Weekly Update: October 20 - 27
Upcoming events |
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October |
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Boys Volleyball Western @ Notre Dame Jr Boys 5 – 6:30pm and Sr Boys 6:30 – 8:00pm |
24 |
Post-Secondary Fair (out of province 6-8pm in cafeteria) |
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Girls Volleyball Aberhart @ Western Sr Girls 5 – 6:30pm and Jr Girls 6:30 – 8:00pm |
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Boys Volleyball Western @ Ernest Manning Sr Boys 5 – 6:30pm and Jr Boys 6:30 – 8:00pm |
25 |
Grade 10 Band Camp (Oct. 25 – 27) |
26 |
Football Playoffs start with quarter finals |
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Girls Volleyball Western @ Robert Thirsk Jr Girls 5pm - 6:30pm and Sr Girls 6:30pm – 8:00pm |
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Annual Drama Exec Rocky Horror Picture Show in the Theatre |
28 |
CBE Language Course Challenges (Part 1: Portfolio) |
30 |
Girls soccer city finals |
31 |
Last Day of Term 1/Deadline for IB fees |
Photo Orders
LifeTouch is offering 10% off orders by using the code below:
CODE: F2310OFF
All photo packages that you wish to purchase can be done through the Lifetouch website:
Prestige Grad Photo Booking Dates
Grad photos sessions will be available at the school on the following dates:
November 6-9th
November 15-17th
November 20-24th
Bookings can be made for a fee via the link below
Out of Province Post-Secondary Fair
This coming Tuesday, we will be having a Post-Secondary Fair for out of province universities and colleges. Representatives will be in the cafeteria from 6-8pm to speak with students and guardians about their programs and registration requirements. The in-province fair will be the following week during the day and is for student attendance only.
Here is a link to the page on our school website where you can find a recording of the meeting.
https://school.cbe.ab.ca/school/westerncanada/get-involved/school-council/pages/default.aspx
May 2024 IB Exam Registration
- Grade 11 and 12 students finishing a sequence of IB courses this year should sign up for IB exams before November 8th (ASAP is best as there are so many to enter and verify). Late registrations are charged a $50 late fee by the I.B.O.
- Don’t forget about 2nd semester IB courses!
- You are NOT committing to these exams until you sign off on the verification sheet. (registration can be cancelled with full refund until Jan 12th).
- Exams are $200 per subject, payable to the school by October 31st.
- Questions can go to your IB teacher or to Ms. Rivers in morning tutorial – main office (or serivers@cbe.ab.ca).
- https://forms.gle/UtYyFy13kpCVjkuy5
2022-2023 Elboya School Yearbooks Available for Pick Up
This is a friendly reminder to our last year’s Elboya Students to come by the school to collect their Pre-paid Yearbooks.
Competitions and Events
Debate
Congratulations to our Debate Club members for a successful performance at the competition in Edmonton last weekend. One of our teams placed first and overall two teams were successful in making to the next level of competition at Nationals. Congratulations!
Red Mile Rumble
Congratulations to our senior boys for placing first in the Redmile Rumble last weekend! Our senior girls also achieved an admirable third place finish and our junior girls placed second in the St. Francis tournament. Go Redhawks!
French and International Languages
On Tuesday, Faculté St. Jean representatives will be presenting to grade 10 students about the many advantages offered through enrollment in their programs. Presentations will be taking place in class.
The deadline has passed to register for the language challenge exams. Those that have registered, the portfolio component of the exam will be this coming Saturday, Oct. 28th. Most exams will be at Western Canada High School, with the exception of Filipino, Italian, and Japanese, being held at St. Mary’s High School.
Please see the Course Challenge Guide for more details:Course Challenge Guide
Yearbooks
2024 Yearbooks are currently up for sale at a discount of 25%! ($47) Hurry and reserve your child’s copy now because this discount will not last much longer!
To order a yearbook, visit: https://www.jostens.com/apps/store/customer/1114704/Western-Canada-High-School/