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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 [email protected]
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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 [email protected]
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!
Our Vision: Preparing Individual Citizens for Tomorrow.
Our Mission: Peace River High School, Experience the Success!
Peace River High School
10001 91 Avenue, Peace River Alberta T8S 1Z5 Phone (780) 624 4221
http://www.peaceriverhigh.ca/