Attention All Family and Friends of our BHS Class of 2015

Senior Letters Information

What IS a Senior Letter?

Senior Letters are positive letters written to seniors. They will be delivered to seniors at

Graduation Practice on May 21st.

What kinds of things can I write about in a senior letter?

There are many acceptable topics for senior letters. These include

Congratulating the senior on graduating

Wishing the senior well in his/her next phase of life (college, military, career)

Reminiscing on fond memories (childhood, school, social gatherings, etc…)

This is not an appropriate time to bring up old grudges or get one last dig in at a person.

When do seniors receive their letters?

Seniors receive their letters AT the graduation practice. We stuff the folders right up until

the last minute, so they will not be ready until the day of graduation.

When is the graduation practice?

Thursday, May 21st

How do I write a senior letter and get it to a student?

Senior letters can be written on notebook paper, colored paper, stationary, cards, etc…

Please place senior letters in envelopes. In the bottom left hand corner, please write the

full name of the student to whom the letter is addressed. It is often easier for a parent to

collect the letters and put them in one envelope for the senior.

There will be senior letter drop boxes in the main office, in the 11th

/12th

grade office and

in the maroon gym lobby.

What if somebody outside of school (parents, grandparents, family friends, etc…)

wants to send a letter?

People who live locally can mail their letters or choose to bring their letters to the

school and drop them off at one of the drop boxes. (main office or maroon gym

lobby)

People who live farther away can mail their letters, or, if saving postage is a real

concern, they can e-mail the letters to the senior’s parents who can then print

them off and drive them up to the school. (Please do not expect the school to

print the letters from emails. This would be impossible for the number of

graduating seniors we have each year.)

You may mail the letters directly to the school. The students name should be on

the envelope of the actual letter to avoid having to open up each letter.

o The address to use is:

Brookwood High School

Senior Letters

Attention: Lindsey Campbell

1255 Dogwood Road

Snellville, GA 30078

Envelopes should contain the address in the regular location and the student’s full

name, including middle name, in the bottom left hand corner. Please do not use

nicknames. (see example on back)

Who reads the senior letters?

Senior letters are delivered to students unopened. The only time we open a letter is when

the information on the outside does NOT allow us to determine who should receive the

letter. In that case we open the letter to try to determine to whom to deliver it.

Can people send items other than letters?

No. If people want to send money, please have them send it directly to your house. We

make EVERY effort to deliver the right letters to the right people, and we are very

successful at this, but we wouldn’t want something to accidentally happen to your money.

Also, we are really only equipped to store and sort letters. If people want to send you

large gifts or photo albums full of memories, please have them deliver those to your

homes.

When can I begin turning in senior letters?

We will receive letters between April 14th

and May 6th

. After that, we will need time to

sort and organize them and make sure each senior has a letter. Please make every attempt

to get the letter in by that point to guarantee that it is in the student’s envelope. We will

not turn away any letters; however, the student may not receive them at graduation

practice with everyone else.

Please turn in at least one letter as soon as you can so we can make sure

that everyone receives a letter. You can turn in any additional ones all

at once if you prefer.

Thank you for helping us recognize the class of 2015!

Brookwood High School

Senior Letters

Attention: Lindsey Campbell

1255 Dogwood Road

Snellville, GA 30078

Return address of sender here. Stamp!

Full Student Name Here

(Please print legibly.)