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Principal’s Message
Our end-of-year Awards Assembly is on Friday, June 13th at 2pm. All parents are welcome to attend. This is our last occasion to come together as a school in the 2024-2025 school year. We will celebrate the athletes in the Spring sports teams, our Art students, our Wellness committee and citizenship leaders, plus present the Allen Tollestrup Memorial Award to two Grade 12 students. It truly is a great way to end the year.
Friday 13th is the last FULL day of classes for all students. There will be a modified schedule (see below in ‘The Week Ahead’; C block will be before lunch). Unless students have an exam they do not need to come to school during our exam week starting on June 16th. It is also Deadline Day for course assignments to be submitted.
- Natasha Miles
School Council Casino Fundraising Total
The school council’s casino fundraising total is a colossal $ 57,885.51! Thank you once again to all the parent volunteers for this event. The primary beneficiary of this fundraising will be the BCHS Music program. Please attend the School Council meeting on September 2nd 2025 at 5.30pm to help make decisions about how this money can be spent to better the school experience for all our students.
June 2025 Exam Timetable
Grade 12 students start their exam period in earnest this week; English 30-1 /30-2 Part A is on Wednesday and Social Studies 30-1/30-2 is on Thursday. Meanwhile Grade 9 continues with PATs: English 9 Part B on Thursday and Math 9 Part A on Friday.
During exam week, all exams start at 8.30am. Students need to come prepared with their writing implements, snacks, and water. Cell phones, ear buds, and Smart Watches are not allowed in the exam room. Students need to arrive within the first hour of the exam starting.
Please let the school office know if your child is ill prior to the exam. may take the exam on another day prior to June 20th.
The exam timetable is shown below and also available on the home page of our school website. Please note:
- Diploma exam dates are fixed by the province and exams cannot be taken on another day. Students will need to rebook the exam at an alternative exam centre in August through My Pass.
- Students missing a PAT may reschedule the test as long as the student writes by June 20
Course Change Requests
Grade 9, 10, and 11 students received their draft timetables for 2025-2026 last week. Students will have until Friday, June 13th to request course changes so their timetable can be adjusted before summer break. Only Grade 12s may change courses when we return in August. Students in Grades 9-11 must have a full course schedule.
Your Voice Matters!
Canadian Rockies Public Schools is launching its new annual Parent Satisfaction Survey, open between May 22 and June 30, 2025.
Your feedback is essential! Information from this survey will help establish a baseline for measuring the division’s progress toward achieving the goals and outcomes of its new 2025 – 2029 Education Plan. It contains 46 questions and should take no more than 15 minutes to complete.
To ensure consistent and meaningful input, parents are asked to complete the survey from the perspective of their oldest child currently attending a CRPS school. The survey must be accessed using the latest version of Chrome, Firefox, Safari, or Microsoft Edge. All responses are confidential and anonymous.
BCHS Art Awards results
115 students out of 172 voted for their favourite artwork submitted for the art awards. The “People’s Choice” winner is Kyle Chavez in grade 11 for his acrylic landscape painting titled “Paradise”.
17 out of 18 staff members also voted for their favourite. The “Staff Pick” is Tobias Breymann, a grade 12 student who created “Golden Tempalt,” an acrylic painting of a ship at sea. Congratulations to all brave student artists who participated, and thanks to all who voted! The winners will be acknowledged at our year-end assembly on Friday, June 13.
International Program Host Families Presentation
At the School Council meeting on Monday, June 2nd at 4:15pm, there will be a presentation by the International Program about the benefits and rewards for hosting an international student. Please consider coming to this presentation which will be about 15 minutes long.
CRPS is seeking host families to help support our International Student Program. The district recognises the commitment involved in opening a home to an international student and offers a generous monthly compensation to ensure hosting is a rewarding experience for families without impacting them financially. Each year, BCHS welcomes between 6 - 8 students from around the world, providing an opportunity to enrich our school community with global friendships and cultural exchanges.
