hchs newsletter march 2011 - Harry Collinge High School

HARRY COLLINGE HIGH SCHOOLRESPECT, RESPONSIBILITY, COMPASSIONMARCH 2011PRINCIPAL’S MESSAGEAt Harry CollingeHigh school our corevalues are: respect,responsibility andcompassion. We believestrongly in theseas guiding principlesfor both our studentsand staff We have begunawarding corevalue certificates(pictured above) toour students who exemplifythese valuesin the way they conductthemselves in theschool each day. Thestudents receive recognitionin the schoolnewsletter, and areentered in a draw fora prize each week. Allof the names of awardwinners stay in the hatfor a draw for a largerprize at the end of theyear.Winners for February:Cheyanna Moostoos,Alyssa Verquin, JillianHalbert, Vicki Kentworthy,Austin Hansen, ClaytonPrince, Chaitra Sjoquist,and Brett Krog.DATES OF INTEREST:March 7 th - grade 9 parent meetingfor grade 10 course selectionMarch 8 th - RCA Band performance:2:30 in gymMarch 11 th - Non-student dayMarch 14 th - Informed program forgrade 8 Health and Fitness classesMarch 17 th - PAC meetingMarch 21 st - Informed program forgrade 8 Health and Fitness classesMarch 22 nd and 24 th - ParentTeacher InterviewsMarch 23 rd - school ski trip toMarmot BasinMarch 23 rd - Start of third juniorhigh option rotationMarch 28 th - First day of SpringBreak.PRINCIPAL:MR. T. FEHLERCongratulations!Perfect attendees since last reporting period.ASSISTANT PRINCIPALS:MRS. J. MUNNMR. G. ALLENJacqueline Lee, Sarah Brodie, Justin Uden, Miranda Littlejohn, William Sanders, Kodi Brooks (left to right).

PAGE 2HARRY COLLINGE HIGH SCHOOL2011 WINTER WALKOn Febr uar y 9 al ls t udent s p ar t i c i -pat e d i n a Wi n t erWal k s p ons or ed bySHAPE CANADA. Al lc l as s es we r egi v e n t he oppor -t uni t y t o t a k es t udent s o n awal k i n t h e l a s tbl oc k o f t hes c hool day . St u-dent s a nd t e ac h-er s enj oy e d t h ewar m we at h er a ndt he c hanc e t o t al kon a v a r i e t y o fs ubj ec t s i n a r e-l ax i ng at mos pher e.Dur i ng t hi s per i ods t udent s wal k e d at ot a l o f 7 920 mi n-ut es - a d ef i n i t epar t i c i pat i o nac hi ev e ment . Al lpar t i c i pant s r e-c ei v ed a f r e e z i p-per pul l g r a t i s ofSHAPE CANADA.Congr at ul a t i ons t ot eac her s a nd s t u-dent s f or t h ei r enthus i as t i c p ar t i c i -pat i on.SCHOOL SKI TRIPHCHS is writing an hilarious version of"Saturday Night Live" our way! Manygifted and talented writers/cast/creware putting together this comedic, funfilled show. Stay tuned for details.Presentations will happen mid-April!Rumor has it that Mr. Leis is doing anact with Shania!The school is having afield trip to MarmotBasin for a day of skiing/snowboardingonMarch 23. Students need to see theirP.E. teacher or the front office for detailsand permission forms. Deadlinefor sign up is March 9th.SPAIN 2012We will be having astudent trip to Spainon spring break2012. Next student/parent meeting willbe on Monday, April11th at 7:00pm inthe Art Room. Ourtrip will focus on theSpanish languageand culture as wellas art and architecturein Spain. Don’tmiss this once in alifetime opportunity!Please contact Ms.Hack or Mr. Grocholskifor more details.

RESPECT, RESPONSIBILITY, COMPASSIONPAGE 3ATHLETICS THIS MONTHThe young Rockies wrestlingteam has had a very impressiveyear thus far led by LeviCallihoo with two gold medalperformances, Damian Frywith a Provincial JuniorOlympics title and Marie Alfordwith strong performancefor a silver medal.Rookie wrestlers EtienneFafard, Taylor Burkart andKevin Watson have alsolooked very strong and as theteam wraps up for the seasonthere remain a few importantdates to watch for.The Alberta Open will behosted in Edson on March19. The Rockies will face thebest in their age group fromacross the province and LeviCallihoo and Damian Fry willbe looking tune up their performancesprior to the NationalChampionships in Windsor,Ontario April 6 - 10.There is much to look forwardto for next year includingthe chance to host theAlberta Schools' Athletic AssociationRural ProvincialChampionships at HarryCollinge High School.STUDENT’S UNIONThe Halloween dance wasa great success!!! Thankyou to the Students Union,parents and teacherswho volunteered theirtime. Congratulationsand thank you to the studentswho contributed tothe food bank collection atthe dance - this is themost food we've raised atthe Halloween dance sinceour Students Union presidencyhas been at HCHS!!!In an effort to get greaterattendance at our seconddance of the year, StudentsUnion has decidedto postpone the dancethat traditionally takesplace during the busyChristmas season andhave a dance in Februaryinstead. If you would liketo help plan our nextdance and other fun activitiesfor our school,please join us for StudentsUnion meetings on Tuesdays(juniors and seniors)and Thursdays (seniorsonly) at lunch.LIBRARY CORNERWe are having a special in the Library right now;if you bring in 10 Campbell Soup product labels,you will get $1.00 off your current library fine. Sotell all your family and friends to collect and yourlibrary fine will be paid off in no time. If you're notsure of what part to collect, drop by or phone Mrs.Fenrich at the Library. The Special will run untilthe end of May.Coins for Christmas donation by members ofour Student Union.

