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Leduc Composite High School

4308 50 St

Leduc AB

780-986-2248 Fax 780-986-5503

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Admin Corner:

Our school will hold our Remembrance Day Ceremony on Monday, November 9th in the

Maclab Theatre during periods 3 and 4. We are proud to honour the courage, dedication, ser-

vice, and sacrifice of all people who have served and continue to serve our country.

Our LCHS Student Awards Ceremony will be held on Saturday, November 28, starting at 6:00

pm in the Maclab Theatre. We will have coffee and snacks in the Maclab Foyer following the

Awards Ceremony.

Our next School Council and Parents’ Association meeting is scheduled for Wednesday, No-

vember 4th starting at 6:30 pm in the LCHS staff room. We sincerely appreciate the many

parents that participate in our School Council and Parents’ Association monthly meet-

ings. Your input is an important part of our community of teaching and learning at LCHS.

On the first Monday of every month, our LCHS administration meets informally with students

and parents in our superb cafeteria from 7:45 am to 8:15 am. We look forward to seeing you

on Monday, November 2nd for our next LCHS administration Monday morning

Parent/Teacher interviews will be held from 5:30 pm to 8:30 on Thursday, November 5th,

2015. Please book your interview online: http://lchs.schoolappointments.com

Sincerely

Paul Wozny, Vince May, Chris Stiles, Dave Holbrow

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ADMINISTRATION

Dr. Paul Wozny

Principal ext 144

Mr. Dave Holbrow( 10) Mr. Chris Stiles (11) Mr. Vince May (12)

Assistant Principal ext 145 Assistant Principal ext 150 Assistant Principal ext 164

Mrs. Kelly McConnan-Wiltshire Mrs. Shelley Hamilton Mr. Keith Kruse

Empowerment ext 148 Empowerment ext 147 Empowerment ext 149

myPASS Information

> View and print diploma exam results

> Order high school transcripts

> View progress towards a credential (diploma or certificate)

> View student personal information

> View and print a Detailed Academic Report (DAR)

> Order additional copies of an awarded credential

Visit myPass.alberta.ca to request access

ATTENTION PARENTS Just a reminder to all parents/guardians. If you have a change of address, email ad-

dress, home number or cell number, please contact the main office to have your infor-

mation updated.

PARENT PORTAL: If you do not have an access to Power School Parent Portal please

contact Ms Becker at 780-986-2248 next 142. The Parent Portal allows you to view

your students attendance, marks, pay fees on line, among other features.

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2015-2016 SCHOOL YEAR

SEMESTER I September 2 ........................................................ First Full Day of Classes

September 17 ........................................ Parent/Student Information Night

September 18 ............................................ Professional Development Day

September 29 ........................................................... Post Secondary Event

October 12 ............................................................................ Thanksgiving

October 13 ................................................ Professional Development Day

October 16 .................................................. Progress Reports Handed Out

November 5 ............................... Quarter 2/ Parent/Teacher Interviews

November 11 ............................................................ Remembrance Day

November 12-13 .......................................................... Mid-Term Break

November 27 ................................................................................PD Day

November 28…..……………………………………………Awards Day

December 21– January 3 ............................................ Christmas Vacation

January 13 ................................................................Diploma Exams Start

January 21 .................................................................. Last Day of Classes

January 22-28 ............................................................. School Exams Start

January 29 ........................................................ Professional Development

SEMESTER II February 1 ........................................ Semester II/Quarter 3 Classes Begin

February 4&5 .......................................................... Teachers’ Convention

February 15 ............................................................................. Family Day

March 4 .................................................... Professional Development Day

March 18 .................................................... Progress Reports Handed Out

March 23 ................................................................................ Open House

March 24 ....................................................................................... PD Day

March 25-Apr 3 (Good Fri/Easter Sun/Mon) ........................ Spring Break

April 7 .............................................................. Parent/Teacher Interviews

April 18 ........................................................................... Quarter 4 Begins

April 22 ......................................................................................... PD Day

May 20 ..................................................... Professional Development Day

May 23 .......................................................... Victoria Day-School Closed

May 28 ........................................ Graduation Commencement & Banquet

June 7 ...................................................................................... Color Night

June 13 .....................................................................Diploma Exams Start

June 21 ....................................................................... Last Day of Classes

June 22 – 28 ................................................................ School Exams Start

June 28 ........................................................................ Last Day of School

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REMEMBRANCE DAY

LCHS will be holding its Remembrance Day ceremonies on Mon-

day, November 9th.

The Gr 12 and Gr. 11s (A-M) ceremony will be held during Period 3.

The Gr. 10 and Gr. 11s (N-z) ceremony will be held during Period 4

Both ceremonies will be held in the Maclab theatre.

