Senior SPREE After Graduation Party Info
Summary: Senior SPREE information.
SPREE June 14, 2024 Information
Important Information for Seniors and Parents/Guardians
Senior SPREE
Senior SPREE has been a Beaver tradition for more than 30 years! SPREE is an all-night party hosted and chaperoned by BHS PTSA Parents and Staff, in collaboration with the professional graduation party company, Grad Nights. Past venues include the Family Fun Center, the Hard Rock Cafe and the Pacific Science Center. Activities have included a game show, hypnotist, arcade games, water bumper cars and more!
The Ballard HS Graduation Ceremony is on Friday, June 14, 2024 at the Memorial Stadium at 5 p.m. This means that graduates attending the PTSA’s SPREE all-night grad party will have the opportunity to return home, grad a bite to eat and change clothing before meeting the SPREE chartered buses at the BHS parking lot to be taken to their all-night graduation party! Throughout the night, grads will travel to two exciting, secret event venues and be treated to a variety of activities, food, friends, fun and a final opportunity to make memories as the Class of ’24.
SPREE Tickets
Get Your SPREE Ticket! Prices are $200.00 per ticket. We want every senior to attend, regardless of financial ability. Scholarships are available — see your school counselor.
Please print and sign the required forms, then mail or drop them off at the BHS Main Office at 1418 NW 65th, Seattle, WA 98117. Please contact SPREE Co-chairs Shelby Reynolds at email; shelby@ShineEventDesign.com if you have any questions or trouble downloading the forms.
Senior SPREE, our all-night grad party, starts immediately following graduation. In order to attend, your Senior MUST have paperwork filled out and turned in. Each SPREE Senior must have a signed permission/liability release form on file with the SPREE Graduation Party Committee in order to participate.
Follow the Class of 2024 FB and the @BHSspree on Instagram for updates.
SPREE Schedule of Events
Friday, June 14, 2024
- Graduation: The Ballard HS Ceremony will be held at Memorial Stadium (no tickets required) at 5:00 p.m.
- TBD Graduation SPREE Party check-in/registration
- TBD Buses leave
Saturday, June 15, 2024
- Buses arrive in the Ballard HS Staff Parking Lot.
- Parents/Guardians must pick up their student.
- Students are not permitted to drive themselves home.
Senior SPREE has been a long standing Beaver tradition. The Senior SPREE is an all-night party hosted and chaperoned by BHS PTSA Parents and Staff, in collaboration with the professional graduation party company, Grad Nights. Past venues include the Family Fun Center, the Hard Rock Cafe and the Pacific Science Center. Activities have included a game show, hypnotist, arcade games, water bumper cars and more! For behind the scenes SPREE fun, follow @BHSspree on Instagram.
Parent/Guardian Volunteers Needed
A dedicated group of parent volunteers work together throughout the year on the SPREE committee to organize the event. And, each year, we ask parents of Ballard HS Juniors and Sophomores to “pay it forward” and chaperone SPREE.
- We need parents of Freshmen, Sophomore and Junior students to be our SPREE night chaperones. It really is a fun opportunity to see the party in action and get a sneak peek at what your own student will experience.
For the night of June 14, we will need a minimum of the following
- 10 Bus Chaperones: Help with loading students onto your bus, ride the bus venue to venue and then monitor exits and/or move throughout the event venue while our group is there. 9:30 p.m.- 5:30 a.m. (And, we can split this into two shifts if you’re only able to cover one.)
- 8 Check In Volunteers: Help at Ballard HS from 9:30 – 10:30 p.m. with bus check in and load.
- 2 Supply Runners: Help pick up some cases of water and a few other items and bring to BHS at 9:30 p.m. on Friday, June 14 (graduation night).
Chaperones sit in the front of the chartered buses and ride to the two secret locations, departing from and returning to BHS. At the venues, we ask chaperones to stay near /at a station— typically at an entrance or exit, but also sometimes roaming. You don’t need to run any activities or keep tabs on a particular group of students. We go to professional event venues that are staffed for the activities that take place there! It really is a fun night to be a part of!