PAGE 4HARRY COLLINGE HIGH SCHOOL“STUDENTMARKS IN GRADE9 WILL IMPACTWHAT COURSESSTUDENTS MAYREGISTER FOR INTHEIR GRADE 10YEAR.”GUIDANCE INFORMATION: MRS. ARMSTRONG/MR. BAXTERMarch 2011Semester one is over andsemester two has begun.The school year steadilymoves along! Grade 12’shave received their semesterone Diploma Exammarks from Alberta Educationand are now focusingon semester twocourses as they continue toprepare for their futuresafter high school. At thistime grade 12’s are fullyaware that Prom is fastapproaching. Grade 12 is abusy year and studentsoften struggle to stay focusedon their studieswhile dealing with all theother influences in theirlives. Helping your grade12 keep some balance inhis/her busy life is an importantrole for parentswho have more life experienceand also have thatperspective that manyyoung people may not possess.Grade 12’s do continueto need that importantparental guidance –even if they don’t alwaysappreciate it!On Monday, March 7 therewas a meeting for parentsof grade 9 students. At themeeting the counsellorsand Mr. Fehler providedinformation parents mayneed to assist their grade9’s in choosing courses forgrade 10. Grade 9’s completethe course “Preparingfor High School” duringthe school year and thiscourse gives the studentsthe information they needto understand how tochoose appropriate coursesin their grade 10 timetables.At the March 7 meetingwe shared Alberta Educationguidelines for achievingHigh School Diplomasand Alberta Education andHarry Collinge recommendationsfor choosing highschool courses. This informationincluded the differencebetween academicand general courses andthe criteria one should takeinto consideration whenselecting appropriatecourses. The goal of theevening was to providebackground information tohelp parents work withtheir child to build an appropriatetimetable as theybegin their High Schooleducation. We all understandthe importance ofbuilding a strong foundationin one’s high schoolprogram and we want tomake sure our grade 9 studentsget off to a goodstart in high school. If youmissed the meeting pleasecheck the Harry Collingewebsite for informationand/ or get in touch withthe counsellors.It is important both parentsand students understandstudent marks ingrade 9 will impact whatcourses students mayregister for in their grade10 year. Basically if astudent has a mark of65% or higher they mayregister in the 10-1course; 10-1 is consideredthe academic levelcourse. If the earnedmark in grade 9 is 64%or lower then the studentmust register in the 10-2course which is the generallevel course andmeets all the requirementsfor a High SchoolDiploma. Students andparents need to be awareof these guidelines.Parents are invited to visitthe Harry Collinge websitefor registration informationfor students who arepresently in grades 9,10and 11. Students will beinformed when they maybegin the process of registeringfor courses for the2011-12 school year.Please contact us if wemay be of assistance toyou as we move into thisimportant time in theschool year.

HARRY COLLINGE HIGHSCHOOLHCHS Athletics Facilities158 Sunwapta DriveHinton AlbertaT7V 1T7Phone: 780-865-3714Fax: 780-865-5011V ISIT US ONLINE AT:H ARRYCOLLINGE.CAOur gymnasium features a 2 year old hardwood floor, three full sizedvolleyball courts and seating for 600.Ms. Thomas is in thepreliminary stages ofplanning a trip to Italyand Greece for SpringBreak 2013. Pleasecontact Ms. Thomas formore details.Our weightroom has a full Nautilus circuit,universal machines, free weights and kettlebells.Supervised use is available after school on Tuesdaysand Thursdays.We also have a fitness room with the latest inmodern equipment (made possible through agenerous donation by Teck Coal) that is utilizedboth during the school day and afterschool.Athletics and fitness are an important part of life at Harry Collinge High School. In additionto the facilities shown above we also have a full size track, playing fields, and tenniscourts adjacent to our building, and we are within a very short walking distance of ourcommunity recreation centre which features two skating rinks, an aquatic centre, andracquetball courts. We are also a short walking distance from our local curling rink. Ourstudents are able to make use of all of these facilities either through our excellent physicaleducation programming or the variety of extra-curricular sports we offer at HCHS. Thisyear we are offering teams in basketball, volleyball, football, golf, wrestling, track andfield, and badminton.Harry Collinge First Nations students are again collecting for Toonies for Hats for Haiti/Pakistan. Students pay a toonie forthe privilege of wearing a hat on designated hat days. This money is then collected and at the end of the year money is sent tothe Red Cross to help the devastated earthquake victims in Haiti and the flood victims in Pakistan. Students/staff enjoy wearingtheir hats and donating to a worthwhile cause. Last year over $750 was raised by the students and we are well on the wayto matching that this year. I would like to thank Corrine Strawberry for undertaking this fund raiser.