LCHS is pleased to welcome a special guest this year to be an integral

part of our ceremonies, Susan Raby-Dunne . Mrs. Raby-Dunne has

written a book called Bonfire- The Chestnut Gentleman.

Every Commonwealth citizen knows of the WWI poem, In Flanders

Fields. But what do we really know about its author, Canadian sol-

dier/physician/poet, John McCrae? How much do we know of the ac-

tual events leading to the writing of one of the most famous war po-

ems ever written? Why do we wear a red poppy in November?

Bonfire - The Chestnut Gentleman is a moving, intimate and unfor-

gettable look at the writer of the indelible poem and his world within

the war that shaped our nation.

Thank you to the LCHS Band, Choir, and our students in uniform for

helping to make this ceremony a true act of remembrance.

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Leduc Composite High School Cosmetology Department is OPEN for

customer service. We offer the following services:

Cuts: $ 8.00

Perms: $ 25.00

Colors: $ 25.00 and up

Foils: $ 40.00 and up

Manicures: $ 8.00

Waxing: $ 6.00

All work is checked and supervised by Professional Stylists. For an

appointment call 780-986-2248 Ext 101

The LCHS automotives dept. operates a garage service and is more than willing to

make and provide most repairs and auto services. The students perform good

quality work which is closely monitored by two journeyman mechanic teachers

and shop EAs. The students get a real learning opportunity and you get quality

service for a greatly discounted price.

If you would like to make an appointment, please call the school at:

780-986-2248 Ext 127

**The automotive department is looking for donation

vehicles to help with the program and tax receipts will

be given on the value of the vehicle.

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PARENT/TEACHER CONFERENCE SCHEDULING - NOVEMBER 5th 5:30-8:00 p.m.

Go to: http://lchs.schoolappointments.com

Parents click on the “Register” tab and fill in the registration form to create an account. Once parents

have successfully registered, they can login to the system and then must register their students by name.

To Book Appointments

Select Teachers Parents can schedule appointments for any student that they have added to the system

by clicking on the “Appointments” button beside the student’s name. The parent is then taken to a page

where they can select the teachers with whom they wish to meet. Multiple teachers can be selected by

using the “Ctrl” key on a PC keyboard or the “Command” key on a Macintosh keyboard.

Teacher Appointment Calendars

Parents are shown the calendars of the selected teachers. It also shows them appointment times that are

unavailable for booking. Parents can select appointment times by simply clicking the check boxes or by

clicking in the time block beside the check box. Once an appointment time has been selected it will

change to green. If no appointments are available, click on the call back button at the top of the list.

It is not possible for parents to select more than one appointment at the same time or to select more than

one appointment with the same teacher. Javascript enabled browsers are required for validation on the

screen.

Appointments Booked Successfully

Once the appointments are booked the screen will display the list of appointments for the student.

When the parent clicks on the “Return to Home Page” button, they will return to the home page with

their students and their appointments listed. They can book additional appointments, or they can book

appointments for another student.

Parents with More Than One Student

If a parent has more than one student at the school, the teacher appointment calendars will have an ad-

ditional feature displayed when the second (or third, etc.) student bookings are made. If a sibling has an

appointment booked, the student’s name will be displayed for a parent, thus making it easier to book

adjacent appointments.

Printing Parent Appointment Schedule

Form the home page it is possible for you to generate a PDF document with the list of your appoint-

ments. By clicking on the “Print Appointments” button a window will pop-up asking the parent what

they wish to do with the document.. In Internet Explorer, it is recommended that people click the

“Save” button, save the file and then click “Open” to view the file. IE sometimes has a problem down-

loading and opening PDF documents that are generated from web sites.

Click “Open” after the download is complete to view the PDF.

If you are having difficulties, you may choose to call the school to book appointments over the phone.

Call 780-986-2248.

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Do you have some free time after school on Thursdays? If you do,

come to LCHS's newest circle!

"After School Konnect" (ASK) is all about (K)connecting with new people and

reconnecting with your friends at the end of the day!

It is a drop in, come as you are kind of place. Feel free to relax, do homework, or

join in on the activities happening. Every week will feature something different or

the same---whatever YOU would like! We might play Monopoly, have card

tournaments, cook/bake food, make themed crafts, tell stories (real or fairy

tales), and much more!

The first "After School Konnect" circle will meet Thursday September 24

from 3:30-5:00 in the CAP room. (Room attached to the Cafeteria). Come out, have

some fun and let's hear your ideas! See you there!

Any questions, contact Mrs. Staples at 780-986-2248 ext #176

GRAD NEWS LCHS Graduation Day is Saturday, May 28, 2016. A Grad Newsletter

will be sent out to all grade 12 students mid March. If you have any

questions or concerns, please contact the school.

