Peace High Herald TechTimes December 2018

Experience the Success!

Peace River School Division #10

Issue 3

Principals Message

As we prepare for the break and end of semester, we want to take the time to wish everyone a Merry

Christmas and Happy Holidays. We have a busy December getting ready for the break, including:

• Toy’s For Tots Coin Drive from December 3-7 where each class brings in donations of coins, cash,

Canadian Tire money, Freson Bros cards or toys still in their wrappers to donate to the Toy’s For

Tots, Salvation Army Food Bank and Women’s Shelter. This annual event has raised thousands of

dollars for this great cause, and the winning class (most $ per student) gets the opportunity to

shop for the toys.

• Opioid addiction and information session on Wednesday, December 5 hosted by our local

partners such as RCMP, Addictions Services, Mental Health, HIV North and school community.

This will start with a whole school presentation in the morning and then small group information

sessions in the afternoon from each of the partners.

• Hosting of our Annual Nomad Invitational Senior Basketball tournament December 14-15. This is

a big fundraiser for Nomad Athletics and the Junior teams and parents help to scorekeep this

tournament and everyone is welcome to come and cheer on the teams.

• Annual Christmas Smorg on Wednesday, December 19 at lunchtime. Our Physics 30 and Bio 30

classes will be preparing a meal and presents (door prizes) where students, parents, PRSD staff

and community are welcome to attend this wonderful get together and meal before the holiday

break. The cost is only $7 per person!

• Peace High Dodgeball tournament hosted on Friday afternoon, December 21. We have student,

staff and alumni teams challenge each other is some competitive and fun dodgeball games. Come

and see the energy, costumes and fun from 1-3 pm!

We cannot forget that after the break there are only a couple of weeks to get ready for end of semester

one. There will be scheduled tutorial and review time in courses to prepare for exam week. There is also

Diploma Prep courses that may be available for some 30 level courses with diploma exams, so students

should talk to their teachers if they may be interested in taking one of these. Please contact the school if

there are any concerns or questions surrounding our events or exams coming up.

Mark Owens

Principal

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SET Conference at Edmonton

This issue

Administration P.1 - P.5

Information/Events P.6 – P.09

Athletics P.10 - P.14

Superintendent’s Message

Have Your Say on the Divisional School Calendar This month, we will invite members of our school communities to review and provide input on the proposed 2019-2020 Divisional School Calendar for Peace River School Division. We welcome and encourage input from our families, staff and community members in order

to help us develop our divisional school calendar reflecting the needs of our school communities.

All input received regarding the proposed 2019-2020 Calendar will be reviewed by the PRSD Calendar Committee that consists of a parent, teacher, principals, management and representatives from neighbouring school boards. Input from our school communities will be reviewed and considered as the committee collaboratively develops a calendar for the PRSD Board of Trustees’ consideration. The Board of Trustees will review the calendar and input as collected and the calendar will be presented to the board for their approval at the March 2019 board meeting. Please watch for more information on how to share your input on the school calendar in the upcoming weeks. We will share more details through newsletters, websites, email and social media. This is a great opportunity for our families and school communities to be involved in decision making on a school and divisional level, and we thank you in advance for your input. Paul Bennett Superintendent of Schools Peace River School Division No. 10

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As the holiday season approaches, so too do the demands on our families, ourselves and on our time. It is a

busy time of year that can sometimes be overwhelming and we need to do our best to maintain balance in our

lives and consider safety factors. Both adults and children can feel stress during the holiday season. Keep in

mind what is important during this time of year – the enjoyment of fellowship and celebrating with family and

friends.

Remember to take time to reflect and rest. Holiday preparations often involve much lifting, moving and

organizing. It is important that everyone be mindful of proper lifting techniques and be aware of surface

hazards when bustling about. Ensure that electrical outlets are not overloaded and extension cords are in

good condition and position. Ladder safety should be practiced when hanging decorations and walkways and

driveways kept clear for winter visitors. Alberta Health Services has prepared an all season injury prevention

and safety suggestion guide for families.

Many great tips can be found at This Link. We wish you a safe and happy holiday season!

