Paul Kane High School is a high school

High school

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 in St. Albert

St. Albert, Alberta

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, Alberta

Alberta

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, Canada

Canada

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 and is part of St. Albert Protestant Schools. The school colours are blue and white. PKHS sports teams are the Blues. PKHS is well-known for its basketball program.

Programs of Study

As the largest French Immersion

French immersion

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 school north of Edmonton

Edmonton

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, Paul Kane High School is a dual track high school

School

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 where students can take their core courses with English

English language

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 or French

French language

French is a Romance language spoken as a first language in France, the Romandy region in Switzerland, Wallonia and Brussels in Belgium, Monaco, the regions of Quebec and Acadia in Canada, and by various communities elsewhere. Second-language speakers of French are distributed throughout many parts...

 as the language of instruction.
Another program students can participate in is the Advanced Placement program which offers all AP programs in either a class room setting an if that is available an individual study program option is available.
Programs offered: 10-1, 20-1, 30-1, and 10-2, 20-2, 30-2 and 14, 24 level courses are offered in all the disciplines in addition to the following special programs:
Advanced Placement,
French Immersion

French immersion

French immersion is a form of bilingual education in which a child who does not speak French as his or her first language receives instruction in school in French...

,
Full Year 10 Program,
Off Campus Education including,
Work Experience

Work experience

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,
Registered Apprenticeship Program (RAP),
Hockey Academy,
Soccer Academy

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,
Sports Medicine

Sports medicine

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,
OnSIDE,
Advanced Carpentry 1st Year Apprenticeship Program

Grade 10 Programs

The last number is the amount of credits the student receives for finishing a course.
English

English language

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 Language Arts

Language arts

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 10-1
5 Credits,
Musical Theatre 15
3 Credits,
English Language Arts 10-2 
5 Credits, Musical Theatre 15 5 Credits,
English Language Arts 10-1 AP 
5 Credits,
Advanced Acting

Acting

Acting is the work of an actor or actress, which is a person in theatre, television, film, or any other storytelling medium who tells the story by portraying a character and, usually, speaking or singing the written text or play....

 15
5 Credits,
French

French language

French is a Romance language spoken as a first language in France, the Romandy region in Switzerland, Wallonia and Brussels in Belgium, Monaco, the regions of Quebec and Acadia in Canada, and by various communities elsewhere. Second-language speakers of French are distributed throughout many parts...

 10-9Y
5 Credits,
Technical Theatre 15
3 Credits,
German

German language

German is a West Germanic language, related to and classified alongside English and Dutch. With an estimated 90 – 98 million native speakers, German is one of the world's major languages and is the most widely-spoken first language in the European Union....

 10 
5 Credits,
Technical Theatre 15
5 Credits,
Japanese 10
5 Credits,
Choral - Music 10 3 Credits,
Spanish 10 
5 Credits, Instrumental Music 10 3 Credits,
French Language Arts 10 5 Credits,
5
Instrumental Music 10
5
Social Studies 10-1 
5
Rock & Pop Music 15
5
Social Studies 10 -1 AP 
5
Art 10
5
French Social Studies 10-1 
5
Communication Tech 1A
3
Social Studies 10-2 
5
Design Studies 1A
3
Science 10 
5
Study of Film
3
Science 10 AP 
5
Television Arts 15
3
French Science 10 
5 Cosmetology 1C 5
Science 14
5
Fashion Studies 1A
3
Math 10 C 
5
Fashion Studies 1C 5
Math 10 C AP
5
Foods 1C
5
French Math 10 C
5
Commercial Food Prep
(Work Experience)

Math 10-3
5 Set Construction 1A 3
Physical Education 10(B) 5
Construction & Fabrication 1C
5
Physical Education 10(G) 5
Construction & Fabrication 1A
3
Sports Education (Hockey) 5
Wildlife 1B
4
Sports Education (Soccer)
10
Wildlife 1F
2
Equine 1C/2C/3C
5
Legal Studies 1A
3
Personal Fitness 1 3
Financial Management 1A
3
Drama 10 3
Business Software 1A
3
Drama 10 5
Intro Computer Graphics 1A 3
Work Experience 5 Registered Apprenticeship Program

Grade 11 Programs

The last number is the amount of credits a student recorded upon completion of a course.

English Language Arts 20-1
5
C.A.L.M. 20
3
English Language Arts 20-2
5
Personal Fitness 2
3
English Language Arts 20-1 AP
5
Physical Education 20(G)
6
French 20-9Y
5
Physical Education 20(B/G) 6
German 20
5
Sports Education (Hockey)
5
Japanese 20
5
Sports Education (Soccer) 10
Spanish 20
5
Drama 20 3
French Language Arts 20
5
Drama 20 5
European History 25 AP
3
Musical Theatre 25 3
Social Studies 20-1
5
Musical Theatre 25 5
Social Studies 20-1 AP
5
Advanced Acting 25 5
French Social Studies 20-1
5
Technical Theatre 25 3
Social Studies 20-2 5
Technical Theatre 25 5
Personal Psychology 20
3
Choral - Music 20 3
Science 20
5
Instrumental Music 20 3
Biology 20
5
Instrumental Music 20 5
Biology 20 AP
5
Rock & Pop Music 25 5
Chemistry 20 AP
5
Art 20 5
Chemistry 20
5
Communication Tech 2A 3
Physics 20
5
Design Studies 2A 3
Science 24
5
Cosmetology 2A
3
French Biology 20
5
Cosmetology 2C 5
French Chemistry 20
5
Fashion Studies 2A 3
French Physics 20
5
Fashion Studies 2D 5
Math 20 Pure
5
Foods 2D 5
(Math 20 Pure AP
5
Set Construction 2A 3
Math 30 Pure AP) 5
Construction & Fabrication 2C 5
French Math 20 Pure 5
Construction & Fabrication 2A 3
Math 20 Applied
5
Advanced Carpentry I
6
Math 24
5
Wildlife 2B
4
Math 20/Prep/Pure
8
Desktop Publishing 2A
3

Multimedia Web Design 2A
3
Work Experience
5 Registered Apprenticeship Program

Musical Theater

The school offers a musical theater program that is offered after school in the first semester. This class is offered to all students and the productions usually compete in the local Cappies. Students can take it as a 15/25/35 course meaning it is locally developed.
The program has student tech and cast with a volunteer adult live orchestra

Orchestra

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. The program is directed by Lisa Whitson and choreographed by Ms. Lockhart and the music

Music

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is directed by Daryll Price.