AFTER GRAD

AFTER Grad is a substance free celebration that has been

hosted by a LCHS grad parent committee for 23 years. If you

would like to become a volunteer for the AFTER Grad commit-

tee, please contact [email protected] at the

school .

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QUESTERS 2016

Questers 2016 has finalized its numbers for the educational travel to Austria,

Switzerland and Germany. We sit at 21 travelers! A few less than usual but a nice

amount of people to get ready on time, to stay as a group and to get on and off

public transit in a hurry! The students are fund raising by selling Mundare sau-

sage and Safeway gift cards and in the near future there will be a bottle drive,

so if you know a student that is traveling please purchase from them, save your

bottles and/or if you would like to help the group off set the cost of hoodies

please contact Mr. Sherwood or Mrs. Staples to find out how. Thank you for your

support!

See Mr. Sherwood in room 104 or Mrs. Staples in the library.

VIMY- NOVEMBER UPDATE!

Thank you to everyone for attending our meeting in October. Our Registration offi-cially closes on November 1, 2015 and we currently we have 116 registered for the

Vimy trip.

Fundraising will be starting soon. Scratch cards have been ordered and we are wait-ing for them to arrive. Each card will be $5 which you must pay when you pick up your card. Each card will fundraise $105 so you will make your initial payment back, leaving a profit of $100 per card. Students MUST complete one card before re-questing another. Scratched cards and money will need to be returned NO LATER

than December 4th.

Also big thanks to the Mitchell family as they will be helping to run a cookie dough fundraiser before Christmas as well. Please watch your emails and announcements

for more information

Students – pay attention to announcements for a meeting before Christmas to dis-

cuss further fundraising ideas.

Finally, LCHS has its own Vimy website! Check it out! http://

vimy.gshare.blackgold.ca/leduc-composite

REMINDER – Next payment is due November 30th for $1000.00. Please ensure your

payment is made by this date.

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ART NEWS

Our first art show of the season is now up with new

works being added daily. Please come by and take an

art walk. You will be impressed with the creations from

our students! Special thanks to Ms. Mason for the many

extra hours she spends setting up the amazing displays

of art throughout our halls.

All parents are invited to the Parent Council/Parent

Association meeting.

Wednesday, November 4, 2014

6:30 p.m.

LCHS Staff Room

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Please note the Leadership Fee and Parent Association Fee on all Acorn student ac-counts at Leduc Composite High School have been adjusted from “Mandatory Fees” to “Optional Fees”. These items now appear online under “Additional Items”.

If you have already paid these fees, you will have received a $15 credit on your child’s account. If there were any outstanding fees, this credit would have automatically been applied to those respective fees. If there were no outstanding fees, the amount is displayed as an overpayment (credit) on your child’s account. If you have not paid your fees you will notice a change in the amount due in Mandatory fees. You now have the option to log back into the PowerSchool Parent Portal and add the

optional fee(s), such as the Parent Association Fee and/or Leadership Fee, to your shopping cart or contact

the school Secretary listed below to manually add the fee(s) back onto your child's account. When you se-

lect these fees, a short description of each of the fees will also be shown in Acorn. These optional fees will

benefit your child in numerous ways.

Leadership Fee - Leadership is a group at the school that helps to promote School Spirit. They run events throughout the school year, for ex; Muffin Days, Pancake breakfast, prizes for differ-ent fun events, etc. All students at the school benefit from this group. This fee helps absorb some of the costs attributed to these activities. Parent Association Fee – Supports the school through activities, events and fundraising. Every member of the parent body is a member of the Parent Association. The fee collected is turned over to the Parent Association and as a group they vote where the funds collected are distributed throughout the school. For example in previous years they purchased calculators for students use, they bought sound equipment for our recording studio, helped offset costs of extra-curricular activities. Wendy Wig 780-986-2248 ext 153

Acorn Online Payments Paying Fees online:

Log into the PowerSchool Parent Portal (not the students account)

Click on the link “Student Fees and Forms” in the sidebar navigation menu (it will show

all your children in BGRS)

Click on the child you want to deal with

Review your child’s fees

Add any additional items to your shopping cart (if accurate go to checkout if not go to

view cart)

VIEW CART- This is where you can make partial payments

(Green Icon –Student Payment is where you can change the amount you want to pay)

Update cart (once your information is accurate)

Click “Pay Now “and pay student fees

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LRC WRISTBAND CHALLENGE

The wristband challenge is on again. Simply bring to the

office your used LRC wristband , sign it, and enter it into

the draw box to win a free LRC pass. Throughout the challenge,

you will also be entered to win a Family pass value $19.50. Indi-

vidual pass value is $5.55.

