EMPOWERING 21ST CENTURY GRADUATES
THE WILDCAT WAY...
Congratulations on your selection...
Amaya Brousseau
Confident: Self-Aware ~ Able to identify their own strengths and weaknesses; Growth Mindset- Embrace their ability to grow through dedication and hard work; Grit- Willing to expend sustained effort to complete a task with excellence.
Amaya is everything we are looking for in a Wildcat Way! She comes to school every day ready to learn and take on the challenges of each day. She has no problem speaking up for herself and the people around her. Thank you for making AHS a better place!
I hope you enjoyed time with family & friends remembering all those who sacrificed.
Thank you to all those who served!
Seniors ~ Please Review All This Information As It Is All About YOU
It is imperative that you all make it this day.
You get your graduation tickets following the graduation walk through
Honor cords will be given out
Graduation Ticket Information:
Guests must have a ticket to enter the stadium. Students will be given 6 tickets on Friday during Senior Experience Day. If students need additional tickets, they need to ask their friends for extras, and if they aren’t successful, there will be a table at the stadium on Friday following the walkthrough with additional tickets. Please contact the Main Office (358-5200) for urgent ticket issues after Friday afternoon. Please, tickets will only be given to students.
It is imperative that your student attend May 31st for Senior Experience Day!
SENIOR GRADUATION PARADE
~ Friday, May 31st, from 6:30pm - 7:30pm
Route: AHS parking lot ~ down Third St. to Campbell (right) up 2nd Ave to Ripley back to Third St and ending in the AHS parking lot
Start in the AHS student parking lot; you should be early to decorate vehicles
All decorations must be in graduation theme
Parent/adult driver
Trucks-- you may be in the back but may not exceed 15mph
Bring candy to throw
Seniors ~ the KAPUT Senior Celebration will begin following the parade at AHS until 2:30am.
SENIOR CELEBRATION
May 31st
7:30pm ~ 2:30am
KAPUT NEEDS YOU ~ YOUR GRADUATE NEEDS YOU!
This is a great night and one you don't want to miss; show up early to experience the entire night
Parents ~ you can still REGISTER here to volunteer and help
KAPUT Needs you!
It is incredible the prizes that have been donated by Alpena businesses; totally amazing what our community is willing to do for our graduates to make their night extra special.
Graduation Walk-Throughs ~ Mark Your Calendars
Get the Day Off!
Tuesday~ May 28: Ella White 10am, Lincoln 1pm & Sanborn 3pm
Wednesday~ May 29: Hinks 10am, Immanuel Lutheran noon & Besser 1pm
Thursday~ May 30: All Saints noon & Wilson 1pm
What do you do?
Arrive 15 minutes early. I will be in the parking lot and will gather everyone.
Remember your cap and gown! It will only take 15 minutes and there will be teachers and principals if you want pictures afterward. The principals will alert retired staff that may be interested in attending. We had so much fun with this last year as you saw in the pictures from a few weeks ago ~ don't miss this great opportunity.
Parents are welcome to come and take pictures. You will be able to mingle afterward as well.
We will get a group picture at each site.
Graduation Parking
Two Entry & Exit Points
I want to share the diagram for student parking on Sunday. We will have both the Bagley Street and M-32 gates open to enter and exit the stadium parking lot. Please know that there will be a coned lane from the baseball field to the stadium for the graduates. You will be able to park near that area but will have to leave the coned walkway open. We will have security to help with parking and guide vehicles.
Following Commencements, both exits will be used and APD may have officers similar to what you have following the football games.
Thank you for driving carefully and be mindful that there will be many people moving about before and after the ceremony ~ safety first when entering and exiting.
Thank you,
Romeo Bourdage
Graduation Inclement Weather Notification ~ 10am
Rain makeup day is Monday @ 7pm
Gates will open at 5:30pm.
Thank you to all who made the
Senior Sunrise
To KAPUT for the wonderful breakfast, Mr. Genschaw for the drone video, Mrs. Brownridge for the professional photos, Keith & Sarah Nowak for the use of their boat, and Captain Paul LaBrecque for driving his old boat!
Counseling Corner
Congratulations Class of 2024! Seniors, if there is a class you are not passing and you need it to graduate, please reach out to your teacher. Juniors, keep in mind as you make your summer plans that this is good time to visit colleges in which you might be interested.
Male and Female Athlete of the YEAR
Tucker Bright &
Avery Dubey
Congratulations to the AHS graduating class of 2024! It is a great accomplishment and something, I hope, you all feel proud about as you take that next step in your life/career.
As you know, upon graduation you will be able to keep your Chromebook. Additionally, your APS student email account will be disabled. The goal of this email is to share some information on when these items will be completed and what you can expect. Please take a moment to review the information. Please let me know if you have any questions.
Chromebook:
On Friday, May 31, 2024, the command will be sent to your Chromebooks to remove them from APS control.
What to expect with the reset:
After the reset command is sent, the next time you connect to wireless on your Chromebook, it will restart and reboot in the "out of the box" experience. At this point, all APS control will be removed from the device and you would need to create your local account.
If you are online at the moment the command is sent - it will reboot without warning.
You can create your local profile using your APS account but we suggest that you look into creating/using another Gmail account as your email account will be disabled (see below)
After the reset, the device is yours to do as you see best. APS would no longer provide any support, repairs, etc.
Email Account:
Your APS student email account will be disabled on Monday, August 1, 2024.
This should give you plenty of time to have important emails changed to another account or to extract/copy emails that you may need. Once your account is deactivated you will not be able to access it and anyone who emails it will receive a rejection message.
Please be sure to let others know of your account change (especially colleges or those with other important communications you may require moving forward).
Thank you and congratulations!
Friday has an altered schedule for all students due to Senior Experience Day - with only two lunches ~
Schedules will be posted and emailed
Dual Enrollment Meeting May 28 9:15 release
Students will have an email to be released at 9:15am from the Registrar
Meeting is in the Auditorium with Mr. Kollien and Mr. Lightner from ACC
Mandatory Meeting
Upcoming Events:
5/27/24 Memorial Day - No School
5/28/24 9:15am Dual Enrollment Meeting AHS Auditorium
5/29/24 ACES Graduation 6-8pm @ Art in The Loft
5/31/24 Senior Celebration
Senior Parade 6pm
6/2/24 AHS Graduation Class of 2024 1:30pm Park Family Field
6/3/24 7pm Rain Date for Graduation Park Family Field
6/5/24 Final Exam Day One Full day of School
6/6/24 Final Exam Day Two 1/2 day of School
6/7/24 Final Exam Day Three 1/2 day of school