THE TIRE AND GIRDLE EXPRESS

JUNE 2014 ISSUE
THE TIRE AND GIRDLE EXPRESS
Grad Commencement:
Thursday June 26th
New Sarepta Community High
School
Starts at 6:30pm
Open to the public—
NSCHS VOLUNTEER APPRECIATION
Thank you volunteers for all that you do! You are appreciated by NSCHS and its
staff, as well as the community which you serve!
please join us!
Report Cards
We are going paperless! With the access to real-time current marks in
Powerschool, we will not be printing a report card in June. Parents and
students, please continue to log in to Powerschool to see your current marks!
Please call the school (780-941-3924) or email Lisa McKinney or Wendy
Thompson to receive your paper copy if you do not have internet access.
[email protected]
[email protected]
INSIDE THIS ISSUE:
CALENDAR / BAND NEWS
2—3
SCHOOL COUNCIL NEWS
NSCHS TEXT ALERTS
4—5
GRAD NEWS
6
EXAM SCHEDULE
7
STUDENTS CORNER
8
NS FCSS INFORMATION
9
2014-2015 CALENDAR
10
WHEN YOU WANT TO GET IN TOUCH…
11
COMMUNITY EVENTS
12 ON
NEWSLETTER REMINDER
SUPPLY LISTS
SPORTS EQUIPMENT
4-H ACHIEVEMENT
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16
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PARENT PORTAL INSTRUCTIONS
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If you have a submission for the monthly newsletter, please forward it, as you would like to see
it written, to [email protected] by the last Friday of the month. Any submissions past the
last Friday of the month are not guaranteed submission for the upcoming newsletter.
Check out the new NSCHS Website!
http://content.blackgold.ca/Schools1/Schools/NewSarepta/nsh/
Index.html
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NSCHS CALENDAR of EVENTS for JUNE 2014
NSCHS IS GOING TO CENTRAL EUROPE SPRING BREAK 2015!!!
PARENT MEETING TUESDAY JUNE 10 @ 6:30 PM AT THE SCHOOL!
COME AND GET ALL THE INFORMATION THAT YOU NEED!
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BAND NEWS & INFORMATION
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SCHOOL COUNCIL NEWS
I attended my last official School Council meeting on Monday June 2 nd. It is with a mixture of feelings that I say goodbye to
such a large part of my life for the past decade. It has been such an honor and pleasure to serve as your Chair for both the
School Council and the Parent Advisory Association over the past 10 years. I am so proud of all the things we were able to
accomplish over this period of time. I have had many, many faces sitting at the table over the years in both the executive positions as well as concerned parents who took time out of their busy schedules to attend meetings and have a say in their
child’s School and education. It really does make a difference so please for those of you who haven’t attended a meeting yet
please do so in the coming school year, and for those of you who make it to as many meetings as possible please continue your
dedication to our council and to our school. I have way too many people to thank so I will just send this blanket THANK
YOU out to you all. I could not have succeeded in my position as well as I did without the help and support of all the parents
who volunteered in one way or another to our council and our school. I thank my present and past executive for always putting the interests of our school and our children above and beyond their own. You are all invaluable and I thank you from
the bottom of my heart and I will miss you dearly. I also send a huge thank you out to the many parents who volunteered
when help was needed for fundraising, working a casino the teacher’s supper and much more. Without the army of wonderful parents we have at this school allot of things would have went undone. I also thank the staff and administration here at
NSCHS. Your patience and support have been instrumental in making sure that our council would succeed and be successful, it has been my pleasure to work with all of you. A person that I will name is my daughter Jewell; thank you for your
commitment and support in the position of student reporter at each meeting for the past two years. It has been wonderful
having you sit at the table with me each month. It was wonderful having both my daughter’s fill this position; first my
daughter Krystal and then my daughter Jewell. Thank you also to past student reporters and to the teacher liaison’s who
have attended the meetings over the years. Lastly I would like to thank Mrs. Johnette Lemke our School Trustee for her
continued support to NSCHS by attending almost every meeting during my time as Council Chair and Mr. Brian Scott our
School Principal who has made this school into one of the best in The Blackgold School District. It has been such a pleasure
to work with you over these many years. The end of the year is almost upon us so I would like to wish each of you a wonderful summer with your family. Fit in as much sun, laughter, fun and love as you can while the weather holds out. This is Alberta after all!
The Parent Advisory Association applied for a matching Community Initiatives Grant back in November and I am pleased
to say that we received the full amount that we applied for. Last month we received a cheque for $6,543.00. Items that we
were able to purchase for the school were; new sports equipment (ask your children about all the fun items that are in the
gym now), camera’s, griddles, storage boxes for sheet music for the band department, learning manipulative games for the
split class, 6 more sets of noise cancelling out headphones, a set of 21 commercial grade 8 ft long tables with cart, a laminator
and ski sets for the outdoor education program. Something that was purchased by council and was not a part of the grant
was a new wood lathe for the Industrial Arts Department. In my opinion it has been a very successful year here at NSCHS.
Vesey’s Bulbs was a success with over $1300.00 in profit. We have a few extra items that can be purchased still which are: 4
Packages of 4 Oriental Lily’s mixed and 1 package (5 packages) of sunflower seeds. These items
are $10.00 each! The bulbs need to be sold soon as they are sprouting.
We still have some cookie dough left as well; 2 Boxes of Pucks of the Oatmeal Coconut Chocolate
Chunk.
2 Boxes of Pucks of Sugar Cookie
1 Tub of Sugar Cookie
1 Box of Pucks of Dark Chocolate/White Chocolate Chunk
ALL COOKIE DOUGH IS BEING SOLD AT $10.00 PER TUB OR BOX
Please contact either myself at 780-720-6197 or the school if you are interested in any of these items!
