Winter 2016 - Edmonton Catholic Schools

Archbishop O’Leary
8760 - 132 Avenue
Edmonton, AB T5E 0X8
Phone (780) 476-6251
Fax (780) 472-2579
www.archbishopoleary.ecsd.net/
WINTER 2016 Edition
Principal’s Message
Semester two is quickly upon us, and with that comes
much anticipation for the events to come. Drama
productions, music concerts, celebrations, student
union activities, and
graduation events for our
seniors. Of course, our focus will be our studies
throughout the next five months, but we have so
much to be thankful for at Archbishop O’Leary, and
the opportunity to share our journey together is the
greatest of those blessings.
On behalf of the entire Spartan community, I wish
each of you the very best as we look forward to the
gifts that semester two has for us.
Take care and God bless.
Dave Bouma
Principal
Inside the Shouting Spartan:
Spartan News
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Chaplain’s Pen
Students’ Union
Braided Journey’s Program
Green Team
Popped N’ Spun
Music
Drama
Art
Grad Info
RAP
Fitness Centre
Athletics
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Curling
Swimming
Basketball
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District News
Upcoming Dates & Events
BREAKING NEWS!
Swim Team bring home 2
gold and 3 silvers at City
Championship Swim Meet!
Four students successfully
complete their cosmetology
training at the new Spartan
Hair Academy!
Senior Boy Basketball Team wins
prestigious 48th annual BRIT
tournament in Saskatoon with
head coach, Ray Filice, being
named coach of the tournament!
OPEN HOUSE
MARCH 3!
Curling Team wins
City Championship!
Annual Spartan
Showdown Basketball
Tournament Feb. 4-6
A very special THANK YOU to all the O’Leary staff that so graciously gave of their time
to contribute to the Winter issue of the Shouting Spartan!
Publication created and edited by Ms. T. Robertson.
CHAPLAIN’S PEN
O’Leary’s first semester was filled with many service opportunities for our students.
Students volunteered their time at:
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Santas Anonymous Toy Drive at the Edmonton Eskimos home game – 15
students
Marian Center x 3 visits – 12 students
Edmonton Foodbank x 2 visits – 18 students
Festival of Trees – 138 student volunteers
Christmas Hamper assembly and delivery – 38 students for delivery and 15
additional for assembly
 Bill Adamoski, former O’Leary teacher donated all the peanut butter we
needed for the hampers
 Potato Growers of Edmonton donated the potatoes we needed for the
hampers
 St. Matthew’s Elementary School partnered with us this year.
The
grade 6 leadership students along with Fr Julian Bilyj delivered the
items St. Matthew’s collected on Dec 11. They helped to sort the
items. Fr Julian blessed the hampers before they were delivered
 Created a delivered 50 hampers on behalf of the Christmas Bureau
 We had enough food to create an additional 9 hampers that were
delivered to families in need in the O’Leary and St. Matthew community
St. Matthew’s Study Buddy during PDT – 44 students participated
 Total # of hours spent volunteering during PDT first semester: 242
hours
 One student completed 20 hours during PDT
2015 O’Leary Invitational Volleyball Tournament – 60 students
Total # of students who volunteered in school led service hours = 340
WAY TO GO SPARTANS!!!
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Upcoming Second Semester service opportunities:
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Marian Center x 3 visits
Edmonton Foodbank x 2 visits
Mustard Seed Social Issues Walk x 1 visit
St. Matthew’s Study Buddy during PDT ongoing second semester
Clean up at St. Charles parish
Grade 12 Graduation Retreat – MAY 5/6, 2016
We are going to Camp Nakamun. We leave O’Leary at 9 am on May 5 and return at
2:30 pm on May 6.
We spend a day and a half at Nakamun. Students participate in activities such as:
icebreakers, team building, group discussions, individual reflection, and games, sing
along, outdoor activities depending on weather and availability, campfire, movie, and
closing celebration.
School Celebrations
For Easter we will be going to St. Matthew’s Parish for mass.
