What makes up that feeling?

“I've learned that people will forget what you said, people will forget what you did,

but people will never forget how you made them feel.” Maya Angelou

Recently at the Academy Awards I had the opportunity to share a few closing words with those in attendance. These short comments sought to answer the question, “What is it about the Academy that makes people „feel‟ as though they are in a safe and caring environment?” My modest attempt to define this feeling included three key items: Community, Culture and Faith.

„Community‟ can be defined as those moments when we come together and share our successes. The Academy Awards Day is just one example; others include Moves Mountains Breakfast, School Rallies, PAC Meetings and Graduations! Our students and staff sup-port each other in these endeavours and this is, in many ways, unique. You will see students and staff cheering for each other, even when they themselves are not the winners!

A „Culture of Caring‟ permeates all we do here at the Academy. This culture can be observed in our classrooms, in our hallways, on our stages and on the play-ing fields. It starts with the staff, contin-ues on with the parents and ends with the students. Each member of our commu-nity understands what it means to be kind

and they live this virtue each and every day.

Finally, we have a „Faith in Each Other‟ and the program and ultimately, we all believe that Moving Mountains is possi-ble. It is this belief that allows our stu-dents to break down stigma and per-ceived barriers and succeed beyond even their own expectations!

We have had a fantastic year here at Rundle Academy. Through athletics, fine arts and leadership this was a year that embodies the spirit of Community, Cul-ture and Faith. This year‟s athletic high-lights were city championships, league championships and record rates of par-ticipation. Many of the real victories were not ones marked by medals or banners but by those students who have reached outside their comfort zone. In the arts we had one spectacle after another. From Music Monday to Oz, our students daz-zled us with their unparalleled creativity! Finally, our students found many ways to give back through volunteerism. Groups such as Kids Helping Kids and initiatives like the Duke of Edinburgh Program and Volunteer Day had each student in the building thinking about leadership and how to give back!

To conclude, a big thank you to all people in our community who have made this our best year yet!

Have a wonderful summer that is filled with family, fun, rest and relaxation.

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ME S S AG E FROM THE PR IN CI PAL

R O C K I E S R U M B L I N G S

RUNDLE ACADEMY 4330 16 Street SW

Calgary, AB T2T 4H9 Ph: 250-2965 / Fax: 250-2914 www.rundleacademy.ab.ca

I N S I D E T H I S I S S U E :

Message from the Principal 1

Society News Cousellor‟s Notes

2

Grade 9 Celebration 3

Grade 12 Graduation Ceremony 4

Graduation Class of 2014 5

Awards Day 6

Fine Arts - Drama 7

Fine Arts - Music Notes 8

Volunteer Day Grade 6 and 12 Buddies

9

Kids Helping Kids Club 10

Heritage Park Field Trip 11

Senior High Wilderness Option 12

Grade 8/9 Soccer Grit Awards

13

Citizenship Awards 14

Extra Curricular Awards 15

Exam Schedule 16

Activities for June 17

Alumnus Zakir Hussein 18

June 16 , 2014

“WE MOVE MOUNTAINS”

Grade 12 Graduation Ceremony at Bethany Chapel

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SOC I ET Y NE W S

Accessing Support Services in the Summer

The Student Services department at Rundle Academy offers students support in a number of areas. As we head into summer, some of you may be wondering where to find short-term assistance in the absence of in-school access. The following is a list of resources you may wish to keep handy in case you are looking for some help during July and Au-gust:

Academic Support Chinook Learning Services – Summer school and skill building for all grades. www.chinooklearningservices.com

Consider a summer camp focused on academic skills: http://www.calgaryschild.com/2013-summer-camp-a-program-guide

