PROJECT GRADUATION 2009
What is Project Graduation? Project Graduation is an all-night, drug and alcohol-free celebration for graduating seniors and their guests. This type of celebration, held on the night of graduation has proven to be a most effective means of preventing needless drug and alcohol related incidents and has saved lives in every community where it has been held.
Thank you to all that came out to support the Stony Point High School Project Graduation/Football Booster Club Auction!!
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Project Graduation will begin selling "Class of '09" t-shirts on November 24th. The shirts are $10 each and the proceeds will go to Project Graduation. We are planning to have a table set up in the Mall area before school and one near the student parking lot during lunch. If your senior would like to get theirs before then, please have them attend the Special Project Graduation Meeting on Monday, November 17, at 7 pm in the main campus lecture hall. They can help write thank you cards to the Auction Sponsors and purchase their t-shirt.
Front of shirt says..."Save the best for last..." Back of shirt..."We're the last O Class SPHS Class of '09"
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Stony Point High School Class of 2009 Graduation Ceremony
June 3, 2009 - 5:45 p.m. - Frank Erwin Center
VENUE FOR PROJECT GRADUATION 2009
Austin's Park - 11:00 p.m. June 3, 2009 to 6 a.m. June 4, 2009
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ATTENTION SENIORS AND PARENTS
For the first time EVER, four (4), $500 Scholarships are being offered to SPHS seniors by Project Graduation courtesy of Century Charities. If you meet the requirements, your name will be put into a drawing. The drawing will be held on June 3, 2008 at the Project Graduation Celebration at Austin's Park (formerly known as Austin's Park and Pizza).
Requirements are: working 10 hours at Project Graduation events (such as UT Games, Car Washes, Auction, etc. See fund-raising page for a list of opportunities) AND inviting five (5) adults (18 years or older) who must check into and attend the Project Graduation/Football Booster Club Auction on Saturday, November 8, 2008
OR
20 hours of working at Project Graduation events (see fund-raising page)
AND
You must enroll in any post secondary education (Jr college, college, trade school, etc.).
Invitation can be found on our downloads page, please print and give to adults you would like to invite to our Auction.
We hope a lot of you will take this opportunity to possibly win one of the Scholarships!
MORE NEWS FOR PARENTS, SENIORS AND UNDERCLASSMEN
It has been the goal of Project Graduation since 2006 to get more underclassmen parents involved in Project Graduation. It has been long thought that Project Graduation was only for "senior" parents. That is not the case. We welcome all parents to participate in planning, funding and chaperoning the Project Graduation Celebration. The word is getting around and we are seeing more underclassmen parents get involved and we thank you for this! We have also been encouraging the students to get involved. Especially the seniors since we want their input on what will make this a great night for them. However, we know our seniors are busy, with school, college preparation and work, so we have been encouraging our underclassmen to come out and help with our fund-raising events. We appreciate the effort on both the senior and underclassmen's part and have devised a plan to award these students for their time.
On the night of the Project Graduation Celebration, we award prizes, every senior is given one (1) raffle ticket as they register at the door. If their ticket is pulled they win a prize. We are now offering seniors more chances at winning a prize. For every Project Graduation Meeting, (general, special, auction, fashion show, 5K run, etc.) that a senior attends they will be given an extra raffle ticket. (Sue Kalla will be keeping a spreadsheet with everyone's names and meetings or events they attend.)
If a senior volunteers to work one of our fund-raising events, (see fund-raising page for a list of events), they will receive one (1) raffle ticket for showing up and working 1 hour. STUDENTS MUST WORK, THE ADULT VOLUNTEERS HAVE THE RIGHT TO DENY AN EXTRA RAFFLE TICKET IF STUDENT IS NOT WORKING. If they work 2 to 4 hours, they will receive another raffle ticket, 5 to 8 hours another ticket. So if a senior works the UT Concessions and stay for 6 hours, they would get 3 extra tickets for that day.
There is no limit to the events or meetings they may attend.
THE SENIOR WILL ONLY BE ABLE TO WIN ONE (1) PRIZE AT THE PROJECT GRADUATION CELEBRATION! IF A SECOND TICKET IS PULLED WITH THEIR NAME ON IT, THEY HAVE THE CHOICE OF KEEPING THE PRIZE THEY ALREADY WON OR GIVING THAT PRIZE BACK AND TAKING THE SECOND PRIZE. SAME HAPPENS IF THEIR TICKET IS DRAWN AGAIN.
This is an incentive to get the seniors to help with our events and give those that help a better chance of winning a prize. There is no guarantee that because they helped they will win a prize.
We would like to thank our underclassmen that come to our meetings or help with our events. We will be putting their names in a separate drawing where they will have a chance at winning either a Football, Baseball or Basketball Jersey for a major sport figure, donated by Pat and Howard Chase. Three Jerseys will be awarded, one for each grade 9 - 11. The prizes will be awarded at the end of the school year. (Howard Chase reserves the right to choose which Jerseys he will donate)
Seniors and Underclassmen it is your responsibility to sign in at each meeting or event you attend. Please be sure to print legibly, if we cannot read your name, you will not get credit. If you have worked one of our previous events, (Frontier Days, UT Games, Pet Clinic, Car Wash), or attended a meeting, your name has been collected and turned over to Sue Kalla.