April 19 – Gr 10 Fr Paul and Fr Dean
April 20 – Gr 12 Archbishop Smith and Fr Paul
April 22 – Gr 11 Fr Paul and Fr Julian
March 1 – Fr Richard Leonard will be spending the morning at O’Leary.
Rev Richard Leonard, SJ will be speaking to all of our students on March 1, 2016 in the
am. We will have grade level sessions with Rev Richard Leonard. This is a gift from
our Superintendent to our school. We are only one of two schools who will have Rev
Richard Leonard join them while he is here.
Some background information on Rev Richard Leonard, SJ:
Jesuit priest Fr. Richard Leonard is Director of the Catholic Office for Film and
Broadcasting, based in Sydney, Australia. He has been a Visiting Professor at the
Gregorian University in Rome and a Visiting Scholar at the University of California, Los
Angeles. A popular speaker at the Religious Education Congress, Fr. Leonard is author
of nine books, including, “What Are We Doing on Earth for Christ’s Sake?” and, his
latest, “What Are We Hoping For?”
Presentation will be on:
The story of Fr Richard Leonard’s sister becoming a
quadriplegic in a car accident and how we can hold on to faith in a God of love in the
face of terrible times. It is the basis of his book: Where the hell is God? People go
through or are having a tough time and have asked, or will ask: why do bad things
happen to good people?
"From Darkness into the Light: Holding to Faith through the Tough Times."
Our faith in God is easier when everything is going well. But what about the times in
our lives when it is challenged, undermined and threatened by the things that happens
to us, or those we love? This critical session will help out words around how we can
hold to a God who walks with us in the "valley of tears"?
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Schedule for March 1, 2016
Block One
PDT
Block 2
Gr 11 Presentation
Gr 12 Presentation
Gr 10 Presentation
8:40 am to 9:30 am
9:40 am to 10:30 am
10:55 am to 11:45 am
Religion Department PDT Sessions:
First Semester
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Gr 10/11 Retreat Sign Up and information
St. Matthew’s Study Buddy
Coffee and Tea with the Chaplain
Festival of Trees Registration
Christmas Hampers assembly and decorating
Film studies
 6 part series on how Physics proved God exists
 Bible mini series
 Hollywood movies with Religious themes
Fr. Julian Bilyj 6 Mondays as a guest speaker and spoke on various topics
Fr. Dean Dowle joined us for mass 3 times
Wheelchair walker bags were made by students and donated to seniors homes
Remembrance Day guest speaker
Religion 25 Independent had sessions with their teachers
Religion 35 Independent had sessions with their teacher
Year of Consecrated Life presentation for Religion 35 students
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Continuing St. Matthew’s Study buddy
Film studies
Coffee and tea with the chaplains
Mass with Fr Dean
Religion 25 Independent has sessions with their teachers
Religion 35 Independent has sessions with their teacher
Praying in color led by Janice Stefancik
Sacrament of Reconciliation with Fr Julian
Month of March will be the month of Mercy – PDT sessions will address the Year of
Mercy
Many more to be added to the schedule
Miss Huk
Archbishop O’Leary High School Chaplain
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Students’ Union
The Students' Union celebrated November by
hosting a Zombie Run on Friday the 13th that
showcased the talents of our Cosmetology
students who masterfully showed off their
theatre
makeup
to
create
10
lifelike
zombies. Zombies were located throughout the
school and teams who found all of them were
awarded with Subway gift certificates.
The third week of November a sports week
challenged the teachers versus the students to
three days of lunch hour fun. Dodgeball,
Basketball bump, and a football jersey challenge
brought out many teachers from classrooms to
have
some
fun
challenging
our
students. Donations to watch and participate
raised four hundred dollars for our fundraiser for an O'Leary family in need.
In December, a day to wear your comfy
pajamas
was
enjoyed
by
the
students and staff as the SU members
delivered ice cream to all adorning their
favorite pjs.
The final week of December the SU hosted
O’Leary’s Got Talent, and it was a full
gymnasium of students watching for three
days very talented students competing for
cash prizes
of
$300,
$200
and
$100. Justin Tang, a talented magician won first
place, Evander Aimufua, a free style dancer, and
Stacy Bafour, an amazing vocalist, won the top three
prizes.