Safety Advisory Committee

School Council

Our last school council meeting on Monday, November 19, we reviewed

the Annual Three Year Education plan for Peace River High. This important

document that highlights our Accountability Survey results, comments and

strategies will be posted on our website, and for any questions or concerns

please contact the school. Our next School Council meeting will be on

Monday, January 14 at 6:30 pm at Peace High where we will be discussing

and answering any questions surrounding the end of semester one, exams,

and the start of semester two. We would love to hear from you, and input

from our school community is what helps to continue to improve the

education offered at Peace River High School.

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Scholarships & Student loans

A very comprehensive website for the majority of Scholarships given out in

our region (except for the businesses and groups that award scholarships

specifically to Peace River and area residents) can be found on the peace high

website homepage under Quick Links or just click HERE.

Supporting Women in the Andes – ECUADOR TRIP 2020

For more information please contact Mrs. Scott-Wilkes at (780)-624-4221 or email him at wilkes@prsd.ab.ca

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Graduation 2019

Grad 2019 is quickly approaching and that means that grad prep has already started! We have decided on our

grad theme which will be A Starry Night. The media committee is preparing the slide show and is asking that

Grads get 1 baby photo and 1 candid photo to head of the committee Cassidy Macintyre before Christmas

break. Song suggestions can also be directed to the media committee. Grad sweaters are now available for

purchase through the Entripy Shops link on the Peace High website. For those that have not already done so,

please make sure to get your height to Paulina as soon as possible so they can begin ordering grad gowns.

Parents, please note that we will be having a parent meeting on Wednesday, December 12th at 6:00 here at

the high school.

Watch our school website and Facebook pages for

information!

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FNMI (First Nation, Metis and Inuit)

News

A dedicated group of students from our Aboriginal

Studies 30 class facilitated our regional Blanket

Exercise at a meeting for principals, vice-principals

and central office staff for all of the schools in Peace

River School Division #10. Students involved

received a Nomad award at our Celebration of

Success assembly to acknowledge the contribution

they made to the professional development of our

school division administrators. This November,

Aboriginal Studies 30 students also supported a

project to raise awareness about homelessness in

our region.

On Nov 8th, a group of interested students from

Peace High had the opportunity to attend the

Aboriginal Youth Career Workshop. In addition to listening

to inspirational speakers and musicians, they also were able

to meet in small groups with people actually working in

careers that they were interested in learning more about. A

diverse selection of careers from lawyers, to truck drivers to

tattoo artists were represented.

A final highlight to mention is that our whole school

acknowledged the contribution of our Metis veterans as a

part of our Remembrance Day Ceremony.

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Project PEACE is one of 37 projects in a province-wide Mental Health Capacity Buildings in Schools Intiative. The

Initiative is funded by AHS - Addiction and Mental Health, in partnership with Alberta Education and other

partners and community agencies. For more information please contact: Tianna Rebalkin, Project PEACE

Success Coach at Peace River High School (780) 624 4221 or rebalkint@prsd.ab.ca

Move.. Play..Laugh.

This is the time of year that it is an extra challenge to stay active. A very

important part of maintaining healthy mental health is to keep your body

moving. Research has proving that physical activity can reduce the

symptoms of depression and overall sadness.

According to the Canadian Physical Activity Guidelines, children require 60 minutes of moderate to

vigorous-intensity activity every day. Adults need to accumulate 150 minutes of moderate to

vigorous activity per week (that is like 22 minutes a day.)

This all means you need to SWEAT to stay healthy!

Be an Active Family

Over the Christmas break challenge your family to do a physical activity everyday together. For 60

minutes put down the hand held devices, turn off the game console and the television. It is time for

some action and family fun! Here are some easy activities to do:

• Shovelling snow at your residence; for more of a workout, shovel your neighbour’s snow

• Build snow sculptures, a snow slide, or a fort

• Tobogganing

• Snowshoeing

• Downhill or cross-country skiing

• Indoor swimming

• Family Dance Party

• Play Tag

• Ice Skating

For more ideas check out the Healthy U website at: heathyalberta.com

The Project PEACE team would like to wish you

a healthy, happy and safe holiday season!

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The LOLs have been working with Mr. Lawrence on raising funds for a new refugee family by hosting a dinner on

December 1st and an overnight movie marathon at the school on December 7/8th. The dinner was a fundraising project

to support the efforts of #Peace River Welcomes Refugees to bring the Mahangel family from Sudan where they are

currently living as refugees from Eritrea. The family includes the parents, three daughters and a nephew of the father.

