This Week at BCHS June 24 - June 28, 2024
THIS WEEK AT BCHS
Belonging, Excellence, Accountability, Respect, Safety
June 24 - June 28, 2024
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Please check out the BCHS Events Calendar https://bchs.crps.ca/.
Check out our Daily School Announcements here.
Summer Beckons
Time seems to have flown by; we are already at the end of another school year. On Friday, June 28 at the Banff Springs Hotel, we will celebrate our graduating class of 2024 and say goodbye to 52 young people who will always be a Banff Bear.
There are other students and staff moving on to new adventures and we hope they will take good memories of their years at BCHS with them. In particular, we wish Mr. Chris Rogers, principal, a fulfilling retirement, and we thank our teachers, Mr. Tetsuro Tahara, Mrs. Shari Worobey, and Mr. Ian Higginbottom, for their incredible dedication to our students as they move onto new teaching positions. Mr. Matt Onyshcuk, Ms. Jenna Redekopp, and Ms. Deanne Arada have been with us for a short time but they have contributed to our school in so many memorable ways.
Have a great summer everyone, and we look forward to seeing you in August.
Start of school for 2024-2025
School starts on Monday, August 26. This is an orientation day: each grade will visit the school, meet some teachers, receive their timetables, and get organized. We will post a reminder on our website towards the end of August. The schedule for Monday will be as follows:
- Grade 9: 9:00 - 10:15 am
- Grade 10: 10:30 - 11:45 am
- Grade 11: 12:45 - 1:45 pm
- Grade 12: 2 - 3 pm
Classes will start on Tuesday, August 27. Photo day is Wednesday, August 28.
The school supply list can be found here.
Exam Week: June 24 - June 28
June 24 - June 26 are the last scheduled exam days; students may arrive at 8:45 am when they have a scheduled exam. If students do not have a scheduled exam, they are not expected to be in school. Students shouldn’t drop in as teachers will be supervising exams.
Diploma exam dates cannot be changed so students who miss the exam or arrive more than an hour late will have to take the exam in August at an alternative location. For school exams, we can arrange an alternative date until Wednesday, June 26. Please let the school office know prior to 8:30 am if a student will be absent for an exam. Students should come prepared with pens, pencils, calculators, and anything else they have been advised to bring by their teachers.
The exam timetable is available here and displayed around the school for students.
Lockers and Library Loans
If students missed the locker clean-out session, they need to empty their locker by Monday, June 24 and return the lock to the school office. After this date, lockers will be emptied and any items found inside will be donated to thrift stores over the summer.
All library books and Chromebooks must be returned to the school library or a replacement fee will be charged.
Important Information for Grade 12s
GRADS - YOU MUST MOVE YOUR DATA AT THE END OF THE YEAR or YOU WILL LOSE IT!
- If you are applying for post-secondary scholarships, use a personal email account, not your CRPS email.
- You will need to move your data before you leave BCHS.
- Google has tools to help you including:
- Download – If there are only a few things you want to keep, including items shared with you, download a copy of individual files or folders.
- Forward important emails to another personal email account. Learn more.
- Transfer your content – copy your Drive and Email files to a personal Google account. Learn more.
- Archive/Takeout - download a copy of items owned by you in all G Suite services into one zip file. Learn more.
- Transfer Ownership - If others will need to use files you own, you can transfer ownership to someone else at CRPS in sharing options, or they can make a copy for themselves. Learn more.
Report Cards
Report cards will be available on Friday, June 28 at 4:00 pm in Parent Portal. Starting Friday, June 14, parents and students will not have access to grades while teachers prepare report cards.
School Calendar 2024-2025
Have you seen our school calendar for next year yet? It can be found under the tab ‘Calendars’.
School starts on Monday, August 26 for students.
School Fees
School fees payments are now overdue. You can pay your School Fees online through your PowerSchool Parent Portal Account; the link is on the bchs.crps.ca webpage. Once you sign in, under Navigation click Student Fees.
Payments can be made by Credit Card (MasterCard & VISA) and INTERAC.
If you wish to pay by Cheque, Cash, or Tap, you can do so through the BCHS Main Office.
Any fees outstanding at the end of the school year will be sent to a collection agency.
The Week Ahead
Monday, June 24, 2024
- Math 20 exam
- Science 10 exam
Tuesday, June 25, 2024
Wednesday, June 26, 2024
- Science 30 diploma exam
Thursday, June 27, 2024
Friday, June 28, 2024
- Last Day of School for 2023-2024
- Report Cards released at 4 pm
- BCHS Graduation Ceremony 11 am at the Banff Springs Hotel (the ceremony will be held outside on the back terrace weather permitting)
Upcoming Dates
- First Day of Classes August 26, 2024 for the 2024-2025 school year
School Calendar
Click here to learn more about Settlement Services in the Bow Valley.
Click here to register as a client.
Teacher Support
Teacher Support sessions run over lunchtime on Tuesdays, Wednesdays, and Thursdays. These are sessions for students who need further teacher support to complete assignments or have missed a test due to an absence. Students will need to bring their lunch with them.
Volunteers 2023-2024
All volunteers need to complete a Vulnerable Sector Check with the RCMP every 12 months. This usually only takes a few days - contact our office for more details and a form.
myPass
Just a reminder that Grade 10 - 12 students should set up their myPass so they can access their school transcripts and track their high school credits. Here is a step by step guide for setting up MyPass
International Student Program
It's not too late!!
We are still in need of a few host families for this fall.
CRPS is looking for Canmore & Banff families to host our next incredible cohort of 50 international students arriving in August 2024! Make meaningful connections, share your different cultures, learn a new language, and build life-long memories & friendships! Commitments of 5 months and 10 months are available, with monthly remuneration provided. For more information and to apply, contact international@crps.ca or 403-609-6072.
Follow this link to find out more!
Other Information
Help your teen connect to nature for better health
Missing important happenings at BCHS, but are awash in emails? Find information through our social media. Get connected, become involved.
News
Parent Resource - 6 Pillars of Well Being. https://www.seethesigns.ca/resources/
Bow Valley Settlement Services Information and newsletter Click Here.
Follow the link to view the 'The Brief’; highlights from the June 19, 2024 Public School Board Meeting.
BCHS Bear Tools
- The 2023/2024 Student / Parent Handbook is here.
- Alberta Education has now made student access to their official transcript of marks available to all Grade 10 - 12 students available through a myPass account (myPass.alberta.ca). Grade 10 marks will start to appear after the first semester.
- Please click this link for the 2022 - 2024 School Calendar
Please feel free to contact the Principal, Chris Rogers (chris.rogers@crps.ca) with feedback or suggestions or use our feedback link here.