October Important Dates

9 Thanksgiving Day Holiday – no school
11 Student Services Post Secondary Workshop afterschool in Learning Commons
12 SAIT presentation for Students at Lunch in the Learning Commons
16 University of Guelph Info Booth at Lunch in the Foyer
16 School Council Meeting
19 Parent-Teacher-Student Conferences in person from 5:30pm – 7:30 pm
20 Parent-Teacher-Student Conferences online from 9:00 am – 1:30 pm
19 Mini Post Secondary Fair during PT Conferences @ Front Foyer (5:30 – 7:30 pm)
23 University of Alberta presentation at Lunch in the Learning Commons
23 Out of Province Post Secondary Fair at Our Lady of the Rockies HS at 6pm – 8pm (open to public)
24 Out of Province Post Secondary Fair at 12 - 2pm in the Learning Commons
26 Out of Province Post Secondary Fair at Centennial HS at 6pm – 7:30pm (open to public)

Dear Parents / Guardians,

This upcoming week after Thanksgiving will be busy. The Calgary Board of Education invites all parents and guardians to join us in an online series focusing on child and youth well-being. These sessions will be hosted in partnership with experts from Alberta Health Services and will explore topics such as vaping, brain development, mental health, and sexual health.

Click here to learn more:
Child and Youth Well-Being:
A Webinar Series for Parents and Guardians

CBE educators believe that parents and guardians can inspire their kids to make healthy lifestyle choices and increase protective factors – in order to do so, they need the right tools and information. There are sessions on educating students and parents on vaping, teen brain development, anxiety and depression and healthy sexual development. These are optional sessions for you to attend if you wish to.

Well-being is a precondition for learning. As our understanding of student well-being continues to evolve, it is important for those that support children and youth to stay up to date on the same information so everyone can support student success. 

The intention of the series is to advance student well-being by raising family and caregiver’s understanding of a variety of health-related topics. Thank you for your time and consideration to join us.

Athletic Update

Scarlett organized a volleyball tournament this weekend. We were incredibly proud how both our teams worked together like a team and played hard. Our girls won the bronze this weekend. Of note, both teams had fun and worked hard! Football for both our juniors and seniors has proceeded at a fast pace. Both teams have had an incredible season to date. Our girls soccer has had much success as well and they have had much success to date. Our Cross Country team has had an incredible season with City Finals coming up at St. Mary's University on Wednesday - come cheer on your Lancers! Please visit the Athletic calendar to view upcoming dates so you can go out to cheer on our athletes: https://school.cbe.ab.ca/school/drepscarlett/extracurricular/athletics/pages/default.aspx.

Parent-Teacher-Student Conferences

We will be sending a separate email next week explaining our parent/teacher/ student conferences. We have the evening of Thursday Oct 19 for in person sessions or Friday Oct 20 for virtual sessions during the day. You will need to choose one of these options for your child. More news coming to your email box shortly.

Alberta Post Secondary Open Houses 2023

This information is also posted on our After High School page.

*Each post secondary has organized an open house at their campus or online. Please view the website of these post secondary schools for more information.

Oct 13-14 – Olds College
Oct 14 – St. Mary’s University
Oct 14 – University of Alberta
Oct 21 – Ambrose University
Oct 21 – Bow Valley College
Oct 21 – Mount Royal University
Oct 21 – University of Lethbridge
Oct 28 – Alberta University of the Arts
Oct 28 – University of Calgary
Nov 3-4 – SAIT

Preparation for Post-Secondary Applications

Some post-secondary institutions opened their Fall 2024 applications on October 1st. Please do not rush your application. Make sure you have researched programs and competitive admission averages (or Fall 2023 admission averages) prior to applying. Most applications will request Grade 11 final grades and Grade 12 current and/or anticipated grades. A combination of these grades will be used to calculate your average. You are often able to select a second choice program as well. Selecting a second choice with a lower competitive admission average will improve your chances of receiving an offer. Make sure to apply for entrance awards with each institution as well. Check the application and awards deadlines. Some entrance awards have deadlines in early December.

Locker Information

Locker information was emailed to students on September 21, 2023. If students did not receive their locker information, they can send an email to our Business Manager, Kerri Popp: kedpopp@cbe.ab.ca. If students have not yet signed up for a locker, they are still able to do so by completing the Locker Request Form and one will be assigned to them.

Terry Fox Day

We are proud to share that our school raised a grand total of $1916.70 to support Cancer Research. Big congrats to Ms. Basra’s Period 3 class for raising the most money and taking 1st place in the P3 competition, raising $175.15.

Scholarship Information

This is also on our Scholarships page.

Thank you to all the students and parents that attended our Scholarship Meetings on October 4 at lunch and in the evening. The meetings were well attend and we hope that students take advantage of all the free money that is out there. What we covered in our scholarship meeting you can find in the Scholarship D2L Shell. In content, you will find many different scholarships but remember there is still many more out there. Check to see if your guardian’s work has scholarships for students of employees.

As promised at the student and parent meetings, here are the three links to do more scholarship searches:

• Scholarships Canada
• Student Scholarships.org
• yconic.

A couple of points to bring to your attention:

Canada Student Loans – the Federal Government website with links to savings programs and student loans

Alberta Student Aid – Alberta’s government offers scholarships and awards to encourage and reward the excellence of Albertans in post-secondary study.

Alexander Rutherford Scholarship – this is found in the scholarship section of content in D2L. Please remember that you apply for this in the summer of the year you intend on going to post secondary.

**Post Secondary School Scholarships

Please remember whichever post-secondary you are considering, check their award page on the school’s website to research various sources of funding that may be available to you. If your student has any questions or concerns, please ask them to make an appointment with Ms. Nish in guidance.

AP Exam Registration & Payment – First Semester & Full Year Courses and AP Exam-Only Students

Students who are registered in a 30-level Advanced Placement course (or Physics 20AP) this semester must register for AP exams and submit payment by Monday, October 30. Students interested in writing an “Exam-Only” or self-study AP exam need to contact Ms. Rip directly and complete the same registration process.

The registration form is digital and can be completed at https://forms.office.com/r/Qu5bvtc8tB

Each exam costs $160 CAD. After the form is completed, the exam fees will be added to students’ PowerSchool accounts and will need to be paid by Monday, October 30. Please also ensure that you have enrolled in your class’ AP Classroom, using your teacher’s join code.

Late registration and payments will incur an additional charge (see form for details).

Note that this only applies to students CURRENTLY taking an exam-level AP course (not a Grade 10/11 “AP-Cohort course). These include: English 30AP, Biology 20/30 AP, Chemistry 20/30 AP, Chemistry 30/35AP, Physics 20AP, Social Studies 30AP, Art 30AP and AP Computer Science Principles. There will be a second registration form and deadline in February for second semester courses. All Advanced Placement exams will be written in May 2024.

Students who have an IPP and require accommodations for their AP exam(s) must contact Ms. Rip directly by January 2024. If you have any questions, please ask your AP teacher or email Ms. Rip: slrip@cbe.ab.ca

Fun Lunch

Thanks to our parents for organizing this for students! Our leadership students will also assist each day. This is an optional service for families and the decision to participate is up to each family. We have not reviewed the health standards at each restaurant so we encourage families to make an informed choice.

Oct 12: Little Caesars
Oct 18: Mucho Burrito
Oct 26: Edo

To participate in fun lunches create an account at www.healthyhunger.ca to register. You will be notified when new lunches are posted and be able to view up-coming lunches, place orders and pay for orders online.

We hope you enjoy this Thanksgiving long weekend!

Sincerely,
Carma Cornea
Principal