Dear Parents/Guardians:

ÉCCHS staff is excited to welcome students back for another school year and are committed to supporting students while providing high quality teaching and optimum student learning opportunities. Here are some important details that are being put in place for the beginning of our school year to ensure a smooth transition for all:

Timetable Pick Up:

• The majority of returning students received their timetables in June of last year. If students have misplaced these timetables, they will be able to receive another copy before the bell goes on the first day of class (September 5th). These will be handed out in our commons area (Trojan Zone). Students can also view their timetables through their powerschool accounts.

Staggered start times:

• Grade 9 students will begin class on the morning of Sept. 5th. All students will meet in the commons area at 8:30 am for a brief orientation and will receive their timetables for their classes. Grade 10-12 students will not begin class on Sept. 5th until the afternoon. Those students will report to their afternoon classes. New students in grades 10-12 are invited to attend an orientation at 11:00 am on Sept. 5th. This will take place in our commons area. Students will receive a brief tour, pick up their timetables and discover where their classes are located within the school. Buses will not run at noon for students to come to school for afternoon classes. If students in grades 10-12 cannot find alternate transportation on Sept 5th, they will need to arrive in the morning and remain in the library until afternoon classes begin. All buses will be operational before and after school.

Textbook handout and lockers:

• Text books for the first semester classes will be handed out to each student during the first week of classes. Over the previous few years the majority of students have chosen to carry their books and supplies in a backpack. However, if students would like a locker, these will be assigned during our first week of classes on a request basis.

New Student Registrations and Textbook Return:

• Students who are not yet registered are welcome to come and register on Friday, Sept. 1st. If any student has textbooks that were not returned from the previous year, please bring those back at this time, or a bill will be sent home for the replacement cost.

School Supply Lists:

• The link to all grade 9-12 school supply lists can be found on the homepage of our website or this link: https://cchs.brsd.ab.ca/home/news/post/school-supply-lists

Welcome Back BBQ:

• To welcome our students back to school, the student council has organized a BBQ for all students and staff on Sept. 5th. Grade 9’s will begin their BBQ at 11:45. Any grade 10-12 student wishing to attend the BBQ can join us before their afternoon classes starting at 12:15. All afternoon classes for all grades will begin at 12:40.

Timetable Changes:

• If you need to make a necessary adjustment to your timetable please email your grade level administrator and we will set up an appointment to review your timetable and accommodate any necessary changes. After September 6th, please feel free to swing by the office to meet in person with your grade level administrator. Only essential schedule changes will be made as class sizes need to be monitored and adjusted accordingly.

Grade 9: Sandra Wills- swills@brsd.ab.ca

Grade 10: Shane Gau- sgau@brsd.ab.ca

Grade 11: Chad Kendall- ckendall@brsd.ab.ca

Grade 12: Paula Neuman- pneuman@brsd.ab.ca

Attendance:

• Being “on time” for class is directly linked to student academic success. For the majority of students, they will begin their day in period 2 at 8:40 am and end their day at 3:15. Please note that on “Early Dismissal” days the times and periods are adjusted and are only half days this year. Any student that arrives late for any of their classes, will need to check in at the office.

Bell Schedule 2022-23: See Below

Door Entrances and Exits:

To eliminate congestion of students in the mornings, at lunch, and after school, we are asking all students to follow the guidelines below:

• Gr. 9/12 Students - Will enter and exit the front door of the school on the main (second floor) level only.

• Gr. 10/11 Students - Will enter and exit from the southeast side of the school into the science wing.

If possible, we are asking for the arrival time for all students to be between 8:25-8:40 am.

For the safety of our students and staff, all doors to the building will be locked at 9:00 am, except for the front door. After that time, all students must enter the building through the front door only.

• Bus students will be dropped off at the east side of the school. Students should proceed to their designated door entrance upon arrival.

Cafeteria/Lunch/Breakfast Program:

• ÉCCHS will remain an open campus for all students over the lunch break (12:00-12:40). This will allow each student the opportunity to leave campus and make their own lunch-time arrangements. If students decide to stay on campus for lunch they must eat in the commons area or find a place outside.

  • In addition, the school is still looking into ways of providing healthy hot lunches for our students through our cafeteria. At this time, we will once again be allowing families to place orders and pre-order hot lunches. More information around this will be shared in our newsletter. Microwaves and vending machines will also be made available. This year we will have a select few lunch items to purchase over the lunch break for those students that missed ordering hot lunch or that choose to stay on campus.

