OTT grad night?
Jun 10th 2005, 8:43 pm
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OTT grad night?
From an e-mail received from my sons' high school today:
"Bloggs High School 2005 GRAD NIGHT TOURS:
Get a sneak peek of the decorations of a $40,000 party by touring the Bloggs Grad Night 2005 party venue on Friday, June 10 between 4 and 7 p.m. at Bloggs High School.
Admission is free, but donations will be gratefully accepted.
No seniors allowed - it is a surprise!"
$40,000???
:scared:
That's over $90 per graduating senior!!!
Obviously this money was raised by the students and their parents, and no doubt a fair amount of sponsorship was received as well. Nevertheless, seeing that the school is forever grumbling about education cuts (thanks Arnold!
), I do feel this money could have been better spent.
Is this normal here?
Elvira
"Bloggs High School 2005 GRAD NIGHT TOURS:
Get a sneak peek of the decorations of a $40,000 party by touring the Bloggs Grad Night 2005 party venue on Friday, June 10 between 4 and 7 p.m. at Bloggs High School.
Admission is free, but donations will be gratefully accepted.
No seniors allowed - it is a surprise!"
$40,000???
:scared: That's over $90 per graduating senior!!!
Obviously this money was raised by the students and their parents, and no doubt a fair amount of sponsorship was received as well. Nevertheless, seeing that the school is forever grumbling about education cuts (thanks Arnold!
), I do feel this money could have been better spent.Is this normal here?
Elvira
Jun 10th 2005, 8:47 pm
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Re: OTT grad night?
Originally Posted by DonnaElvira
From an e-mail received from my sons' high school today:
"Bloggs High School 2005 GRAD NIGHT TOURS:
Get a sneak peek of the decorations of a $40,000 party by touring the Bloggs Grad Night 2005 party venue on Friday, June 10 between 4 and 7 p.m. at Bloggs High School.
Admission is free, but donations will be gratefully accepted.
No seniors allowed - it is a surprise!"
$40,000??? :scared:
That's over $90 per graduating senior!!!
Obviously this money was raised by the students and their parents, and no doubt a fair amount of sponsorship was received as well. Nevertheless, seeing that the school is forever grumbling about education cuts (thanks Arnold! ), I do feel this money could have been better spent.
Is this normal here?
Elvira
"Bloggs High School 2005 GRAD NIGHT TOURS:
Get a sneak peek of the decorations of a $40,000 party by touring the Bloggs Grad Night 2005 party venue on Friday, June 10 between 4 and 7 p.m. at Bloggs High School.
Admission is free, but donations will be gratefully accepted.
No seniors allowed - it is a surprise!"
$40,000???
:scared: That's over $90 per graduating senior!!!
Obviously this money was raised by the students and their parents, and no doubt a fair amount of sponsorship was received as well. Nevertheless, seeing that the school is forever grumbling about education cuts (thanks Arnold!
), I do feel this money could have been better spent.Is this normal here?
Elvira
Jun 10th 2005, 8:48 pm
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Re: OTT grad night?
A twelve-pack of beer and condoms would be sufficient in Blighty.
Jun 10th 2005, 8:50 pm
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Re: OTT grad night?
Originally Posted by DonnaElvira
$40,000??? :scared:
That's over $90 per graduating senior!!!
Obviously this money was raised by the students and their parents, and no doubt a fair amount of sponsorship was received as well. Nevertheless, seeing that the school is forever grumbling about education cuts (thanks Arnold! ), I do feel this money could have been better spent.
Elvira
:scared: That's over $90 per graduating senior!!!
Obviously this money was raised by the students and their parents, and no doubt a fair amount of sponsorship was received as well. Nevertheless, seeing that the school is forever grumbling about education cuts (thanks Arnold!
), I do feel this money could have been better spent.Elvira
Jun 10th 2005, 8:55 pm
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Re: OTT grad night?
Could be the cost of about 4 fireworks being shot off... 
Is a bit extreme if the school is cutting back on classes though...
Is a bit extreme if the school is cutting back on classes though...
Jun 10th 2005, 9:04 pm
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Re: OTT grad night?
Originally Posted by DonnaElvira
From an e-mail received from my sons' high school today:
"Bloggs High School 2005 GRAD NIGHT TOURS:
Get a sneak peek of the decorations of a $40,000 party by touring the Bloggs Grad Night 2005 party venue on Friday, June 10 between 4 and 7 p.m. at Bloggs High School.
Admission is free, but donations will be gratefully accepted.
