River East Collegiate Graduation
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Graduation 2026 - Convocation Information
The school year is quickly passing, and before we know it, we will be celebrating our grade 12 students as they graduate! This letter is to inform you that this year’s convocation will take place at River East Collegiate on Thursday, June 25, 2026.
There will 5 hour-long school-based ceremonies taking place between the hours of 9:30 AM and 5:00 PM. Groups of graduates for each ceremony will be capped at 60, and this will allow for up to 8 guests per graduate to join us in celebration.
We will be sending out communication in May with additional details about booking your graduate’s ceremony, as well as further details about convocation.
There is a convocation fee of $40 (payable cash/cheque made out to River East Collegiate). This will be collected in the office for all students who are on the Graduation list at this time. These fees help cover the cost of our school-based convocation services.
We are looking forward to celebrating with you!
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Grad Dinner Update:
Our Grad Dinner/Parent Safe Grad Event Under the Stars will be held on June 23rd, 2026 at 5:30 pm at the RBC Convention Centre.
Safe Grad contracts were handed out in April and should be handed in as soon as possible to avoid any delays in processing or a $25.00 late fee. (If students need a replacement contract, please see Ms. Wakeling in Student Services.)
Tickets for the event are $100 each and can be purchased by cash or cheque from Ms. Wakeling or Ms. Dawert in Student Services from May 19th - May 29th. If paying by cheque, please make it out to River East Collegiate. (Students must have all outstanding school fees paid before tickets can be purchased.) Seating will be arranged in tables of eight and a seating map will be viewable on the Grade 12 Teams Channel as of May 19th. Seats will be selected at the time of ticket purchase.
The event will consist of a formal dinner from 6:00 - 8:30 followed immediately by a Safe Grad event for students and approved guests. Family and friends are welcome to purchase tickets and join their graduate for the dinner portion of the evening.
The menu for this year is:
Caesar Salad - crostini, parmesan crisp
Herb Marinated Roasted Chicken Supreme - cheddar and chive mash potatoes, baby carrots, broccolini, wild mushroom cream sauce
Red Velvet Cake - vanilla cream
If you have dietary restrictions or allergies, please contact Melissa Wakeling at mwakeling@retsd.mb.ca to ensure that they are accommodated.
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Important Graduation Dates:
Convocation 2026 - Thursday, June 25
Grad Dinner and Dance - Tuesday, June 23
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Safe Grad Parent Meeting Info
Hello Class of 2026 families!
We want to thank all those parents who were able to make it out to the Safe Grad Parent meeting yesterday evening. It was great to see so many parents and to have so many volunteers already signed up. We are still in need of Chairs for many of the committees, as well as members. This event couldn’t happen without all of you!
For families that were unable to attend we have attached the presentation we went over, as well as, please click to sign up for a committee.
Thank you for your support! Any questions please reach out to us.
REC Grad Committee
Melissa Wakeling mwakeling@retsd.mb.ca
Helen Dawert hdawert@retsd.mb.ca
Stacey Occhino socchino@retsd.mb.ca
Tanya McKay tmckay@retsd.mb.ca
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