Dinner and Dance / Dry Grad
Grad Clothing
Graduation Ceremony
Grad Fundraising
SRT Grad school contact: Mrs. Watts.
Dry Grad Chair: Kayla Friesen.
Dry Grad is less than 8 weeks away now. There is still a lot to do and many opportunities to volunteer. Our last grad parent meeting will be on Monday, April 13 @ 7:00 p.m. at SRT (cafeteria). We hope that as many parents as possible come out for this meeting with Mr. Elphick and your dry grad chair, Kayla. As we are in the final stages of prepping for dry grad, students should not be in attendance for the evening meeting.
GRAD MEETING WITH MR. ELPHICK – There will be a meeting with all the grads at flex on the same day to go over a number of important graduation details. Please encourage your grads to be at this meeting during flex on Monday, April 13.
Guest Application Forms – will be available on Monday, April 13 from the office. Applications must be returned, signed and submitted with cash only. Grads must have their ticket paid out prior to accessing a guest form. The deadline for submitting a guest application form is Wednesday, April 29. SRT administration needs time to review the applications before they are approved.
DRY GRAD DONATIONS – We are looking for prize donations in order to make our fundraising dollars go farther. Donations can be dropped off at the office at any time. In the next few days, we will be compiling a list of practical donations that are needed for dry grad that we are hoping families can help with. We will have that list available at the parent grad meeting as well as pushed through on the portal and posted on our website.
TIMELINE FOR THE BANQUET/DRY GRAD – At our grad parent meeting we will have a timeline available for what May 30th will look like. For right now, the doors will open at Meadow Gardens at 5:30 p.m. Students should arrange their transportation to arrive no earlier than 5:15 p.m. Grads/guests are not permitted to leave vehicles at Meadow Gardens overnight and EVERYONE (including guests) participating in dry grad will be bussed back to SRT.
Dry Grad Chair (Kayla) – srtgrad2026@gmail.com
School Graduation Coordinator (Christine) – Christine_Watts@sd42.ca
SRT Banquet/Dry Grad – Saturday, May 30 @ Meadow Gardens, Pitt Meadows. Doors will open at 5:30 p.m. and a more detailed timeline will be posted in a couple of weeks.
Final payment is now due for our banquet/dry grad events. Please pay via the parent portal or with cash/cheque (payable to SRT) to the office. The order in which grads will choose a spot at the banquet for themselves and/or their guest, is the order in which they pay out their final balance. Table selections won’t happen until after the May long weekend and grads will be given notice of the exact date. Guest forms will be available on Monday, April 13. The cost of a guest is not yet determined.
Any questions regarding final payment can be directed to Christine_Watts@sd42.ca
Graduation Ceremony Tickets
We are happy to let families know that we have some additional graduation ceremony tickets available. For this round, each grad can purchase up to 2 tickets. Towards the end of April, if there are more tickets available, we will release another round. To make tracking easier, payment has to be made with cash/cheque (payable to SRT). Payment can be made at the office anytime between 7:30 a.m. and 3:00 p.m. Any questions regarding the ceremony should be directed to Mrs. Watts by emailing, Christine_Watts@sd42ca
A reminder that tickets will be available for pick up the week prior to the ceremony along with the cap and gown, not before then. Grads will be notified as to which day this will be closer to the ceremony date.
ACCESSIBILITY SEATING – The Chandos Theatre is very accessible for those family members with mobility issues as the slope down is very gradual. However if you have a family member that requires accessibility seating, please email Mrs. Watts.
SCHOLARSHIPS/BURSARIES – A highlight at our graduation ceremony is always acknowledging the achievements of our grads. If your child receives a scholarship or bursary from a college or university, please forward the letter which notes the details of the offer to Mrs. Watts at the above email.
Click here to order on the Parent Portal. Available for pick up in June.
Banquet/Dry Grad fees are $300.00 per grad. These fees cover the banquet at Meadow Gardens, dry grad events at SRT and the gown rental for the graduation ceremony. The fees are divided up, half due by the end of October and the other half due immediately after spring break. We encourage payment on the parent portal but cash/cheque (cheques payable to SRT) can also be submitted to the office (no post-dated cheques please). Grads also have the option of paying the full $300 but this needs to be submitted with cash/cheque.
