PK Grad 2025

Eddie Chiang and Yange Zhang

"Shoot for the moon, even if you miss,

you'll land among the stars"

by Norman Vincent Peale

● Instagram: @pkgrad2025

● Grad Google Classroom (grade 12 students only) REMEMBER TO SIGN UP!

● School Announcements

● Grad Assemblies

● Grad Newsletter

● Digital T.V. screens in hallways

● PK website (pkhs.spschools.org)

● See Mr. Horb in the front office

● See Ms. Lockhart in room 2023

February - June

Tip Top 2025 Prom Perks

March

26 Crmbl Cookies fundraiser

April

01 Baby photo deadline

01 Grad Quotes deadline

14-17 Grad Spring Bake Sale

Apr 28-May 9 Grad Gala Ticket Sales

May

9-10 Grad Garage Sale

Grad Video filming - TBD (this video will be shown at the evening Gala)

June

03 Grad Rehearsal - end of Block 3, all of Block 4. Caps and gowns will be distributed.
EVERY GRAD MUST ATTEND THIS REHEARSAL

• Meet Graduation requirements
• Fundraising - volunteers will be needed for certain events - please sign up!

• Yearbook - want one? Ask your parents to order it through their PowerSchool account.
• Baby Photo - submit before April 1 (this picture will be paired with your grad photo for the slide show during the Gala)
• Grad Quote - submit before April 1 Parameters are listed in the google form. Reminder: quote and source must be appropriate. All quotes will get vetted by staff and several have been cut in the past. Choose wisely. This quote will go beside your grad picture in the yearbook.

Thank you to everyone who attended our Grad Parent Meetings

October 8, 2024 click here to view the meeting agenda.
March 11 2025 click here to view the meeting agenda.

To be eligible to graduate and to attend the graduation ceremony a student must be eligible to earn 100 credits in courses required for a high school diploma from Alberta Education, by the end of June 2025. Students must be passing courses in semester two when the final list is completed. See the link below to find a list of the specific courses required to graduate.

If you have any concerns regarding your grad eligibility, please make an appointment to see
Mr. Horb in the main office as soon as possible.

Click here to see a list of the specific courses required to graduate.

MyPass: This is where students have access to marks, credits, transcripts and much more.

Students must register with Alberta Education for registering to rewrite diploma exams, order transcripts, and view and print diploma exam results (they are no longer mailed out). You will need your Alberta Student Number to get started. Please see Mr. Horb, Mrs. Douglas, or Mme Lajoie to register for MyPass.

DIPLOMA MARKS

Semester 1 Diploma Marks have been posted on myPass.

See Mme Lajoie if you would like to rewrite the January Diploma Exam

Work Experience is a great way to accumulate credits and meet grad requirements. See Ms. Pearson in the Off Campus Office.

Students are asked to check the grad lists (English and French Immersion) to make sure that their name appears on the list. The list is posted outside the office. A new list was posted at the end of February (after diplomas) and another will be posted in early May on the bulletin board outside the Students Union room.

Students are to see Mr. Horb if their name is not on the list and see Mme Ouelette if their name is not on the French Immersion list.

Grade 12 students will host a variety of fundraising opportunities throughout the year to support the costs of graduation.

* All fundraisers require student participation, be it committee members, implementation and basic selling of product. Committee members will be in charge of planning and organizing the activity with teacher advisors.

Students

• free pants with any suit jacket purchase

• chance to win $10,000.00 scholarship for future education needs

WOW what a deal!

School

• For every Tip Top suit purchased by a PK Graduate $25 donation goes toward PK Grad fundraising

Grad Garage Sale - May 9-10, 2025 (more details forthcoming)

Be sure to check out the school website for information about Scholarships & Awards. There is lots of information on the website that can help you apply.

If you have any questions, please speak to Mrs. Wong in the Learning Commons.

An invoice will be sent to all parents regarding the $125 grad fees (dependent on fundraising).

This fee covers the following: gown rental, cap and tassel keepsake, diploma cover, printing of diplomas and the programs, commencement photo, keychain momento, production.

