
Do you have a graduating senior? Come be a part of PAACH's first Homeschool graduation.
Schedule:
10-10:05- PAACH Opening and Prayer
10:05-10:10- Hosanna Homeschool Choir
10:10-10:30- Commencement Speaker
10:30-11:25- Graduates Awarded Diplomas (Each Graduate with their parents will come on stage; Video plays, Parents hand Diploma to Graduate)
11:25-11:30- Hosanna Homeschool Choir
11:30- PAACH Dismissal
Registration fee provides the following:
Facility, Commencement Speaker, Royal Blue Cap and Gown, Tassel, Diploma, Diploma Case, 8' Table
Each graduate will provide a presentation video (max 2 minutes) to be shown during the ceremony. Each graduate will have an 8 foot table in the lobby to decorate and showcase their highschool experience.
We are honored to have Mr. Edward J. Ripma as our Commencement Speaker. Mr. Ripma received his B.S. in Aerospace, Aeronautical, and Astronautical Engineering from Purdue University. He spent 37 years in various roles at NASA, Johnson Space Center. Highlights include years working in Mission Control in Houston and having responsibility to give approval to “Go for Launch” from the Safety Console at Kennedy Space Center. He has been married to his wife Jody for 46 years. He and Jody homeschooled their 3 daughters. They now enjoy retirement and their 13 grandchildren. Their mission in parenting was for their children to be deeply rooted in faith while growing wings to reach for the stars.
Important Dates:
Friday, April 1- Registration Deadline
Friday, April 15- Graduate Video Submission Deadline
Sunday, April 24, 5-7PM- Cap Decorating Pizza Party
Friday, May 13- Graduation Rehearsal and Table Decorating- Building will be open starting at 4PM for table decorating. Rehearsal will begin at 7PM.
Saturday, May 14, 10-11:30AM- Graduation Ceremony
REGISTRATION FEES ARE NON REFUNDABLE AFTER APRIL 1ST