Class of 2018 Senior Parent Information Meeting August 28, 2017 AGENDA

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1 Class of 2018 Senior Parent Information Meeting August 28, 2017 AGENDA Welcome Remarks Cavalcade Information Mary Whiting Puckett, Head Senior Parent Representative Trevor Worcester, Interim Head of Upper School Jack Oros, Dean of Students David Lowen, Senior Class Dean Lesley Rucker, Cavalcade Sponsor Senior Activities Last Day of Junior Year Mary Whiting Puckett Water Tower Michelle Frymire, Uma Krishnan, Sherri Thomas, Abbe Witheiler First Day of Senior Year Benazir Arfi, Angela Crates, Bibsy Ruchman Photos of Senior Year Ros Rawitscher, Abbe Witheiler Birthday Treats Uma Krishnan, Laura Smith Dads /Special Friends Cookout Susie Carp, Julie Weinberg Halloween Lunch and Parade Nancy Brickman, Michelle Frymire, Leigh Parks, Abbe Witheiler Moms /Special Friends Breakfast Nancy Brickman, Tracey Pugh Winter Treats Mindi Pidgeon, Laura Smith Graduation Dress Presentation and Tea Benazir Arfi, Leigh Parks, Bibsy Ruchman Baby Photo Contest Angela Crates, Margot McGuire, Ros Rawitscher Forever Club Nancy Brickman, Mindi Pidgeon, Tracey Pugh Prom Susie Carp, Allana Luterman, Leigh Parks After Prom Dessert Party Mona Malik, Julie Weinberg Senior Celebration Nancy Brickman, Bibsy Ruchman Additional Items Class Budget How To Volunteer Margot McGuire, Treasurer Margot McGuire, Volunteer Coordinator

2 August 28, 2017 Dear Senior Parents, The Senior Parent Representatives have many exciting activities and celebrations planned for senior year for the Class of The purpose of the Senior Parent Meeting and this information packet is to ensure that every parent is well informed of what s happening in this special year ahead and all of the opportunities in which to participate. Enclosed in this packet are the following items: 1. Calendar of Events & Activities some of the items noted on the calendar apply to the entire school, but many of the activities are senior specific. 2. Volunteer Sign-up Information and Online Sign-up Instructions Many activities require parent participation to be successful please sign up for those that interest you. 3. Baby Photo Contest Instructions Be sure to get your student s baby picture to the chairs no later than October 27 th. 4. Greenhill Class of 2018 Photo Site Instructions By following these instructions you will be able to access (for viewing and for downloading) photos of the senior class events taken by volunteer parent photographers. 5. Class of 2018 Graduation Dress Information Please see information and requirements for graduation attire. Thank you for joining us in creating a memorable year for our seniors! Benazir Arfi Nancy Brickman Susie Carp Angela Crates Michelle Frymire Uma Krishnan Allana Luterman Mona Malik Margot McGuire Leigh Parks Mindi Pidgeon Tracey Pugh Ros Rawitscher Bibsy Ruchman Laura Smith Sherri Thomas Julie Weinberg Mary Whiting Puckett Abbe Witheiler

3 August August 21 August 23 August 24 August 28 September September 1 September 4 September 6 September 11 September 18 September 24 September 29 October October 2 October 6 October 9 October 10 October 10 October 11 October 17 October 31 November November 2 November 3 November 4 November 9-11 November 10 November 17 November November 27 December December 4 December 4 December 15 January January 3 January 15 January 16 January 16 January 29- February 7 Important Dates US Student Orientation Water Tower Painting and Senior Year Kick-off First Day of School Senior Breakfast & Locker Room Decorations Senior Parent Meeting and College Counseling Program Photo Day Labor Day Holiday School Closed Mini School Founders Day Celebration MS/US Conference Day No MS/US Classes Graduation Dress Presentation and Afternoon Tea Honors Assembly MPAC (12:20 1:15pm) No US Classes - US Professional Development Day Calvalcade Deadline for Senior Portrait and Page Fall Break School Closed All School Late Start (10:00 a.m.) Dads /Special Friends Cookout (Lunch) PSAT - No US Classes; 12th Grade College Application Work Day Photo Retake Senior Halloween Lunch and Parade Senior and Alumni Breakfast Homecoming- Halftime Presentation of Seniors and Their Families Homecoming Dance SPC Fall Championships (Fort Worth) No Classes Trimester Transition Day Grandparents /Special Friends Day (11:30 a.m. Dismissal) Thanksgiving Break School Closed Classes Resume All School Late Start (10:00 a.m.) Moms /Special Friends Breakfast Winter Holiday Break Begins (11:00 a.m. Dismissal) Classes Resume Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Day School Closed All School Late Start (10:00am) Winter Treats Baby Photo Contest

4 Important Dates February February 2 February 3 February 8-10 February February February March March 3 March 5 March March 25 March 30 April April April 13 April 16 April 25 April 26 April 28 May May 3-5 May 4 May 7-18 May 25 May 25 May 28 June 1 June 3 Hornet Night Winter Dance (Tentative) Musical SPC Winter Championships (Houston) Winter Break School Closed Winter Exams Upper School Greenhill Gala Honoring Scott Griggs at Omni Dallas Hotel All School Late Start 10:00 a.m. Spring Break School Closed Forever Club Event School Holiday School Closed ISAS Fine Arts Festival (Hockaday School) No US Classes All School Late Start 10:00am US Conferences No US Classes Fine Arts Assembly Prom and Parent After-Prom-Dinner Dessert Party SPC Spring Championships (Dallas) All School Holiday No Classes AP Exams Upper School Honors Assembly Senior Celebration Memorial Day School Closed Baccalaureate Commencement (Tentative) * Bold italics denote senior, or senior and parent/special friend, event.

