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Goodnight New York: High School Formal

March 29, 2018
By LPA staff

Who? 9th – 12th grade students and guests (9th – 12th grade).

What? We would like to invite you to “a New York City VIP evening on the river; think elegant, classy, and jazzy”! This is a time of fun, food, and dancing. Tickets can be bought at the front desk for $25.00 per student. Tickets will not be sold at the door and must be bought by the end of school Friday, April 20th (no exceptions will be made).

Where? Brakefield at Riverwalk in Rock Hill, SC (1111 Brakefield Drive, Rock Hill, SC 29730). The formal location sometimes does not show up on people’s GPS. It is in Riverwalk off Cherry rd. in Rock Hill SC, 29730. There are two things you can do if you find the gps in your phone not taking you to Brakefield.

1. Here is a link to google maps that shows the directions from LPA to Brakefield.

2. You can just go to google.com and search “directions to 1111 Brakefield Dr. Rock Hill, SC 29730 from [INSERT YOUR ADDRESS HERE]. Then click “directions” at the bottom right corner of the google maps box.

3. Most smart phones have GPS capabilities, turn “location” switch to on for your phone, go to google and do the above step 2 and it should give you step by step GPS directions as you drive.

When? Friday, April 20th from 7:00 – 11:00 pm.

Students not involved in set-up will not be admitted before 7:00 pm.

Dress? Students are to follow LPA’s standard dress code with the following modifications: girls may choose to wear strapless or sleeveless dresses. Guys, remember that this is a formal occasion and your attire should fit the setting (dress pants, collared shirt, dress shoes, or a suit and tie, or a tux). We would like to reiterate that formal attire overtly drawing attention to oneself, exposed cleavage, backless attire, skin-tight attire, bare bellies (to be clear, no stomach or back is to be showing whatsoever), see-through material in any part of the body of the dress, and outfits ending (including slits) more than 3 inches above the knee are not allowed. If needed, the dress code can be found on our web site at lakepointeacademy.com, by choosing the “About Us” tab and then the “Policies” tab. Please keep in mind that “backless attire” refers to revealing anything beneath the bottom of one’s shoulder blades, “bare bellies” refers to any part of the stomach being shown. Dresses must come no higher than 3 inches above the knee…materials that are see through do not count as length. Keep in mind that dancing will be taking place at the Formal and so check your dress for flexibility and also for how it does when pulling off some awesome dance moves. Guys if you are having questions whether or not your dress is formal appropriate feel free to text Mr. Miller a picture (704) 564-0819. Ladies if you have questions whether or not your dress is formal meets the regulations, feel free to text Mrs. Brewer a picture (803) 493-3451.

Guest? Who may participate

While many schools host a formal event for juniors and seniors, due to its modest sized high school, LPA includes all of its high school students. These 9th through 12th grade academy students are welcomed to invite one guest each, further adding to the number and diversity of attendees. A ninth grade student is defined as one registered as such, according to LPA criteria. This generally means a student who is currently engaging at least his or her fourth high school credit, including English I, who has attained the age of 14 years of age.

1. Invited guests of academy students: Guests of LPA high school students are welcome, according to the following criteria:

          · The guest is a currently enrolled high school student

          · The guest’s age is 14 on or before the event date. The age requirement further maintains the high school level attendance.

2. Guests must agree to abide by LPA’s “house rules” and general policies for the event:

· The LPA student host and his or her family agree to serve the guest in active hospitality:

        o Helping the guest to feel welcomed and introduced to others

        o Willing to help translate the LPA culture, and its approaches, policies, and rules, since a guest cannot be expected to have such knowledge on his or her own.

        o Willing to take ultimate responsibility for the guest’s participation, ensuring the guest’s conduct is within academy culture and boundaries.

*There is one form to turn in if you have a guest. The form must be signed by the LPA student and parents acknowledging their responsibility for the said guest AND signed by the LPA guest acknowledging that he or she will abide by the basic in-house rules at the LPA event. Both forms must be turned into the front desk by Wednesday, April 18th.

Exceptions for age or grade level

Exceptions will be considered in special circumstances, but these will generally be limited to older guests, such as those beyond high school, who are in a family approved relationship with a junior or senior. Such appeals should be made in writing and delivered directly to the Student Life Director within the stated guest review period.

Chaperones? There will be 7-8 staff members present throughout the entirety of the Formal.

Food? If you are willing and want to donate food for the Formal, you can find our food list on the google doc (click link below) and sign up for the various items. Again we are always thankful for parents who make these events happen…so thank you!

https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1ElgFFB0ML8HZkLiXxLteXp1L0ATlDgQ8H4nez8Kn8Us/edit?usp=sharing

If you have any questions regarding the formal please email me at cmiller.lpa@gmail.com. Thanks!