Class of 2024 Graduation Information
Throughout Semester 2, we will post updates on this page for all grade 12 graduation and celebration exercises. Please check back regularly for updates.
Prom
Prom is being held at the Mississauga Convention Centre, 75 Derry Road W (at Hurontario), Mississauga on Thursday, May 23rd, 2024. Dinner served at 7:15 pm
Tickets $90 available on Cashless
Each person attending must have a Behaviour Contract completed and proof of ticket purchase to book your table. This is done with Ms Menka in the library. Behaviour Forms are available in the library and main office.
Tickets need to be purchased by Tuesday, April 30th
Most Likely To:
If you’ve not already done so, graduating grade 12s are encouraged to complete this Most Likely To… Google Form. The results of this will be shared at Prom and included in the 2023/24 GDHS Yearbook.
Class of 2024 Celebration
Date:
Thursday, June 6th
Time:
6:30pm
Location:
Alcott Arena at Mold-Masters Sportsplex, 221 Guelph St, Halton Hills, ON L7G 4A8
Fee:
The graduation fee is $60, tickets go on sale Monday, April 22nd on School Cash Online. This fee covers the cost of up to 2 guest tickets, venue rentals, and other graduation expenses for the ceremony.
Please pay this fee no later than Friday, May 10th. After that date, unclaimed tickets will be redistributed.
Beginning Monday, May 13th, up to 2 additional guest tickets per graduate will be available to claim on SchoolCash Online at no additional cost
Tickets:
2 guest tickets included for each graduate.
Beginning Monday, May 13th, up to 2 additional guest tickets per graduate will be available to claim on SchoolCash Online at no additional cost
Students must bring their SchoolCash Online receipt to the Main Office in order to receive their requested paper tickets and graduation cap/gown, beginning Wednesday, May 29th
SchoolCash Online receipts will not be used for admission to the Class of 2024 Ceremony. All guests for the ceremony will require a paper ticket to enter
Parking:
Parking is available at Mold-Masters Sportsplex, including front and back lots
Parking in the Food Basics plaza may result in vehicles being towed at owner's expense
Gowns:
Graduation gowns will be picked up by students at GDHS in the weeks leading up to the ceremony.
All students will keep their cap and gowns as a memento so they may take photos after the ceremony at their convenience
Ordering Flowers:
Flowers will be available for purchase at the ceremony
You may also pre-order your flowers to secure specific colour and bouquet choice for pickup at the ceremony. You may order this through the third party vendor The Commencement Group.
Graduation Gowns
All students attending the Gr 12 Class of 2024 Celebration on June 6th must reserve a graduation gown. If you completed the Gr 12 Grad Survey in September you reserved your gown. If you did not, contact Mrs Bruce: brucef@hdsb.ca
Donated formal wear available for students to choose from
Donated formal wear available for HDSB students at Fashion Forward event
Donations of clean, current styled formal wear for the HDSB’s Fashion Forward are being accepted until the end of the day on Friday, Jan. 26. The Halton District School Board will host Fashion Forward Open Houses in February and May for students to select, at no cost, donated formal wear for upcoming prom/graduation celebrations.
Students will have the opportunity to view and try on formal wear in a friendly and welcoming environment. Students may select from a variety of new and gently-used attire that has been donated for proms, graduations and other special events. Many different styles, colours and sizes of formal dresses will be available as well as suits, shirts, ties, shoes and accessories.
The Open Houses will be held at W.I. Dick Public School (351 Highside Drive, Milton) from 3:30 - 8 p.m. on the following dates:
Thursday, Feb. 22
Monday, Feb. 26
Thursday, May 30
*An opportunity will be made available for gender diverse youth who require a more private shopping experience between the hours of 3 - 3:30 p.m. during the Open Houses.
Formal wear such as party dresses, formal gowns, formal suits, dress shirts, ties, footwear and accessories can be dropped off at the following locations (during school hours) by end of day on Friday, Jan. 26, 2024:
Oakville
Garth Webb Secondary School (2820 Westoak Trails Blvd)
Safetynet (166 South Service Rd East)
Burlington
Charles R. Beaudoin Public School (4313 Clubview Dr)
Lakeshore Public School (2243 Lakeshore Rd)
Dr. Frank J. Hayden Secondary School (3040 Tim Dobbie Dr)
North Halton
Gary Allan Learning Centres - Halton Hills (96 Guelph St, Georgetown)
Ohana Family Salon & Boutique (238B Main St E, Milton)
Students are required to bring student identification to the Open House they attend.
Grad Photos
Grad photos have already taken place at GDHS. If you missed your opportunity at the school, contact Edge Imaging to schedule a grad photo sitting directly with the photographers.
Valedictorian
We are pleased to announce that Ian Cameron has been elected by his peers to the position of Valedictorian for the Class of 2023/24. Congratulations Ian!
Graduation Scholarships
GDHS Graduating Student Awards and Scholarships
GDHS distributes a number of awards and scholarships each year to graduating students. Students are able to nominate themselves for consideration of these awards. Awards and scholarships are generously donated by community members and organizations.
The GDHS Awards Committee will review all graduating student nominations to determine these school-based award recipients. To nominate yourself for consideration, please complete the self-nomination form:
This form is open for submission until Wednesday, May 1, 2024.
Successful students will be notified by HDSB email prior to the end of the school year and will be recognized during the Class of 2024 Celebration Ceremony. Some awards have financial prizes; winners of financial amounts will be expected to write a thank-you card to the community donor that provided the award. Contact information will be provided in the congratulations email.
If you have specific questions, please contact your Guidance Counsellor.
External Scholarships and Awards
Please refer to the Guidance Department's Scholarship webpage HERE to access this information.
Once a student has accepted an offer to a specific program and post secondary institution, check their website for scholarship information specific to that school.
Diplomas, Report Cards, and Transcripts
Official 2023 graduation documents, including Ontario Secondary School Diplomas, Official Transcripts, and S2 final report cards will be available for pick-up at the Main Office in July.
Access to HDSB Gmail & Google Drive, and myBlueprint
As of early July 2024 students who are not:
actively registered with HDSB (Summer School), or
Pre-Registered for the 2024-2025 School Year with HDSB
will lose access to the HDSB Network & Halton Cloud / Google Workspace for Education applications, data, and email.
IMPORTANT: If you have used your HDSB email when applying for post secondary, resume, job applications, you will need to update your information and change it to a personal email address before access to your HDSB account is lost
To retain your Google Workspace data please see one of the options below:
Transfer email and Drive files to a personal Google Account using Google Takeout Transfer Your Content - see Transfer their content *Personal G Mail accounts only have 15 GB free drive space. All files in your My Drive will count toward your quota. Archive data using Google Takeout - The traditional Takeout is also available to create an archive of All their data in Google Workspace.
This will enable you to easily retain your email, essays, resumes, science projects and any other files stored on Google Drive before access has been removed to your HDSB account.