Wm. E. Hay
Stettler Secondary
Campus
M AY 2 017
P r i n c i p a l ’ s
Our student registration process for
the fall of 2017 is now almost complete; May 3rd was the deadline for
all student registration forms to be
handed in but there are still a few
students that have not done so yet.
We will be trying our best to make
sure that all students receive the
courses that they have selected.
However, students may not get everything that they have selected. This
is usually due to the fact that there is
a scheduling conflict between courses that are only offered one time during the year. It could also be that
students were late with returning
their registration forms or a particular course may have reached maximum enrollment. I would like to
thank Mrs. Enyedy, Mrs. Lovell and
all other staff members involved in
our registration process for their time
and energy spent in making sure that
all of the meticulous details are taken care of. Our school truly appreciates all of your efforts, time and
commitment.
Please be aware that there will be no
school mail out or newsletter in September, there will be a newsletter emailed out at the end of August with
pertinent school information. You
may also check our school’s website
www.wmehay.clearview.ab.ca to
subscribe to our newsletter. Student
timetables will be available to view
and/or print from Maplewood (our
Student Information System) in August. Students requiring and class
changes may come into the school
on Tuesday August 29th or Thursday
August 31st, between 9:00 A.M. and
3:30 P.M. No timetable changes will
be made on Wednesday August 30th
due to this being a school division
wide professional day. The first day
back for grade 10,11 and 12 students
is Tuesday September 5th and our
grade 7,8 and 9 students will return
to school on Wednesday September
6th. The first day back for all students is Thursday September 7th.
M e s s a g e
Our school picture day will also be
happening on Thursday September
7th. Information from Lifetouch, our
photography company will be available on our website as well as in our
August newsletter that will be emailed out. Notifications and reminders will be sent out through our
SchoolConnects messaging system,
Remind, Facebook, Twitter, our
School Website, our daily Memo as
well as our new outdoor sign. School
calendar magnets showing important
school year events will be available
again but will not be mailed
out. They will be distributed to students to bring home at the start of the
school year as well as available in our
main office for parents to pick up.
Continuing in September 2017,
Clearview School Division will be
entering into the eleventh year of
embedded Professional Days for all
of their teaching staff. Embedded
Professional Days allows teachers in
all Clearview schools, the opportunities to work with the same grade and
subject colleagues to plan units, lessons and projects together. It also
gives teachers an opportunity to share
common assessments, evaluations,
teaching strategies, best practices and
resources within their areas of expertise. Also, next year our teachers will
again be spending time understanding
and implementing the Ministerial
Order, Curriculum Prototyping and
the Inspiring Education document.
Our staff will also be continuing their
work on Google Apps For Education
(GAFE) in our classrooms as well as
continuing with Project Based Learning, as part of the regular classroomlearning environment. We have also
taken on a new initiative with Professional Learning Communities
(PLC’s) that will be a part of our regular Professional Days. Next year’s
school learning calendar is also online on the division’s website and on
our schools’ website outlining all of
ATTENDANCE LINE: 403-742-3476
the Professional Days in which the
students will not be required to be in
school. Also continuing in September
2017, Clearview School Division and
Wm. E. Hay Stettler Secondary Campus will be continuing with the refining of the delivery of our courses in a
competency (mastery) based fashion
as well as student assessment, evaluation, grading and reporting to reflect
this practice.
Wm. E. Hay Graduation is fast approaching on May 27th and students
are busy preparing for this very special and memorable day. Our Valedictorian has been announced and I
would like to congratulate Mr. Paul
DuToit on being named this year’s
valedictorian. Please remind your
graduating student that they will need
to be present at all the grad practices
for the week of May 24th to May 26th.
There will be busses transporting the
students to and from the arena for
rehearsal practices during this week
and students need to remember that
they are not allowed to transport
themselves.
As always, if you have any questions
or concerns, please feel free to call
me at 403-742-3466 or e-mail me at
[email protected].