They are registered with the UNHCR. The father is the brother of Michael Mahangel who lives in Peace River. They are

being sponsored by the Peace River Alliance Church and the steering committee includes people who were involved in

the resettlement of two refugee families from Syria.

The dinner was supported and sponsored by the Peace High LOL (League of Leadership) and it was supported by

donations of ham and turkey from Johnny Sausage, Freson Brothers, and Karl's No Frills. Entertainment was provided by

a choir under the direction of Donna Burnham and meal was prepared by Crystal Owens with help from the LOL's who

also set up the tables. Sharon Krushel donated the proceeds form the sale of her cards for the project as well. Towards

the latter part of the evening we auctioned off pies that had been donated. Between the ticket sales, card sales,

donations and the pie auction we brought in about $3600 towards our goal of bringing the Mahangel family to Peace

River.

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Students from Red Earth Creek, Hines Creek, Peace Outreach and PRHS

attended a one day SET conference at the UofA in Edmonton put on by

WISEST (women in scholarship engineering science and technology) .

The students were able to participate in hands on activities in the lab, talk

with mentors and connect with women in the field of Science Engineering

Technology.

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Athletics

Volleyball

Jr. Girls Volleyball:

The Jr. Girls finished their season with a great showing at zones. Congratulations ladies! A huge thank you to Miss Sophia

Millar and Mrs. Charla Gannon for all of their time and effort this year. Also a huge thank you to all of the staff and

students who helped out to make this year’s 2J Girls Volleyball zones such a success.

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Sr. Boys Volleyball:

The Sr boys volleyball team ended the season with strong showings at Peace Classic, with a 4th place finish and a silver

medal at the 2A Boys Zones. Great work! Thank you to Mr Matt Gelderman and Mr Adrian Labrecque for their hard work

all season!

Sr. Girls Volleyball

The Sr. Girls had a great season overall, and a fantastic November. The girls started with a strong 4th place finish at Peace

Classic. The following week they earned the gold medal at the 2A Girls Volleyball zones hosted here at Peace High. A

huge thank you to all of the staff, parents and students who volunteered at both events. The girls then travelled to

Camrose to participate in the 2A Girls Provincial Volleyball Championships. The girls fought hard all weekend and earned

a bronze medal, the first medal for Girls Volleyball at Peace High. Congratulations ladies! Thank you to Brenna Senft and

Kayla Labrecque for their amazing effort at practice all season. Thank you to Mr. James Pobuda, Miss. Jen Favreau and

Mr. Maurice Mayer for their time and effort this season.

Volleyball

This season PRHS hosted 5 volleyball tournaments. This would not be possible without our school community coming

together. A huge thank you to parents and community members who ran concessions, coaches rooms and who helped

set up and clean up at various gyms around Peace River. Thank you so much to all of the PRHS staff who helped

supervise, score keep, clean up and do anything else that was needed. It would be impossible to run these events

without their support. And lastly, but certainly not least, to the student volunteers who helped score keep, officiate,

clean, set up, tear down and everything else that they did, including bring some tired staff members tea: Thank you for

your help, your enthusiasm and your hard work. It truly was appreciated.

Basketball

Jr. Basketball

The Jr. Basketball teams have one tournament before Christmas at TA Norris. In January they will be heading to

tournaments at Glenmary and High Level Public. Thank you to Mr. Mark Owens and Ms. Brittany Armstrong for coaching

the Jr. Girls and Mr. Tayor Hulme and Mr. Pat Coates for coaching the Jr. Boys.

Sr. Basketball

The Sr. Basketball teams have 3 tournaments before Christmas. They are heading to Edson Nov 30-Dec 1 and then to

Grimshaw Dec 7-8 before our home tournament on December 14-15. Any parents able to help that weekend, please

contact Jen Favreau or Mark Owens. Thank you to Mrs. Jenny Harpe and Mr. Justin Hicks for coaching the girls team and

Mr. Wayne Dunnington and Mr. Ken Ceniza for coaching the boys. An extra thank you to Wayne for organizing the Sr.

Nomad Invitational tournament.

Please follow us on Twitter @nomadathletics for updates on schedules and results!

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Our Mission: Peace River High School, Experience the Success!

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