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Greetings GSSM Parents and Guardians!                                                     

Winter Formal is rapidly approaching! It will be held in the GSSM Dining Hall on Saturday, December 3rd from 8pm-12am. We would like this event to be a success and more importantly a fun, safe activity for our students. Read below for a brief explanation of rules and regulations for the event.

The Winter Formal is "open" and students need to submit guest registration information for guests they intend to invite. They may invite a date or guest, or two GSSM Alums. The dance is GSSM dressy, which means we expect gentlemen to wear coats and ties and ladies to wear nice dresses or pants. Students who wear jeans, T-shirts or sneakers will not be allowed into the dance.

For this evening only, Room check will be 12:15am.

Each student is permitted to bring one non-GSSM guest to Winter Formal. However, students must remember guests are not permitted upstairs for any reason, including changing clothes, etc. Guests must use the downstairs restrooms or allocated space to get ready for Winter Formal.

The use of a personal vehicle is not necessary for Winter Formal weekend, but is permitted. Students that currently have vehicles on campus (year round parking permit) will still need your permission to drive their vehicle to Pre-Winter Formal and Winter Formal Activities. Those with permission to use personal vehicles will be allowed to take their car out of the lot at certain times. The gate will only open Saturday, December 3rdth at 5:00pm to allow students to go to dinner.  The gate will not be open for vehicle usage anytime during the day. 

If your son/daughter needs to make purchases from Belk, run errands such as tux pick-up, salon appointments or florist pick-ups in the Hartsville area, they may sign-up for shuttles provided by the Residence Life Staff.  These sign-up sheets will be available on Saturday, November 19th at Noon.  

All students must be at Winter Formal before 9:30pm. Upon arriving, students and guests will check-in with a Staff member at the door.  Those who choose to leave before Winter Formal is over and decide to leave campus, must leave on foot and be back on campus by 11:00pm. This means students are not permitted to use personal vehicles or guest vehicles to leave campus once they arrive at Winter Formal.

To ensure the safety and security of all of our students, please sit down with your child and discuss his/her plans in detail, complete the forms below and return them to GSSM by Monday, November 28, 2011.

Browse the links below for information regarding donations, permission forms, guest registration and more. Thank you for all of your support and making this a successful event!

Sincerely,

Maribeth Damron, Parent Coordinator for Winter Formal

Tish Jackson & Alexander L. James, Residence Life Coordinator & Winter Formal Coordinator

For more information contact:

Tish Jackson
Residence Life Coordinator
401 Railroad Avenue
Hartsville, SC 29550
(Work) 843-383-3901 x 3935
(Fax) 843-383-3903
jackson@gssm.k12.sc.us

Alexander L. James
Residence Life Coordinator
401 Railroad Avenue
Hartsville, SC 29550
(Work) 843-383-3901 x 3929
(Fax) 843-383-3903
james@gssm.k12.sc.us 

2011 Winter Formal Links:

Parent Donation Needs

Registration and Permission Form

Additional Information (Restaurants, florists, etc.)