Grad celebrations at the Steinbach Regional are moving.They'll be held in Winnipeg.  Principal Luis Reis says the teacher/grad committee presented the parent committee with 2 options for the banquet and safe grad event.  The first was to continue as in past years and have the ceremony in a local church, then a stand up reception at the school followed by the safe grad at another local venue.  The second option was to keep the church ceremony but move the banquet and safe grad to a single larger facility.  Parents felt a formal sit down meal was important and decided to take the event to the Transcona Country Club.  The grad class this year will be close to 350 students.  Add one escort and 2 parents for each and you are looking at 1,400 people.  Reis says Steinbach just doesn't have a facility that can properly accommodate a crowd that large.  This will be the first time the function will be held outside our community.