Our
final
day before
the
Christmas
holidays was
celebrated
in
the
cafeteria
with
Christmas
Karaoke and
sounds
of
Christmas
carols and Christmas tunes were heard outside the cafeteria halls.
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In January, on the final day before the exams began, the
SU delivered coffee and cocoa to our students sitting in
the cafeteria and well wishes for their upcoming diplomas
and exams.
The month of February celebrates Random Acts of
Kindness week February 16 to 19. Help make cookies for
St.
Matthews,
buy
a
carnation
for
Kindness. Valentines will be celebrated with O’Leary’s
Bachelor... 10 brave male students answer questions for
being the ideal date. On the 17th , The phys ed
department is bringing in the Edmonton Eskimos for a
motivational talk and after the grey cup will carried
throughout the halls of O’Leary. The Students' Union is
collecting money for The Hope Mission. We look forward
to your participation in semester 2.
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Are you a First Nations, Metis or Inuit student? If you are, make sure to stop in at the
Braided Journeys Room at O’Leary!
Donita Large our full-time FNMI Grad Coach would be happy to see you! Matthew Kleywegt, Career
Coach is also in on Wednesdays to do some extra tutoring & leadership activities. Look for great new PDT
sessions & programming this semester.
ECSD’s First Nations, Metis & Inuit
Grad Coach Program is this year’s Winner
of the Premier's Award for School Board
Innovation and Excellence 2015
What is a Grad Coach?
Braided Journeys at O'Leary is a copartnership between the school and
Aboriginal Learning Services.
In one to one sessions Donita
assists students by providing support
and the tools needed for high school
graduation, post--secondary studies and
career planning.
Braided Journeys always has some great events going on...
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school 12-4pm
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Career & Cultural Resource Speakers at Flex block
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Tuesday group tutoring after school
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Leadership Club—Wednesdays after school and on select
volunteer dates
Smudge Ceremonies on Friday during PDT, access to Elders and attendance at other cultural events
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Literacy Mentorship (2nd semester)—students are matched
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with a Grade 1&2 student & gain credits
Opportunities to attend camps, summer school, education
& career conferences
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Post-secondary tours
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Traditional Storytelling & Theatre Club—Thursdays after
Family Events—O’Leary Spring Feast is March 23rd
O’LEARY GREEN TEAM
The O’Leary Green Team got our whole school community involved for the Clean-the
Air-Project (CAP), an initiative to purify the air inside our school in a natural way. Ms.
Alamo Santos and a group of students, brought to each of our classrooms some of the
most powerful air purifier plants: Snake Plants and Pothos. These plants have become
our best allies to remove harmful toxins from the air. These toxins can cause asthma,
allergies and other diseases, and these plants in our classes will help us to prevent
them. They will also help the ones who suffer these illnesses to feel much better.
O'Leary Green Team and the Braided Journeys Program offered a special presentation
on Medicinal Plants. Aboriginal Biology Instructor Darrell Langevin was our guest
presenter on this topic. He shared his
traditional and scientific knowledge of medicinal
plants found locally. The students were able to
make their own medicinal herbal tea with the
plants that Mr. Langevin brought to our school.
The
Green
Team
has
also learned about
biodiversity and
its
characteristics,
with the guidance
of our Assistant
Principal,
Mr.
Duncan Buchanan. The students created their own
tropical rainforest ecosystem with some soil, gravel,
moss, tiny tropical plants, small bamboo sticks, and a
fish bowl. With these small terrariums the students
were able to study and understand first hand the
importance
of
biodiversity
in
our
planet.
If you want to take part
in these and other
awesome environmental activities, come to the Green
Team sessions on Wednesdays during PDT in room
104.
We are building a more sustainable O’Leary together…
Come and join us! Everyone is welcome!
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The Staff of Popped N’ Spun wants to send out a very special thank you for all the
support that the store has received since it’s opening on October 30th, 2015!
Popped N’ Spun is a special initiative that has been created to provide some of
O’Leary’s finest SASSI Spartans the opportunity to gain work experience skills, life
skills, numeracy skills and literacy skills.
