Essential Church School

Kindergarten Graduation Sunday, May 17, 2020 2pm Pelham Civic Complex Parking Lot Please RSVP by March 1st to be included with our group order for caps/tassels! Love this time of year!  I hope you will join us for a special time of honoring our kindergarten graduates.  Make sure you review the information and respond by March 1st to keep your overall costs low. (You do have until May 10, 2020 to rsvp and pay graduation fees) Cap & Tassel We recommend that every graduate have a cap & tassel.  We encourage our graduates to choose whatever color they like.  In the past families have gone with the complete cap/gown set. We must have your order by March 1st for group order.  PLEASE NOTE:  Essential will provide the diplomas for all families.  You can simply order a tassel if you already have access to a cap/gown.  Payment for your order will be due by March 1st.  Order your supplies on the BHC website. In addition, we do have FEW caps/gowns available for loan in the school library. Graduation Fee We are asking for a $20/family fee to cover the costs of the reception (personalized cake & punch) and for the venue.  This is due by May 1st. We do open this event up to other area homeschoolers, and we will charge a $30/family fee for non-ECS families.  ECS families should use the BHC website to RSVP and pay the fees.  Use the coupon code ECSKGRAD20 to get the Essential graduation rate. McWane Center Admission The McWane Center will be open on Sunday afternoon, and we have negotiated a group admission to allow your families to explore the center when we are not celebrating together.  You can purchase the Adventure Hall tickets on the BHC website by May 1st. RSVP NOW CLICK HERE to be redirected to the BHC website.  You will have to log on or create an account with BHC to see the forms.  Remember you will want to RSVP and pay graduation fees for this event by May 10, 2020.

We look forward to a special, formal evening celebrating our high school graduates.  Tickets are required for admission.  Please purchase your tickets by May 18th.  Tickets may be offered after this date, but they will reflect additional fees for adjustment charges. Our goal is for this evening to be a time that our graduates remember as honoring and special. Though formal attire is not required, we do encourage attire that displays a respect for our graduates and their accomplishments! PLEASE NOTE:  We may not be able to give you an exact ceremony time until closer to our graduation date.  Right now we are planning for a main group ceremony to begin at 6pm - BUT circumstances are changing almost weekly.  Please be patient and understanding that we may have to vary times to adjust to health and safety orders.  We encourage you to plan to be available for the late afternoon and early evening as well. Please note that attendees will be encouraged to follow the CDC guidelines for public gatherings: - Daily practice of everyday preventive actions (hand washing especially after using bathroom, eating, or sneezing/coughing; refraining from touching face/nose/mouth; cover nose/mouth with tissue when coughing/sneezing then throwing away tissue; refraining from handshakes or high fives) - Maintain a distance of 6-feet from people outside of your immediate family household - Higher-risk individuals should not attend (https://www.cdc.gov/coronavirus/2019-ncov/need-extra-precautions/people-at-higher-risk.html) - Babies and small children should not attend (this is not a current CDC guideline, but a medical professional suggestion) - Those who are sick should not attend For family/friends who are not able to attend, we are planning to livestream on the Facebook event page, and we also hope to offer a weblink for viewing the live event outside of Facebook.