Dear Falcon students and families,

I hope you all had a wonderful weekend and got a chance to enjoy the beautiful weather! This past week saw our Handball teams close out their regular seasons with silver medals and our Sr. Badminton Doubles boys team dominating at Provincials. I also was lucky enough to take in both casts of our amazing drama production of Letters to Sala. We have so many students to be proud of at Facey. Our students in Culinary are preparing intently for SKILLS Alberta Provincials this upcoming week, and we are excited for our Artists who were featured in this past weekend's Strathcona Art Show.

Coming up this week, we will see our AP students write their first round of AP exams. On Monday, May 5 we will be undergoing our placement of ribbons ceremony to honor Red Dress MMIWG2S Day in our front foyer. We will also be holding our annual Bev Facey Plant Sale on May 8 and 9, just in time for Mother's Day! Our Sr. Boys and Girls Soccer teams will be in full swing, and our Track athletes will be competing at their first Metro meet. As well, both of our Senior Handball teams have qualified and are contenders in the ASAA Team Handball Provincials this upcoming weekend.

I encourage parents to get involved with our amazing school council staff recognition initiative, coming up on June 4, 2025. They are planning a barbecue for staff at the school as a gesture of appreciation. Please check out the information on how to get involved by volunteering or contributing below.

I hope you all have an awesome week and, as always, if you have any questions or concerns, please do not hesitate to contact us.

Ken Wlos

Principal

Bev Facey Community High School

The goal on Monday, May 5 is for students to tie their ribbon to a mannequin with the intention to be mindful of what MMIW2S day means and our dedication to lowering these horrendous statistics and working together towards reconciliation, which is the responsibility of every Canadian. How You Can Participate

• Wear Red: Show your support by wearing red on May 5 and encouraging others to do the same.
• Learn and Reflect: Explore the history and ongoing impact of MMIWG2S and consider ways to advocate for change. Visit the National Calls for Justice to deepen your understanding and learn how you can take action.
• Join the Event: Attend our gathering to honour lives lost and stand with their families. There are often community walks and events in your local area.

School Council invites you to share your positive feedback on the amazing Bev Facey staff. Encouragement and appreciation are an important way to support school staff and work toward achieving our School Education Plan goals.

Goal #3 in Bev Facey’s School Education Plan is “Student learning will be further supported and enhanced through an increase in parent and community engagement and involvement in the Bev Facey school.”

Please take a moment and click the link to share something positive that a staff member has done to shape our community and make your experience or your child’s experience at Bev Facey great. The email will be shared with the staff member and principal Ken Wlos as well as assistant principals Kelly Ferguson, Renetta Peddle, and Paul Schwartz.

Thank you for helping us to meet our goals and build a strong community!

Please click on the button below to access the form. Thanks for putting a spotlight on the people who make our Facey community great!

Congratulations to Facey's dynamic duo: Yi Chan and Alexander Dai as they repeated as Boys Badminton Doubles Provincial Champs for an unprecedented second year in a row. The boys were fantastic in the Intermediate Men's Doubles provincial final. Awesome work gentlemen!

Our amazing school council will be meeting next on May 20, 2025 at 6:00 p.m. Our council is vital to our school community, and we would love to see as many parents as possible attend. This upcoming meeting will be the last of the 2024-2025 school year, and we are looking forward to inviting our grade 9 parents who will be joining us next year to get a glimpse of what we accomplish monthly and an introduction to our community from the school council lens.

Dear Bev Facey Parents & Guardians

On Wednesday June 4, 2025 @ 2:30pm, Bev Facey School Council is hosting our Bev Facey Staff Appreciation event. This is a fantastic opportunity for our Facey families to recognize all of the staff for their hard work, care, and dedication to our children. We know that many families would like to contribute to the success of this event. Staff Appreciation will include, a luncheon social to be enjoyed by all the staff here at Bev Facey, a small gift for each staff member, and various door prizes. We will be accepting monetary donations, gift cards and door prize items.

If you are interested in donating, money, gift cards or door prize items will be gratefully accepted in the front office; we can also accept e-transfers to cecile@thepalms.ca. Please make a note in your e-transfer, as well as with anything dropped off, that it is for Staff Appreciation and include your first and last name and a contact email so we can confirm receipt. If you have any questions please reach out to Cecile Palm at cecile@thepalms.ca. Deadline for all donations is Monday June 2nd, 2025.

We will also need volunteers, both on the day of the event and during the lead up. There are a variety of tasks to do. Please contact me if you are interested in volunteering or if you have any questions.

Thank you for your consideration.