Mr. Baharally
Principal
DATES TO
REMEMBER:
Registration Deadline
3
No School-PD
5
Mother’s Day
14
Victoria Day-No School
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GRAD 2017
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SCHEDULE OF EVENTS FOR GRAD 2017
now available on the Wm. E Hay website click HERE to follow link
Please check for important dates and times as well as other Grad 2017 information.
Special If your grad requires wheelchair / walker seating at the Grad Ceremony, please contact the high
school office by May 10th. Because of limited seating in these areas, we will be unable to
Seating accommodate entire families. Typically, three to four spots, including the wheelchair / walker can
be accommodated.
Requests
GRAD 2017 TICKETS!
Still available for purchase by the general public
at the high school office.
ROCK THE DIPLOMA!
A "power weekend" of diploma prep is being offered to students from all
Central Alberta High Schools at Lindsay Thurber High School in Red Deer.
June 9,10,11: Social 30-1, English 30-1
June 16,17,18: Bio 30, Chem 30, Math 30-1
June 23,24,25: Chem 30, Bio 30, Math 30-2, Phys 30
Course Fee: $135/course…..See Ms. McMillan for more information
~online courses also available—see www.rockthediploma.com ~
Scholarship Opportunities
There are many scholarship opportunities
available to Wm. E. Hay graduating students.
See Ms. McMillan in Student Services
for more information!
Apply NOW!
Career Expo
35 Grade 11 students attended the
Career Expo at Red Deer College (hosted with Careers
Next Generation) on April 27th. This was an optional day
offered to students to explore their career path and speak
to post secondary institutions throughout Alberta.
This Easter we tried some
new egg dying techniques. All natural products were used. Some of the items used to dye the eggs were: purple cabbage,
turmeric, onion skins, and silk ties! The results were amazing and the students enjoyed this new method.
Thank you to the School Board for coming into our school and having a talk with our students.
A big thank you to the students who volunteered to help out the Stettler Board of Trade.
The students went and helped set up tables and chairs for the annual Women’s Conference at the Stettler
Community Hall.
Report cards were handed out April 20th and Parent/Teacher conferences were held April 27 in the High school gym.
Please remember you can contact our teachers by phone or email if you have any questions or concerns.
Amanda Hawkins: [email protected]
David Teasdale: [email protected]
Outreach phone number: 403-742-3609
We have 6 grads from Outreach this year! Congratulations graduates!
Students should have completed their registration forms for next years courses and handed them in!
Encounters with Canada is Canada's Largest youth forum.
Every week of the school year 120-148 teens from across Canada go to
Ottawa, where they get to interact with fellow Canadians, learn about Canadian institutions, meet accomplished Canadians, explore exciting career
options, develop leadership skills, and get to be apart of the bilingual
experience. Over 100,000 youth have been through this experience so far.
The one week program calendar provides students with the opportunity to choose from different theme weeks. Each theme gives them the
opportunity to explore potential career paths or personal interests. Themes include: Arts& Culture, Canada Remembers, Democracy & Youth,
Experience Canada, First Responders, International Relations, Journalism & Communications, Law & Our Justice Systems, Medicine &
Health, Science & Technology, Sports & Fitness, Vimy:Coming of Age.
Congratulations to the following students who represented our school this year:
Cameron Tripp - Law & Our Justice Systems - Nov 20-26/16
Tianna Kirtley - International Relations - Feb 12-18/17
Tennille DayCheif - Communication & Social Media - March 12-18/17
Emily Brown - Vimy Ridge April 2-8/17
We are confident that the students enjoyed
this awesome opportunity
and did a great job representing our school
and our community in Ottawa.
Junior High Badminton is nearing the end
of its short but busy schedule. We have 42 particpants this year
and they have been quite dedicated. Athletes had the opportunity
to attend optional tournaments in Innisfail, Red Deer and Castor. CARA will be held after school in Stettler on Wednesday May
3 with 2 qualifying teams in each event and at each grade level
advancing to CWAJHAA. This year CWAJHAA will be held on separate days for each grade level after school May 8, 9, 10. Coaches
McDonald, McNickle, Olafson, and Langford hope that students
continue to have fun, keep improving, and play well at CARA.