Counselling Support South Calgary Health Centre – Walk-in, no-cost counselling and referrals. Monday - Thursday 4:00 p.m. - 7:00 p.m.; Sunday 12:00 p.m. - 3:00 p.m. 31 Sunpark Plaza SE, 2

nd Floor

403-943-9374

Eastside Family Centre – Walk-in, no-cost counselling and referrals. Monday - Friday 1:00 p.m. - 8:00 p.m.; Saturday 12:00 p.m. - 2:00 p.m. Northgate Village Mall, #255, 495 36 St. NE 403-299-9696

Psychologist Association of Alberta – Online referral search for private psychologists. http://www.psychologistsassociation.ab.ca/site/doctor_search_form

Crisis Support Calgary Distress Centre – 24 hour telephone support and referral services. 403-266-4357

Community Resource Team - 24 hour telephone support and mobile crisis response. 403-299-9699

On behalf of the Student Services department, I would like to say that it has been a pleasure working with you and your children during the 2013-2014 school year. We look forward to continuing our support of the academic progress and personal wellness for Rundle Academy students in the upcoming year.

Please do not hesitate to be in contact during these last weeks of school if there is anything with which I can be of as-sistance.

Ms. Jana-Lynn Caines, School Counsellor caines@rundle.ab.ca, 403-250-2965 (Ext. 103)

COU NS E L LOR ’S NOTE S

Uniform Store Hours June - September

Monday to Thursday - 9:00 A.M. to 4:00 P.M.

Friday - 9:00 A.M. to 3:00 P.M. Wednesday, August 27 - 9:00 A.M. to 7:00 P.M.

12:00 P.M. to 1:00 P.M. (store closed daily)

Uniform Store Hours Closed on the following days:

Monday, June 30 Tuesday, July 1

Friday, July 11, 18, 25 Monday, August 29 at 11:00 A.M.

Monday, September 1

Uniform Store Hours

Closed on the following days:

Monday, June 30 Tuesday, July 1

Friday, July 11, 18, 25 Monday, August 4

Friday, August 29 at 11:00 A.M. Monday, September 1

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GR AD E 9 CE L EBR AT ION

The grade nine students at Rundle Academy celebrated their successes in junior high at the celebration dinner held on June 3 at the Al Azhar Centre. Student and their families were dazzled by Charlotte Petti‟s touching yet humourous toast to the students. Other warm mo-ments include Soren Bradley‟s toast to the parents and Arcangelo Sarro‟s kind prayer. Clara Hall, Sarah Reeder and Aia Davis included all of the grade nines as they delivered the class history speech. Liam Cronin and Dominic Petti left the teachers laughing and crying as they gave the most memorable teacher roast to this date. And who can forget the traditional Sara Finney apple story given by Dr. Evans? The students were treated to a video presentation that showcased their baby photos and their years at Rundle. They also got little chuckle when they saw photos what their teachers looked like as junior high students! Mrs. Kopp would like to thank the following staff members who helped her in the preparation of the special event: Mr. Burla, Mr. van der Meer, and Mrs. Del Castilho. We will miss the warm personalities of this grade nine group and wish them good luck in high school.

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GR AD E 12 GR ADUATION

Grade 12 Graduation Ceremonies On Wednesday, May 28

th, the Grade 12 Convocation was held at the Bethany Chapel. This was the first year we held

our ceremony in this venue and it was a great success. With our entire student body in attendance, we celebrated the successes of our Grade 12 Graduates. The proceedings included the graduation march led by Denyn McNeill, enlight-ening and inspiring speeches by Mr. Hauk, Mr. Rogers, Dr. Evans, an exceptional guest speaker Bryton Udy and a top notch valedictorian address by Sam Adams. In addition to the speeches the Grade 6 class sang a song to their gradu-ating buddies and gave them a special personal note after they had crossed the stage! The graduates, their families and teachers also enjoyed a dinner and dance Friday evening at the Palliser Hotel. It was a fantastic evening and everyone had a wonderful time. Highlights of the evening included a toast from the par-ents, a toast from the students, a teacher song in response to the student toast and an excellent video that truly articu-lated what it means to be 'gritty.'

Congratulations Graduates of 2014 and best of luck with your final exams!

