feb. 2, 2017 marauder j. r. robson high...

Feb. 2, 2017

5102 – 46 St. Vermilion, AB

T9X 1G5

Phone: 780-853-4177 Fax: 780-853-2920

J. R. Robson High

School

In this edition: Principal’s Corner ..................... 1

Around the School ..................... 1

Counsellor’s Corner ................. 2

Counsellor’s Corner Continued . 3

Rotary Citizenship Program ...... 3

JRR Drama Performances ......... 3

Football Alberta Top 100 .......... 4

School Council Resources ......... 4

What`s the VIBE? ..................... 5

Pink Shirt Day ........................... 5

Fentanyl Presentation ................ 5

CLASS Courses......................... 6

RCMP Depot Youth Camp ........ 7

Wellness Coalition Activities .... 8

Youth Cooking Club ................. 9

AHS Mental Health News ......... 10

Yearbook Order Form ............... 11

February Calendar ..................... 12

February Cafeteria Menu .......... 13

Marauder News

Principal’s Corner

Second semester has started!

High school students looking to make course changes must

see their assigned counselor prior to making those deci-sions. I was very impressed

with the overall attitude and hard work of the students in semester one. Keep up the

good work. Report cards were handed out

to students on February 2nd. Just a reminder that parents can continue to view student

attendance and marks on Par-ent Portal. If you have ques-

tions or issues with Parent Portal give Ms. Reeve a call at the school.

I want to thank Ms. Calyniuk and her VIBE team for all the

PAC Meeting

Next meeting will be on Monday, March 27,

2017 at 7 pm

hard work they did in hosting

another exciting and enjoya-ble VIBE Day on January

30th. Over 400 junior high students from JR Robson, Mannville, St. Jerome’s, Clan-

donald and Grade 6 students from VES spent the day at our school attending a variety of

sessions. The sessions were led by community experts and

members from various com-munity organizations. Thank you to those who volunteered

to work with our future lead-ers and experts.

The next Parent Advisory Council meeting will be March

27, 2017 at 7 pm.

Around the School

Website:

jrrobson.btps.ca

Facebook:

facebook.com/jr.robson.39

Twitter:

twitter.com/JRRobsonSchool

Painting: acrylic on canvas by Samuel Ree in Grade 9 & sculpture: clay by Tobias Ollinger in Grade 10

Counsellor’s Corner

Registration for grade 9 - 11 students will begin after Teacher’s Convention and be con-cluded prior to Easter vacation. Watch for further information.

Lakeland College is hosting information sessions for any students and parents who would like more information about the fol-lowing programs:

For additional information, click on the link and it should redirect you to a particular de-partment for additional details

Here is a listing of opportunities for stu-dents. For additional information, use the

links attached.

HYRS (Heritage Youth Researcher Summer Program) Is a 6-week long (paid!), summer university research experience for exceptional Grade 11 students from around our province. This course is designed to give students from around the province first-hand biomedical and health research experience at a universi-ty campus, and introduce them to the many

(Continued on page 3)

Semester 2 has officially started. Congratula-tions to all students who have met their goals for semester 1. Your hard work and dedica-tion paid off.

For high school students, February 10 will be the last day to add or drop courses for second semester.

There will be a Grant MacEwan University Presentation held on February 21, 2017 af-ter lunch in Room 206 as part of CALM for anyone interested in attending.

For grade 12 students, your diploma exami-nation results are available through your MyPass account. For those who do not have an account yet, here is the link https://public.education.alberta.ca/PASI/myPass . Alberta Education responds to your account application so apply early to ensure you have access to your diploma examination results when they become available, which is usually the third week of February.

Again for grade 12 students, make sure your applications to post-secondary institutions are completed by the end of the month as many post-secondary institutions do not ac-cept registrations after March 1. Scholarship information is available on our school web-site. Look for the white ribbon and follow the link. Any new scholarships are added to our website for your use. If you have additional questions please see Mrs. Polishuk or Mrs. Hart

Grade 11 students – please see Mrs. Hart if you need information about career planning or about courses for next year. She would be happy to sit with you and work through a ca-reer plan Please see her to schedule an ap-pointment. Parents are always welcome too,

if you have questions or concerns.

Remember the STRONG Interest Inventory is available through the counselling office and VIBE for any grade 11 & 12 student who are having trouble deciding on a future occu-pation. It is a great way to start the career planning process. See Mrs. Hart, Mrs. Speck, Miss Felt or Mrs. Polishuk for further information.

Info Session Campus Date

Energy Lloydminster February 23

Business Lloydminster March 2

Environmental Vermilion March 3

University Trans- Lloydminster March 10

Agricultural Sci- Vermilion March 10

Human Services Vermilion March 10

Health & Wellness Lloydminster March 14

Health Care Aide Lloydminster March 14

Street Rod Tech- Vermilion March 17

Interior Design Vermilion March 17

Sign Language Edmonton T.B.D.