  • Our Breakfast Program will be provided to any student who needs breakfast. This will be served out of the cafeteria starting at around 8:15am. This is a grab and go breakfast that consists of granola bars, muffins, juice, fruit, and other breakfast items.

If you have any questions that haven’t been answered here, please be in touch with us. We will do our best to continue to provide updates throughout the year and will keep you informed around school related activities. Please continue to check our website at cchs.brsd.ab.ca and the Battle River School Website at www.brsd.ab.ca.

Administrative Team:

Shane Gau- Principal (Grade 12 rep.)

Paula Neuman- Assistant Principal (Gr. 11 rep.)

Chad Kendall- Assistant Principal (Gr. 10 rep.)

Sandra Wills- Assistant Principal (Gr. 9 rep.)

To make sure that you're receiving alerts in the ways that work best for you.

1) You can take advantage of our SMS Text Messaging Service!

Our school utilizes the SchoolMessenger system to deliver text messages, straight to your mobile phone with important information about events, school clo ings, safety alerts and more.

Send a message of "Y" or "Yes" to our school's short code number: 978338.

You can also opt out at any time by simply replying to one of our messages with "Stop".

** Make sure that you have registered your mobile phone number with your child's school to take advantage of this service!

2) The second method is with the new SchoolMessenger app:

• Set your communications preferences for calls, emails, texts, and more

• Receive all kinds of school messages (classroom and group updates, activity alerts, school and district notifications) in one single app

• Review your messages on any device - smartphone, laptop, etc.

Go to http://go.schoolmessenger.ca to download the SchoolMessenger mobile app for Android and Apple devices or use the web-based version from your internet browser. Make sure that you register your account on the Canada server.

With the new SchoolMessenger app. parents have 24/7/365 access to important school notifications such as bus cancellation, emergency alerts, etc.

Get started with the SchoolMessenger app today. Go to http://go.schoolmessenger.ca and sign up for your FREE account on the Canada server.

** Make sure that you have registered your email address with your child's school to take advantage of this service!

SchoolMessenger is compliant with the Student Privacy Pledge, so you can rest assured that your information is safe and will never be given or sold to anyone.

*Terms and Conditions - Message frequency varies. Standard message and data rates may apply. Reply HELP for help. Text STOP to cancel. Mobile carriers are not liable for delayed or undelivered messages. See www.schoolmessenger.com/tm for more info.

ECCHS has three Family School Liaison Workers (Donna Ashman, Leah Armitage, and Theia Hackenschmidt) who provide free general counselling in the school setting. Students learn best when their mental health is supported, and the FSLW's work with students and families to manage challenging events they might be facing, focusing on mental wellness for each student's individual needs. They can also provide ideas for support, bridging the way to resources outside of the school community.

Students over 14 are able to consent to seeing an FSLW on their own, and are asked to fill out a simple form that can be found in Counsellor's Corner. Parents and community service providers can also refer a student for FSLW service. Please note, anyone aged 13 or younger requires parental consent to see a Family School Liaison Worker.

If you have any questions about this service, please call the school at 780.672.4416 and ask to speak to one of the Family School Liaison Workers.

2023 Yearbooks will be here this month. Keep your eye out for 2024 yearbook sale information.

We currently have out over 180 textbooks and novels that are outstanding from June. Please check your homes, rooms, cars etc. and bring these books in as soon as possible.

Welcome from Student Council. Our executive for this year is:

Hyacinth Ante - President

Olivia Belanger - Vice President

Kingston Nilson - Secretary

Maha Farooqui as Treasurer.

Tasian Terzin - Liaison Officer

Sophia D’Eschambeault - Media Coordinator/Public Relations

If you are interested in getting involved in student government and activity planning, attend our first meeting on Tuesday, Sept. 12 @ noon in the Library Conference Room.

To welcome our students back to school, the student council has organized a BBQ for all students and staff on Sept. 5th. Grade 9’s will begin their BBQ at 11:45. Any grade 10-12 student wishing to attend the BBQ can join us before their afternoon classes starting at 12:15.

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The 2023 school yearbook should be arriving later this month. Watch for information on how to purchase a yearbook for THIS 2023/2024 school year.

• Music Parents Information Night: Monday, September 18, 7:00pm in the Music Room (ECCHS 139). Goals and program expectations are discussed, important dates shared, as well as uniform orders and opportunities for fundraising this year.
• Saturday, November 11 - Senior Band participates in the Legion Remembrance Day ceremony.
• The ÉCCHS Music Department depends on a healthy Music Parents Association, and we need your help! The Executive has several positions open, none of which involve organizing fundraisers (unless that is your interest). Very little time is required: approximately six meetings in the school year of about an hour each, and many of those will be online/virtual meetings. Please consider supporting our Music program! If these positions cannot be filled, we are in danger of losing our Society status.