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DRINK MILK CONTEST

Drink milk and win! Purchase milk at the cafeteria be-

tween September 28th until the contest closes December

4th, 2015 and you can win instantly free milk, 2GB

Flash Drives, Microsoft Surface and much, much,

more.

SCHOOL PICTURES

If you student has not picked up their school picture proofs from

the beginning of the year please have them stop by the office.

As well, for those students that had retakes done in October, the

pictures will be in the office for pick up mid-November. If you

have any questions or concerns please contact the school.

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BIOLOGY 20 FIELDTRIP

Three classes of Biology 20 students enjoyed an afternoon field trip at Fred

Johns Park to conduct aquatic and terrestrial ecosystem studies on Sept.

21,2015. We examined water and soil samples back at the lab at school.

Alberta Health Services Information

November newsletters Healthy Children and Health

Teens (French and English) are now available online

at http://www.albertahealthservices.ca/9539.asp

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GR. 10 FEMALE SPORT

Brielle Johnson Sr. Girls V-Ball

GR. 10 MALE SPORT

Maurice Fischer Jr. Boys V=Ball

GR. 11 FEMALE SPORT

Courtnery Starzynski Sr. Girls V-Ball

GR. 11 MALE SPORT

Cam Maltais Football

GR. 12 FEMALE SPORT

Ginelle Demone X-Country

GR. 12 MALE SPORT

Harrison Cabel Football

CROSS COUNTRY

The high school XC season has wrapped up and we had 6 dedicated athletes that represented Leduc

Comp. during the 5 meets that Edmonton Metro Athletics host. Congrats to Julieann Burghardt, Joshua

Meetsma, Cheyenne Goh, Alex Harrison, Emma Kern and Ginelle Demone. The culminating event of

course was the provincial championships in Spirit River which both Cheyenne and Ginelle qualified for.

Cheyenne was unable to attend so our lone participant was Ginelle who was able to place 6th overall.

Congratulations team, and Mr. May and the entire school would like to thank you athletes one last time

for representing the Tigers during the 2015 cross country season. Pictured: Ginelle Demone

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**October 28, 2015 from 530 - 8 pm, there will a free session on the topic of "Media Safety".

This session includes a FREE DINNER from 530-630 pm with presentation to begin immediately

thereafter. The session will take place at the Leduc Public Library (#2 Alexandria Park).

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The LCHS Construction Department would like to thank the Leduc Co-op Home and

Agro Centre for the generous donation of a playhouse. The proceeds from the sale of the

playhouse will go towards new carpentry tools and equipment for the Construction clas-

ses. Thank you!

Pictured: Matthew Mix, Daniel Kilmartin, Nathan Wan, and Mr. Lapierre.

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Get Involved in Bullying Awareness Week

Bullying Awareness Week (BAW) November 15-21, 2015

Our Government is committed to promoting welcoming, caring, respectful and safe learning environ-

ments. We are excited to be taking part in Bullying Awareness Week!

The goal of this annual event is to increase awareness around the importance of preventing bullying. To do

so, we need to work together to create a civil society built on healthy and respectful relationships. We are

encouraging Albertans to #Post-It-Forward by sticking positive, inclusive and respectful post its in their

community and sharing them online with the hashtag #Post-It-Forward #BAW2015

Participate in our Cyberbullying Webcast on November 18, 2015

This interactive webcast will provide information on cyberbullying including: what it is, how it affects

youth and tips on how to prevent it and promote healthy relationships online.

The webcast will feature a panel consisting of community leaders who will discuss cyberbullying preven-

tion and promote healthy relationships online. Speakers include:

Moderator: Kristy Harcourt from Red Cross

Cpl. Laura Bristow, RCMP who will speak on the recent changes to the Canadian Criminal Code

Wendy Hoglund, PhD, from the University of Alberta who will speak about the affects cyberbullying

has on youth

Brad Burns, principal of Highlands School will discuss the role of schools in preventing cyberbullying

and promoting healthy relationships online

Shelly Smith from Telus who will speak about the role of internet service providers in preventing cyber-

bullying and promoting healthy relationships online

You can tune in on November 18th and ask questions by going to alberta.ca/bullying (please note, this link

will go live on November 18th).

2016 Great Kids Award

Every year, the Government of Alberta presents the Great Kids Award to children and youth who do great

things every day - at home, at school, and in their communities. These include things like starting a fund-

raising campaign, being a well-rounded student, showing leadership inside and outside the classroom,

demonstrating outstanding leadership, determination, generosity, and compassion.

If you know a remarkable young person, consider submitting a nomination for the 2016 Award!

All nominations must be received by November 27, 2015 at 4:00 p.m.

Human Services hosts the awards with the support of Fantasyland Hotel.

For more information or to nominate a great kid, please visit www.greatkids.alberta.ca.

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