March
1 – 2 Wrestling City Championship
1 Jr. High Volleyball Feeder School Tournament at Scarlett
2 IPP Info for Post Secondary Transitions at St. Mary’s University at 1pm
3 Deadline to pick next year’s courses in MyCBE
4 Winds from the South Concert
4 Seeds to Connections Camp
5 Career Chat: Advanced Care Paramedic in Learning Commons at lunch
5 AIBF Jazz Festival Starts
5 – 7 Connections Racism Awareness and Leadership program
7 Scarlett French Café
9 SAIT Open House
9 Bow Valley College Open House
11 First Day of Spring Sports
14 Grade 12 Closing Ceremony Info Assembly
21 Last day of classes
21 Post Secondary/Unique Pathways Fair at Conferences (5:30-7:30pm)
21 - 22 Parent-Teacher-Student Conferences
Dear Parents and Guardians,
Please find info below to assist you with the week ahead. Next week we will be organizing Pink Shirt Day on Feb. 28.
Senior Night – Feb. 27
Come support our Senior Boys Basketball team for Senior night Tuesday February 27, as they take on the JCS Ravens for the final home game of the regular season. Grade 12 athletes will be starting, acknowledged, and celebrated for their potential final home game at E.P Scarlett High School. Go Lancers Go! Only those with identification from either JCS or Scarlett will be allowed in and families from the 2 schools.
Music Update
Our instrumental musicians are right in the thick on preparing and performing at the Alberta International Band festival this past week (Gr. 10 Concert Band) and into next (Symphonic Band and Wind Ensemble). Our Jazz 1 and Jazz 2 Bands will be competing at the festival March 5 (3:00 PM – 6:00 PM) and March 7 (12:30 PM – 3:30 PM) respectively.
Choir has been hard at work preparing for Winds From the South showcase concert set for Monday, March 5. Tickets are available and will include performances by all of our concert bands, our choir, in addition to a number of musical ensembles from select schools that feed into Scarlett.
We are looking to have video footage taken of our ensembles with the intent to create a promotional video for our music program here at Scarlett. If you know of anyone that might be able to provide high quality content, we’d be grateful. Please email jibell@cbe.ab.ca for further details.
Thanks in advance for your support, we are looking forward to celebrating another amazing night of music!
Grade 12 Families
All Grade 12 Students must complete a form to participate in the School Closing Exercises (sometimes referred to as the Grad Ceremonies). The form along with the grad fee is due by March 1. Thank you everyone! Ms. Chaudhry snchaudhry@cbe.ab.ca
Pink Shirt Day is Feb. 28
Students are encouraged to wear pink in support of anti-bullying. There will be 250 pink clothes pins with messages of kindness in the front foyer, in which students can take and clip to another persons belongings to spread good vibes! The first Pink Shirt Day was established by Travis Price and David Shepherd of Berwick, Nova Scotia. In 2007, they bought and shared 50 pink shirts after Chuck McNeill - a male ninth grader got bullied for wearing a pink shirt on the first day of school. We invite students and staff to wear a pink shirt to school on February 28 to raise awareness around the damaging effects of bullying.
Scholarships
Scholarship time has now arrived. The EducationMatters website will become live on March 1. Students that were not able to attend the Scholarship meeting in the Learning Commons on February 20th at lunch can sign up for an online webinar through EducationMatters or if you would like more information.
If you have other questions about the EducationMatters website or about scholarships, please make an appointment with our Guidance Secretary to see Ms. Nish in Guidance.
Fun Lunch
Thanks to our parents for organizing this for students. This is an optional service for families and the decision to participate is up to each family. We have not reviewed the health standards at each restaurant so we encourage families to make an informed choice.
- Feb 29 Mucho Burrito
- March 7 Boardwalk Burgers
- March 14 Noodlebox
- March 21 Coco Brooks
- April 4 Edo
- April 11 Banzai
- April 18 Subway
- April 25 Mary Browns
- May 2 Boston Pizza
- May 23 Golden Bell
- May 30 Little Caesars
- June 6 Jelly Modern
To participate in fun lunches create an account at www.healthyhunger.ca to register. You will be notified when new lunches are posted and be able to view up-coming lunches, place orders and pay for orders online.
