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End of Year Activities -- Class of 2020Dear Bulldog Seniors and Families:Enclosed, please find information for the end of year activities that we are currently planning. More detail will follow as we get closer to each event.Cap and Gown Distribution Complete -- Thank youEach senior received his / her Cap and Gown from their advisor. Please note: The All Night Grad Party Committee has generously paid for the cap and gown of every WHS senior! We thank them very much for this kind gesture. If you have already paid for your cap and gown, your money will be refunded. Please allow us some time to process this payment.Graduation Photographs Complete -- Thank youEach senior is invited to be professionally photographed in his/her Cap and Gown with his/her immediate family. Each senior will also be professionally photographed alone holding the diploma case. These photographs will be used in the virtual graduation video. Honor cords will be distributed to students at this time. Appointment registration will be sent via Skyward, similar to how we scheduled Parent conferences. Once that appointment has been selected by a family, it will disappear from the choices. The portal for appointment selection will open on Saturday, May 16, 2020 at 9:00 a.m. Families will be provided with copies of these photographs.Families are asked to park in the gymnasium parking lot no earlier than 10 minutes prior to your scheduled appointment. You will be asked to enter through the gymnasium door, through the gym, and into the gym lobby. We plan to set up the photographs in the gym lobby. Families will be asked to exit through the gym foyer doors and walk back to the gymnasium parking lot. Each appointment should not take longer than five minutes.To register for an appointment, click here for directions. We are hoping for 100% participation!Return of School issued items Complete -- Thank youWith the exception of school issued computers, seniors are asked to return all books and other items that belong to WPS when you arrive for your graduation photograph. If you have outstanding bills owed to Aramark food service or the library, payment can be made at this time.If you still owe items to the school or if you owe lunch money to Aramark, please contact Mrs. Fallon at dfallon@westerly.k12.ri.us to schedule drop off.Please deliver books, lunch bills, and other WHS items to the Federico Gymnasium in Ward Hall. Please deliver borrowed Chromebooks to the bus loop on Highland Avenue at Babcock Hall. 10:00 a.m. - 2 p.m.End of Year Awards Ceremony Complete -- Thank youDepartmental Awards have been recorded and we will have a virtual awards show. This departmental awards presentation will be available to the entire school and will be posted to our website for future viewing. May 29, 2020 is an asynchronous learning day. We hope all students and families will tune in at 10:00 a.m.Senior Exams Complete -- Thank youBright Lights Senior Parade / Drive-In Celebration Complete -- Thank you Bright Lights Car Parade will begin around 7:45/8:00 pm on Atlantic Ave ending at the Misquamicut Drive-In. Seniors should arrive at their designated time to Weekapaug Yacht Club: 1 Spray Rock Rd, if they are participating in the parade. (We have 3 arrival times: 7:00 p.m., 7:15 p.m., 7:30 p.m) Information will be provided by your class advisors, class officers, and the Westerly Police Department. A designated driver is required so our seniors can enjoy the parade without distractions. The parade will begin at dusk (7:45-8 pm). The parade will end at Misquamicut Drive-In for a special viewing of the Senior Video at 9 pm. Students are encouraged to decorate their cars (BEFORE ARRIVING AT THE LOT) with bright lights and blue and white decorations. Click here for the detailed information. Our Graduation ceremony will have a different form to complete. Parents are asked to park in the following lots: New Town Beach, Old Town BeachSports Awards Complete -- Thank youWHS Sports Boosters Pick Up Parade will be Sunday, June 7, 2020 at 6pm in the WHS bus loop.Return of WHS equipment and books Complete -- Thank youPlease deliver books, lunch bills, and other WHS items to the Federico Gymnasium in Ward Hall. Please deliver borrowed Chromebooks to the bus loop on Highland Avenue at Babcock Hall. Baccalaureate Complete -- Thank youThe Baccalaureate Night will be simulcast online. Links will be sent to seniors and families of students receiving an award. Please check our web page for the link. Click here. It will be streamed live on Facebook and Youtube. Diploma Pick-Up (Tentative) June 11, 2020 11 a.m.-12 p.m.(Tentative) Come through the bus loop between 11 a.m. and 12:00 p.m. for diploma distribution. The diplomas arrived on 6/9/20 and we are expecting the diploma cases on 6/10/20. Your senior package will include your diploma, your Graduation parking pass, scholarship information, and a few surprises! Stay tuned for official information.Graduation June 11, 2020 9:00 p.m.Following the suggested guidelines set forth by the Rhode Island Department of Education, we have decided to hold an online graduation on Thursday, June 11, 2020 with a rain date of Sunday, June 14, 2020. We are fortunate to be partnering with our video production teacher to create our graduation video. Pre-recorded speeches and our photographs taken on May 21st and 22nd will be combined to create a graduation video to duplicate, as best we can, the actual ceremony. With the help of the town and the property owners, we have reserved the Misquamicut Drive-In and the adjacent parking lot for a ceremony viewing. This should be a great venue for families to safely gather and watch our graduation video together. In order for this to work, we will need to follow the Department of Health guidelines regarding social distancing at public places. We will review the most current recommendations as we get closer to the event. At the Drive-In site, students and families will not be permitted to gather in groups. Families must remain in their designated space on site. Should families wish to remain in the comfort of their homes, we will also provide online links so families can enjoy the graduation with a smaller group of people. Ultimately, we hope to have provided appropriate and safe choices for families, allowing them to make a decision that is best for them. Regrettably, due to limited parking, each graduate is allowed only one vehicle. Graduation details sent to families on June 5, 2020. Click here. ................
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