If you’re thinking about possibly hosting a student, we encourage families to explore a five month trial period (Sept.- Jan.). This is a great way to experience the program and see if it’s the right fit for your family. By participating in this program, you and your family will build lifelong friendships with students from around the world, welcome a big brother or big sister into your home, share cultures and traditions, and give these students an opportunity to experience our amazing Rocky Mountains.
If you are interested in hosting an international student this fall, please contact chris.macphee@crps.ca, steve.greene@crps.ca, laura.mooney@crps.ca or annette.young@crps.ca .
Some local host families share their experiences hosting an international student in these videos:
Parent Portal account
Please ensure you can log into Parent Portal. Look for the PowerSchool Parent Portal Quick
Link on our school website or click here. This is where you will access report cards, attendance
updates, and school fees. If you have trouble with your username or password, please contact
the school office.
School Fees
We appreciate all accounts being settled before students finish lessons in mid-June. Please check your Parent Portal account to see if there is anything outstanding. If a family is unable to pay school fees or wants to request a reduction in fees due to financial circumstances, there is a procedure to follow outlined here: https://www.crps.ca/download/348784. The application should be made to the school principal. A reminder that yearbook fees are optional. If you would like the yearbook fees to be removed, please contact Renee Husdal.
Extra Curricular News
Athletics
The Week Ahead
Monday, June 9th, 2025
- School Council meeting 4:15pm. Join virtually here
- Valedictorian nomination meeting 1pm
Tuesday, June 10th, 2025
- Green Team/High Hopes meeting at lunch room 208
- Teacher support at lunch
- PE 20/30 Tennis
Wednesday, June 11th, 2025
- Student Council meeting at lunch
- Teacher support at lunch
- PE 20/30 Tennis
- Bike Bus Town of Banff
Thursday, June 12th, 2025
- WimWE canoeing 10A in am, 10B in pm at Two Jack Lake
- Teacher support at lunch
- Grad meeting at lunch
- PE 20/30 to Tennis
Friday, June 13th, 2025
- Half Day Friday C and D Blocks
- Scholarship application deadline for grade 12
Upcoming Dates
- June 9th - Valedictorian presentations
- June 11th - English 30 Part A diploma exam
- June 12th - Social Studies 30 Part A diploma exam
- June 12th - Grade 9 English Language Arts PAT exam Part B
- June 13th - Grade 9 Math Part A exam
- June 13th - Last day of classes
- June 13th - Final assembly
- June 16th - 27th - Exam week
- June 24th - Through the Lens exhibit opening at the Whyte Museum
- June 26th - Graduation Ceremony
- June 27th - Last day of school/Report Cards issued
News
Bow Valley Settlement Services Information and May newsletter click here.
Follow the link to view the highlights in The Brief from the April CRPS Public School Board Meeting.
Wellness Counsellors
Ms. Emily and Ms. Bekar are available to provide mental health support while at school. Please reach out if you or someone you know is struggling, or call/text or chat anytime by reaching out to KidsHelpPhone.ca or 1-800-668-6868.
CRPS Annual Calendar 2025-2026
At the March CRPS public board meeting the 2025-2026 calendar was approved. It can be found on the CRPS website HERE. Also on the same link, you will find the 2026-2027 and 2027-2028 calendars that the Board has approved in principle.
BCHS Bear Tools
- Parent Portal: provides daily updates on your child's marks and attendance, school fees, and more.
- myPass: official Alberta Education transcript of marks for grades 10-12
- 2024/2025 Student / Parent Handbook contains important information and dates.
- 2024 - 2025 School Calendar
- Archived newsletters
- BCHS Events Calendar
- International student host families wanted - apply here
- Volunteers: need a criminal or vulnerable RCMP check yearly. Contact the office for more information.
- School Fees: course fees are now overdue. Basketball fees have been added.
- School fees can be paid online through PowerSchool Parent Portal.
- In cases of financial hardship, please email Renee Husdal or call 403-762-4411.
Bear Celebrations
If you have a BCHS Celebration that you would like to share with our community, please email natasha.miles@crps.ca