BCHS announcements. 22 February 2016

1. Monday (Day 2) - Gr. 7/8 – PC day
Grade 9-12 – Flex Day
Tuesday (Day 1) - Gr. 7/8 – PC day
Grade 9-12 – Flex Day
Wednesday (Day 2) - Early Dismissal Day
Thursday (Day 1) - Jr. High Divisionals (Gr. 8/9) @ BCHS
Gr. 7/8 - PC day
Grade 9-12 – Flex Day
Friday (Day 2) - 4 Block Day
-Sr Gryphs & JV Girls Tourney

2. Monday Feb 22 Wings & Potato Skins
Tuesday Feb 23 Pizza
Wednesday Feb 24 Perogies & Sausage
Thursday Feb 25 Chicken Nuggets & Fries
Friday Feb 26 Ravioli & Caesar Salad

3. Save the date …
 February 24 – Pink Shirt Day
- Early Dismissal
 February 25 – Sr. Jr. High Divisionals @ BCHS
 February 26 – Sr. Gryphs Basketball Tournament
- JV Girls Basketball Tournament
- Gr 7/8 Divisionals @ Westlock
 March 4 & 5 – Sr. Jr. High Zones @ Westlock Spirit
Centre
 March 7 – PD Day – No School for Students
 March 8 & 9 – Parent Teacher Conferences

4. Barrhead Composite
High School
WHERE WE IMMERSE STUDENTS IN A DIVERSE
AND ENGAGING LEARNING ENVIRONMENT, AND
STRIVE TO INSPIRE THE PASSION FOR DISCOVERY,
THE CONFIDENCE TO EMBRACE CHALLENGES,
AND THE SKILLS TO PURSUE SUCCESS.

5. TAG/Flex/PC Bell Schedule
 On Monday, Tuesday & Thursday, we will use the
following schedule:
 Start and End times for both schedules are the same.
Start at 8:55am, End at 3:19pm.
8:55-10:06am BLOCK 1
10:06-10:11am Break
10:11-11:22am BLOCK 2
11:22-12:02pm Lunch
12:07-1:18pm BLOCK 3
1:18-1:23pm Break
1:23-2:03pm TAG/Flex/PC
2:03-2:08pm Break
2:08-3:19pm BLOCK 5

6. Early Dismissal Bell Schedule
 On WEDNESDAY, we will use the following schedule:
BLOCK 1 8:55 - 10:02am
BLOCK 2 10:07 - 11:14am
BLOCK 3 11:58 - 1:05pm
BLOCK 5 1:10 - 2:17pm

7. Bell Schedules
 For Friday, the bell schedule will be as follows:
 8:55-10:17am BLOCK 1
 10:17-10:22am Break
 10:22-11:44am BLOCK 2
 11:44-12:25pm Lunch
 12:30-1:52pm BLOCK 3
 1:52-1:57pm Break
 1:57-3:19pm BLOCK 5
The Bell Schedule at the back
of the Student Handbook is
INCORRECT. For proper
times, please refer to this
slide, or visit
www.barrheadcomposite.ca
and check the calendar for
the bell schedule for each day.

8. PINK SHIRT DAY IS
COMING
FEBRUARY 24TH
DO YOU HAVE YOUR
SHIRT?

9. BCHS READS:
2016
Grades 7-9 & Staff
Grades 10-12 & Staff
Sign-up NOW in the library!

10. JV Gryphs Basketball News
Results from Hinton
 Boys come in 6th
JV Girls Tournament this weekend.
Opening game at 4:00pm in the Center
Gym on Friday.

11. Sr. Gryphs Basketball News
Results from Wetaskiwin
 Girls came in 7th
 Boys come in 8th
Home tournament this Friday and
Saturday. Opening games at 12:30 on
Friday. Girls in West Gym and boys in East
gym.

12. A KEURIG
& KETTLE
Located in the library, for student use. Please bring your
own cups/pods/tea bags and enjoy a cuppa.
Please clean up after yourself!!

13. • Improved PSP/OP Search: On Dec. 18th, they
released a more user-friendly and powerful Post-
Secondary and Occupation Planner, including new
Smart Filters to improve the search experience.
• www.myblueprint.ca
• Activation code is barrhead if you are a new user

14. • It is never to soon to start planning for the summer
• RDC’s School of Continuing Education has released
its Summer Arts School calendar.
• July 4 – 29 at Red Deer College
• See Ms Wegner if you are interested in attending
any of the courses.