Our Regal fundraiser is once again up and running. I apologize for not staying on top of this fundraiser; the website is ready
to take your orders now. Please continue to pass this information to all your family, friends, co-workers and neighbors. It is
a painless fundraiser which brings in 35% profit from all sales to our school. The website again is www.nschs.shopregal.ca .
Happy shopping and thanks for your continued support.
Continued on next page….
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This was the final council meeting of the 2013/2014 school year. The next council meeting will be the AGM meeting for
NSCHS School Council and the Parent Advisory Association’s 2014/2015 School year to be held on Monday September 8 th at
7:00 P.M. in the High School Staff Room. Mark this important date on your calendars. School council needs you as there
will be 4 positions to be filled this fall. Chair, Vice Chair, Secretary and Student Reporter! All parents or guardians of students in NSCHS are welcome to attend. Make a difference and become a volunteer!
I wish continued success for our School and for our School Council!
Sincerely
Arletta O’Neill
School Council & Parent Advisory Chair
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GRAD NEWS
Commencement: Thursday June26th
New Sarepta Community High school
Starts at 6:30pm
Grads must be at the school by 5:30pm.
Open to the public—please join us!
Banquet: Friday – June 27th
New Sarepta Agriplex
Starts at 6:30pm
Grads must be there by 6:00pm
Tickets required for entry.
Congratulations to all the athletes that participated in the Black Gold Junior High
Track Meet!
Top Finishers
Mackenna Whyte 6th High Jump
Daniel Kellert 3rd Discus
Taylor Stevenson 3rd High Jump
Taylor Stevenson 4th Long Jump
Krista Erdmann 5th 200 m
Krista Erdmann 1st 400 m
Ashley Volkman 4th High Jump
Jarrett Wilson 3rd 100 m
Congratulations to Krista Erdmann who went on to compete at the Zone Event in
St. Albert!
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Final Exam Schedule
Friday June 20
Math 20-2 (in class)
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Student’s Corner by Kagen Newman
"It was the best of times, it was the worst of times, it
was the age of wisdom, it was the age of
foolishness..."
It is with these words that Charles Dickens begins
his famous story "A Tale of Two Cities" and it is with
these words that I boldly describe high school. 6
years spent of laughter, 6 years of tears, 6 years of
intelligence, 6 years of ignorance. Each of these
moments has shaped high school into an unforgettable experience which has proven to be infinitely
more exciting than Dickens' classic novel written
nearly two centuries ago. Each seemingly minor
achievement has made my heart glow with
unparalleled pride. Though many people look back
on high school as a time when there was no silver
lining, only downcast, misunderstood, teenage
moments that are inevitable in any individual's life,
my memories have seemingly been gilded. I hold
onto each of these moments in the hopes that I'll be
able to live in them forever.
Regardless of whether nostalgia or cowardice is responsible, I know that it is futile.
Life continues on after high school to the pleasure and chagrin of everyone. The
beginning of Dickens' book is both as cheerful and as melancholy as the ending of
high school appears to be. It leaves the reader, like many of this year's graduates,
feeling undecided. All we really are able to do is to hope for a happy ending. And that
is what each of us is searching for. So I'd like to wish all my fellow graduates good
luck; whether you're chasing your dreams or running away, I hope you are able to
stumble upon a happy ending.
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New Sarepta FCSS Information
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feel free to send an email. Often times email is the quickest way to get in
touch. We are happy to talk to you, either by email or phone, and inform you
of your child’s progress!
Extension
Name
Email
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Mrs. McKinney (Office)
[email protected]
222
Mrs. Thompson (Office)
[email protected]
222
General Inquiries and Attendance
[email protected]
224
Mr. Brian Scott (Principal)- Office
[email protected]
230
Mr. Brian Scott (Principal)- Industrial
Arts Lab
[email protected]
226
Miss Hollie Sheppard (Counselor)
[email protected]
306
Mrs. Arletta O’Neill (Educational Assistant)
301
Mrs. Tanya Maltais
[email protected]
302
Mrs. Kirsten Newman
[email protected]
303
Miss Jami Livingston
[email protected]
304
Mrs. Rhonda Swanson
[email protected]
305
Mrs. Catherine Farley
[email protected]
306
Mrs. Cindy Payne (Educational Assistant)
[email protected]
315
Mr. Jon Ganton
[email protected]
316
Mrs. Tammi Wicks
[email protected]
318
Mr. Troy Hjertaas
[email protected]
317
Mrs. Kim Engler
[email protected]
320
Mrs. Leanne Mistol
[email protected]
306
Mrs. Kerri Brookman (Educational Assistant)
[email protected]
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New Sports Equipment!
We received $$ and ordered tons of equipment! Hacky
Sacs, Skipping Ropes—individual and double dutch, scoop ball sets, dodgeballs, omnikin balls small and
large, tug of war ropes, Frisbees, beach balls, pinnies, whistles, baseballs, soccerballs, takraw balls, badminton
rackets, volleyballs, scooterboards and scooter hockey equipment! The pictures below show the Grade 7’s
playing sledge hockey! We are all so excited to have new equipment for our PE program! Big thank you to our
Parent Council!
4-H Achievements
Please remember to register for PowerSchool—this is your way of seeing your child’s attendance, and current marks. We are going paperless for report cards, so you will need to make
sure you can sign in.
You may use your child’s log on information, or you can email me to set up a parent account:
[email protected] or Lisa McKinney @ [email protected] for your parent
username and password information.