Once they are out of the vehicle, their alternate driver can take the vehicle and park on school property or exit the lot.
Reminder, there is absolutely NO stunting (burn outs, etc.) as we have a large crowd and we do not want to hurt a grandma or auntie.
We have security on site the entire evening. Only grads may park at the school.
Parents should park at MRC or Exhibition Park. Please do not park at the town house complex as vehicles have been towed.
A red-carpet photo will be taken, and these are posted online the following day (check the Mouat website).
Parents can proceed into the school and find a seat in the gym, in the cafeteria, or along the hallway route. At 4:15, grads will go the small gym. Music will play and the Hawk Walk begins.
Get your camera ready – graduates will walk a predetermined route and they do clean up rather well!
At 4:45pm, graduates will board their bus after a search, and they are off to Prom at Newlands. We will be back for parent pick up or for grads to get into their vehicles at approximately 10:45pm.
Parents/Guardians and Caregivers, we hope you have booked a little celebration for yourself as your graduate is celebrating prom – it has been a long 18 years and YES, you did it -you have a high school grad.
Let the new adventures begin.
As always, thanks for sending us great GRADUATES!