BRACE is pleased to be able to offer grades 10-12 ECCHS students opportunities to accommodate their schedules. We offer flexible on-line courses delivered through Moodle for grades 10-12. ECCHS Students cannot register directly with us and all inquiries must go through the ECCHS grade level administrator. Please contact your ECCHS administrator if you'd like to complete a course through BRACE. We offer academics and a variety of electives and CTS courses that can be completed online. Hands-on courses like Foods, Mechanics, Welding, etc., must be completed at the Comp.

We are located in the McCleary Wing (North doors). We are open Monday-Thursday from 8:40 am- 3 pm and we offer night school on Tuesdays and Wednesdays from 5-7:30 pm. BRACE is closed on Fridays. Please email Melanie Buckley, principal, at mbuckley@brsd.ab.ca or call (780) 672-2205 for more information.

Welcome back to another year of ÉCCHS athletics! We have a proud history of athletics here at ÉCCHS. From the first day of school until almost the last day, we have at least one sporting event going on. The involvement of athletics, from students competing in a sport, classmates coming out to cheer on their school teams, staff and community members investing their time to coach all help contribute to a positive school culture. We can’t wait to get another year started.

Here at ÉCCHS our high school athletics compete under the umbrella of the Alberta High School Athletic Association in a number of different sports, including: Football, Golf, Cross Country Running, Volleyball, Basketball, Curling, Badminton, Team Handball, and Track and Field. Our grade 9 teams of cross country running, volleyball, basketball, badminton, track and field and golf compete in the Battle River Junior High Athletic League. The athletics start before the first day of classes with our football training camp and ends in early June with the track and field champions. The school always has something going on athletically.

September

Four sports start right off the go in September. High school football and golf as well as grade 9 and high school cross country running and our 6 volleyball teams, grade 9, junior varsity and senior boys and girls teams all have started.

Our football team, with head coach Josh Millang, will be competing in a 9 man league. They will be playing teams from across the province. While they may have started in late August, there is still an opportunity to join the team. See Mr. Miles or Mr. Thain if you are interested.

Our cross country running team is the TWO TIME DEFENDING 3A High School Provincial Champions! There are 4 meets along with zones and provincials our runners will be competing in. Both Mr. Prescesky and Mr. Eriksson are happy to have students come out and run.

Our high school golf team will have zones in Mid September and provincials September 25 and 26. Our grade 9 golf team won’t compete until June. See Mr. Thain if you’re interested in playing.

Our volleyball teams have to have a quick start with tournaments for all 6 teams within the first 2 weeks of September. Tryouts for our high school teams will be September 5 and 6 where our grade 9 teams will be September 11. If you are interested in playing, see either Mr. Thain, Mr. Haugen, Mrs. Selling or Mrs. Sharpe.

Looking forward to another great year of ÉCCHS Athletics.

Graeme Thain

Athletic Director

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Welcome to all our new ÉCCHS students and their families, as well as our returning students and families!

Our first meeting of the year is yet to be determined, but we welcome all interested parents to join us throughout the year.

• Did you know we're on Facebook? You can find us under ÉCCHS School Parent Council.
• If you have items to discuss at our next meeting, please contact Admin or Carey at ÉCCHS ecchsparentcouncil@gmail.com

Hello from the Cafeteria.

Welcome to ÉCCHS, if you are a returning student or if you are new to our school. We have returned to tray-line service in the café again this year, as well as taking orders on-line through Rycor. We have assortment of sandwiches, beverages, baked goods , fries, soups and salads served daily, along with a "daily special". Place your order for the daily special through Rycor and it will be waiting for you on the assigned day at noon.

We are open each morning for a "snack break" for about 20 minutes at the break between periods 2 and 3.

Presently we are accepting applications for three students to work noon hour service. This is a paid position. Please see Mrs. Anderson for an application form if you are interested. Our first full day of service will be Monday, September 11th.

Welcome to École Camrose Composite High School! A dual-track school with programs in English & French Immersion. Our mission is to provide the best possible educational opportunities for all of our students.

Email: cchsweb@brsd.ab.ca
Website: https://cchs.brsd.ab.ca/
Location: 6205 48A Avenue, Camrose, AB, Canada
Phone: 780-672-4416
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/battleriver31/
Twitter: @CamroseCCHS