Does your child have a learning disability and is going to post-secondary?
On March 2 a “Transition to Post-Secondary Education” for students experiencing disabilities @ St. Mary’s University-McGivney Hall@ 1:00 pm. Representatives from the University of Calgary, SAIT, Bow Valley College, Ambrose University, Alberta University of the Arts, Olds College, Athabasca University, Can Learn Society, Learning Disabilities & ADHD Network, and the Sinneave Family Foundation will be there.
Wrestling Update
It has been a pleasure to watch our Scarlett wrestlers improve and share their excitement for this sport! Parents, thank you, for all your support with driving and/or cheering on our athletes at the meets. It has all helped towards getting them ready for the City Championships next weekend on March 1-2, 2024, at Sir Winston Churchill High School. We’d also like to thank our coach Ms. Domstad! Your support and commitment has been incredible.
Rugby Info Meeting
Wednesday Feb 28th – Boys and Girls Rugby Information Meeting at Lunch in Rm 140.
Handout Authorization for Athletic Tryout and review start up March 11th.
Please email Mr. Housley at kwhousley@cbe.ab.ca if you have any questions.
Upcoming Team Info Meetings
We have upcoming meetings for Track and Field, Boys Soccer and Girls Field Hockey. All information can be found on our Athletic section of our school website. Please see this link: https://drepscarlett.cbe.ab.ca/athletics
Information Meetings Bamfield
I am excited to announce that we were lucky enough to secure dates for a field trip to the Bamfield Marine Research Station on the west coast of Vancouver Island from October 29 through November 1, 2024. This 4 day, 3 night trip will allow 21 Scarlett students to have a hands on marine biology experience. The trip will initially be open to our current grade 11 students who have completed or are taking Biology 20.
- There will be a meeting for students who are interested in the trip on Thursday, February 29th in room 158 at lunch
- There will be a meeting for the parents of interested students on Wednesday, March 13 at 6:30 in the Library.
If you are not familiar with the Bamfield Station, you might want to take a look at this amazing research facility - https://bamfieldmsc.com/. If you have questions about the trip, feel free to email me, Mike McKillop at mdmckillop@cbe.ab.ca.
Vaping Awareness and Prevention | Family and Caregiver Session
Join the Alberta Health Services Healthy Schools and Population Health Promotion team on Wednesday, March 6 from 7 - 8:30 p.m. for a virtual parent learning session on the youth vaping epidemic.
In this session, parents will learn about what vaping is, current vaping trends among youth and the harms and risks associated with it. We'll explore what legislation is in place at the local and provincial level to combat youth vaping use and what you and your child's school can do about it. Ideas on how to talk to kids and help them quit, as well as where to go for more information will also be covered. Link: Registration Link
2023-2024 Yearbooks – Deadline Extended
The deadline to purchase your yearbook has been extended to Thursday February 29, 2024. This is the absolute last day! There will be no copies available for purchase after this date and none for purchase in June when they are distributed. Purchase directly from Jostens using this link https://jostensyearbooks.com/?REF=A09700519. Copies are limited, so don’t miss out on this perfect keepsake! If you are unsure if you have purchased a copy, email Mrs. Basra at febasra@cbe.ab.ca
Scarlett French Café
French Immersion students at Scarlett – we are inviting you out on Thursday morning March 7th, come to room 286 from 8:15 to 9:00 and enjoy a complementary traditional French breakfast to the sound of traditional French music. Please join the French Immersion community that morning as we celebrate French traditions and culture! Poster - French Café - 2024.pdf
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Message from Parents on School Council
Please join us on zoom Monday for our monthly parent council meeting. We will be discussing next year’s School development plan, budget, and fees as well as the upcoming e-recycling, casino and guest speaker. The link is in the attachment: Agenda February 26, 2024.pdf
We are looking for a vice chair who maybe interested in assuming chair role next year. Please contact me if interested.
Mary Downey
Chair
Dr. E.P.Scarlett School Council and “Friends of Scarlett” Society
epscarlettschoolcouncil@gmail.com
We hope you have a good weekend.
Sincerely,
Carma Cornea
Principal