5 Volunteer On-line Sign-up Instructions Greenhill now uses Sign-up Genius for all volunteer activities. Please follow the instructions below in order to volunteer for various events throughout the year. 1. Go to 2. Click on My Greenhill. 3. Click on Volunteer Opportunities. 4. From the show more sign ups pull down menu, choose Upper School. 5. You will then see tabs for all volunteer activities for the year. 6. Select the tabs that interest you. 7. Click Sign Up for the events and day/time slots when you wish to volunteer. 8. If you have never used Sign-up Genius, you will be asked to create an account. 9. If you have used Sign-up Genius, simply login. Volunteer Opportunities 1. Graduation Dress Presentation & Afternoon Tea - Sept 24 th (Boy Moms only) Set up day before event Set up day of event Clean up & breakdown 2. Dads /Special Friends Cookout (Lunch) - Oct 10 th Set up Clean up 3. Halloween - Oct 31 st Decorate senior locker room Set up senior lunch Serve lunch Clean up after lunch Take down locker room decorations

6 Volunteer Opportunities (Cont d.) 4. Moms Special Friends Breakfast - Dec 4 th Set up Clean up 5. Winter Treats - Jan 16 th Set up, assemble & distribute 6. Baby Photo Contest - Jan 28 th - Feb 8 th Set up Take down 7. Prom April 28 th Set up

7 BABY PHOTO CONTEST Class of 2018 EVENT: NEED: FORMAT: HOW: A Greenhill tradition Baby photos of all seniors will be displayed in the Upper School Elliot Center before winter break. The seniors will participate in a contest to Name That Baby and the winners will receive small prizes. Photo of your child between the ages of six months and two years old. Hard copy photo any size (photo will not be returned). OR Digital copy, Color or B/W Drop off a hard copy of baby photo at Upper School office with Chris Baker MUST BE LABELED with your student s name! OR Send electronically to Chris Baker and cc the following via Ros Rawitscher (rosrawitscher@mac.com) and Angela Crates (atcrates@tx.rr.com) DEADLINE: October 27, 2017

8 Class of 2018 Photo Link Photography Chairs Ros Rawitscher and Abbe Witheiler We are using a Google Photos account to upload the pictures from all senior events throughout the year. Soon after each event, Mr. Oros will send an to senior parents with a link to the pictures. You will be able to download any photos you like to your computer. When you receive the link to the Google photo album from a specific event: Click on the link. The album will open. View each picture. Decide which ones you want to save to your computer. There will be three vertical dots in the upper right hand corner. Click and select Download all to download all of the photos from that album to your computer. Or To select individual pictures to download, just click on the picture you want. It will expand. Click on the three dots in the upper right hand corner. Select Download to download that picture to your computer. From there you will be able to organize the photos as you please. If you have any questions about this process, we are happy to answer them! Please know that we will try our best to make sure that all of the seniors are photographed at each event. When you see the albums, you may notice that some kids appear more frequently than others but we assure you that we are trying and will continue to try to capture everyone in the photos. We will use these pictures to create a montage to be shown at Prom and, again, will aim to represent all kids equally in the montage. Please help us make sure that your kids are photographed by telling them to look for the parent photographers at the senior events (Ros or Abbe will be at all of the events) and ask them to take their picture either individually or with friends and classmates. Also, if for any reason you want us to delete a picture from an album, just let Ros or Abbe know. If you have any questions or concerns, feel free to contact us. Ros Rawitscher - (Cell) or rosrawitscher@mac.com Abbe Witheiler - (Cell) or asw@dallasmohs.com

9 For Our Young Women Class of 2018 Graduation Attire Information and Requirements 1. All dresses, cultural attire or formal pantsuits must be white; not off-white, winter white or ecru. 2. All dresses & tops must have a minimum four inch strap (in width at the top of the shoulder) or cap, short or long sleeve; nothing strapless or off the shoulder even if a jacket or wrap is worn. On occasion and with approval, a sleeveless dress or top may be allowed. 3. Beading and other embellishments should be clear or white. 4. Ensemble should not be made of a see-through material, such as gauze, un-backed eyelet, etc. 5. Slits and vents should come to below the knee. 6. Neutral colored undergarments must be worn. 7. Dress and pants are to be floor length with shoes. 8. Shoes must be white. Please no mules, flip-flops or slip-ons. Shoes must have a closed toe. Low, wide-heel and flats are strongly recommended. 9. Dresses, pantsuits or ensembles not purchased through the school s designated vendors for the current school year must be pre-approved by Mrs. Shuman. For preapproval, please supply a photo or web address, and fabric sample, or the dress itself. 10. Dresses from a previous Greenhill graduation must also be pre-approved. Please be aware, in many cases, the fabric has yellowed and will no longer meet the color requirements. Suggested ordering deadline: December 31, 2017 (regardless of ordering method or company) Please be aware for most manufacturers, weeks is the average wait time. Alterations may take an additional days; please plan accordingly. For Our Young Men 1. Greenhill will arrange for a formal wear rental company for fitting and ordering of the formal attire for our young men. 2. The Class invites a committee to be involved in the selection process generally around mid-january. 3. All young men will wear the ensemble provided by the rental company, including shoes. 4. All young men are to wear black socks. 5. Students must pick up and return all items at designated locations within specified dates and times.

10 PLEASE SAVE THESE IMPORTANT FALL DATES! Graduation Dress Presentation & Tea (Moms and Special Friends) September 24 th * * * * Dads /Special Friends Cookout October 10 th * * * * Senior Halloween Parade October 31 st * * * * Homecoming Halftime Presentation November 3rd * * * * Moms /Special Friends Breakfast December 4th * * * *