Senior pictures for the Yearbook- This year the Yearbook will have a greatly expanded Senior Section. All students will be able to submit up to three photos for their entry in the Senior Section: 1 graduation picture and up to 2 smaller photos. Each student's Senior Section will include the following: Section A:The student's senior picture; Sections B and C: pictures of family, friends, baby pictures, etc.; Section D:Your name and other text: Sports, organizations, personal achievements, etc. Please submit your photos to Mark MacDonald (Senior English teacher - Room 20-1) before Christmas break. He cannot guarantee that he will be able to accommodate your layout unless he receives the photographs in a timely manner. You can bring pictures to him†in room 20-1 and he will scan them; send them by email to macdoma@tulsaschools.org, or you can bring them to him on a disk. Pictures sent via email or delivered on a disk must be in jpeg format with at least 300 dpi resolution. Artisan Life Photography will be at Edison on October 1st to take pictures of all Seniors.  Mr. MacDonald will use this picture if you fail to provide him with another.

Senior congratulatory ads in Yearbook: Mr. MacDonald†also has senior congratulatory ads in the final 20 pages of the book.  A full page ad is $280 dollars; a half page ad is $150 dollars; and a quarter page ad is $80.  You can reserve a page with a 10% down payment.  Ads are sold on a first come/first serve basis, so get yours now.

Homecoming- Homecoming is Friday October 23 against the Central Braves. The theme is Las Vegas and David and Mariannne Brown are graciously providing the trailer for the 4th year. It should be available this week and the seniors will soon start building the float at the Hydrick’s house. Work days will be announced at school. No money is currently budgeted in either the student or parent account. Donations have been used the past 3 years to build a competitive float. As seniors we want to win, so please let us know if you can contribute materials or money.
 
Dry Gulch Trip- The date is November 11-12 at a cost of $60 per student. 20 volunteer parents, half moms and half dads, are needed as chaperones. The only costs to parents are meals and transportation.

Senior Prom- The Senior Class Board determines the site, theme and decorations for the prom.  Students pay for their own tickets to the prom, which hopefully will cover the costs involved. Any costs not covered are funded from their school class bank account.  Parents assist by helping to decorate before the prom and cleaning up after the prom.  Chaperones are also needed. The parent account budgeted $300 for decorations and other miscellaneous costs if needed.

Senior Day: Assembly, Commencement Rehearsal, Class Picnic- The tentative date is Friday May 28 (Note: Memorial Day weekend is May 29-31.) These activities are all held on the same day, one right after the other. The Senior Class Board plans the assembly. During the assembly, awards and scholarships will be handed out.  Parents are asked to perform a skit advertising the Gradfest party to encourage all students to come.  The Commencement rehearsal takes place in the fieldhouse, and students wear their caps and gowns and practice lining up alphabetically, etc. and are given final graduation instructions. The picnic is held in the snack bar and the courtyard.  The parents plan the picnic as well as pay for it from the parent account. $600 is budgeted for the picnic.

Vespers- The tentative date is Sunday May 30. (Note: This is Memorial Day weekend.) This is a church service for seniors and their families at First United Methodist. The senior class plans this event. Costs associated with this activity are shared by the student and parent account.  Costs include a speaker gift, sound at the church and church donation. The parents have budgeted $430.

Senior Breakfast—This event takes place the morning of graduation, June 1, at the Doubletree Hotel at 61st and Yale. The senior class plans this event. Parents are invited to attend.  Students and parents pay for their own tickets ($10 and $20 respectively). Any costs (slide show, speaker, speaker gift) not covered by ticket sales are covered by the student account.

Senior Sunset—Due to Memorial Day weekend, a date for this has not been set. Sometime June 1 is likely although it will not occur at sunset. (Senior Sunrise on the first day of school occurred about an hour after the actual sunrise; this is a symbolic event!)

Commencement- The date set by TPS is June 1 7:30 pm at the Mabee Center. (Note: this is the day after Memorial Day.) Any costs associated with this are paid for from the student account. The Senior Class Board decides on the speaker and makes the arrangements, as well as putting together the program.  Cost for the flowers is split between the schools using the site. The parent account budgeted $30 for a speaker gift

Gradfest- This is an all night lock-in party at Incredible Pizza that is held the night of Commencement, from 11:00 pm to 5:30 am the next day.  There is no charge for the students.  All costs for this activity are paid for from the PTSA Senior Class account. Various activities and prizes are planned. $12, 475 is budgeted for this event that includes an estimated attendance of 200 students at $25 each, $5000 plus $175 for a security guard. Once we have better idea of the money available (hopefully November), we will provide the Senior Class Board with a list of possible activities and costs for their input as to what would most attract attendance. Parent volunteers are needed to obtain prize donations. The goal is to have one prize per student attendee.