15. Work Experience/RAP
• A number of first semester students (you know
who you are) did not hand in paperwork. Failure to
get this paperwork into Ms Wegner could
jeopardize graduation plans.
• Second semester students, please get your job
description and contract from your employer ASAP.
You are not officially in work experience until those
documents are returned and signed by Ms Wegner

16. • Ms Wegner has a 25 page document detailing a
variety of scholarships for which students in the
province of Alberta can apply.
• See her if you are interested in this document. She
can share it with you.
• Work is underway to make it available on the
school website as a shared link.

17. Concordia is a small, well respected university
located on the banks of the North Saskatchewan river
in the heart of Edmonton. The undergraduate and
niche graduate programs offer students the
opportunity to acquire the skills they will need to be
successful both in their careers and their personal
life. Excellent professors, a vibrant campus with
small classes and personal relationships are hallmarks
of the Concordia experience.

18. Concordia is seeking qualified candidates for
its President’s Leadership
Scholarship competition. This full tuition scholarship
is designed for high school applicants who
demonstrate academic excellence as well as
leadership in their communities.

19. Interested students can obtain the information and
application form from Concordia’s website
at financialaid.concordia.ab.ca/scholarships under
high school students.
Applications with supporting documents must be
submitted to Concordia’s Financial Aid and Awards
office by April 1st. Successful recipient(s) are
notified by May 1st.

20. Scholarships & Awards
Application:
• Over 70 scholarships and bursaries
• 1/3 students receive an award
• Award values range from $500-$4,000
• Average amount received is $1,800
• Deadline to Apply: March 31
Note: Applicants must have initial admission to King's by
March 31 to be eligible to receive awards

21. Automatic Admission Scholarships
King's also offers automatic scholarships that require no application!
$2,000 Academic Excellence Scholarship
Applicants with an admission average of 90-100%.
$1,000 Honours Scholarship
Applicants with an admission average of 80-89%.
$1,500 Transfer Scholarship
Transfer students with a minimum GPA of 3.5 and completed at least 24
credits.
$2,400 Computing Science Scholarship
Computing Science applicants with an admission average of 75% or
higher.

22. • Open House - Drop in to tour the campus, chat
with faculty and staff, and apply for free!
March 5 @10 am - 2 pm
• King's View Friday - Spend the day on campus,
learn about programs, admission, financial aid and
student life. Sit in on a class and even go on a tour.
And we will be offering free applications! See Ms
Wegner on how to register.
February 26, April 8

23. Info Session Weeks
From March 14 to 19 prospective students can attend
any one of our free information sessions. Full details on
information sessions on offer during Info Session Week
and throughout the year are available at
MacEwan.ca/InfoSessions.
Programs eligible for early admission are identified on
the website and will also be identified at their sessions.
Prospective students are encouraged to submit their
application to be assessed for early admission during
Info Session Week if they have not done so already.

24. Updating New Grades
• Students that have not yet received an admission offer are now able to
update their new high school courses and marks from their first semester
online!
• Students will update their new grades by simply going to the UAlberta
application start page at uab.ca/apply and clicking on the “Update
Courses” button.
• Students that have not yet received an offer will be able to update the
following marks in their application:
 Final marks for completed first-semester courses (mark should
reflect the final blended grade if a provincial exam was written)
 Mid-term marks for full-year courses (must reflect at least 50% of
course content)
 Drop previously listed courses if a student has withdrawn from them
• Students are required to submit updates by April 15, 2016.
• Please note that students that are required to submit new grades have
been contacted via email on Tuesday, February 9th.

25. Application Deadline: March 1st
• March 1, 2016 is the deadline to apply for direct-entry
undergraduate programs for Fall 2016 admission.
Reg 101 Workshops
• Registration 101 Workshops are in March/April 2016!
• Students will have an opportunity to learn how to
navigate the Bear Tracks system for the purpose of
course registration, build a first-year schedule, and ask
UAlberta staff questions.

26. 2016 Online Chat Dates
• high school students can log on and ask any
questions they may have about the University
of Alberta. 2016 upcoming dates are
• March 2
• April 6
• May 4
• June 1
• All of the sessions will be held from 7 to 9pm
MST.

27. Program Change Process
• Applicants are able to change the program choices on their application,
even after they have submitted it. Students wishing to change their
program choices are required to fill out the Admission Application
Program Change Form, then return it to them via the online contact
form or by dropping it off at Student Connect.
• If a student submits their program change request after the application
deadline has passed (March 1st), they can only switch the priority of
their two program choices; they cannot add a new program choice.
• Please note that only one program change request per application is
accepted.
• See Ms Wegner if you are having difficulty doing this