Alumni
Thank you to everyone who participated in our inaugural Booker's Run Alumni Challenge. Each alumni and family participant earned House points for their respective Houses, and the House with the greatest participation received an additional 25 points towards the House standings. Congratulations to the overall winner, Red House!
Keep in touch with the PC community
When your time at Pickering College as a student comes to an end, we hope you will stay connected as a member of the PC community. There are many ways for you to keep in touch! Keep your mailing and email address up to date to receive The Pillars magazine and our monthly alumni e-newsletter, Alumni Connects. There are events throughout the year where you can gather with fellow alumni to reconnect, reminisce, and build connections. Join Reunion Weekend or the Charles F. Boyd Invitational Golf Tournament, an annual get together for you and your PC friends. You can also volunteer your time and talent for a school committee or help organize a reunion for your class, residence, club or team. For more information on how to stay connected to PC, browse these pages or get in touch by email at alumni@pickeringcollege.on.ca. Be sure to update your address to receive event invitations and news from the school.
Let us help you access what you need
- Join the PC Online Community - reconnect with your fellow alumni and expand your network.
- Update your Contact Information
- Subscribe to Alumni Connects, your monthly e-newsletter sharing alumni news and events
- Request your PC Transcript
- Access Yearbook Archive – Connect with our school history by viewing the digitized yearbook collection, dating back to 1882
- Benefit from On-Campus Discounts – Take advantage of alumni discounts for facility rentals
- Listen to 102.7 CHOP-FM – Tune in to PC's campus radio station, broadcast every day of the week and available online
Awards
Pickering College recognizes alumni and other members of the PC community who emulate the school’s values and who make inspiring contributions to our communities.
Alumni Keystone Award recognizes young alumni achievements
In 2023, Pickering College introduced the Alumni Keystone Award, an award designed to recognize the outstanding contributions our young alumni make through their professional, academic or volunteer achievements, to leave our world greater, better and more beautiful than they discovered it. A keystone is the wedge-shaped piece at the crown of the arch, something on which associated pieces depend on for support. Similarly, our young alumni are emerging community leaders who others depend on for inspiration, guidance and action.
Congratulations to Avish Sood '07, our 2024 Alumni Keystone Award Recipient.
Pickering College also named two Alumni Keystone Finalists: Adam Starr '16 and Dr. Charlotte Coleman '13, who were celebrated alongside our award recipients.
These incredible alumni were recognized at the 2024 Changemakers Reception alongside recipients of the Agent of Change Community Award on Wednesday, May 15.
Nominations are now being accepted for the 2025 Alumni Keystone Award and will be accepted until February 28, 2025.
Supporting Pickering College
I am positive that my success at the Schulich School of Business is a direct result of the values and ethics that I developed at Pickering College, none of which would have been possible without the support of the generous scholarship I received.
– Adam Camenzuli, ‘06
Since 1842, Pickering College has been “finding the light in every child” and growing the special talents of each individual. Through devoted faculty, constantly improving educational resources, and increasing leadership opportunities, our graduates are prepared to face the challenges of their world. They proudly join the PC alumni ranks, and the ranks of those who honour PC by giving back in recognition of what the school provided them.
In the tradition of every notable independent school, there is a critical role for alumni to play in providing the financial support that bridges the gap to keep our school thriving. This might be through an annual gift, providing funding for scholarships and bursaries, or support for endowments. Right now, there is an exciting opportunity to support the future of the school by investing in the building of the Centre for Creativity and Innovation, through the Light The Way capital campaign
Increasingly, PC alumni are also donating their time to act as student mentors and advisors, or on the Board and Corporation and event committees. Please consider what your donations of time and/or treasure can achieve, and give today!
Contact Jessie-May Rowntree, Assistant Head of School, Advancement at jrowntree@pickeringcollege.on.ca or call 905-895-1120 ext. 234 for further information on ways to give, including the powerful effect of leaving a gift to PC in your will, or make your donation online today.
Get Involved
Alumni volunteers are at the heart of PC, from working on the Board or Corporation, to helping organize fundraisers and class reunions, to mentoring students and judging student projects – we couldn’t do the work we do without your contributions. Thank you for helping us continue to make PC greater, better and more beautiful than it was transmitted to us.