February 2015

Grade 9 Girls B-Ball 2

New Gym Grand Opening

3

Sr. Basketball 4

Athletic & Core Class All Stars

5

Science Updates 6

Woodturning Highlights

7

Superintendent’s Message

10

Inside this issue:

Innisfail High School

Special points of interest:

Grade 9 Science Fair,

Wed., February 25

New Gym Grand Opening,

Wed., Feb. 25, 2 pm.

I.H.S. Band Dessert Concert,

March 2, 7:00 pm

Big Brothers Big Sisters Bowl

for Kids, Sat., March 14

Principal’s Message High School Redesign: What everyone should know? Next year, IHS is hoping to be part of the High School Redesign project that Alberta Education has been running for a number of years. Essentially, we will be look-ing at changing some of the things that we have been doing in order to help our students be more successful. Despite the fact that we have made dramatic changes in our building over the past 4 years in areas such as graduation rates, discipline statistics and pass/fail ratios in classes, we still see areas that need tweaking. For example, we will be exploring our assess-ment practices as a school staff over the next couple of months in anticipation of the upcoming change. On March 4, we are hoping to take two groups of student Flex Ambassadors and some parents to either Olds High School or William E. Hay High School in Stettler. The two groups will compare the set up that each school has and have some conversations about what High School Redesign should look like in Innisfail High School. If you or your child is interested in being part of this process, please con-tact me asap and let me know.

Drive Safe! Please have a conversation with your child about the importance of driving safely at all times, not just when in the school neigh-bourhood. When a student is reported for unsafe driving, stand-ard policy is to involve the RCMP unless the incident occurs on school property. In this situation, school admin AND RCMP may be part of the solution process. The fine for stunting is very hefty, but not nearly as bad as having stu-dents hurt or killed due to careless driving. Please help us ensure that all our students get home safely. Talk with your child about being safe behind the wheel. Tough Economy, We Can Help! School fees are charged in ac-cordance with Chinook’s Edge School Division policy and with the approval of IHS Parent Adviso-ry Council. These fees are used to provide programs, both core and complementary, for the students in this school. Currently, we have a significant amount of outstanding school fees. If you are unable to pay your fees or would like to make ar-rangements to pay them over time or have them waived, please contact me so we can make provi-sions for this. If your child is

interested in participating in an extra-curricular activity that you cannot afford, please call me to make arrangements. In accord-ance with Division policy, all fees that are unpaid and where ar-rangements haven’t been made will be forwarded to a collection agency. As well, students whose parents have not paid fees (and who haven’t made arrangements to waive or pay the fees) may be unable to participate in such activ-ities as Prom, extra-curricular activities, and the like.

Quote of the Week You must take personal

responsibility. You cannot change the circumstances, the

seasons or the wind, but you can change yourself. That is

something you have charge of. Jim Rohn

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The Grade 9 Girls basketball team competed in the Lacombe Jr.

Basketball tournament Jan. 30/31. After they won two of their

three games they came home with the Bronze Medal.

GRADE 9 GIRLS BASKETBALL

The Girls then played a

great game against

St. Pat’s on Wed.,

Feb. 4 and lost a

close 36-32.

Way to go girls!

Bottom Grade 9 girls pics courtesy of Tim Lasiuta & the Innisfail Province

Page 3 February 2015

Cyclones Day!

Wear Blue & White on Wednesday, Feb. 25

to show support of our sports teams!

This is in conjunction with the

New Gym Grand Opening

Cyclones Day!

Wear Blue & White on Wednesday, Feb. 25

to show support of our sports teams!

This is in conjunction with the

New Gym Grand Opening!

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The Sr. Girls did well at the Olds Tournament Jan. 30-31, losing to Olds 51-37, then beating HJ Cody 66-43 and winning against Didsbury 72-62

to win the consolation prize. Also the Sr. Girls beat Lacombe 48-36 on Wed., Feb. 4 at home!

Way to go girls!

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The Sr. Boys are having a strong season with lots of growth and improvement. They played well at

the Olds Tournament Jan. 30-31 against some very strong teams. They then played Lacombe at

home on Wed., Feb. 4 and won 66-28.

Way to go boys!