We would LOVE and NEED your help! Please email PTSA SPREE Chair Shelby Reynolds and Darcy Greene at; shelby@ShineEventDesign.com.
SPREE Night Important Information
- We will meet at TBD. Remember, students will not be allowed on the bus if we have not received the signed permission and medical release forms.
- Once students are checked in, they will receive a colored wristband that will coordinate with the bus they will be traveling on. The bus the student departs on will be the same bus that brings them back to the high school the following morning.
- All seniors will undergo a required personal search prior to boarding the buses.
- Buses are planned to depart at approximately TBD.
- Students are not allowed to leave the event at any time. If they are sent home for any reason, the parent/guardian will be called to come pick them up at the event—not a friend, sibling, etc.
- You will be delivered back to the BHS Staff Parking Lot at approximately 5:30 a.m. on Saturday, June 15. An adult must pick you up (you will be too tired to drive yourselves!)
For the Safety of All, The Rules of Conduct For the Night Are:
- This is a Drug and Alcohol-Free Event. If, at any time during the event, there is any suspicion that you are under the influence of, or in the possession of, drugs or alcohol, you will be required to submit to an additional search. If you are found in violation, your parents will be required to immediately come and pick you up.
- Be respectful of classmates, chaperones, personnel, and property. If you damage or deface any property, you and your parents/guardians will be responsible for payment of the damages.
- Avoid the use of inappropriate or abusive language.
- Students will not be allowed to leave the party early unless this is prearranged with written permission from a parent or guardian.
Zero Tolerance Policy
There will be zero tolerance for tobacco, alcohol, drugs or weapons of any kind. Participants shall conduct themselves in a responsible manner and shall follow any and all directions issued by representatives of the Graduation Party Committee, representatives of the event site, representatives of vendors, or any security personnel. In the event, a participant is found in possession of a banned substance or weapon, or whose conduct is unbecoming, they shall be immediately removed from the celebration event. The person(s) listed as a contact will be notified and will be responsible for the immediate transportation of the participant from the celebration with no refund issued.
Senior SPREE Co-Chairs
Shelby Reynolds; Shelby@ShineEventDesign.com
Darcy Greene; craigdarcy@comcast.net
Follow Us! For behind the scenes SPREE fun, follow @BHSspree on Instagram
History of Ballard HS Senior SPREE Graduation Party
Senior SPREE has been a Ballard High School tradition for over 30 years! The Ballard High School Graduation Party Committee looks forward to a fun, safe, and substance-free all night celebration immediately following the graduation ceremony.
What is the Graduation Party: The Ballard High School Graduation Party is an opportunity for all seniors to participate in a special evening of celebration, fun and memories.
This celebration is not a school-sponsored event, but has been planned and organized by a PTSA Parent Volunteer committee of the Ballard High School. The celebration is designed to provide the Ballard High School Senior Class with an avenue for celebrating their successful educational achievement with their classmates in a safe and secure environment.
Who Can Participate: The Graduation Night Celebration is open only to Ballard HS seniors who have pre-purchased a ticket prior to graduation. Attendees will be checked in to their bus. During this process, BHS parent chaperones will ensure your student’s name is on our attendee list, provide them with a wrist band that lets them into the venues and perform a security pat down to ensure students are ready for a safe, fun, substance-free night.
The SPREE Ticket: The ticket covers party buses, food all night long, entertainment, activities, and two event venues. The actual cost for this unique event is quite a bit higher per ticket sales, our BHS PTSA fundraising has helped to reduce this ticket price and creates scholarships as well for seniors who could use the support in order to attend.
When Does it Take Place: Chartered buses will leave after the Graduation Ceremony. Families will have an opportunity to meet their graduate, then SPREE attendees need to go to the bus loading zone. The buses will take students to secret venues throughout the night, with a return around 5:30 a.m. on the the next morning.