Great enthusiasm, Junior Wildcats!
Upcoming Dates: Zone Badminton—May 1
CARA Badminton—May 3 Stettler
CWAJJHAA Badminton —May 8, 9, 10
The Wm E Hay Nockbuster Archery team finished up its
fantastic season this past Wednesday at Provincials. We had
our best team score ever of 3280 out of 3600, which placed
us third overall behind Cardston and H A Kostash. Many kids
had personal best shoots. We also had some individuals place.
Jessa Heatherington placed first for grade 12 and first overall
for the entire tournament. She now holds the highest score in
NASP Canadian tournament play for the past 15 years! She
shot a 296 out of 300. Great Job! Josh Morris placed second
for grade nine boys,and fourth overall. Katlyne Glasier placed
second for grade 7 girls, Reid Coulthard placed third for grade
10 boys and Brooke Glasier placed third for grade 10 girls.
We look forward to next season with our experienced and
new shooters
Football News: Football Spring Camp Brochures are now available in the office for any
current grade 9, 10 or 11 student that is interested in playing football in the Fall. The brochure has all of
the information that you need, including fees, registration and equipment pick up dates and
practice dates. If you have any questions, please see Mr. Baharally
Track and Field
SR. High Practices: Mon/Weds 3:30
Area Track Meet ~ Wednesday, May 17
Zone track Meet ~ Wednesday, May 24
Jr. High Track Day ~ June 6th (June 8th-rainout Day)
The Wm. E. Hay girls Rugby had a good
showing in their first exhibition game
against Hunting Hills on April 19th.
They also attended a pre-season camp at McNally High
School in Edmonton.
Looking forward to a successful season!
William Shakespeare himself. The prize
MAY SPIRIT DAYS :
Grade 9 students will be
going to Cavalcade Group Camp
in the Kootenay Plains west
of Nordegg from
May 30 - June 2.
April spirit days were a success. On the 12th, we celebrated Shakespeare's birthday by having a scavenger hunt using clues related to
was a movie pack won by Meghan Spencer.
May 4th ~ Star Wars Day, where we encourage everyone to dress up in costumes to celebrate
"May the Fourth Be With You"
May 25th ~ Decade Day come dressed up in attire from your favourite decade.
We hope to continue seeing the high participation rate continue.
Our last junior high dance of the year will take place on Friday, June 2 from 6-9.
If parents are interested in helping with supervision,
please let Ms. Burkard know at the school.
Jr. High Gr. 8 Students attended
Reach Provincials in Calgary Saturday, April 22. Hunter Measures,
The bands all did very well!
Madison Bradford, Kelby Babchuk
and Katie Satre attended to repreGrade 8 band and the High School Band received Honours.
Jr. High Students. They had many great games against other
We had a strong showing of solos, duets, and trios as well, with sent
schools and won 2 of their round robin plays. In their playoffs they
some placing Honours. The High School Band was awarded
managed to come out 8th overall! Our MVP was Hunter Measures.
"Adjudicator's Choice" and they will perform at the the Grand They made their coaches and teachers very proud. A job well done!