Bev Facey School Council

Important AP (Advanced Placement) Exam Prep Opportunity

With AP® Exams starting this week, we want to encourage our AP students to take advantage of AP Daily: Practice Sessions—a video resource designed to help students review course content and practice applying what they’ve learned throughout the school year.

Starting on April 22, access these 15-minute videos for most courses, that focus on practicing and preparing to answer free-response and multiple-choice questions on AP Exams.

AP Daily: Practice Sessions focus on providing students with practice on free-response and multiple-choice questions, with the aim of helping them get familiar with the types of questions they’ll see on exam day.

• Every video will be approximately 15 minutes long and be released in AP Classroom and on YouTube.
• All videos will remain accessible through the AP Exam administration so that students can watch at times that work best for them.
• Free Resources to Prepare for AP Exams https://blog.collegeboard.org/free-resources-prepare-ap-exams

Students are required to adhere to the AP Terms and Conditions in effect on the day of the test. Please visit this page https://apstudents.collegeboard.org/exam-policies-guidelines/terms-conditions before the test day to review any changes. Any updates will be clearly communicated on this page.

All AP Exams will be conducted in the Bev Facey library, Room 280, and Room 281. Mandatory practice login sessions for all students registered for AP exams have been held over the past two weeks, If you have not attended a session please reach out to Mr. Lawlor or Mrs. Peddle to do so.

💻 At the Sessions students were guided through a practice login to Bluebook, making sure that they were comfortable with their College Board account login and password, so they would all be set for the upcoming AP exam days.

Why is this important?

Attendance at one of these sessions was and is required to ensure a smooth experience on exam day. We want you to feel prepared and confident!. Students are advised to arrive at the designated exam location 20 minutes prior to the start time of their exam.

Thanks to ALL Facey artists who showed at this weekends Strathcona High School Art show and competition.

Congratulations to the following award winners…

Avery Ackroyd - First Place in the grade 10 category.

Ashlyn Mok - Best Photograph of the Show.

Lauren Davison-Taljit - Second Place in the grade 10 category.

Sadie Vriens - Third Place in the grade 10 category.

Special shout out to Olivia for winning BEST DRAWING OF SHOW!! Well done Facey Artists!!

Our Senior Girls Rugby team started their season last week with two league games and took part in their first Rugby Invitational at the Pirates Rugby Tournament this past Saturday!

BFCHS's production of "Letters to Sala" last week was fantastic. Our amazing casts of students played their parts with amazing depth, emotion and feeling! We are so proud of their incredible talent and work this semester!

Please check out the Grad 2025 parents and graduates' information presentation from our meeting on November 5, 2024 below. Here are some important information pieces:

• Grad Lists posted: November 25, March 17, and May 5. (the grad list will have students who are "on track" with their credits or on a clear path to acquiring their graduation credentials).
• Senior Sunset/Mask decorating/White Out Day: Friday, May 9, 2025.
• Facey Formal Awards: Voting starts after May Long weekend!
• Grad Week Activities: May 26 through to Friday, May 30.

2025 Parent Grad Meeting Presentation

Please click on the presentation below for more information:

The Senior Sunset event for our Grade 12 Grads will occur on Friday on May 9th, this is the sequel to the Senior Sunrise that occurred at the beginning of the year. Students will show up anytime between 5:00pm and 6:00pm and will enter the supervised area at the Bev Facey cafeteria and ball diamond behind the school. Grads will be at various stations painting their grad masks for the Facey Formal, playing games, eating pizza, taking part in a sundae bar, and hopefully watching some playoff hockey. It should be a fun night for our grads. The students will leave after sunset so it should be done around 9:30pm and there will be no re entry into the school for students after that point. Reminder this is a school event, and all school expectations will be in effect.

Tickets on sale May 1st, 2025 -

• $25 + Expo fee for Ceremony

• $25 for Formal Dance @ Bev Facey

• Ceremony tickets will be sold online through ShowPass (digital tickets) →Link will come out to parents May 1st via email.

• 🚩School fees must be paid to order tickets!!🚩

• Formal Dance Tickets will be sold via Parent Portal or the Bev Facey front office.

There will be a mandatory rehearsal for all grads on Wednesday, May 28 @ 2:30 p.m.. Parents should remind their grad to book off that afternoon from work! Grad Gowns will be picked up as soon as the rehearsal is over at around 4:00 p.m..

The story of Mama Mia takes place on a mythical Greek island in the present day, and centers around a young girl named Sophie who dreams of a white wedding, with her father giving her away at the altar (I HAVE A DREAM). Problem is, she doesn't know who her dad is - and she's getting married the next day. As the show begins, she explains to her chums that her mum, Donna, fell into the arms of three men within a short space of time. So she's got three possible dads, and has invited them all to the wedding. From there the fun starts!