Page 5 February 2015

Core Class Highest Average

Student Grade Core Class Teacher Maciborsky, Elizabeth 11 Biology 20 Mrs. Freeman Brock, Lisa 12 Biology 30 Mr. Ramrattan Maciborsky, Elizabeth 11 Chemistry 20 Miss Littke Brock, Lisa 12 Chemistry 30 Miss Littke Janssen, Kendall 10 English 10-1 Miss Gough Janssen, Mikayla 10 English 10-1 Miss Gough Allisen, Andrew 10 English 10-2 Ms. Hunter Shevchenko, Logan 10 English 10-2 Ms. Hunter Layden, Jenita 11 English 20-1 Ms. Hunter Meyer, Cassidy 12 English 20-2 Ms. Hunter Brock, Lisa 12 English 30-1 Miss Gough Paulsen, Nicholas 12 English 30-2 Ms. Hunter Beaudoin, Adele 9 English 9 Miss Gough Gagnon, Riley 10 Math 10-3 Mrs. Hammel Blain, Alyson 10 Math 10C Mr. Bexon Bilton, Kade 12 Math 30-1 Mrs. Hammel Weiss, Micheala 12 Math 30-2 Mr. Lockhat Arthur, Jillian 9 Math 9 Mrs. Baird Westman, Kyla 9 Math 9 Mrs. Baird Wiberg, Riona 10 Science 10 Mr. Lockhat Robinson, Cynder 10 Science 10-4 Mr. Burton Riley, Meranda 11 Science 24 Mrs. Baird Block, Leah 9 Science 9 Mr. Burton Kaluzniak, Spencer 9 Science 9 Mrs. Freeman Wiberg, Riona 10 Social 10-1 Mrs. Christie-Bill Maciborsky, Elizabeth 11 Social 20-1 Mr. Andrews Maree, Mischa 12 Social 30-1 Mr. Andrews Arthur, Jillian 9 Social 9 Mrs. Dufresne

Athletic & Core

Academic All Stars OUTSTANDING JOB TO BOTH STUDENTS AND STAFF!!!

Current Season — Athlete with Highest Average

Senior Girls Basketball - Elizabeth Maciborsky Senior Boys Basketball - Justin Woodruff

Gr. 9 Girls Basketball - Katalina Allen and Chloe Lucas

Club Volleyball Club Volleyball

We also have three students on the other U16 team: Aly Blain, Kendall Janssen, and

Sabrina Wachter.

Mr. Anderson’s team took third in a very competitive pre-season event!!! The other

team took first in the same event!

We met each other in the semi-final and

went to three games in a close match.

Both teams are being ranked in top of

Tier 2 and even Tier 1, which is exciting as

they prepare for the first AVA Premier

Tournament , Feb. 21 & 22 in Calgary.

Students from Innisfail High School on Mr. Anderson’s Club Volleyball team are:

Jordyn Shewchuk Mikayla Janssen Alicia Janssen Carmen Maree

Page 6 Innisfail High School Miss Littke’s Science 10

Dune Buggy Lab

Miss Littke’s Chem 30

Burning Oil Calorimetry

Lab!

Page 7 February 2015

We were very fortunate to receive a grant from the Alberta founda-tion for the Arts. They paid for a two week program with Andrew Glazebrook. Andrew is a profes-sional woodturner and artisan who works with schools all over Alberta and in the United States. He brings his lathes and all kinds of amazing types of woods

for the students to build projects.

From Feb. 2 to Feb. 13, our stu-dents learned lathe safety, proper tool use and have made tops, rings, salt and pepper shakers, scoops, porridge stirrers, mush-rooms, spatulas and many other wonderful things. These projects are basic in nature but the skills that the students have learned can lead them on to pursuing more artistic endeavours. The purpose of this program is to al-low students access to profession-al tools that schools most often can not afford and be able to use these tools under expert supervi-

sion.

Mr. E. Coles

Woodturning Program

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Breakfast Program

The Innisfail High School is proud to still be

offering our Breakfast program...

thanks to our sponsors through Breakfast for

Learning and the Innisfail Legion.

Students can still grab breakfast every

morning between the hours of 8:30-10:30 in the

Home Economics Room.

Any questions please see Mrs. Fletcher,

Mrs. Dingman, Mrs. Fulton or Mrs. Allen.

Have time for a Selfie?

This year we will be featuring a Selfie Page in the Yearbook!

Look for posters up around the school or ask Mrs. Fagan at the

office for more information!