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GR ADUATIN G CL AS S O F 2014

Adams, Sam

Andreychuk, Loren

Brennan, Carson

Corah, Paul

DeJager, Bailey

Duckworth, Ally

Duus, Nick

Faraj, Bader

Garcia-Ahmadi, Darian

Gardner, Doug

Hall, Bryce

Halwas, Darian

Hamilton, Connor

Hardock, Jonathan

Heaton, Natalie

Hockey, Jonathan

Jones, Charlotte

Jones, Marisa

MacLean, Connor

Matlo, Emily

Maybee, Tristan

Patel, Miraan

Rasch, Conner

Reynolds, Lauren

Risebrough, Cole

Sampson, Lucas

Scott, Ryan

Shideler, Matt

Smith, Drake

Street, Emily

Tempel, Oliver

Wood, Struan

Wright, Maryn

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AWARD S DAY

Our annual award ceremony was held on Thursday, June 5

th. It was great to see so

many parents in attendance to watch our stu-dents celebrate their successes this year! In addition, we were joined by our Headmaster and Superintendent, Mr. Hauk, our former prin-cipal, Mr. Holowaychuk, the Chairman of Rundle‟s Board of Directors, Dr. Evans, and board member Cathy Buckley. This year‟s dis-tinguished alumni award winner, Derek Kemp (Class of 2005) was also in attendance. Con-gratulations to all of our award winning students for an excellent year of achievement at Rundle Academy! Thanks as well to all who helped with the ceremony and to those who came and celebrated with us! See you again next year.

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F I N E ART S - DR AM A

Rundle Academy Drama Spring Production: Oz!

Our spring production of Oz! was a great success. The magical land of Oz came to life thanks to the wonderful work of our cast, crew, and members of staff who poured hours of their energy, enthusiasm, and talent into show. Special mention goes out to our dueling witches, Ellie Har-dock and Stephanie Berry who won the Rising and Shining Star Awards as voted on by their cast. We would also like to give a big thank-you and farewell to our departing Grade 12s: Loren Andreychuk, Paul Corah, Nick Duus, Charlotte Jones, Marisa Jones, Connor MacLean, Tristan Maybee, Emily Matlo, Cole Risebrough, Emily Street, and Oliver Tempel. You will be missed! Thanks to anyone and every-one who attended – a show is nothing without an audience! Until next year…

Ms. Patience, Ms. Prest

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F I N E ART S - MU S IC NOT E S

On Tuesday, May 27th, the Rundle Academy Elementary students performed "Joust! A Mighty Medieval Musical" by

John Jacobson and Roger Emerson. Students spent several weeks learning songs, lines and choreography for this musical and they gave an outstanding performance! Great work, everyone!

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VOL U NT EE R DAY

On May 23rd

the students and staff of Rundle Academy participated in our 3rd

annual volunteer day. This year we could been seen helping out at the International Children‟s Festival, Westview Retirement Lodge, the Mustard Seed, the Drop-Inn Centre, NeighbourLink, Weaselhead, Wood‟s Homes, and SilverSprings Birth Place Forest. This year we were fortunate enough to have a beautiful sunny day. Between all the staff and students that participated we ended up contributing almost 800 hours of volunteer service in our community. An amazing accomplishment we should all be proud of! A huge thank you goes out to Rundle Academy for helping to make this day a great success.

GR AD ES 6 AN D 12 BUD D IE S

Each year our grade 12 students are paired with a grade 6 Buddy in an at-

tempt to build our school community and provide leadership opportunities for

our graduates. Throughout the year the Buddies got together and did every-

thing from a Christmas gift exchange, to skating, bowling and dunking their

grade 12 buddies in the Dunk Tank. The success of this program was evi-

dent at our grade 12 graduation ceremony when the grade 6 students per-

formed a song for the graduates and the buddies exchanged letters.

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Wow! Kids Helping Kids had an amazing year! Thank you to all the members and their families for being so suppor-tive.

