Last week, we held an assembly for the grade 12 class to review information for prom, graduation and scholarships/bursary awards.

Below is a summary of the information:

Prom - June 10th, 2022

● Tickets will be available to purchase for $30 from Ms. Gaetz **NEW** at lunchtime on
Thursdays and Fridays ONLY - all forms must be completed and athletics fees and
uniforms must be returned before the student can purchase a ticket.

● The prom doors will be open from 7:30pm - 8:30pm (only), the music starts at 8:00pm.

● The parking lot is only open for students and staff to use. If you need an
accommodation to be able to watch the grads arrive, please contact Ms. Gaetz at
902-889-4025 ext 1

● All students are asked to come to the school by turning onto East Petpeswick, to the
Clam Shell and then a right into the bus loop

● Each student will exit their vehicle onto the red carpet at the front doors. There will be a
photographer there to take a photo of the students on the red carpet. Families are
welcome to come up to the red carpet and take a couple of photos as their student
arrives. We ask everyone to be respectful of the time and to quickly move away from the
red carpet, so the next student and their family can have their photo opportunity as well

● Reminder to all that smoking or vaping is not allowed on school property

● Students who wish to leave prom early must have the “LEAVE PROM EARLY” section of
the form signed and dated by a parent. If this section is not completed the ESDH staff
will need to contact the parent to ensure they are aware their student is leaving early

● If a student is bringing a guest (who is not a member of the ESDH class of 2022) the
graduate is responsible for the guest and if for some reason the guest is asked to leave
the grad will be asked to leave as well. This guest must also leave the prom when the
graduate leaves the prom

● Prom ticket is just a keepsake - they are not required to enter the prom

Grad Ice Cream Social and t-shirt signing - June 14th - from 1:55pm to 3:00pm

** UPDATED** Grad gowns will be handed out the week before exams and they are for the
students to keep. Enjoy taking many family and friends pictures but PLEASE ensure to bring
the gown, hood/stoll, cap and 2022 tassel to graduation on June 28!

Graduation Day - June 28th

● Grad breakfast at ESDH at 9am

● Mandatory graduation rehearsal at the rink at 10:30am

● Graduation ceremony - begins at 7pm - grads must be at the rink no later that
6:15pm.

● Please note that these plans are contingent on public health guidelines. At this time, we
do not have a guest limit in place, but we would ask families to try to keep their number
of guests to 4 people. Should you need an accommodation for a guest, please contact
Kim Gaetz at 902-889-4025 ahead of time so we can make arrangements. There is no
reserved seating.

Scholarships and Awards

● Please note the local awards are being posted as they are received at this link -
https://sites.google.com/gnspes.ca/ms-dentremont/local-scholarships

● Also, as a reminder, some of the awards have criteria, such as program choice and
financial need. All students heading to any college or university should have a look at
the awards available and apply to those that match the criteria.

● We are the fortunate recipient of the Brian Dickie Memorial award, which has been
integral for many students' educational path over the past 20 years. Mr. Dickie gifted
ESDH with a $1,000,000 from which the interest earned each year is gifted to both
university and community college bound students. The application will be available next
week at this link https://sites.google.com/gnspes.ca/ms-dentremont/local-scholarships

Nova Scotia Student Loans

● The portal to apply for a Nova Scotia Student Loan for September 2022 is now open at
https://novascotia.ca/studentassistance/Apply/New/ApplyNow.asp

● There is a slideshow available at this link to help students prepare and gather the
information needed to apply. https://sites.google.com/gnspes.ca/ms-dentremont/student-loans

University and College Scholarships

● Students who have received scholarships from post secondary institutes are asked to
submit a copy of the scholarship letter offer to Ms.Stevens at nstevens@gnspes.ca

● We announce these scholarships during the graduation and in the program.

● The deadline to receive this information is June 20th.