St. Mary's Catholic School

The Grade 9 Language Arts Class had some fun through competition by learning about short stories and character composition. Teams created stories in a relay race, working together to create their "Sticky Story" by posting one word at a time. There were a lot of laughs. Enjoy the snapshots below.

St. Mary's is celebrating Orange Shirt day on Thursday, Sept. 29th. Orange Shirt Day was created as an opportunity to discuss the effects of residential schools and their legacy. It honours the experiences of Indigenous Peoples, celebrates resilience, and affirms a commitment that every child matters.

September 30th - National Truth and Reconciliation Day is a holiday.

We will be hosting a Post-Secondary registration and info day here at St. Mary's on October 3rd as a part of the first Block in English.

It is important for parents/guardians to be available (via phone/text, ideally) should questions arise during the registration process and students need to contact them.

School staff and administration will be on hand to assist students in registering for post-secondary studies at the University, College, and Technical schools of their choice.

In order for this to be a success, students should bring/prepare the following:

-a list of the top 3-4 institutions/programs they are wanting to register at

-a credit card to pay online registration fees (or payment information)

-”MyPass” login information

-have logged into ‘ApplyAlberta’ and set up their profile with username and password

- Bring their own device to complete online applications.

If students or parents have any questions they can direct inquiries to either Mr. Manderson or Mr. Murphy.

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Jostens will be at St. Mary’s on September 28 at 1:00pm for students to check out products in person! Click HERE for more information.

Thank you to all of the parents who made it to our first Parent Council Evening. A special thank you to those who have put their names forward as a part of the Executive Committee: President Carmen Heisler, Vice-President Sarah Kisilevich and Secretary Barb Jardine. Our next meeting is scheduled for October Oct. 19th @ 6:30pm.

The Educational Liaison Association of Alberta (ELAA) is comprised of Alberta post-secondary institutions including colleges, universities, and technical institutes; the RCMP, and Canadian Forces.

ELAA was established to provide information about post-secondary opportunities available in Alberta through the coordinated activities of its members.

It also provides an excellent forum for the exchange of information and professional development.

Catholic Schools share a foundational belief that all children are loved by God, are individually unique and that the school has a mission to help each student to fulfill their God-given potential in all aspects of their person: physically, academically, socially, morally and spiritually. Alberta’s Catholic school districts are responsible for creating a Catholic faith community, which provides education for all students within the Catholic tradition.

This LIFE Framework group has been requested by students who are suggesting the name of the group be titled QSA. This group will support a faithful vision of an inclusive Catholic school supporting peers and speaking about issues that result in discrimination and bullying such as:

• Sexual orientation

• Gender identity

• Gender

• Body image

• Race, culture or language

• Performance in school

• Social rejection, peer acceptance

For more information please see the attached LIFE FRAMEWORK put out by the Council of Catholic School Superintendents of Alberta that oversees this club request.

Please be aware that it is the parent's responsibility for discussing with their child the purpose and nature of this club, whether their child wishes to become a member, and their child’s obligation to contribute to a welcoming, caring, respectful, and safe learning environment that respects diversity and fosters a sense of belonging. Parents are invited to discuss with the school administration all aspects of student groups, clubs, and activities excepting that the names of student members will not be provided.

• Sept. 27: School Picture Day

• Sept. 29: Orange Shirt Day

• Sept. 30: National Day for Truth and Reconciliation - School Closed for Students

• Sept. 30-Oct 1 Sr. Boys and Girls Volleyball @ Plamondon

• Oct. 3: Post-Secondary Registration Help for Gr. 12's

• Oct. 4: Jr. High X-Country Competition

• Oct. 5: Early Dismissal

• Oct. 6: Sr. High X-Country Zones @ Vermillion

• Oct. 7: Professional Development Day (School Closed to Students)

• Oct. 10: Thanksgiving Monday (School Closed to Students)

• Oct. 14-15: Sr. Boys and Girls Volleyball @ Two Hills

• Oct. 21-22: Sr. Boys and Girls Volleyball @ Lac La Bich

• Oct. 27: ELAA Event @ STMY

• Oct. 28-29: Jr. Boys and Girls Volleyball Home Tournament @ St. Mary's

Congratulations to the Sr. Boys Golf team who competed at Zones this past week out at the Mundare Golf Course. The foursome competed well and represented SAINTS Athletics with determination and pride. L-R: Brayden Sanford, Graycen Daskaluk, Ryder van derTorre and Drayden van derTorre

At the beginning of summer, STMY was notified of their successful bid to host the 1A Boys Provincial Championships this November 24-26th. This being said there are a lot of preparations underway and we know that our STMY family will help step up to make this amazing event a HUGE success.

Our main teacher committee met to go over the needs to make this tournament in November a success and we identified a few areas that we are hoping parents can join us:

- Hospitality

- Gate/Concession

- Finding local sponsors

- Banquet/Host Decorations

- the general spreading of the word about the event etc.

For any parents of our student-athletes that would like to be involved, please contact Mr. Murphy at darby.murphy@eics.ab.ca

Our first Hot Lunch of the Year is upon us. Loco Burro orders can be filled through PowerSchool and will be delivered on Thursday October 6th. All proceeds will go towards the Athletics Club in order to subsidize athletic fees for students.

Email: stmy@eics.ab.ca
Website: https://stmy.eics.ab.ca/
Location: St Mary's Catholic School, Vegreville, AB, Canada
Phone: (780)632-3934
Twitter: @stmarys_veg