No seniors allowed - it is a surprise!"
$40,000??? :scared:
That's over $90 per graduating senior!!!
Obviously this money was raised by the students and their parents, and no doubt a fair amount of sponsorship was received as well. Nevertheless, seeing that the school is forever grumbling about education cuts (thanks Arnold! ), I do feel this money could have been better spent.
Is this normal here?
Elvira
"Bloggs High School 2005 GRAD NIGHT TOURS:
Get a sneak peek of the decorations of a $40,000 party by touring the Bloggs Grad Night 2005 party venue on Friday, June 10 between 4 and 7 p.m. at Bloggs High School.
Admission is free, but donations will be gratefully accepted.
No seniors allowed - it is a surprise!"
$40,000???
:scared: That's over $90 per graduating senior!!!
Obviously this money was raised by the students and their parents, and no doubt a fair amount of sponsorship was received as well. Nevertheless, seeing that the school is forever grumbling about education cuts (thanks Arnold!
), I do feel this money could have been better spent.Is this normal here?
Elvira
Jun 10th 2005, 9:07 pm
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Re: OTT grad night?
Originally Posted by anotherlimey
Our boat parties were about that much per student
Would that be Oxford or Cambridge?
Jun 10th 2005, 9:08 pm
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Re: OTT grad night?
This doesn't surprise me, look at some of the money spent on the parties after the bush re-election, Nero fiddled while rome burned, the cost of this party wouldn't even cover dubya's coke after a republican party convention.
Jun 10th 2005, 9:11 pm
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Re: OTT grad night?
Originally Posted by DonnaElvira
Uuuuhhh
Would that be Oxford or Cambridge?
Would that be Oxford or Cambridge?
Jun 10th 2005, 9:20 pm
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Re: OTT grad night?
Originally Posted by anotherlimey
This was secondary school, we had one after GCSEs at 16, then another after A-Levels at 18. The first was probably less expensive than the second because it didn't have any alcohol.
Jun 10th 2005, 9:26 pm
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Re: OTT grad night?
Originally Posted by Bob
didn't get it sponsored by a local brewery then?
Jun 10th 2005, 9:29 pm
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Re: OTT grad night?
Originally Posted by anotherlimey
Nope, the council would have probably looked down on that!
Jun 10th 2005, 9:40 pm
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Re: OTT grad night?
I've just been informed by my fiancee that she had to pay $125 for her grad night:scared:
Jun 10th 2005, 10:01 pm
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Re: OTT grad night?
Originally Posted by DonnaElvira
Admission is free, but donations will be gratefully accepted.
I'll bet
Jun 10th 2005, 10:37 pm
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Re: OTT grad night?
Originally Posted by DonnaElvira
From an e-mail received from my sons' high school today:
"Bloggs High School 2005 GRAD NIGHT TOURS:
Get a sneak peek of the decorations of a $40,000 party by touring the Bloggs Grad Night 2005 party venue on Friday, June 10 between 4 and 7 p.m. at Bloggs High School.
Admission is free, but donations will be gratefully accepted.
No seniors allowed - it is a surprise!"
$40,000??? :scared:
That's over $90 per graduating senior!!!
Obviously this money was raised by the students and their parents, and no doubt a fair amount of sponsorship was received as well. Nevertheless, seeing that the school is forever grumbling about education cuts (thanks Arnold! ), I do feel this money could have been better spent.
Is this normal here?
Elvira
"Bloggs High School 2005 GRAD NIGHT TOURS:
Get a sneak peek of the decorations of a $40,000 party by touring the Bloggs Grad Night 2005 party venue on Friday, June 10 between 4 and 7 p.m. at Bloggs High School.
Admission is free, but donations will be gratefully accepted.
No seniors allowed - it is a surprise!"
$40,000???
:scared: That's over $90 per graduating senior!!!
Obviously this money was raised by the students and their parents, and no doubt a fair amount of sponsorship was received as well. Nevertheless, seeing that the school is forever grumbling about education cuts (thanks Arnold!
), I do feel this money could have been better spent.Is this normal here?
Elvira
Grad Night - yes its normal
$40,000 on Grad Night - Depends on where you live.
When I graduated, Grad Night was spent at Disneyland, the whole night. It was pretty cool. But, I guess schools are deciding to do things differently now.
Fundraising seems to be the name of the game these days for public schools, I hate it. But, I suppose if these funds are raised by the parents or kids, why shouldn't they spend it on their Grad Night?