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125th CHS Commencement will be held Thursday, June 4

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The 125th annual Chesterton High School commencement exercises will be hosted on Thursday, June 4, at 7 p.m., at the CHS Football Stadium (weather permitting).

Senior class officers--Abigail Burke, President; Shelby Snyder, Vice-President; Robert St. Pierre, Secretary; Alexander Genetski, Treasurer.

The Commencement Address will be presented by teacher Mitch Nelson.

The class motto: “This isn’t the end. This isn’t even the beginning of the end. However, this is the end of the beginning.” Winston Churchill.

The class flower is the carnation.

Other events of the day will include presentation of honor students by Jeff Van Drie, CHS Principal; awarding of the diplomas by Dr. David L. Pruis, Superintendent of Schools; James Goetz, Assistant Superintendent for Curriculum and Instruction; Monte Moffett, Assistant Superintendent for Operations and Human Resources, and the officers and members of the DSC Board of Trustees; the traditional turning of the tassels and closing by Shelby Snyder, Senior Class Vice-President and Student Council Vice-President.

Admission tickets will be required if commencement has to be moved to the gym. The doors at the gym will be opened at 6 p.m. Each senior will be issued up to eight tickets for his/her parents and relatives. Those not wishing to use all their tickets are asked to return them to the main office as soon as possible. They will be redistributed after June 1 to those who request tickets for additional family members. If weather permits and commencement is held outside, these tickets will allow those to be seated outside as early as 5:30 p.m. General admission will begin at 6 p.m.

Special tickets are required for those guests who are physically unable to climb the bleachers. You may exchange your regular tickets for the special seating tickets in the main office. Special handicapped parking is available. It is recommended that seniors and those with mobility limitations be dropped off while other family members park the vehicle elsewhere.

A decision on to whether the commencement will be held indoors or outdoors will be made on Wednesday, June 3. This announcement will be made to senior students and via local radio stations and newspapers.

The Duneland Ministerial Association will host the CHS Baccalaureate at St. Patrick Church on Sunday, May 31, at 3 p.m.

 

CHS Graduation DVDs to be available

DVDs of the upcoming 2015 Chesterton High School graduation ceremony will be available for purchase at $20 each. The DVDs will be mailed as soon as they are ready. The graduation ceremony will be streamed online, live, only on the day of graduation and will not be uploaded to the web after that date.

To order a graduation DVD, please fill out an order form and return it with payment to Matt Waters or Michele Stipanovich at the WDSO Radio Station - Room E-500, or the radio classroom A-513.

Order forms are found online on the CHS website page by clicking on the Graduation Information Page and then on the Graduation DVD Order Form.

Orders will also be taken the night of graduation. DVDs will be mailed only if ordered by graduation night. After that date, the DVDs must be picked up at CHS.

 

 

 

Posted 5/12/2015

 
 

 

 

 

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