Rotary Adventure in Citizenship Program 2017

Counsellor’s Corner Continued

the Departments of Human Ecology and Nu-trition. Here is the website: WISEST Alber-ta. See Mrs. Hart if you are interested.

RCMP-GRC Depot Youth Camp 2017 - Are you interested in a career as a police officer, this may be the camp for you! The K Divi-sion (Alberta) RCMP Recruiting Section is of-fering their annual youth camp for students in grade 11 or 12 (16 - 19 years of age). Thir-ty-two students from all over Canada will be selected to attend an all expense paid week long youth camp held at Regina’s RCMP Training Academy. The deadline for applica-

tion is March 1, 2017. The camps will run: August 7- 11, 2017 (open camp) or August 14-18, 2017 (Aboriginal focus camp). Stu-dent selection is based on student’s academ-ic achievement, fitness level, volunteer work, and their interest in a career in policing. See Mrs. Hart for an application form if you are interested.

April 30th-May 3, 2017 What is it? 5 day program for students in Ottawa to learn about citizenship and Cana-da's government Who can apply? Students 16-18 years old can apply, one student from Vermilion and area will be chosen Deadline to apply: February 28th, 2017 How to apply: Contact Lorne Maier for appli-cation details (lorne.maier@btps.ca)

educational and career options available in this field. Applicants requires at least 85% in each of Math 20-1 or 20-2, biology 20 and one other science class. Here is the website link for further details: http://www.aihealthsolutions.ca/funding/training-and-early-career-funding/undergraduate-high-school/hyrs-heritage-youth-researcher-summer/

WIEST Summer Research Program provides an awesome opportunity for young women and young men who have completed Grade 11 to gain first hand information about the

diverse fields in science, engineering, and technology disciples. Participants work as paid research assistants on a project in an area that is less-traditional for their gender for six weeks in July and August. The young women do research in the Faculties of Engi-neering and/or Science and the young men are placed in the Faculty of Nursing and/or

Miss Ishaq’s drama club concluded two

great performances of “Complaint De-partment and Lemonade” on Jan 19 &

20.

Football Alberta Top 100

The Board of Trustees of Buffalo Trail Public Schools has committed to fund the member-ship of all school councils in BTPS in the Al-berta School Councils Associations (ASCA) for the 2016-17 school year. Membership in this organization will provide access for both school level school councils and individual school council members (this includes any parent of a student in BTPS) to a wide variety of very helpful information. Some of these re-sources include: 1) Access to the ASCA website at http://

www.albertaschoolcouncils.ca/ 2) Access to weekly informational Webinar

Wednesdays 3) Access to four Council of School Council

professional development sessions for school council members

4) Access to the ASCA 2017 School Councils conference and Annual General Meeting at a reduced registration cost

BTPS Engagement Session #3—February 28, 2017 This session will be held at Irma School. The Board wants to get input and so the topic for

School Council Resources

the ASCA portion will be determined through feedback for school council members and in consultation with the ASCA. There are a wide variety of topics available and you can view them on the ASCA website. The Board mem-bers present will also take time in this ses-sion to discuss the BTPS Mission and to have a focused conversation on the “highly effec-tive team” aspect, in hopes of gathering per-spective from parents on what this looks like for them and for their child in our schools. Webinar Wednesdays for February (Click link to register) Feb. 1: Welcoming Refugees and Newcomers Feb. 8: Engaging FNMI Families

Feb. 15: Supporting Families Coping with FASD

Feb 22: Benefits of Inquiry/Project Based Learning

Click here to view the full year schedule for Engagement Sessions and Webinar Wednes-days as well as information on Awards of Recognition.

Our own Marauder and football

player, Kyle Theiss, has earned his place in the Football Alberta Top

100 U18 player list! This opens his door to playing on the U16 or U18 Football Alberta Provincial Team

and even play nationally and inter-nationally afterwards. “This is a big deal, hasn’t happened in a

‘looong’ time for Vermilion football players”, says our senior high So-

cial Studies teacher and coach, Lorne Maier, “he's worked really hard to get to this level training

several times a week with a profes-sional trainer in Lloyd and attend-

ing player camps on the weekends throughout the winter.”

February is an exciting month for VIBE! As sup-porters of the Pink Shirt Day campaign, we love wearing and seeing stu-dents and staff wear pink on February 22nd to raise

awareness of bullying issues. Our Pink Shirt design, created by J.R Robson student Han-nah Stewart, spreads a message that VIBE stands behind, one that encourages kindness towards everyone! The shirts and hoodies sold like hotcakes and you will be seeing

them worn all around local businesses and schools on February 22!

