Career & Academic
Counselling
Purpose
Please use these pages to help guide you when you are exploring careers, have questions about your KA academics, want to apply for post-secondary schools and available scholarship opportunities. If you have any questions ask Ms. Alexander or Ms. Wittebolle.
The Palliser Off Campus webpage provides valuable connections for:
Dual Credit and Exploratory Programs
Green Certificate
RAP (Registered Apprenticeship Program)
Work Experience
Scholarships and Financial Aid
Monthly calendar of events, fairs, and deadlines
Igniting a Passion for Career Exploration and Lifelong Learning
What's Coming Up?
What's Happening @ the Lethbridge College?!
Lethbridge College
Get a taste of college life - without the commitment!
We are currently accepting 2024 Student for a Day requests for February, March, October and November.
TECH-SAVVY TEENS
Lethbridge College’s Spatial Technologies Applied Research and Training (START) Centre, the hub for Alberta’s extended reality (XR) tech sector, presents the first provincial extended reality hackathon.
Hack and Seek: Alberta XR Career Quest invites students in grades 10, 11 and 12 to apply for the opportunity to compete May 3 to 5 to create a virtual reality (VR) application for use in a real-world scenario. Selected students will receive three online pre-event workshops to help them prepare for the competition, which will be held simultaneously in Lethbridge, Calgary and Edmonton. Coding and development experience is not required, but an interest in technology and a love of competition is.
This is an opportunity for students to explore a career path in the growing sector of XR technology while working with peers and industry insiders. Students will work in teams of three for a shot at bragging rights and a share of the $4,000 grand prize.
Students can find more information and an application form at the Hack and Seek webpage. The deadline to apply is March 11.
Hey grade 11's - take a look!
The university application for current Grade 11 students is now open from December 1, 2023 until March 15, 2024 at 12:00 PM.
horatioalger.ca/en/scholarships/
Palliser Dual Credit and Exploratory
We encourage interested students and their parents to attend our Online Info Session at 7pm on November 9. Please click the link below to register.
Information Session Registration
Online application - must be accessed through a Palliser account. (The application for semester two course registration has be extended to November 29, 2023.)
These are the courses we'll be offering in Semester 2 (starting February 2024).
Applications for semester two courses will open on the "How to Apply" page on November 10 .
Use myPass to:
Order high school transcripts
View diploma exam marks
View and print Detailed Academic Reports (DAR)
Register to write or rewrite diploma exams
View progress towards a credential (diploma or certificate)
Order additional copies of an awarded credential (diploma or certificate)
To access myPass, you must have:
An Alberta Student Number (ASN)
A personal email address (not your Palliser email address)
A correct mailing address on file with Alberta Education
Grade 12 Checklist
March
Check your calendar for any upcoming application deadlines.
Watch announcements, bulletin boards, and newspapers carefully for scholarships. Local organizations and individuals sometimes award scholarships to students graduating from their local high school.
If you are considering a student loan and would like to learn more about the loan process, check out the Student Aid Alberta website.
Make sure you apply for the Rutherford Scholarship.
Check out the Alberta post-secondary school application forms at Apply Alberta.
Tip: These application fees require a credit card for payment, if you can't afford the application fee, try calling the institution to see if there's
anything they can do to help.
Keep checking, searching and applying for scholarships, grants and bursaries. Check for other possible sources of financial aid.
Tip: Many institutions have early entrance scholarships.
February
Check your calendar for any upcoming application deadlines in March.
Watch announcements, bulletin boards, and newspapers carefully for scholarships. Local organizations and individuals sometimes award scholarships to students graduating from their local high school.
Check out the Alberta post-secondary school application forms at Apply Alberta.
Tip: These application fees require a credit card for payment, if you can't afford the application fee, try calling the institution to see if there's
anything they can do to help.
Keep checking, searching and applying for scholarships, grants and bursaries. Check for other possible sources of financial aid.
Tip: Many institutions have early entrance scholarships.
January
This is your final semester of high school! Continue to work hard and get good grades.
Tip: These application fees require a credit card for payment, if you can't afford the application fee, try calling the institution to see if there's
anything they can do to help.
Keep checking, searching and applying for scholarships, grants and bursaries. Check for other possible sources of financial aid.
Tip: Many institutions have early entrance scholarships.
December
Check your calendar. Are any of your admission application deadlines coming up? Tip: Most of these application forms can be completed and submitted online!
Tip: These application fees require a credit card for payment, if you can't afford the application fee, try calling the institution to see if there's
anything they can do to help.
Continue to search and apply for scholarships and other possible sources of financial aid.
Tip: Many institutions have early entrance scholarships, usually this deadline is in December.
You should know:
If you plan to live in residence on campus, apply now. Many places offer accommodation on a first come, first served basis. Tip: There is usually an additional fee to apply for on-campus housing.
©2023 by the Government of Alberta. Reproduced with permission from https://alis.alberta.ca/explore-education-and-training/plan-your-education/planning-for-post-secondary-high-school-checklists/#grade-12.
ALIS Checklists provides a fantastic template for students to follow for the year when preparing for the next step after high school.