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
Page 2 Innisfail High School
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
Page 8 Innisfail High School
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
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If you are uncertain whether you and/or yoru children need the
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