Daily Bulletin
Thursday, April 15, 2024
Day 1
ALL STUDENTS AND STAFF - IT’S PLAYOFF TIME - LET’S GO OILERS!
On Monday, April 22nd wear your Oilers swag in support of the Edmonton Oilers going into playoffs! All students and staff wearing Oilers ‘stuff’ will meet in the pit at lunch for a picture to include in our newsletter.
SENIOR HIGH-
JUNIOR HIGH -
COUNSELLING-
Link for students to request to see a counsellor.
https://forms.gle/YjUhAMbvVeEEBdeEA
LIBRARY-
BAND- Students attending the Camp Nakamun trip please come see Mr. Colquhoun for room assignments during lunch break Thursday and Friday.
ART -
TOUR GROUP -
ATHLETICS - April 15-19th
- Junior Badminton Monday practice and Wednesday is the Jr high tournament in Whitecourt. Team leaves at 8:00am and will be missing class all day. Good luck at your tournament players and coaches Mr Burghardt and Ms Cavanagh!
- Sr Badminton practices Monday tournament in Mayerthorpe leaving at 11:20am, Tuesday practice, and Thursday athletes will be gone all day for a tournament again. Good luck team and coaches, Mr K and Mr Daly!
- Jr High Flag Football Practices on Tuesday and Thursday 3:30-5:30pm Dress for the weather!
- Sr Boys Handball Wednesday home game against Memorial and practice Thursday 5:30-7pm. Team will be going to a tournament Friday and Saturday, good luck!
- Spring Basketball Camp Tuesday April 16th 5-7pm
- Any Sr. high students who are interested in Track and Field this year - There is a meeting in room 201 on Wednesday Apr. 17 at the noon bell.
CHEERLEADING:
CALM -
CAFETERIA SPECIALS-
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Monday |
$7.50 |
Popcorn Chicken Poutine |
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Tuesday |
$3.00 |
Hot Dog (2 for $5.00) |
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Wednesday |
$7.50 |
Beef Donair |
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Thursday |
Regular Menu |
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Friday |
$11.50 |
Chinese Combo |
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*SPECIAL* |
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Drink Specials |
Library Cafe now open… 11:55-12:15
Cafeteria hours are Monday (or Tuesday after a long weekend) 10:00am to 3:00pm, Tuesday to Thursday 9:00 am to 3:00 pm and Fridays 9:00 am to 1:00 pm.
Only high school students on Spares are permitted to use the cafeteria or vending machines during class time.
The cafeteria closes after lunch at the first bell. The cafe now accepts cash, debit, Apple Pay, and Google Pay. We cannot accept prepaid Visa or Mastercards. Gift cards are available and you can pay online with school cash.
Indigenous Spirit Council: Join us in the Wrap Around on Mondays at lunch!
GSA -
GYM -
LIGHTING AND STAGING CREW -
MUSIC -
STUDENT COUNCIL-
OTHER ITEMS - Grade 9 Skills Trip. On May 8th, approximately 90 grade 9 students will have the chance to attend the Alberta Provincials Skills Competition.
Grade 9 students will have a chance to visit various trade competitions and try-a-trade booths to learn about the various job opportunities in multiple trade industries. This will also give students a chance to see the potential options available to them in grade 10 and make better informed choices when completing course registration for the 2024-2025 school year.
Permission forms will be available at the office and must be returned no later than April 30th. Payment must be made for transportation, and students must bring their own lunch OR money to buy lunch at the various vendors at the Expo Center.
ARCHERY -
JOB OPPORTUNITIES -
SUMMER EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITIES -
POST SECONDARY SCHOOLS -
SCHOLARSHIPS -
The Canadian Professional Accountants of Alberta have just released their High School Scholarships for the 2023-2024 school year. The High School Scholarships cover a wide variety of opportunities and range from $1500 to $2500. Scholarship postcards and more information can be found in the Wrap Around or interested students can visit cpaalaberta.ca/Scholarships. The deadline is May 1, 2024 but applying early is advised.
The Town of Onoway has a $500 bursary. Information is posted in the Wrap Around room.
For students who are still interested in applying for scholarships, this can be an opportunity to gain an additional competitive edge, as many students' interest in scholarships has lessened by this time of year.
Here are some unique scholarships that are currently available and don't have very many completed applications.
- Canadian Hearing Services National Scholarship - This scholarship is available to Deaf and hard-of-hearing students. Last year, they gave away over 30 awards
- Geotab Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Engineering Scholarship - This scholarship is for Aboriginal, Black/African-American, Inuit, Metis, or North American Indian/Alaskan Natives looking to study a STEM program
- The Brandon Walli "Phones Down, Eyes Up" Memorial Scholarship - is for students planning on studying Arts, Creative Arts, or Music
- Dream Unlimited has 2 awards, both 4 x $10,000
- https://scholartree.ca/scholarship/dream-scholarship/NJpU9pGRz - Open to any grade 12 students in Alberta, Ontario, Quebec, or Saskatchewan
- https://scholartree.ca/scholarship/dream-scholarship/NXVVRzKiMD - Open to grade 12 students in Alberta, Ontario, Quebec, or Saskatchewan students studying specific programs
Here are a few resources you can use to help students who are applying for scholarships:
- Here is a blog outlining the most common mistakes we see on scholarship applications - https://scholartree.ca/blog/the-6-most-common-mistakes-when-applying-to-scholarships
- At the bottom of https://scholartree.ca/educators, there is a downloadable budget planner that students can use to prepare for next year
- At the bottom of https://scholartree.ca/educators, there is an email template that you can use to let students know about ScholarTree