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Traditionally,
Baccalaureate at Lee HS is a night or two before the actual graduation
ceremony itself, set apart in order to allow the seniors an opportunity to
informally gather with family and friends. Instead of just a handful of
student who are allowed to give an address at graduation, this night
offers that possibility to anyone. The graduates wear their caps and gowns
and sit together as the class of 2005.
The PTSA sponsors the event, hoping to provide an informal evening for the graduates, where they can express feelings surrounding their graduation. This is the evening that will allow the freedom to personalize those feelings and be creative.
Students who want to be involved simply choose some piece of music or poetry that means something to them. This can be written by the student or borrowed, contemporary or classic. This music could be played on a musical instrument, sung along to, danced to, signed to…(you get the idea)! The same thing would go for a piece of poetry or prose. You may have an ensemble of classmates that want to do something together, or solo! There will be a blue plastic container placed in the main office, marked “BACCALAUREATE SUBMISSIONS”. Inside the container will be simple forms to complete and leave in the box. We will also be asking for lyrics, which can be found thru www.ask.com! I will pick these up everyday until the deadline of WEDNSDAY, JUNE 1st. After that, we’ll all get together once or twice and put our “act” together. We’ll also need to produce and print our program after that.
Baccalaureate is Wed., June 22, 2005 at 7 30 PM…St. Bernadette’s Church. The event will begin in the sanctuary and end in the gymnasium with a reception put on by junior parents. First gathering of participants will be held on Wed. June 8th- Lee HS main lobby 7 pm. First rehearsal will be Monday June 21st. Final Rehearsal will be at St. Bernadette’s after Senior Picnic on June 22nd.
In doing a little research, I found a class of 1975 graduate, who informed me that Baccalaureate was part of the Graduation celebration before the issue of separation of church and state took effect. Then it became an extra curricular event, sponsored by the PTSA. It has been a tradition since sometime before then; not being exactly sure when.
Yes, most of them do. In fact, some of them also hold their event at St. Bernadette’s church.
I’m so proud of this year’s senior class, who chose to be more involved in the planning of their service. They have worked hard; planning to get lots of participation making sure the word gets out to all the different interest groups. They are Alyce Troller, Andrea Dillon, Erin Chabolla, Emily Lincoln, Allison Jordon, Chris Medding, John Quinn, Nhien Pho, Pooja Sakharani, Alycia Erickson, Megan Thornton, and Mandy Zinn. The class officers have also been helping to plan! Cindy Larios, class historian, is gathering photos of fellow classmates in different activities, different years, etc. If you are a senior, please get your old photos gathered up, label the back with whose in the photo and who to return the photo to. The deadline for photo submissions will be end of May sometime; be looking for notices. Please put the slide, negative, DVD, CD, or photo in an envelope marked “Baccalaureate Slide Show, and put into the blue plastic Baccalaureate Submission box in the main office.
If anyone has any contacts within the flower industry, the event managers would appreciate any help in providing the two large flower arrangements which will adorn each side of the stage at Baccalaureate and also be used the following day at the Patriot Center for the Graduation Ceremony. Please contact Liz Lincoln Work email liz.lincoln@fcps.edu or telephone W 703 313 4310 H 703 569 8962
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