What is Project Graduation?
Project Graduation is an event that is held nationwide following high school graduation to provide graduating seniors an opportunity to celebrate their graduation with their peers in a safe, supervised, tobacco, substance and alcohol-free atmosphere. It began 29 years ago in Oxford Hills, Maine in response to 7 alcohol and other drug related deaths of teens in the graduation season of 1979. The event is organized and funded through the efforts of parents and local community organizations, such as the South Brunswick Municipal Alliance Against Substance Abuse and is fully endorsed by the Board of Education.
When is Project Graduation?
Project Graduation will be held this year on Monday, June 21, 2010 starting at 10:00pm and ending at 5:30am.
Where is the event?
Project Graduation is held at the Funplex, in Mt. Laurel, NJ.
Bus transportation is provided to and from the high school.
Students will board buses at SBHS around 10:00pm and return to SBHS at 5:30am where they will get gift bags, pick up any door prizes they may have won and pick up their diplomas.
The Funplex has a very large staff which is dedicated solely to South Brunswick High School Graduates. Our school has the whole facility to ourselves! Additionally 15-20 parents and teachers chaperone this event with police officers from Mt. Laurel & South Brunswick.
What happens at the Funplex?
The Funplex is a large facility with both indoor and outdoor activities. There will be laser tag, arcade games of all kinds, bumper boats, go-karts, tilt-a-whirl, mini golf, bumper cars, free fall ride, and unlimited food and drinks all night. There will also be an air brush tattoo artist and new this year is a 12 lane bowling facility. Door prizes will be given out throughout the night as well as a gift bag for every senior who attends.
How much does it cost to attend? This event is currently FREE to all seniors, however the current cost to fund the event is almost $50,000! The success of this event is contingent upon the efforts of volunteers, parents and local community organizations who support major fundraising events and activities throughout the year.
This year’s 2010 senior class is approximately 680 students. It takes a great deal of fundraising to keep this event going each year. Your help is needed. All parents are invited to get involved – not just senior parents.
How Can Parent/Family Members Help
*Support our fundraising efforts by attending the events
*Invite a fellow parent or friend to join us!
*Donate to Sponsor –A-Senior
*Donate water or soda or bake for our fundraising events
Upcoming Events:
ChazMaTazz and Project Graduation (ongoing)
Don't forget when renting tuxedo's ... ChazMaTazz at Marketfair offers discounts on tuxes - coupons are available in the Activities Office or by clicking here AND they will also donate $5 to Project Graduation for every tuxedo rented for a South Brunswick prom - junior or senior! Please patronize those who have been so generous to our school and help Project Graduation.
Annual Golf Outing Friday, May 28, 2010 Bunker Hill Golf Course
Kick off Memorial Day weekend with our biggest event of the year, the Project Graduation Golf Outing! An SBHS tradition, plan on a full morning of golf, followed by lunch, prizes and more! Click here to register yourself or your foursome! If you or someone you know is interested in being a sponsor, please click here for more information.
Confectionately Yours Fundraiser – Monday, June 14th, 2010 Rt 27, Franklin Park.
Confectionately Yours will be sponsoring their final 2010 fundraiser for Project Graduation!
Seniors – head over after Senior Society!! They will contribute 20% of all sales made that day to Project Graduation. All you need to do is visit Confectionately Yours for breakfast, lunch, dinner or even an after school snack and show them the attached flyer. This will your last opportunity to dine out with the kids at Confecs and help out Project Graduation.
Throughout the School Year:
Drop-a- Dollar – Jars are placed at various business locations throughout the town. Please “drop-a-dollar” when you see one!
Sponsor –a- Senior
Do you know a senior that you would like to sponsor to help make his or her graduation night a memorable occasion? You can make a donation for one or more seniors and include a personal message of congratulations which will be forwarded to the senior(s). Donation form – Donation form attached
Viking Raids
You can send a band of Raiding Vikings to a friend’s front yard for a donation of only $10 to Project Graduation! No, it’s not ‘what’s in your wallet’ – it’s the latest craze that sweeping South Brunswick! Upon receipt of your order form and donation, a volunteer will secretly place a band of Raiding Vikings (actually cardboard cutouts!) in the requested friend’s front yard where they’ll remain for the next few days. A notice will be attached that explains how to forward the Vikings to another yard or have them removed. See the flyers/forms below for more information!
Forms and Flyers
Viking Raids Explanation
Viking Raids Form
Golfing Registration
Golf Sponsor
Please Support Project Graduation by attending one of our meetings and sharing your thoughts and ideas!
Our success depends on the generosity of our parents!