What is Pink Shirt Day? The Pink Shirt Day campaign started when a rural Nova Scotia boy wore a pink shirt to school. Sadly, he was harassed and bullied by a few class-mates; they called him homosexual for wear-ing pink. What could have turned into a trau-matic event for this student actually ended up positively. There were some witnesses that day who chose to be more than bystanders. Two grade 12 students, who witnessed this act of bullying, decided that they would take a stand to show the bullies that their actions were unacceptable. That night, the boys self-lessly bought 50 pink shirts from a local dis-count store and then went online to encour-age all their friends to wear a pink shirt to school the next day to make what they called a “Sea of Pink”. When the bullied student ar-rived the next day and saw the “Sea of Pink”, witnesses said it was like a weight lifted off his shoulders. The bullies were never heard from again. Check out pinkshirtday.ca for more information.

The VIBE student advisory is planning a school wide talent show in the month of Feb-ruary. Watch for posters and be sure to sign up to display your talent, no matter how grand or small!

Students are welcome to eat lunch in the VIBE room or come up and play games at lunch time, we have a huge assortment of games to suit everyone!

What’s the VIBE? Pink Shirt Day 2017

The Depot Youth Camp is a week-long summer camp for students in Grades 11 and 12 (ages 16-19).

Students selected for the RCMP Youth Camp form a co-ed group that is reflective of a typical RCMP cadet troop. By the end of the week-long camp, the group will develop a good understanding of the career possibilities offered by the RCMP. This is a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to experience Depot prior to submitting an RCMP application.

This is also a wonderful opportunity to interact with police officers from many different units within the RCMP, which will allow you to obtain a better understanding of what life would be like as a member of the Royal Canadian Mounted Police!

ABOUT THE PROGRAMStudent selection will be based on academic achievement, fitness and interest in a career in policing. While at camp, students will be issued parts of the RCMP uniform to wear and will be expected to act as a troop in training. They will be required to wake up early, keep dorms clean, and behave as a professional representative of the RCMP.

August 7 - 11, 2017 Open to Everyone August 14 - 18, 2017 Aboriginal Focus

PROGRAM OFFERS

Participation and observation of activities such as :

> drill> driver simulator training> firearms> police officer scenarios> fitness training (PARE)> troop graduation> a tour of RCMP Heritage Centre

and much more!

ARE YOU INTERESTED? For more information and how you can apply, please contact:

amber.cummings@rcmp-grc.gc.ca (780-412-5497) OR

annick.carignan@rcmp-grc.gc.ca (780-412-5410)

“K” Division RCMP Recruiting

NOW ACCEPTING APPLICATIONS FOR THE 2017 SESSIONS! Deadline for application : March 1, 2017

DEPOT YOUTH CAMP

See Mrs. Hart for application form

TIME: 1:00– 3:30 PM

Family Activities:

~ Tobogganing (bring your own toboggan & helmet) ~ Snowshoeing (snowshoes provided) ~ Frisbee golf ~ Snow painting ~ Bannock & warm drinks ~ Pre-school children’s activities

Vermilion Provincial Park - Across from the CN Station at the Cook Shack

Join us for Free Family Fun for Everyone! Door Prizes!

FAMILY DAY ‘FUN’-ATHLON Monday, February 20th, 2017

Sponsored by the:

Vermilion Wellness Coalition Supporting a healthy, active, engaged community.

FREE EVENT!

Lakeview Property Maintenance LTD.

For more information please contact Shawn Bell at 780-581-2406.

Vermilion Wellness Coalition

presents:

Days: Tuesdays(6 week series) Time: 3:45 - 4:45pm Cost: $20.00 Grades: 5– 8 Location: J.R. Robson High School Instructors: V.I.B.E Staff Registration Deadline: February 28th, 2017 Please connect with a VIBE Coach for registration & payment. Limited space available so please register early! Maximum of 25 people.

Supporting a healthy, active, engaged community.

Youth Cooking Club Tuesday March 7th - April 11th, 2017

Learn healthy meal and snack ideas. Develop cooking skills to prepare nutritious foods.

Opportunity to build confidence in cooking. A fun, interactive way to work as a team to learn to cook.

Parents are powerful role models!

The best way to teach children to be kind and to accept kindness is to intentionally model kindness.

Our children watch us carefully. They observe our relationships with others: how we listen to each other and how we treat each other. When our words and actions treat others with empathy and kindness; children learn and practice kindness.

February 2017

#KindnessWins

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February 2017

Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat

1 2 First Day of Semes-

ter II Report Cards

3 4

5 6 Grad Retakes

7 8 9 10 TES/Support Staff PL Day—no classes

11

12 13 14

15 16 17 18

19 20 Family Day—no

classes

21 22

23 24 School Based PL Day—no classes

25

26 27 28

February 2017

Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat

1 2 Pizza

3 ‘Fryday’

4

5 6 Spaghetti

7 Grilled Cheese &

Soup

8 Chili

9 ‘Fryday’

10 TES/Support Staff PL Day—no classes

11

12 13 Caesar Salad

14 Tacos

15 Hamburgers

16 Fajitas

17 ‘Fryday’

18

19 20 Family Day—no

classes

21 Perogies

22 Burritos

23 ‘Fryday’

24 School Based PL Day—no classes

25

26 27 Mac & Cheese

28 Shrove Tuesday

Pancakes