Grad Committee Starts Up
Katja Radovic-Jonsson
With the 2022-2023 school year starting up, Grad Committee has begun their planning for this year’s grad events and ceremonies. They are looking to deliver memorable and breathtaking events for Eric Hamber’s graduates this year.
This year’s Grad Committee members consist of: Willow Song (12), Daniel Li (12), Alanna Rudolph (12), Tiffany Lien (12), Lauren Lee (12), and Emily Webb (12), the Grad Chair.
Grad Committee organizes events for grade 12 students. They are fully responsible for planning prom and the graduation ceremony that many graduates look forward to in the spring. They also host fundraisers to raise money for prom and other grade 12 events that will either be exclusive to grads only or may be grade-wide.
The committee started off the year with the graduation sunset that became a renowned event from last year.
They then began the planning of graduation hoodies while hosting grad spirit week and grad karaoke. Graduates can look forward to receiving their hoodies in a few weeks.
Grad Comm is preparing grad trivia, consisting of multiple groups who compete against each other, having the early 2000’s as their theme. Grad Breakfast is another annual tradition that will be back as well and Grad Chair Webb can’t wait for it.
As a new event for Grad Committee, Webb says they plan on selling bubble tea at the school.
“We haven’t gotten approval for it [...] but we were talking about trying to get bubble tea sales to the school, partnering with ChaTime and selling it at lunch, regularly or monthly.”
“I feel like a lot of students would like that; it would be something everybody would enjoy, not just grade 12s.”
Ms. C. Chang (Math) commented on this event, “In order for you guys to gain money from the fundraiser, you would have to mark up the price, and bubble tea is already so expensive. Make your own bubble tea!”
Plans for the class of 2023’s graduation have not been formed yet, but will be in the coming months. In the past, Hamber’s graduations been grand, large-scale events.
Webb says, “My goal is to plan memorable activities for my grade and I am excited to organize everything. I want to get as many events in as possible, so people always have something to look forward to. I want to give everyone in grade 12 an event that they will remember and enjoy”.