September

29 Non-instructional Day

30 National Day for Truth and Reconciliation

October

1 Information Meeting for Swim Team at Lunch in Main Gym

1 DELF Info Session at Lunch in room 123 


Dear Families

Please note that Monday is a non-instructional day with no classes. Staff will be in professional development. Tuesday is a holiday for the National Day for Truth and Reconciliation. Wednesday is the first day back for students next week. 

AP Exams

Students who wish to challenge an AP exam in May should email Mr. Brandt at dmbrandt@cbe.ab.ca   Students have to be enrolled at Dr. E.P. Scarlett. The deadline to register for an exam is October 30th.

Spanish Language and Culture Advance Placement Exam Registration

Spanish 30 AP students wishing to write the Spanish Language and Culture Advance Placement exam are invited to register for the exam before October 6 in case of work disruptions.

The link and code needed for registration can be found on the Spanish 30 D2L shell. The exam will take place on May 14, 2026. Payment will be added to MyCBE and is $160.

DELF (Diplôme D'études en Langue Française)

DELF sign up time has arrived! The exam will be held on Monday November 17th.  Please use the following link to sign up https://forms.office.com/r/asBJB2vai7 

Students have until Friday October 3rd to sign up.  There will be an information session at lunch in room 123 on Wednesday October 1st.  Preparation sessions will be held at 8:15am in room 123 on October 8, 15 and 22. 

Please see Ms. Laforest, Ms. Simard or M. Guyard for more details.

National Day for Truth and Reconciliation

The City of Calgary will be hosting a series of events at various locations around the city on Tuesday September 30, in recognition of National Day of Truth and Reconciliation.

Please follow this link to find out more - City of Calgary | Orange Shirt Day

Simple Acts of Reconciliation you can do with your child 

Athletic Updates

It’s been an exciting week for Lancers athletics! Both the Junior Boys and Senior Boys volleyball teams earned convincing 3-0 victories over St. Martin de Porres, while our Girls soccer team battled hard with a 3-3 tie against All Saints before bouncing back with a strong 2-0 win over St. Francis.

The Cross Country team also impressed in their second meet of the season, a challenging 12km team relay, where they delivered an outstanding performance. Looking ahead, our football team takes on Father Lacombe this Friday night, and the Senior volleyball teams will be competing in the Bishop O’Byrne Sr. Volleyball Tournament this weekend.

Scarlett Swim Team Information Meeting on October 1 at lunch in the Main Gym. All levels welcome.

Yamate Japanese Exchange - 2026

For anyone that missed the information meeting on Sept. 22, you can come to a meeting to get some more information and how to apply 

Student Services Weekly

Mentorship Opportunities

Learn How to Code for Free is sponsored by Schulich Ignite at the University of Calgary.  The registration QR code is located in the Student Services Centre.

  • Learn programming
  • Build cool projects
  • Mentoring opportunities from experienced students

The Calgary Bridge Foundation for Youth is sponsoring a Mentorship Program at Dr. E.P. Scarlett High School.

  • A fun gathering designed to support newcomer immigrant and refugee youth
  • The first session is on October 2, at 3:30 in Room 141
  • If you have questions, contact MJ @mjfelescoso@cbfy.ca

Youth Mental Health Parent Sessions

The Community Education Service (CES) of Recovery Alberta is partnering with the Calgary Board of Education (CBE) to present a series of ten expert-led sessions addressing a variety of youth mental health topics relevant to families, caregivers and professionals. Please visit our web page for more information.

Oct 6     Digital Dilemma: Screens, Social Media, and Gaming

Oct 7     Is Your Child Struggling at School? It May be Time for a Psychoeducational Assessment

Oct 8      Level Up: Exploring the Impact of Gaming and Tech on Adolescent Learning and Cognition

Oct 15    Mental Health & Youth

Oct 20    Cyber Safety

Oct 21    ADHD is Awesome!

Oct 22    Executive Functioning: Essentials for Parents

Oct 22    Vaping: What’s Really Going On?

Oct 29    Stressed but Strong, Anxious but Awesome: Understanding your child’s worries through a strength-based lens

Oct 30    Navigating the Pressure to Perform: Benefits of Well-being Centered Identity Development for Children and Teens

CES also has a playlist of previous presentations that were recorded: View previously recorded sessions on their AHS YouTube playlist. 

Yearbook

Yearbook sales for the school year have opened up!  If you purchase before October 24, you can choose free icon images to personalize your yearbook.  All purchases go directly though Jostens and can be completed using the following link: https://jostensyearbooks.com/?REF=A09700519

Student Absences

When your child is absent, please call the school at 403-281-3366. Dial 1 to leave a message on our absentee line. Please provide the reason for absence and, after saying the student's name, spell the last name for the message.

This is our way of ensuring that absences have been excused by parents or guardians. We cannot accept email notice of excused absences; please provide notice over the phone only to excuse a student's absence.

Career Centre Updates 

October is a very busy month for thinking about the future.  Most post-secondary applications open on October 1. Several Universities will be by the school for presentations and most are holding an Open House this month.  Registering and attending an open house allows students to tour campus, meet students and professors.  As well as access to application support and discounts. Use the links below to help you find registration information for some local institutions.

Please visit our Career Centre page. 

School Council & Parent Society (Friends of Scarlett) Update

Thank you to everyone who came out to our first meetings of the year! Minutes from the meetings will be posted on our webpages shortly.

Our next meetings will be held on Tuesday, October 21 at 6:30 p.m. Please note that during the Friends of Scarlett meeting, we will vote on a special resolution to update our bylaws. You can review the proposed bylaws in advance on the parent society webpage.

Healthy Hunger Update

Our Healthy Hunger program raises funds for school student leadership events and activities. We’re looking for parent volunteers to help distribute orders – if you're approved as a CBE volunteer and available during the day, please sign up using this link. We’re also looking for someone to plan and organize Healthy Hunger orders next semester. If you’re interested, please email epscarlettschoolcouncil@gmail.com.

 

Hope you have a great weekend.

Sincerely,

Carma Cornea

Principal