Seniors - Hours count toward scholarship and extra raffle tickets!
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PROM FASHION SHOW AND A WAY TO RAISE FUNDS FOR PROJECT GRAD
This year the formalwear for Prom Fashion show will be provided by Classy Concepts of Round Rock. They rent formal and wedding dresses. They will also be helping arrange for the tux's and make-up and hair and possibly more. They are excited to help out Project Graduation and to get the word out on their business.
Go to our downloads page and print this voucher and take to their shop. For each voucher redeemed, PG will receive a $5.00 donation! You will need to write Stony Point on the back of the voucher and tell them when you redeem the voucher or we will not get credit. Please forward this on to everyone you know who might need a formal gown.
Formal Wear & Window Coverings
3000 Joe DiMaggio Blvd #36
Round Rock, TX 78665
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NEW OPPORTUNITY TO HELP PROJECT GRADUATION EARN FUNDS AND HAVE YOUR STUDENT DO BETTER ON THE SAT TEST
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UT CONCESSIONS - VOLUNTEERS NEEDED
Project Graduation will have a concession booth at the following UT games
November 27
We are in need of volunteers to "hawk" water at the above mentioned games. You get into the game free, and can even ride a free air conditioned charter bus to the game, so you do not have to stress about finding a parking space. If you are a "Senior" student, you will earn an extra raffle ticket, (every game you work), for more chances at winning the big prizes at the Project Graduation Celebration. If you can volunteer, please contact Roxanne Hill.
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5th Annual RRISD Project Graduation 5K Run Update
Bill Schroeder will be returning as our Race Director for the 5th Annual RRISD Project Grad 5K. Westwood High School will be the lead school for this year's event. In June, the Project Graduation 5K was selected as a"26 Miles for 26 Charities" charity again this year for the AT&T Marathon. It is a great honor to be chosen two years in a row. What this means for Project Graduation as a whole, exposure to other charities, businesses and people who may want to support us. Something different for the "26 Miles for 26 Charities" this year, there will be actual fundraising events for the "26 Miles for 26 Charities", which means each charity will be given donations from these events. Last year, we just had the exposure.
We were given a Gibson Guitar last year and the 5K Run Committee decided to hold on to the guitar until the fall when Gibson will hold an Auction. Our guitar will be signed and Auctioned off at Gibson's big Auction. The money made from this sale will be used as seed money for this year's 5K Run.
What Bill will need from SPHS Project Graduation - people to sit on the 5K Run Committee, volunteers to work a water stop at the AT&T Marathon, (usually in February), possibly volunteers to work at some of the fund-raisers for the "26 Miles for 26 Charities" and volunteers to work the day of the 5K Run, (sometime in the Spring).
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FUND-RAISERS
We have the following Fund-Raisers tentatively planned for the 2008-2009 school year, please go to the "Fund-Raising" page for full details for each fund-raiser. There are several fund-raisers that need a chairperson, if you can chair one of these events, please let Donna Fuller or Octavia Browder know as soon as possible.
UT Concessions - November 27
Fuddruckers Benefit Day - December 9, January 13, February 10, March 10, April 14, and May 12
Dodgeball Tournament - February 21, 2009
Pet Vaccination Clinic - March 4, 2009
Golf Tournament - Spring 2009
RRISD 5th Annual Project Graduation 5K Run/Walk - March/April 2009
Prom Fashion Show - April 18, 2009
Are You Smarter than a High School Student - Spring 2009
These are the fund-raisers we have discussed and think will profit us the most money. These are all tentative events and dates, we must get approval from the district before we can go through with them. We will need people to step up and Chair these events and be on the committees. If you are willing to Chair an event or would like to be on a committee for any of these events, please email Octavia Browder, our VP of Fund-raising.
If you would like to make a donation, you can make your donation by clicking the"make a donation" button to the left or by sending a check or money order to SPHS Project Graduation 2008, P. O. Box 5593, Round Rock, Texas 78683-5593. If paying by check, please be sure to include your driver's license and phone number on the check.
Another way to help us at this time is to buy a "Stony Point Parent" t-shirt. Get yours before they sell out! See picture to left. You can send a check, (with driver's license and phone number on check), or money order in the amount of $11.50 for each shirt ordered ($10 for the shirt + $1.50 for shipping) to SPHS Project Graduation 2008, P.O. Box 5593, Round Rock, Texas 78683-5593 along with the size(s) needed and address that shirt(s) are to be mailed. Please see picture to left. We are also selling Stony Point nightlights, you can purchase yours by sending a check or money order to the address above in the amount of $6.00 ($5.00 for light + $1.00 for shipping).
Updated November 13, 2008
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