Grade 12 Timeline
Mid April – Grade 12 assembly – Sharing of information packages and expectations
April 9th – 30th – Lobster tickets are available to sell
April 15th – A representative from Nova Scotia Student Loans will be here at lunchtime
April 22nd – May 6th – Grad fees of $55 are due to the main office. The student support grant has covered $10 of the $65 fee making the amount due $55. Gown measurements will be taken in office. Each student will receive 2 graduation invitations at this time as a keepsake – they are not required to enter the event.
May17th – prom forms are due to the office – forms will be available for pick up when grad fees are paid.
May 22-29th – prom tickets will go on sale – price is $95. This price may be reduced if there are any grade wide fundraising events (auction, car wash etc.)
 Tickets will only be sold if all paperwork has been submitted and any outstanding student/athletic fees have been paid
 The ticket itself is not required to enter prom and is a keepsake for students
June 10th – all safe grad bags are due the office by 4:00pm
June 12th – Prom – doors open at 7:30pm
June 15th – Ice Cream Social and Grad T-Shirt signing (2:00 – 3:00)
June 26th – Grad breakfast at ESDH 9am; directly following the breakfast, students will head over to the rink for grad rehearsal
June 26th – Grad Ceremony (7pm) – students should arrive by 6:15pm at the rink for line-up
Grad Costs
The costs to running a graduation are ~$7000 and they include:
 Grad gown rental
 Facility rental
 Programs
 Ticket keepsakes
 Decorations & Engraving
 Grad Breakfast
 Grad T-shirts
The grad fee for this year will be $55. The fee has been subsidized by the Student Support Grant.
Scholarships & Awards
ESDH is very fortunate to be the recipient of many awards for our graduating class.
 A list of these awards, the due dates and the requirements to apply is located at https://sites.google.com/a/gnspes.ca/eastern-shore-district-high-guidanc... (this is located in the students services section of the ESDH website) **Please note this list will begin to be populated in late March as the awards from our local organizations arrive. This list gets updated frequently after March, so it is important that students check it regularly.**
 Any student who has received a post secondary scholarship/bursary should inform Ms. Smith in the guidance office. We announce these awards at graduation and include them in the program but it is the student’s responsibility to inform us with a written confirmation of an award by June 19th at 1pm for printing purposes.