September

Key Dates

• 18 Senior Girls Soccer vs. HW @ Henry Wise Wood
• 19 Club Day (Lunch)/Boys Volleyball @ Western vs Bowness Sr Boys 5pm - 6:30pm and Jr Boys 6:30pm – 8:00pm
• 20 Cross-Country Meet #1 Canmore Park/ Senior Girls Soccer Home game vs. Bishop Carrol
• 21 Meet the Teacher Evening 6:30 – 8:00pm/ Girls Volleyball @ Western vs Scarlett Jr girls 5pm-6:30pm and Sr Girls 6:30pm – 8:00pm
• 22 Professional Development Day – No Classes
• 25 Senior Girls Soccer vs All Saints @ Foothills #4
• 26 Boys Volleyball @ Western vs Central Memorial Sr Boys 5pm - 6:30pm and Jr Boys 6:30pm – 8:00pm
• 27 Band Parent Meeting @ 7pm in Main Gym/ Cross-Country Meet #2 North Glenmore / Football WCHS vs BW @Shouldice Hellard
• 28 School Council Online Meeting/ Orange Shirt Day at WCHS/ 26 Boys Volleyball @ Crescent Heightsl Jr Boys 5pm - 6:30pm and Sr Boys 6:30pm – 8:00pm/ Girls Volleyball @ Western vs Bowness Jr Girls  5pm – 6:30pm and Sr Girls 6:30pm – 8:00pm
• 29 National Day for Truth and Reconciliation (day in lieu for September 30) School Closed

Hello to our Western families,

As we finish our second week of regular classes, our students and staff are settling into a rhythm, as course content is delivered, assessments start to be turned in, and extra-curricular activities start to pick up.  While this is part of the regular routine of high school, we understand that it can come with questions, pressures, and even some anxiety at times.  With that in mind, I would direct you to our school website, where staff emails can be found, should you need to contact a teacher. 

https://school.cbe.ab.ca/school/westerncanada/about-us/contact/staff/pages/default.aspx

Meet the Teacher

I would also invite you to our Meet the Teacher evening next Thursday, September 21st, from 6:30-8:00 pm.  While all are invited, we believe that our grade 10 parents would benefit the most from this opportunity.  We will not be printing timetables that night, so please check PowerSchool for a list of your student’s Semester 1 teachers and room numbers.  I will also remind everybody that there is limited parking at/around Western, so please build in some time to find a spot and still get in to the building for 6:30.  We have requested parking relaxation on streets immediately adjacent to the school. Please see the attachment for more detailed information.

Thank you, and we look forward to seeing (some of) you next week.

Darrin Whitbread
Principal, Western Canada High School

School Council

Dear WCHS families, 

Would you like to be more involved in your school community? Please consider joining the School Council executive or helping out at school activities. Western has many volunteer opportunities which will be posted throughout the year. 

Please fill out the form below and let us know what types of volunteer roles interest you and someone from our exec will contact you.

WCHS Volunteer Interest Form 2023-24

Volunteers play a crucial role in the life of our school and many activities could not take place without your help. If you have any questions, please feel free to contact us at wchsexec@gmail.com
Thank you!
The WCHS Exec Committee 

30-Level Language Course Challenges

The CBE is offering centralized challenge exams for many languages including French 30-3Y, 30-9Y and Spanish 30-3Y. Students receive high school credit for challenging exams in the language that they speak.
The attached document outlines Western Canada High School's registration dates and links to the CBE document and fillable PDF registration forms.  The list of languages being offered are as follows:

• Arabic 35
• Cantonese 35
• French 30 - 9Y
• French 30 - 3Y
• German 30 
• Italian 30  (in collaboration with CCSD - students write at St Mary's HS)
• Japanese 30 (in collaboration with CCSD - students write at St Mary's HS)
• Mandarin 30
• Philipino 30  (in collaboration with CCSD- students write at St Mary's HS)
• Punjabi 30
• Spanish 30 
• Ukrainian 30

The forms should be printed out and returned to Ms. Neumann, Sr. Ariza (Spanish) your child's FLA teacher and Ms. Scharf by October 10th.  No late registrations will be accepted.

Part one of the challenge exam is being held on Saturday October 28 at 8:30am either here at WCHS for many of the languages, or at St. Mary's.
Part two is November 18 at 8:30 AM here at WCHS.

 
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Student and Family Course Challenge guide 

Brown Bag Lunches

 Western receives support from the Brown Bagging 4 Calgary Kids program.  Families that need support with lunches can email jlmeier@cbe.ab.ca for more info.
Club Day
Many student Clubs and Associations have created videos for this coming Tuesday, promoting their activities and informing students on how to contact them to join in the fun. These videos will be made available for in class viewing and a prepared YouTube link will be shared and posted to the Student D2L and school website on Monday, September 18.

Club Day 

Club Day itself will be hosted in two parts:

• Part A - Period 1 classes are invited to preview the Club & Association video  starting at 11:05am on Tuesday, September 19th. This is especially valuable for Grade 10 classes so that new students to the school can get immersed in student life and community.
• Part B - During lunch there will be a Club/Association "Market"  where students can tour and sign up for a variety of student Clubs & Associations. This way they can meet people and get engaged with each other. 

The community and belonging that our student groups create at Western is a vital part of our school culture. Please encourage your child to attend and get involved.

WCHS 2023 Terry Fox Run

Thank you to all who participated and donated towards this year’s WCHS Terry Fox Run! Staff and parents who still wish to donate can contribute to the school’s fundraising effort at the following website (donations are tax deductible): donate directly to the Terry Fox Foundation