Our Busy Teachers... Our own Miss J. Littke was an organizer for a di-ploma prep course for Chem 30 students from Olds, Sylvan Lake and Innisfail at Division Office. There were over 60 students from the three schools in attendance. It was a two day event that took place Friday, January 23 and Saturday, January 24. Miss Littke and other Chem 30 teachers from the three schools worked together to go through the four main units in the course. Shown at right is another meeting at Division Office as Biology teachers reviewed the

diploma exam. Our Mr. Ramrattan (left) was there.

Students show their support for the Senior Basketball Teams!

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Please RETURN your past TEXT BOOKS as soon as possible!

They can be taken to Mrs. Charlton at the Learning Commons.

High School Band

Dessert Concert Monday, March 2

at 7 pm.

Tickets are $10 and are

available in advance from a

band student or at the door!

The evening will include coffee

and delicious desserts as well

as 2 hours of awesome

musical selections!

Denmark Exchange

Denmark Exchange Denmark Exchange

2016 2016 2016 ––– 15 DAYS15 DAYS15 DAYS

Tentative dates: Aug. 21, 2016-

Sept. 4, 2016 London,

Copenhagen, Host families

Tentative cost: $2500 2 days in

Iceland depending on student

interest and budget Contact

Mrs. Mobley as soon as possible to

begin fundraising. Danish students

return at the end of September

2016 for 10 days.

GRADE 9 SCIENCE FAIR Wednesday, Feb. 25 — in the SGA Project judging is from 9:00 am — 12:00 pm. Viewing for students and teachers is in the afternoon. Evening program is from 6:00 -7:00 pm and is open to

the public. Awards will be presented at 6:30 pm.

Students who are looking to ride on a school bus other than their own need to have a note

from their parents that would be given to the bus driver. The bus drivers need to have something

written that gives them authority

to allow the student on the bus.

Thank you for your cooperation!

4459 51 Avenue

Innisfail, AB T4G 1A8

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Phone: 403-227-3244 Attendance: 403-227-7876

www.innisfailhigh.ca

A Message from the

Superintendent

Ensuring our students are

engaged in meaningful

learning and encouraged to

rise to new challenges is our

mission in Chinook’s Edge.

To achieve that goal, we

work to provide a safe and

caring culture, where stu-

dents feel a sense of belong-

ing. These are some of the

values that guide our efforts

and surround our students

every day in our division.

Chinook’s Edge has

developed important

relationships through our

‘Matters’ committees,

which has honoured our

values and invigorated the

quality of learning for every

student in our division.

This innovative approach

to collaboration has grown

to include Students Matter,

Teachers Matter, Parents

Matter and Support Staff

Matter committees. This

unique style of engaging

with individuals across our

complex organization has

set a solid path towards our

vision for learning. Most

importantly, it has fortified

the values that our Chi-

nook’s Edge families have

come to expect from us.

Kurt Sacher

Superintendent of Schools

Mission:

Chinook’s Edge School Division will engage

every student in meaningful learning by chal-

lenging, encouraging and believing in them.

Vision:

Chinook’s Edge School Division will be

universally recognized as a collaborative

learning community where learning is personal-

ized for all students to achieve success as

compassionate and innovative global citizens.

Surrounding every student with Chinook’s Edge values

Tweet us @ innisfailhs

As spring holidays approach, we know that many families

have vacations planned, both within and outside of Canada.

Travelling increases your family’s risk of exposure to many

different diseases, including measles. Measles is a very real

threat in many parts of the world, including as close to home

as California, where a measles outbreak is currently ongoing.

It is always important to ensure all your immunizations are up

to date before you travel.

If you are uncertain whether you and/or yoru children need the

MMR vaccine before travelling, please call your local commu-

nity health centre to discuss. If you are not sure how to reach

your local community health centre, you can also call Health

Link Alberta at 1.866.408.5465.

Measles is a serious disease:

In fact, about one in ten people with measles need hospital

treatment.

Measles is extremely contagious:

Measles disease is caused by a virus that spreads easily

through the air. The virus can survive in the air for up to two

hours.

Measles can be prevented with vaccine:

Two doses of the MMR vaccine, at the appropriate ages and

intervals, are required to be protected against measles.

Be sure you and your family are protected. For more

information on measles disease and the MMR vaccine, please

visit www.immunizealberta.ca or call Health Link Alberta at

1.866.408.5465.