The mandatory Grad Assembly and Rehearsal is on Tuesday, June 3rd, Periods 3 & 4, in the large gym.

• Following the rehearsal, students must pick up their cap and gown to take home.
• Students must bring their cap, gown and stole to the Convention Center as we do not have extras. Students will return their gown and stole at the Edmonton Convention Centre following the morning commencement exercises. The company will charge the individual grads for unreturned items.
• Cap and tassel are kept as a memento.

PLEASE REMIND YOUR GRAD TO FILL OUT THE GRADUATION GOWN FORM

Congratulations Grads - this is our 62nd Graduation celebration.

This years events will be held at the Edmonton Convention Centre

Morning Event:

COMMENCEMENT CEREMONY

Saturday, June 7, 2025.

• arrive by 8:30 am for picture taking and the line-up
• doors open at 9:00 am (there is no limit to how many guests can attend the morning ceremony
• Commencement Ceremony starts promptly at 9:45 am (usually last 3 hours - depending on the size of the graduating class).

Grad Day Salon bookings:

We recommend not booking a hair/makeup appointment before 2:00 pm. We have finished previous ceremonies around 12:15 pm; however, this grad class is potentially over 492 graduates so we may not finish before 12:30 pm - 1:00 pm.

Evening Event:

GRAD GALA & DANCE

Saturday, June 7, 2025

• arrive by 6:00 pm as this will afford time for photos and a class picture before the evening events
• Grad Class Photo: 6:15pm (tentative)
• Gala starts promptly at 7:00 pm and ends at 11:00 pm

The order of events includes: toasts and speeches, grad song, historians, slide show, grand march followed by the dance.

Appetizer food stations will be available at 8:00pm. A list of ingredients will be listed at each food station. THIS IS NOT DINNER. Please have your full evening meal before coming to the Gala.

PLEASE NOTE: Events like any type of Safe Grad/After Grad functions are not affiliated with Paul Kane High School.

Ticket sales for the Gala & Dance will take place April 28 - May 9, 2025 on our website.

Policy at the Edmonton Convention Centre: Table settings must be groups of 8, 9, 10, or if necessary 11 (tables cannot be fewer than 8 people). If you have fewer than 8 guests you will be seated with another family.

Starting April 28th Grads will be able to purchase tickets by going on the Paul Kane website.

Steps:

1. Click on Students.
2. Click on Grad.
3. Click on the Grad Gala event.
4. Student ID will be required to purchase tickets.
   NOTE: All student fees must be paid in full before Student ID will be activated.
5. Click on the seating map and select your seats.
6. Seats chosen will add to a cart for checkout.
7. Submit payment information.
8. Tickets will be emailed to you and you can print-to-home your tickets.
   NOTE: Tickets will be scanned at the door.

• Grads are limited to 5 tickets (including Grads).
• There are NO refunds after tickets are purchased.
• The ticket price for the graduation Gala is $(65) per ticket.
• There is a service fee added to the total.

The evening of the event all Tickets will be scanned at the door and any guests suspected of being intoxicated will be denied entrance (GRADS included).

Grad Coordinators: Mr. Horb, Ms. Lockhart

Grad Presidents: Claire Love, Tyler Patrick

Staff Volunteers: Ms. Carr, Mrs. Christensen, Mrs. Douglas, Mr. Ng, Mrs. Raheem, Mrs. Reed,
Mrs. Runge, Ms. Whitson

Fundraising:

Bake Sales: Mrs. Fulton

BloomStones: Mrs. Douglas/Mrs. Reed

Bottle Drive: Mr. Ng

Cookie Crmbl: Mr. Ng

Games Night: Ms. Lockhart

Grad Clothing: Mr. Shamchuk

Garage Sale: Mr. Ng

Perogy and Meat Sales: Mr. Ng

Paul Kane High School Contact Information:

Email: pk@spschools.org
Website: pkhs.spschools.org
Location: 12 Cunningham Road, St. Albert, AB, Canada
Phone: (780) 459-4405
Facebook: facebook.com/PaulKaneHighSchool
Twitter: @PaulKaneHS