Popped N’ Spun is a small store running out of Room 240. The students are
responsible for making the treats, bagging them in our unique Popped N’ Spun logo
bags and selling their product with pride.
As semester two gets going watch for Popped N’ Spun to ‘pop’ up in new locations
around the school during lunch time. We will be selling cotton candy, popcorn and
special treats to celebrate the holidays! Each treat sells for $1. If you are O’Leary
Staff, watch for Popped N’ Spun staff to stop by with a delicious treat for your
department once this term!!
MUSIC MATTERS
Thank you to all Choir members, Junior Band and Junior Jazz for participating and
performing at our Christmas Dinner and Concert entitled:
Christmas pipes
Over 200 parents, students and staff celebrated the season in Music and Song.
Thank you to all for continuing to make a difference in Music.
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DRAMA NEWS
O’Leary Drama has wrapped up an amazing semester 1 with multiple productions and
performances. Congrats to all the Students that brought drama to the many audiences
from Elementary Schools to Parents and Peers. Performances included Drama 10s at
St. Francis of Assisi and
St. Matthews, Drama
20s
Performing
“12
Angry Men and Women”
and “Arsenic and Old
Lace”,
Drama
30s
“Evening of One Acts”
and “A Christmas Carol”
at Bishop Greschuk.
Semester 2 will be a busy time for Production Performance Academy as they will be
presenting “Airline”. The cheapest airline in world history is Go Bananas Airline, so
wretched that even the Bermuda Triangle
rejects its planes. The first act introduces us to
a bevy of lovely stewardesses whose boss,
Smiling Jack Pott, is using the flight as their
’final exam.’ A movie producer will do almost
anything to stop his leading lady from boarding
the flight, and the incredible Dragbottom family
is concerned that someone has been making
bombs in their cellar. Toss into this unlikely group of people a guy who thinks he’s
Superman, an eccentric billionaire, a rock star, hijackers, incense-selling mystics and a
dancer with three feet. March 1st and 2nd, our first attempt at a 1 month only
production.
With the loss of the Main Gym stage
this spring due to renovations,
Production Performance Academy has
booked the PCL stage at the Arts
Barns for this year’s Musical to run
during the last week of April.
In May, the pace doesn’t slow as select Academy students will be participating in the
Celebration of the Arts at the Jubilee Auditorium
May 4th, followed by Academy’s “Evening of 1
Acts” May 25th.
We thank you in advance for your support of our
program!!!
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RAP
A Registered Apprenticeship Program (RAP) provides the opportunity for High
School Students to apprentice in their chosen trade of interest while simultaneously
earning credits toward a high school diploma.
High School Apprenticeship programs are about opportunity: the opportunity to earn
money while learning, the opportunity to learn a skill that is in demand and the
opportunity to get a head start, See Mr. Fausto Filice in the Success Centre to get
started.
O’Leary Fitness Centre
Get Lean, Fit and Healthy!
Did you know the O'Leary Fitness Center has a state of the art Body Composition
machine to measure your body fat and muscle mass?
It's never too late to start getting in shape at O'Leary. With summer coming and grad
just around the corner there has never been a better time.
Membership for the remainder of the year is only $30!
Come and see Kirby to make a positive change in your body and mind.
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Curling
We have two Curling teams representing Archbishop O'Leary this year at the Ottewell
Curling Club in the Edmonton Metro League. Team #1 finished second in their pool with
4 wins and only 1 loss; Team #2 also finished second in Pool B with a 4 and 1 record
after a three way tie breaking procedure for first place was applied.
In the finals played at the Jasper Place Curling Club, a huge CONGRATULATIONS goes to
our O'Leary Team #2 as they went on to defeat Archbishop Macdonald by a convincing
score of 9 - 3 to win their division and capture another CITY CHAMPIONSHIP Banner to
hang in our gymnasium.
The Edmonton Metro Zone play downs for our curling teams occurs through the month
of February and we are extremely hopeful to be able to qualify both our Girls and our
Mixed teams to represent the Edmonton Zone for Provincials in Ponoka on March 3-4-5.
GOOD LUCK!!
GO SPARTANS GO!!
