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Project Graduations - making that last high school party the best yet

  

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At the end of every school year, many parents groups decide to host one last party for graduating seniors to encourage them to celebrate their graduation safely and together.  These types of events have certainly decreased incidences of injuries and fatalities from drugs, alcohol and reckless behavior by graduates and their friends.

Parents spend an entire year planning and fundraising for this special celebration and it is interesting to note how different each event may be.  Some groups seem to find the perfect mix of entertainment and repeat it each year (after all, the graduates are always changing so they don’t know what to expect) while other groups feel a need to change every year.

These events can be very expensive – you need to rent venues, arrange for bus transportation, provide food throughout the night, giveaways and entertainment.  Typically students get right on a bus from the graduation ceremony and end their party with a breakfast early the next morning.

Some components to make sure you include in your entertainment:

• Music – not necessarily a DJ but some sort of ambiance.  Karaoke goes over VERY well or you can really step it up with a Foam Dance Party or Video Dance, something the graduates may never have experienced.
• Physical Activities – whether inflatable competitions like obstacle courses, mechanical bulls or sumo wrestling or an open gym with basketball, volleyball and swimming, you need something to keep the kids going.
• Mementoes – Make sure you have some sort of photo memory for the kids to take home.  This can include Old Fashioned Photos, Photo Booths, Green Screen or a unique and new idea, Flip Book Photos (insert link)
• Something for the non-physical – You can choose an art type activity but the most popular by far is fantasy casino where kids play with fake money to win prizes.  Even better is having parents dealing for the kids and interacting with them.

Bobby K Entertainment has performed for hundreds of project graduations over the years and can create a custom plan whatever your budget and is happy to provide free consultation on these very worthwhile projects.