BFCHS Musical Theatre is proud to present Mama Mia from May 19-May 22 at Festival Place. Tickets sell for $25 each. Click the link below to purchase before they are SOLD OUT!

Tickets Box Office link for Facey's production of Mama Mia

Monday - May 5, 2025

• Red Dress MMIWG2S Day - please wear red!
• Biology AP Final Exam - in the Library @ 8:00 a.m.
• Microeconomics AP Final Exam & AP European History- in Student Services @ 12:30 p.m.
• Sr. Girls Soccer - travels to Grand Trunk to play Ross Sheppard @ 4:15p.m.
• Sr. Mixed Slow Pitch - host Beaumont on the Facey Field @ 4:15p.m.
• Sr. Girls Rugby - travels to Pirates field to play J.P. @ 4:45p.m. & McNally @ 6:00 p.m.
• Track & Field Practice- 3:30 p.m. on the S.A.P. Track

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Tuesday - May 6, 2025

• AP Chemistry Final Exam - in the Library @ 8:00 a.m.
• U.S. Government AP Final Exam - in Student Services @ 12:30 p.m.
• Facey Archery - practice in the North gym @ 3:20 p.m. to 4:15 p.m.
• Sr. Boy's Soccer - host Edmonton Christian on SAP Field D @ 4:15 p.m.
  

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Wednesday - May 7, 2025

• Early Out Staff Meeting Wednesday- Bus schedule pick up time is at 2:17 p.m.
• SKILLS Provincial Competition- Some of our talented students will be competing for the next three days.
• "Hats on For Mental Health Day!" - wear a special hat today to raise awareness of the importance of good mental health.
• English Literature & Composition AP Final Exam - in the Library @ 8:00 a.m.
  
• Computer Science AP Final Exam - in Room 280 @ 12:30 p.m.
  
• Facey's Craft Club - meets today at noon in room 160.
• Sr. Mixed Slow Pitch - travels to Harry Ainlay for 4:00 p.m. game.
• Sr. Girl's Soccer - host Lillian Osbourne on SAP Field D @ 4:15 p.m.
• Track & Field - practice on S.A.P. Track @ 2:30 p.m.

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Thursday - May 8, 2025

• SKILLS Provincial Competition- our talented students will be continuing to compete, and almost forty of our students will be taking a field trip to experience the competition for the day.
• Statistics AP Final Exam - in the Library @ 8:00 a.m.
• Bev Facey Plant Sale - 12:00 p.m. to 5:00 p.m.
• Jazz Band Rehearsals - at lunch in Band, room 142.
  
• Sr. Boy's & Girls Handball Provincial Championships - travels to Level One center.
  
• Track & Field Metro Mini Meet - afternoon @ Foote Field Track in Edmonton.

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Friday - May 9, 2025

• Bev Facey Plant Sale - 12:00 p.m. to 5:00 p.m.
• Bev Facey Mountain Photography Field Trip - Photography 20/30 students attending.
• Chinese Language & Culture AP Final Exam - in Student Services @ 12:30 p.m.
• Facey’s Gender & Sexuality Alliance (Spectrum) meets today at lunch in room 218.
• Grad 2025: Senior Sunset Activities – Painting of Masquerade masks, playing games, pizza dinner, sundae bar, and of course watching the sunset!
• Sr. Boy's & Girls Handball Provincial Championships - continue at Level One center.

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Saturday - May 10, 2025

• Sr. Boy's & Girls Handball Provincial Championships - continue at Level One center.
• Bev Facey Mountain Photography Field Trip - Photography 20/30 students attending.

On May 7th, Albertans are invited to wear a hat to raise awareness of the importance of good mental health. Participating schools will relax their hat rules and encourage students and teachers to build understanding by wearing hats to school.

May 7, 2025 - Staff Meeting Day (Early Closing-2:17 p.m.)

May 5 to 16, 2025 - Advanced Placement Exams

May 8 & 9 - Bev Facey Horticulture Plant Sale - 12:00 p.m. - 5:00 p.m.

May 19, 2025 - Victoria Day Long Weekend - No School for Staff or Students.

May 20, 2025 - Bev Facey School Council Meeting

May 19 to 22, 2025 - BFCHS Musical Theatre presents Mama Mia.

May 27, 2025 - Advanced Placement recognition lunch in the library.

May 28, 2025 - Mandatory Graduation 2025 Dress Rehearsal & Gown Pickup.

May 31, 2025 - Bev Facey Graduation Ceremonies and Formal.

June 4, 2025 - Bev Facey General Music Rock Concert at 7:00 p.m. in the Banner Gym.

June 5, 2025 - Bev Facey Concert Band Concert at 7:00 p.m. in the Banner Gym.