Team #1
TEAM #2 “DIV. 2 CHAMPIONS”
Katrina Panchyshyn
William Coupland
Erica DeBenedetto
Alyssa Stewart
Michaella Chemello
Angela Giacobbo
Brandon Trinh
Taylor Sinclair
John Chmilar
Coach: Mrs. Adrienne Mullen
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Swimming
Congratulations to our Spartan swim team who had another fantastic swim season.
We had a total of 49 swimmers with 31 qualifying for city finals which took place on
December 14. We had a great city championship meet with our girls placing forth,
boys sixth and our overall placing was also sixth. A special congratulations to our
medal winners, Zach Roote (silver 100 freestyle), Dakota Lacoursiere-Toma (silver 100
backstroke), Justina Chemello (gold 50 freestyle), and Jacob Warren (gold 100
breaststroke and silver 200 freestyle). We are very proud of you all. Thanks so much
for all your commitment, dedication and hard work. Way to go Spartans!!!!
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Junior Boys Basketball
The 2015-16 edition of the O’Leary Junior Men’s Basketball team is a promising group
who have bonded in their first two months of competition. The team currently sits in
first place in Division 1 with a 6-0 record. The Spartans boast impressive wins over
basketball powerhouses JP, Ross Shep, and St. FX during the regular season. This
version of the junior team is known for its shooting prowess and its ferocity on
defense. The team has become incredibly close and have bought into the family first
mentality that has been passed along by returning players Ian Del Rosario, Josh
Itliong, and Isaiah Samuels. With only 3 returning grade 11’s, the team has gotten
contributions from a talented group of grade 10’s which include Tevin McCallum,
Garang Uguak, Peter Okumu, Simon Kashay, Noah Ngoie, Josh Pontrivida, Rico
Cuecaco, Chris Bacolod, Armann Singh, and Jordan Gizwoski. Together, this team will
look to make a strong push in the playoffs, chasing another banner to add to the gym
wall at the end of March.
Coach: Josh McJannet
Assistant Coaches: Juriy Gaborak, Jono Harkins
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Junior Girls Basketball
This years edition of the Spartan Jr Girls Basketball team has had a fantastic start to
the season. They have won their first two tournaments, one at M.E.Lazerte and the
Ardrossan Stampede Classic, and won their first three season games, giving them a 9
-0 record at the halfway point in the season. Coach Croft wants to commend her girls
on their hard work so far and hopes to see the second half of the season as
successful. Please come out and cheer our girls on in the last half of the season with
home games on Feb.2 and Feb.9 at 5pm and at the St.FX tournament on February 12
and 13th. Keep up the great work ladies!
Archbishop O’Leary Junior Girls Basketball Team
2015/2016 Roster
Toni Burse
Monica Dickson
Paige Patterson
Katie Tanscics
Jennifer Cao
Avriana Hebert
Margreat Idi
Tayler Allen
Kaila Gosset
Wendy Solano
Emma Mazzotta
Justina Chemello
Veronica Anawaran
Coach: Jessica Croft
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Senior Boys Basketball
This year’s Spartans Men’s Basketball team has kicked the season off with a bang. They
currently are undefeated in regular season play and are ranked 2 nd overall in the
province! Highlights from the season so far include winning the Mike Dea Invitational at
St. FX, as well as winning the final of the BRIT tournament (Saskatoon) in thrilling
overtime fashion! The team looks to continue to build on its successes in order to contend
for a city championship and a shot at provincials.
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Senior Girls Basketball
The O'Leary Lady Spartans started the season off with the "Alumni Game" and with
a win against Bellerose. Late November saw the ladies go to the Mike Dea
tournament with a well fought loss against Bev Facey and then on to win the
consolation side with wins over Prince George and St. Joseph. League play has seen
some tough losses especially against Strathcona where the girls almost battled back
from a 24 point deficit to bring it within 3 points with a minute left. The second half
of the season in February looks promising with the team focused coming into the
last month of play.
The team has two remaining tournaments at Sir Winston Churchill in Calgary
(January 28-30th) and at Archbishop MacDonald (February 4-6th).
