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Dear Class of 2020 Students & Parents/Guardians,

First and foremost, we as the Senior Committee would like to thank you for your cooperation and support; it is greatly appreciated.

As the academic year continues on, I am here to present you all with more information regarding our planned Senior Committee events, including prom and graduation.

Firstly, we would like to speak on updates for the graduation ceremony. As a reminder, we have finalized the date of May 26th, 2020 for the graduation event it will be held at HBU The Joella & Stewart Morris Cultural Arts Center. As for the timing of the event, we intend on opening the doors to the venue at 6:00 PM, with the event officially beginning at 6:30 PM. According to what the venue requires of us, all seating will be ticketed, and guests will be required to sit in their ticketed seats. While we are still looking into the capacity and the way we\’d like the seating to be set up, families can expect to have around 8 tickets per family. We will not give more than this number, and if families are interested in getting more tickets, they may speak to other families on whether they will use all of their tickets or not.

Attention: We really need your help!!! We are looking for keynote motivational speakers for the graduation venue. The only requirement to speak at graduation is to have graduated from high school and college. If any parents know someone who might be willing to speak at graduation, please reach out to me by e-mail at aciftci@harmonytx.org.

In regards to the updates for the prom venue, we have begun to work our way into signing the contract. The date of the event is April 18th, 2020. We intend on starting the event at 7:00 PM, but details regarding the finalization of the time will be sent out as they come forth.

We recently sent out a Senior Dues Form for students to fill out with their parents regarding their plan for Senior year, which we refer to as a Senior Package (Please see it in the attachment). This plan includes Graduation with the options of Prom, Senior Banquet, and Senior Week. Although Graduation, which includes the ceremony, venue fees, and attire, is listed as the base for every Senior package, it is not a graduation requirement. But if your child wishes to be a part of any of these events, it must be listed on their form and be paid for.

We offer two payment methods: monthly installments or upfront payment. The monthly installments were created to mimic the structure of regular bills that could be incorporated into parents’ monthly responsibilities to make payments easier. The total cost of your child’s package will be divided evenly over the span of 8 months; September to April. We strongly advise that the payments be paid within the first two weeks of the month, but they will still be accepted throughout the entire month. The other payment method is to pay the total of the Senior Package all upfront. This will due this month of September 2019, but we can extend this window into October 2019, if requested. Simply reach out to Mr. Ciftci at aciftci@harmonytx.org, and we can address your case.

If you have chosen the installment plan, please be aware that you have agreed to stick to it until the end. We will not be able to accept more or less from each payment, meaning you are not allowed to pay off the rest of your plan, abruptly; you must pay as indicated on your form. We have a system set up in the front office and we have to uphold it to ensure order. Please be sure that your payments align with your plan and that you refer to the Dues form that we will send back with your child. We will also be sending out email reminders regularly and confirmations to help you keep track of the status of your plan (i.e remaining balances, the date checks will be cashed every month).

We are aware we stated that checks must be issued to ‘HSI Senior Committee’ on the Dues form but that has changed. Instead, all checks will be turned into the front office addressed to ‘HSI Sugar Land’ with your driver’s license number on it. Our front office also accepts a credit card, but no Money Orders. Checks will be cashed at two designated dates, every two weeks, each month to ensure your money goes to the right place. We apologize for any inconvenience this may cause.

Please note the following dates:

The Graduation Ceremony Venue Name: The Joella & Stewart Morris Cultural Arts Center
Located in: Houston Baptist University
Address: 7502 Fondren Road, Morris Cultural Arts Center, Houston, TX 77074
Phone: (281) 649-3047

If you or your happen to be undecided about any of these events, we will still allow late decisions. For organizational purposes, we will provide a designated time in which we will reach out to all parents and students as a last call.

In short:
If you have chosen to pay your child’s dues upfront, that total is due this September, if no October extension is requested. If you’ve chosen to pay monthly, your first installment is due before the month ends.

Checks must be brought in by the student, addressed to ‘HSI Sugar Land’ with your driver’s license number on it. If parents choose, they can come in and pay with a card as well. We do not accept Money Order.

For any questions or concerns, please do not hesitate to personally contact Mr. Ciftci back at his email or testing through REMIND APPLICATION.

We will do our best to work with you so that your child’s senior year will be the one to remember.

Have a wonderful day!

Best Regards,

Mr. Ciftci, M.Ed.
Campus Head Counselor
HSI-Sugar Land