K I D S HE LPI N G K I DS CL UB

Brown Bagging for Calgary Kids On April 29

th, 2014, Kids Helping Kids returned to BB4CK to help prepare

lunches for underprivileged children in Calgary. This is a favourite volun-teering opportunity for the group members. This year our group voted overwhelmingly to donate the remainder of our funds raised to Brown Bag-ging for Calgary Kids. After the Used Uniform Sale on June 25-26

th we will

calculate the total to be donated.

CUPS (Calgary Urban Project Society) CUPS Calgary is a local non-profit that empowers people to overcome the challenges of poverty and reach their full potential. Kids Helping Kids decided to donate some of the profits from the Used Uniform Sale and Keep Calm Acad-emy On shirts to support this important Calgary charity. The group members decided they would like to purchase much needed baby supplies and arts and crafts supplies to be used in CUPS One World Child Development Centre. Ms. Kapitza and Ms. Caines took 11 group members on an afternoon shopping field trip to purchase these items.

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HE R I TAG E PARK F I EL D TR I P

On May 26, 2014, the students in grades four

and five went on a field trip to explore Heritage

Park as part of the social studies curriculum.

Heritage Park provided the students with a

glimpse into the stories and history of Canada‟s

past and the people who helped establish and

build this country. Students especially enjoyed

all of the hands-on materials and visual aids that

helped to reinforce what living in early Canada

might have been like for settlers. After a non-

stop, action-packed day, we returned to school

exhausted, but filled with new information.

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SE N I OR H I G H W IL DN ER E SS OPT I ON

It has been a wet season so far, but that did not stop the

guys from getting out there. Friday afternoon in late May

we set out in the bus and the weather looked ominous.

Heading south into Kananaskis it looked like snow falling

off in the distance. Fortunately, our camp was dry and

the Trappers Tent provided some creature comforts. Sur-

vival activities, a great dinner and a warm fire put us to

bed just before the rain fell. Morning was damp but blue

skies provided encouragement. Wasooch Ridge trail

head was just a short drive and the rolling vein was ours

to scale. What seemed like near vertical had us enjoying

beautiful scenery almost immediately and the view only

improved with every plateau. Perfect mild weather left us

with plenty of stamina as we ascended almost 500 m in

vertical over only 3.2 km of trail. Stopping for a bit of a

late lunch we watched the blue sky fade to white and late

afternoon storm clouds darken over the next range. With

a much easier descent, we enjoyed the landscape with

fleeting glances between spotting our foot placements.

Before we knew it we were down and on the bus heading

back to Calgary. We beat the rain only to arrive in Cal-

gary during a downpour. It was a great little trip and Eric,

Anthoney, Mitch and Tyler were excellent outdoor enthu-

siasts. Special Thanks to Mrs. Phillips for accompanying

us and all her positive energy.

Mr. Vesey

„Grit‟ as defined by Laura Pappano in the Harvard Education Letter (Jan/Feb 2013) is a com-bination of “hard work, delayed gratification, curiosity, open-mindedness, and persever-ance.” The Rundle Academy „Grit‟ Award will be awarded to one student in each division who has consistently demonstrated a commitment to developing these traits in academic, personal or extra-curricular pursuits.

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Liam Morrow Grade 6

Tal Preston Grade 9

Cristi Louw Grade 11

GR I T AWARD S

GR AD E 8/9 SOCCER Last week the co-ed 8/9 soccer team wrapped up their short season. While we had some difficulty at different times to field a full team, the season has to be considered a success. We were unable to gain a win, but the team

was able to earn two hard fought draws. Mr. Paz and Ms. Kapitza would like to thank the team for their hard work and dedication. Also, we would like to congratulate the grade 9 students on their graduation to high school.

Awarded to students who display an aptitude in leadership, contribute to positive school climate and have a genuine concern for the well-being of others.

