Graduation Coordinator

Graduation
 
Task # of people Assigned to Comments
Chaperones inf buses 2 per bus 2 per bus.  Get a master list from Mr. Taylor for students going.  Assign one parent to be responsible for bus
Go to Patriot Center early with coolers, ice, and soda 1   Coolers work well.  The large trashcan with plastic liner works well also if coolers are not available.  One problem with the trash cans is that as the ice melts the drinks are at the bottom of some very cold water.  If you can use coolers it would work best.  Place them at the end of the line for pizza so the students can get their drink as they leave.
Go to Patriot Center early to receive pizzas and set up sodas.  Need to be in a room where they can be monitored. 2-3   The room that is used is on lower level accessable from the loading dock and next to where the students will be performing.  Has two counters along the walls and an entrance and exit door. 
Pizzas ordered (30 last year - ordered by Mr Taylor   Mr. Taylor Keep the type of pizza simple.  Since you are "pushing" the students through so fast there was not a lot of time for selection.
Buy and bring Napkins, paper plates.     I used the "giant" brand paper plates and they were not a good quality.  Buy about 1 1/3 plates per student.  Equal number of napkins.
bring knife or pizza cutter.      
Bring trash bags and paper towels     The Patriot center provides large rolling trashcans for clean up.  They are located in the room to the right of the loading dock as you go out the building.
Make sure to know where the bus drivers will be during ceremony.     Assign to one of the parents on the buses.  The bus that contains the instruments should park next to the loading dock to unload and load the instruments.  The other buses will most likely park in one of the further parking lots.  Make sure all students are aware of their location prior to unloading.  Also make sure all students and teachers know the way out of the building.  They should leave via the loading dock, not the other exits.  This year we "lost" the orchestra when they went out another way. 
make sure to know exactly where the buses will be after the ceremony.    
Mr. Taylor and Mr. Johnson take own cars      
directions to graduation.     Will be needed for any parent driving.  Strongly suggest that they take the buses instead.  Heavy traffic.  If they are driving themselves I suggest they go down Bradock instead of route 50.
monitor students - supply students with tickets for food and drink.     Hand stamps worked well for this.  Make sure the chorus and orchestra are "stamped".  Suggest each bus has a stamp and the parents do the students as they board.  We did have an issue with some chorus students who were not stamped.
380 drinks minimum (include enough for adults). One drink with pizza and a second for band after they played (when the seniors are receiving deplomas.)     While soda worked well (get some diet as well as regular) water was a big hit.  I would suggest over half the drinks be water.
hard candy  (4 to 5 bags)     The candy went over well. Again keep the selection simple. 

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Rebecca Ashley-Gearhart, 02