2025 WL dry grad

Thank You 2025 & Welcome 2026 – Dry Grad Round-Up!

📅 Date & Time: Thursday 25th of September at 6:30pm

📍 Location: Lake City Secondary School Commons

What an incredible year it has been! On behalf of the 2025 Dry Grad Committee, we want to extend our heartfelt thanks to everyone who gave their time, energy, and creativity to make this year’s celebration a success. Whether you helped with planning, fundraising, decorating, or showing up on the big night—you played a part in creating a safe, fun, and memorable experience for our graduates. We couldn’t have done it without you!

As we wrap up the 2025 season, it’s time to look ahead to Dry Grad 2026. We’re excited to invite both our 2025 helpers and our new 2026 families to our Dry Grad Round-Up—an evening to celebrate what we’ve accomplished, share lessons learned, and kick off the next grad year together.

This is a great opportunity to meet one another, pass along helpful insights, and start building momentum for another successful Dry Grad season. Whether you’re new to the committee or a seasoned volunteer, your involvement makes all the difference.

We look forward to seeing youthere as we celebrate the past and welcome the future!

With gratitude,

Heleen Scrooby
Doralee Wheeldon
Dry Grad 2025 Committee

We would like to express our heartfelt thank you — an event of this size could not have happened without the incredible support of our volunteers and community.

Thank you to everyone who gave their time, energy, and resources to make this event a success.

If you’re interested in volunteering next year, planning begins early, so keep an eye out for announcements starting in September!

Reminder: The raffle is drawn today June 25th at 4PM at LCSS. I will attempt to stream it live on here.

Huge thanks to all of our amazing Dry Grad volunteers!

We truly couldn’t have done it without you. From set-up to clean-up, from supervising to organizing all the little details — your time, energy, and heart made the night a huge success for our grads. 💛

It’s hard to capture everyone who helped, but here are just a few of the many awesome people who gave their time to make this event so special.

Thank you for showing up for our grads and for making this a night to remember!

🛡️ Security & Check-In 🛡️
Grads and their dates will enter through the Gibraltar Room doors.
🎟️ Each person will receive a wristband that matches their checked bag upon arrival.
🛡️A brief security check will be conducted to ensure a safe, drug- and alcohol-free event. This includes a light pat-down by a same-gender, trained adult.
👗 For those wearing dresses or layered clothing, staff may ask to lift or move part of an outfit (e.g., the hem of a skirt) for a quick visual check. This will be done respectfully and in private.
🎒 If you forgot to check your bag or have items that need to be dropped off, you’ll be directed to a designated drop-off table.
🚫 Anyone found with prohibited items will not be allowed entry.
⚠️ PLEASE NOTE:
We cannot allow entry to any unregistered grads or dates, or anyone without a signed parental release form that includes the name of the designated adult picking them up.
🚗 Pick-Up & Check-Out
Grads must be picked up at the front entrance of the Complex at 3:00 AM.
✅ The designated person on the release form must be present to sign them out.

🙋‍♀️ Volunteer Reminder – Thank You for Your Support!

All volunteers, please enter through the main front doors of the Complex.

A security table will be set up with the volunteer master list, which includes CRC (Criminal Record Check) clearance status.

✅ Bring your ID
⏰ Arrive 10–15 minutes before your scheduled shift

Thank you for helping make this night amazing!
Your time, commitment, and support truly make a difference — we appreciate you!

🎉 Parade Reminder! 🎉
Look for signage and balloons along Mackenzie North to guide you to the staging area.
🚗 Enter the staging area via Rose Street by Jatco from Mackenzie.

🕓 Staging starts at 4:30 PM along 2nd Avenue North (starting at the funeral home).
✅ You may park on either side of the road — but please DO NOT block the middle, as it must remain clear for emergency access.
⏰ Please arrive no later than 5:15 PM to ensure a smooth setup.
🎈 The parade kicks off promptly at 5:30 PM!

🚨 REMINDER: Baggage Drop-Off is TOMORROW! 🚨

📅 Thursday, June 12
🕒 3:30 PM – 6:30 PM
📍 Cariboo Memorial Complex

📝 Bring your Parent/Guardian Release Form!
If you forget it, you’ll need to go home and get it.

🎒 What to Bring:
• Release form (if not already submitted)
• Comfy clothes & shoes to change into
• Labeled water bottle
• Gown/suit bag with hanger (labeled)
• Phone charger
• Any needed meds

🎓 See you there! 🎉

Is your grad bringing a date/guest who is not a graduate? We need to register them and verify their information prior to the event. Please submit guest form if you haven't already ASAP. Unfortunately unregistered guests can't be permitted to attend.
If you have already thank you.