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FMPSD sets graduation date

Last Updated Aug 5, 2016 at 9:07 am MDT

IMAGE: Supplied by the Fort McMurray Public School Division.

Students of the Fort McMurray Public School District (FMPSD) will have a graduation day to look forward too.

The big day, is now set for August 27th West Wood High School, Composite High School and Frank Spragins High School will each school will hold their own individual graduation ceremonies.

West Wood Community High School and Frank Spragins High School will be hosting their ceremonies at MacDonald Island’s Nexen Field House at 9 a.m. and 1 p.m., respectively.  Fort McMurray Composite High School’s event will be at the Syncrude Sport and Wellness Centre, beginning at 11 a.m.

In the evening a grand march featuring about 300 graduates between all three schools will be held down at Mac Island in the evening.

Lori Simpson, AP Chemistry Teacher, Westwood Community High School and FMPSD’s Graduation Coordinator has been overseeing the events.

“With several families still out of town, we have been reaching out to everyone and doing all we can to ensure they can attend graduation. We’re making sure this celebration will represent all schools by incorporating their school colours and logos in the festivities,” Simpson explained.

Momin Syed, who graduated from Fort McMurray Composite High School and is on the graduation planning committee calls the upcoming ceremony an “incredible second chance – thanks to the Fort McMurray Public School District.”

“We are extremely excited. During the fires we saw our friends and family elsewhere graduating whilst we were awaiting news on our beloved city’s status. The graduation ceremony in many aspects represents a ‘rite of passage’ or an ultimate accumulation of hard work, and it is amazing that we get to celebrate without hindrances anymore,” added Syed.

Graduation tickets are now available for $10 per person at the District Office located on Hardin Street from 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., Monday through Friday.

Four tickets per graduate (including the graduate) are being held until August 17 – after this deadline the remaining tickets will be released.