Come cheer the girls on at their two remaining home games, February 1st vs. St
Joes and February 10th vs Harry Ainlay!
Go Lady Spartans!
Roster:
Yawa Idi
Lara Mella
Kristina Manzanillo
Emily Russo
Darian Mahmi
Kaelyn Bryks
Jasmine Ryley
Raven Doucette
Rhylee Cherpin
Caitlin Mazur
Dashya Robinson-Foster
Melissa Mantella
Aluel Lual
Head Coach:
Bobby Lahoda
Assistant Coaches:
Kayla Donaldson
Cassandra Anastacio
Lesley Matthews
Samantha Hanrahan
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February 2016
Dear Friends,
The end of the Christmas season has us taking down our Christmas trees and packing up
our decorations. I pray that this past Christmas was a time to encounter God’s love as we
celebrated the birth of our Saviour, Jesus Christ. I also wish each of you a blessed new
year 2016.
On Wednesday, February 10th the Church will enter the season of Lent. Lent, a time of
preparation for Easter, is marked by prayer, fasting and alms giving. This year we celebrate Lent during the Extraordinary Jubilee Year of Mercy. Pope Francis has invited the
entire church on a pilgrimage to focus our attention on the Mercy of God. Jesus’ words in
the Gospel of St. Luke, “Be merciful, just as your father is merciful”, are a central theme
for this Year of Mercy.
A Jubilee Year in the church includes a pilgrimage and the passing through a Holy Door.
Pope Francis has opened the Holy Door at the four Major Basilicas in Rome. The Holy
Father asked that every diocese have a Holy Door that our parishioners may enter through.
The Holy Door for the Archdiocese of Edmonton is at St. Joseph’s Cathedral-Basilica
downtown. I invite you to come in pilgrimage to the Basilica and enter though the Holy
Door as we come to an ever deeper awareness of God’s mercy. I know that our schools
have each designated a door as a Holy Door and our students have a number of resources
that will enable them to enter this Year of Mercy in a meaningful way.
I pray that the season of Lent will be a time to once again deepen our relationship with
God, coming once again to know of his mercy and love.
Richard W. Smith
Archbishop of Edmonton
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ARCHBISHOP O'LEARY HIGH SCHOOL
February 2016—June 2016
IMPORTANT UPCOMING DATES
FEBRUARY:
5 - Report Card (Mailed Home)
4-6 - Spartan Showdown Basketball Tournament
10 - Ash Wednesday Celebration (Over P.A.)
12 - S.U. Event
15 - Family Day (NO CLASSES)
17-18 - Grad Photo Retakes (by appointment)
19 - S.U. Event
19-20 - Ron Kutney Basketball Tournament
25-26 - Teachers’ Convention (NO CLASSES)
MARCH:
3 - Open House (7:00 p.m.)
4 - P.D. Day (NO CLASSES)
9 - S.U. Event
13 - Archbishop O’Leary’s Birthday
21-24 - Drama Production
23 - S.U. Event
25 - Good Friday (NO CLASSES)
25-April 1 - Spring Break (NO CLASSES)
28 - Easter Monday (NO CLASSES)
APRIL:
4 - Classes Resume
13 - S.U. Event
19 - Easter Liturgy Gr. 10 (St. Matthew)
20 - Easter Liturgy Gr. 12 (St. Matthew)
22 - Easter Liturgy Gr. 11 (St. Matthew)
27 - S.U. Event
MAY:
5-6 - Gr. 12 Retreat (Camp Nakamun)
11 - S.U. Event
18-20 - P.E. 30 Bike Trip
23 - Victoria Day (NO CLASSES)
25 - S.U. Event
26 - Faith Formation (PM)
23-27 - Drama Production
31 - Year End Celebration (P.A.)
31-June 1 - P.E. 20 (Birch Bay Ranch)
JUNE:
2 - Grad Liturgy (Shaw Conference Centre)
3 - P.D. Day (NO CLASSES)
3 - Prom Banquet (Shaw Conference Centre)
8 - Summer Music Concert
10 - Last Day of Classes
13-24 - Regular & Diploma Exams (NO CLASSES)