Cromer Year 10 Formal 2024

14/08/2024

Hi Parents,

We have 6 weeks left to sell tickets to the formal.

The formal is being held on Wed Nov 13, from 6.30-11.30pm at the Manly Pacific.

Tickets are $145 each.

‘Plus one’ tickets can now be purchased (only one ‘plus one’ per person).

Our menu selection, times, dietary requirements & a further 60% of our final payment is due to Manly Pacific on Sept 28- so the cut off date for tickets will be Sept 25. If there are tickets left past this date we will still make them available.

Could you please spread the word as much as possible about these dates to your kids, their friends & other parents?

I have asked the kids formal committee to spread the word, but beyond this I have no other way of reaching everyone.

I will be getting together very soon to discuss the menu, music, decorations, etc with the kids committee for them to make these decisions.

We will also need a small group of parents willing to put their hand up to chaperone on the night. The exact number needed will depend on our final numbers attending (we are required to have one adult per 20 kids).

Chaperones are charged $55 each to attend (this includes food). This is a Manly Pacific requirement- not something I have implemented. So volunteer chaperones would need to be willing to cover this cost. If there is enough $$ left in the budget after all the associated costs, we could potentially reimburse chaperones.

Please let me know if you would be keen to chaperone.

Vicki x

09/07/2024

Hi Everyone,

It would be great if all the kids are able to purchase their tickets by the end of the school holidays.

From July 29, we will allow everyone to purchase a 2nd ticket if they are bringing along a ‘plus one’

The many questions I have seen floated about menus, music, etc are things the kids will be deciding closer to the event.

We simply needed to get a date booked & confirmed & our deposit paid.

The kids formal committee will be handing the decisions regarding menu, music, decorations, etc in the coming months.

Thanks,

Vicki x

22/06/2024

Here is the ticket link again for those who missed it

Wednesday November 13, 2024 6.30pm-11.30pm Manly Pacific 55 North Steyene Manly

26/03/2024

So the update is... year 10 exams are not the week we were planning the formal originally (Nov 27). The week of Nov 25-29 is for yrs 7 & 9 and the following week Dec 2-6 is for year 8 & 10.

Anyhow- we will keep the date of Nov 13 as the contract has been signed & the deposit paid.

Thanks to everyone who bought an early bird ticket and for those sending me lovely messages of support :)

22/03/2024

Hi Everyone,

The consistent demands to change the date of the formal have become too much for one person to be made feel responsible for. Being a volunteer in this role- I can’t bear it. Trying to please everyone is weighing on me and all the comments/suggestions don’t seem to be offers to help organise!!

I have contacted the Manly Pacific & asked if they have any dates before the usual formal season starts to avoid upset regarding possible exams (Nov 25- Dec 6) immediately followed by work experience for 2 weeks (Dec 9-18).

As you can see, the main three weeks of formal season may clash, and the week or so prior have been booked out for months.

The suggestions to move the formal to the city I feel would make things difficult for transporting over 200 teenagers back & forth to, so felt the northern beaches was the best place for a year 10 formal. Any dates that fell on a Monday would potentially mean the girls wouldn’t have access to hair appointments as most salons close on Mondays (I was advised this by older students as very important!)

Although it is quite early, Manly Pacific have offered us WEDNESDAY NOVEMBER 13.

This date was not previously offered to me as it isn’t in the usual formal season.

So in the hope of pleasing as many people as possible & putting a stop to the constant comments & messages, I have decided to move the formal to WEDNESDAY NOV 13.

This is the final date available in the vicinity of formal season.

To those who have already purchased tickets- I will organise updated tickets to be sent to you :)

Moving forward- if you need to communicate with me- please be mindful I am just a volunteer and trying to do something lovely for ALL our kids- a positive approach would be very appreciated :)

Vicki x

21/03/2024

Thank-you to those who have kindly purchased their kids formal tickets so quickly- it is a big help to get the deposit $$$ underway.

I am aware that some parents are unhappy with the date of the formal.

I am happy to be organising the formal, but am an extremely busy business person- I don't have time to be replying to comments & PMs multiple times per day questioning the date booked.

Please understand that I won't be replying to every comment or PM regarding decisions that have already been made

This was the date we were able to secure- most schools had already booked their date months ago- we were lucky to get an end of year date at all- there were only 4 left to choose from and all in the same period. If left any later, we may not have had a date at all as most venues will not facilitate year 10 formals.

I am doing the best job I can without having any correspondence available from the school and only today was able to have a discussion with a small group of students to confirm plans. I'm happy to step aside if there are other parents who would like to make alternative arrangements for the formal if what I have organised isn't what everyone is happy with.

Please note the following information about booking tickets....

- tickets are on sale now

- tickets will be available exclusively to NBSC year 10 students until the last day of term 2- Friday July 5.

- from Saturday July 6, any remaining tickets will be made available to any students wanting to bring a 'plus one'. This will be limited to one 'plus one' per student.

- the absolute final date for ticket purchase is Friday Sept 20.

Many Thanks,

Vicki x

20/03/2024

As we are nearly at the end of March, we have at act quickly to secure our date of Wed Nov 13. We can only secure the date with a $3000 deposit by March 27.

I am not able to personally fund this deposit, so I have opened up ticket sales for the formal now & hope that at least 20 or so students might be in the position to purchase theirs over the next week so we can get the deposit covered.

Tickets are $145 per person. Trybooking will charge a 50 cent booking fee on top of this.

Each student can purchase 1 ticket now, and then we will do a second release for 'plus ones' later in the year once all the Cromer kids have had first option to buy a ticket- the 'plus ones' will be on a first in best dressed basis :)

Here is the booking link....

https://www.trybooking.com/CQJNY

I am meeting with the student representatives tomorrow to discuss plans.

Closer to the event I will be reaching out for parent volunteers to chaperone.

Vicki (Rhys's mum)

Wednesday November 13, 2024 6.30pm-11.30pm Manly Pacific 55 North Steyene Manly

20/03/2024

Year 10 Formal
Wednesday Nov 13
6.30pm-11.30pm
Manly Pacific