year we had 13 players on the Senior School Reach team ~Aaron
Concert. A trio, consisting of Cassidy UnKauf, Breanna UnKauf, This
Anonson, Judah Auton, Ania Bohn, Danae Chostner, Ally Hamelin, Jessa
and Alma Scott, and a guitar solo with Brayden Crispe were also Heatherington, Max McHollister, Meggan Schultz, Gavin Smith, Laura
chosen to perform at the concert. Thanks to the Stettler and Dis- Smith, Abby Spencer, Roam Thorsteinssen and Chase Walton. We
as two teams in league play (three round robin tournatrict Music Festival for all their hard work and providing a venue competed
ments in March.) Finsihing 2nd and 4th after these 3 tournawhere all the talent of these young people can be showcased. ments. The second place team advanced to Provincials April 22 at
Webber Academy in Calgary. Danae Chostner, Ally Hamelin, Max
(Eric Rahn, Band Director)
McHollister, Meggan Schultz, Gavin Smith, and Laura Smith competed
And a huge thank you goes out to Eric Rahn for his hard work and in Calgary. They competed against some very tough teams and won 2
of their games but did not advance to the finals. A great team and
dedication in making our band programs a success!
they made us proud!
Brier Devnich & Mikayla
Macey won 1st place at
the Castor Badminton
Tournament
We hosted our Spring Carnival on April 13th. All the
different school groups/clubs put on different activities for the kids in our community to enjoy. There was a
photo booth, balloon animals, face painting, egg toss,
musical chairs, bouncy castle and more. The Pie in the
Face event was a highlight with our own school
resource officer, Constable McNickle, being one of the
courageous recipients. Everyone who attended our
carnival had a great time and the students who ran the
events did an amazing job.
ARCHERY
PROVINCIALS
JAZZ CATS—perform at Stettler Music Festival
Sr. Reach Team members~Danae Chostner, Ally
Hamelin, Max McHollister, Meggan Schultz, Gavin Smith,
and Laura Smith competed in Calgary. They competed
against some very tough teams and won 2 of their
games but did not advance to the finals. A great team
and they made us proud! .
May 2017
Sun
30
Mon
Tue
Wed
2
1
Thu
3 Registration 4
ZONE
Badminton
5
8
9
10
Sat
6
No School
PD
Badminton Provincials
forms due
CARA Badminton
7
Fri
11
12
13
15
Band Trip to New Orleans
16
17 Area
18
Track Meet
19
20
22
23
26
27
Victoria Day
No School
No School
PD
29
30
CWAJHAA BADMINTON
14
Happy
Mother’s
Day
21
28
24 ZONE
Track Meet
31
25
GRAD
“Decade”
Day
June 1
2017 !
2
3
Tennis ZONES
Grade 9 Camp - Kootenay Plains
Wm. E. Hay Stettler Secondary Campus students are encouraged to GET LOUD for Mental Health during Mental
Health Week. Some of the activities that will happening around the school include:
FRIENDSHIP BENCHES - two benches will be painted by YCAT and the School Culture group. These benches
serve as permanent, physical, and year-round reminders to students to take a moment out of their day to sit,
breathe, and talk (or think) about their mental health and that of their friends. It’s intended to inspire peer-to-peer
conversations about mental health in order to reduce the stigma and encourage more students seek help. Simple
acts of kindness carry a lot of weight.
Hats On for Mental Health day on Wednesday, May 3. All Albertans are invited to wear a hat to raise awareness
of the importance of good mental health. Participating schools relax their hat rules and encourage students and
teachers to build understanding by wearing hats to school. We encourage everyone to talk about why we are
wearing hats today.
1 in 5 Campaign Emerald green t-shirts reading 1-in-5 across the front to visually represents how many Canadians are affected by Mental Illness. That’s 150 students in the high school that may be impacted. Thank you to
Madison Bauman for her contribution to this endeavor, and to those who sponsored the t-shirts, including the Student’s Union,Town of Stettler board members, and the CARS (Children and Adolescents being Resilient and SelfRegulating) program.
Wellness messages will also be displayed around the school and in the school Memo. In addition, students from
YCAT, grade 9 PE, and Psychology 20 will be presenting projects and information at the Wellness Fair on May 4
after school, to students at SES, Erskine School, Botha School, and Christ-King School. CARS staff from the
Clearview’s Mental Health Capacity Building Initiative will be presenting at the Wellness Fair, and visiting the grade
7 and 8 classrooms with information and activities around supporting mental wellness.