CHHS Graduation Closing Ceremony Information

To participate in the Graduation Closing Ceremony, you must:

  1. Be on the official grad list posted outside the student services office.
  2. Have paid Graduation fees.

Students DO NOT need a ticket for themselves as they will be seated in the graduate section.

All guests, no matter their age, require a ticket to attend the event. Students can reserve up to 6 tickets.

  • Tickets for the Ceremony are available to reserve through your parent or independent student PowerSchool account.
  • Tickets for the ceremony are available to reserve until Monday, April 20 at 11:00pm.
  • If you need more than 6 tickets, please complete the following form with your request for more tickets by April 14 at 11:45pm https://forms.office.com/r/LdyffvA40y Extra tickets are not guaranteed. Contact regarding requests for extra tickets will happen after April 14.

Please see Graduation Ceremony Booklet for more information.

CHHS Graduation Banquet

To participate in the Graduation Banquet, you must:

  1. Be on the official grad list posted outside the student services office.
  2. Have paid all CBE associated fees.

Students must purchase a ticket for themselves and any guests to attend the event.

Tickets for the Banquet and Dance cost $125. They are purchased through your parent or independent student PowerSchool account. You will receive an email confirmation for the purchase; this will be needed for entry on the day of the event.

  • Tickets for the banquet and Dance must be purchased by Friday, April 3 at 11:45pm as we need to submit numbers to BMO shortly after this date.

If you would like to only attend the dance portion of the evening, tickets can be purchased at the school business office.

  • Tickets for the dance only portion of the evening must be purchased by Friday, May 1st by 1pm.

Please see Graduation Banquet Booklet for more information.


Graduation 2026 Save the Date:

  • Graduation Closing Ceremony at BMO Centre on Stampede Grounds – Friday, May 8, 2026 at 8:45am.
    • Students do not need a ticket to attend. All guests attending, no matter their age, will need a ticket. Ticket limits and how to reserve tickets will be communicated by early March.
  • Graduation Banquet at BMO Centre on Stampede Grounds – Friday, May 8, 2026, at 6:15pm
    • Students DO need to purchase a ticket to attend. All guests attending, no matter their age, will need a ticket. Ticket limits and how to purchase tickets will be communicated by early March.
  • Graduation Rehearsal and Grad Gown pick up will occur on Thursday, May 7 in the main gym of CHHS during period 3 (2:04 pm). Do not plan any appointments during this time.
  • Participating in the graduation closing ceremony does not guarantee that you will receive a high school diploma.

If you have questions about:

·         School/CBE Fees – please contact Ms. S. Munn (semunn@cbe.ab.ca)

·         Student’s graduation status – please contact your student’s guidance counselor

·         Ceremony – please contact Ms. R. Jewers (rljewers@cbe.ab.ca)

·         Banquet – please contact Ms. T. Wake (trwake@cbe.ab.ca)

·         Speeches – please contact Ms. R. Clarke (riclarkesmit@cbe.ab.ca)

·         Graduation Gowns – please contact Ms. A. Akbar (amakbar@cbe.ab.ca)

NOTES:

·         Parents, please make sure that you have signed up to receive emails from the school.

·         Students, please check your CBE email account for communication.

·         Once your student has turned 18, parents do not receive information unless the students signs a waiver.

·         To get tickets for guests to the ceremony, the graduation ceremony fee must be paid. The fee will be added once the student is on the graduation list.

·         To be able to purchase tickets to the banquet, all CBE associated fees must be paid. If you would like to dispute fees owed at other schools, you must contact the other school.