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C I T I ZE NSH I P AWARD S

Madison Hillstead Grade 10

Cal Tecklenburg Grade 10

Max Smith Grade 10

Jill Stephen Grade 5

Jared Fischer-Essar Grade 7

Jaxon DeJager Grade 6

Amy Heise Grade 8

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Madison Shields-Knutson Grade 10

Rowan Edy Grade 9

Awarded to students who exemplify the values of sportsmanship, participation, cooperation and team work.

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EX TR A CURR ICU L AR AWARD S

Liam Rinehart Grade 11

Will Berry Grade 9

Adam Keirle Grade 4

Ben Taylor Grade 7

Soleil Huck Grade 6

Olivia Leaver Grade 8

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Miraan Patel Grade 12

Garrett Smith Grade 10

Date Exam Times

May 12 ELA 9 Part A PAT 9:00 - 1:30

May 13 ELA 8 Part A 9:00 - 12:30

May 15 ELA 7 Part A 9:00 - 12:30

June 12 ELA 30 Part A 9:00 - 2:30

ELA 20 Part A 9:00 - 2:00

June 13

Social 30 Part A 9:00 - 2:30

Social 20 Part A 9:00 - 2:00

Social10 Part A 9:00 - 2:00

June 16

Math 31 9:00 - 2:00

Math 10 C 9:00 - 2:00

Science 10 9:00 - 12:30

June 17

ELA 30 Part B 9:00 - 2:30

ELA 20 Part B 9:00 - 2:00

Social 9 Part A 9:00 - 1:30

June 18

Social 30 Part B 9:00 - 1:30

Social 20 Part B 9:00 - 2:00

Social 10 Part B 9:00 - 2:00

June 19 Spanish 10 9:00 - 12:00

June 20 Biology 30 9:00 - 1:30

Biology 20 9:00 - 12:30

June 23

Chemistry 30 9:00 - 1:30

Chemistry 20 9:00 - 12:30

Math 7 9:00 - 12:30

Science 8 9:00 - 12:30

Science 9 PAT 9:00 - 12:00

June 24

Math 30-1 9:00 - 2:30

Math 20-1 9:00 - 2:00

ELA 7 Part B 9:00 - 12:30

Social 8 9:00 - 12:30

Math 9 PAT 9:00 - 12:30

June 25

Physics 30 9:00 - 1:30

Physics 20 9:00 - 12:30

Science 7 9:00 - 12:30

Math 8 9:00 - 12:30

ELA 9 Part B PAT 9:00 - 12:00

June 26

Social 7 9:00 - 12:30

ELA 8 Part B 9:00 - 12:30

Social 9 PAT 9:00 - 12:10

Science 30 9:00 - 1:30

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EX AM SC HE DU L E

Rundle Academy June 2014 Exam Schedule

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AC T IV I TI ES FOR JU NE

June 13 Last Day of Senior High Classes

June 16 Senior High Final Exams Begin

June 18 Grade 6 PATs Begin

June 19 Last Day of Junior High Classes

June 20 Junior High Final Exams Begin

June 23 Grade 6 Celebration

June 24 Elementary to Calaway Park

June 25 Last Day of Elementary Classes (Noon Dismissal)

June 26 IPP Sign-off (All Divisions)

Used Uniform Sale

June 27 Last Teacher Day

June 28 Gonzaga Basketball Trip

REMINDER TO ALL PARENTS

Our Classroom Moodle Pages and our Division Portals sites are accessible from our home-page (www.rundleacademy.ab.ca). Look for morning announcements posted on our Moodle Pages. Follow us on Twitter @rundleacademy for more information and upcoming events.

RUNDLE COLLEGE SOCIETYAttention to Excellence

Experience Rundlewww.rundle.ab.ca

CONGRATULATIONS Rundle Academy Alumnus, Zakir Hussein ‘07

Rundle Academy congratulates Zakir Hussein, recipient of the prestigious Leaders of

Tomorrow Award by Business in Calgary magazine, recognizing

his accomplishments in environmental business and

contributions to the City of Calgary.