École Secondaire Beaumont Composite High School
780.929.6282
Ms. Tia Martini, Mrs. Kimberly Goudreau. Mrs. Kristi Nelson, Ms. Morgan Wallace, Mrs. Nicole Liddle, Ms. Val Legrand, Ms. Monica Gackle, Ms. Brilene Wohlgemuth
General inquiries email: [email protected]
The ESBCHS Commencement Ceremony will take place on Saturday, June 22, 2024 at the Beaumont Sport and Recreation Centre (Fieldhouse).
2024 Commencement Ceremony
GROUP 1 – Last Names: A-K
GROUP 2 – Last Names: L-Z
There will be one all-inclusive grad fee that will include:
The grad fee of $145 is to be paid on the PowerSchool Parent Portal and is due not later than May 1, 2024. Any students who have not paid the grad fee will not receive their gown/cap/stole on June 13 or their tickets on June 18, 19 or 20.
Ticket Requests: Each graduate will be able to request up to 4 tickets to the ceremony. Once we know how many tickets are remaining after the first round of ticket orders have been completed, we will then send out a second form to request a maximum of 2 extra tickets on a first-come, first-served basis. Parent email was sent out on Tuesday, March 12 with ticket request links.
Ticket Distribution – Tickets for both events will be available to pick-up on Tuesday, June 18, Wednesday, June 19 and Thursday, June 20 from the ESBCHS main office (8am-4pm). There will be NO ADMITTANCE to either event without a ticket.
The ESBCHS Class of 2024 Formal Event will take place on Saturday, June 22, 2024 at the Beaumont Sport and Recreation Centre (Fieldhouse). This event is for the Class of 2024 to celebrate their time together in their finest attire with music, dancing and a digital photo booth.
Each participating graduate will be given two tickets to the Formal, one for themselves and one for a guest.
Doors Open at 7:30 pm Event Ends at 11:00 pm
Individual Grad Photo Booking Information
Lifetouch Photography will be here during exam week in January (January 22-30, 2024) to take Grad Photos. Please ensure you are booking appointments around your graduates’ exam schedule.
Session Fee: $30 – this can be paid online at time of booking, or in person. If students wish to pay cash, please be advised that the staff on site will not have change.
*Please note, There is no 8-digit code, please search by Province and City.
Photos are submitted by graduates in the Grad 2024 Google Classroom. If your child had their Grad photo taken by anyone other than Icon Photography, please ensure that a photo is emailed to [email protected] for inclusion in the yearbook and the grad slideshow.
Your Class of 2024 Grad Hoodie Design has been chosen! Grad Hoodies can be purchased on the PowerSchool Parent Portal. The deadline to order is Thursday, February 29.
Alpha group counsellors will review each grade 12 student’s progress in achieving their Alberta High School Diploma or Certificate of Achievement. Counsellors will send administrators a list of students with shortfalls and administrators will issue letters to parents/students. The letters will only be regarding diploma/certificate requirements and are completely separate from participation in the commencement ceremony.
The honour of Valedictorian is awarded to the grade 12 student who has achieved the highest academic average for their graduation year. Calculations are based on six academic courses. Courses that are required are as follows:
All students must include:
For any diploma course that has been completed, the blended mark will be used in the calculation. For courses that are still in progress, the current course mark will be used. If a student completed a diploma course in a previous year, that course will be used in the calculation.
The average will be calculated at the end of quarter three, using completed course marks and midterm marks for semester two courses. The valedictorian should also represent Ecole Secondaire Beaumont Composite High School’s core values and be in good standing with the school.
The designation of Salutatorian for the graduating class each year is given to a grade 12 student who excels in the following areas, and is voted for by their peers:
We encourage all parents to talk with their graduands concerning proper conduct during graduation events. Because these are formal programs and we are presenting it to honour those students who are about to reach this initial milestone in their lives, we want to take steps that will ensure that the conduct is consistent with the event. When you are organizing transportation to and from the events, please take steps to ensure that students arrive at the ceremony and banquet without being under the influence of any kind of intoxicants.
Prior to the ceremony, we will have staff helping with the grad line-ups. If we feel a student has consumed alcohol or drugs, we will ask his/her parent(s) to come and have the student sit with them in the audience for the duration of the ceremony. Further disciplinary action will be taken at the school and may include suspension and/or tickets being revoked.
In 1996, the Board of Trustees of Black Gold Regional School Division adopted the following policy concerning alcohol at graduations:
1. The board will not support any legal claim against an employee and/or volunteer who has authorized alcohol at a student activity.
2. No alcohol is to be served or sold at school graduation formals or events.
3. Student activities, whether or not they take place on school grounds, are to be alcohol free.
This policy indicates the minimum penalty for a student who attends a school function under the influence of alcohol or drugs would be a suspension from school for a set period and depending on the seriousness, it could result in suspension from school along with a recommendation to the Board for expulsion.
It is our sincere hope that all participants in the graduation events will extend their full cooperation with regards to this matter. Through this cooperation, we will take every precaution to ensure that the graduation will be safe and orderly, and that it can continue to be an occasion that graduands, parents, staff and guests can look back on with pride.
We would like to ask all parents of graduands to discuss this matter with their child prior to both events. If there are any questions or concerns, please contact a school administrator.
Please visit the link below to view the Grad Live Stream Video including the commencement, speeches and graduate slideshow.
ESBCHS 2023 Commencement Ceremony Program
In order to be considered a full-time student, ESBCHS requires that students adhere to Black Gold School Division’s Administrative Procedure 335 on Student Course Loads which reads as follows:
APM 335 (https://www.blackgold.ca/about-bgsd/procedure-manuals/)
In order to make optimum use of facilities and resources, high school students are to register in sufficient courses each year in order to allow for graduation within three (3) years.
Procedures: