The all-night party (ANP) is a first— and ironically, one of the last high school experiences for the seniors, so the 2025 ANP planning committee understands how important it is to make sure everything is perfect. Themes, music, catering, activities, etc. Just how much effort goes into the ANP?
In order for the ANP to happen, the committee needs to raise tens of thousands of dollars. Half of that will come from ticket sales, which is why their primary goal is total student attendance. Mother’s Club assistant treasurer Erin DiLodovico remembers what a ball her ANP was at Cousino High School.
“I vividly remember the hypnotist being an absolute riot. I just remember having so much fun with my friends,” DiLodovico said.
DiLodovico’s experience factored into her decision to hire a hypnotist for the ANP. An AP psychology student, Kelsie George ’24 is thrilled.
“There was a hypnotist for psych and it was a lot of fun, and I also cannot wait to play poker and blackjack,” George said.
This year’s ANP will take place on June 2, the night of graduation at Assumption Cultural Center in Saint Clair Shores. If there are enough funds, the “saddle-up seniors” can look forward to a Vegas saloon with a number of activities including a casino and a bull-riding machine.
“All types of different activities, some that are physical, some that are mental, some that are quiet and focus on accommodating the whole student body,” DiLodovico said.
Students requiring financial assistance are assured free tickets paid for by the Mother’s Club angel fund. Principal Moussa Hamka provides the committee with a number so they may have an accurate headcount, and once the tickets are available, they are distributed by the administration.
“I have been pretty involved with this class all the way back to working lunches at the elementary school,” DiLodovico said. “They are a pretty great group of kids. Very spirited, very competitive, very driven.”
In a sense, this will be the seniors’ “final rodeo.” Co-chair of the 2025 ANP planning committee Lynne Williams is not quite ready to kiss the Class of ’25 goodbye.
“Makes me want to make the ANP very special for the kids I have known since kindergarten and all the great friends my daughter has made over the years,” Williams said. “I love them and I am proud of them.”
Neither is DiLodovico, which is why she and her colleagues are working so hard to make the ANP an event they can fondly reflect on for the rest of their lives as a hallmark of their high school experience.
“They are all being really supportive of each other in their sports and their choir and their band,” DiLodovico said. “Man, I can’t remember a student section as active as this one at football games. It’s pretty dynamic.”
Tickets are available through the K-12 webstore. DiLodovico urges the students to purchase early so the committee has an accurate headcount as soon as possible.
“I just can’t wait to have fun with my friends and party all night long,” George said.
