Dear Falcon students and families,

I hope you all enjoyed this past weekend! This past week saw an incredible amount of activities by our students. Our Junior Boys and Girls volleyball teams hosted teams from all over the province at our Tri-Volley Invitational, our CyberDefense team competed in and placed 32nd out of 100 teams at the first National competition, our Falcons' Debate team mixed it up at the Lois Hole Invitational at the U of A, and our Falcons' Fabrication team attended the prestigious Wicked Welding Competition in Edmonton.

The focus of our upcoming week will be even more diverse as our FLI students engage our students in Halloween activities, we begin to host the November sitting of Diploma exams, our volleyball teams will host all the Sherwood Park K to 6 schools in the Falcon Invitational Elementary Volleyball tournament, and we hold our annual Academic Awards for 2023-2024 on Wednesday, October 30, 2024. We are looking forward to honouring all our students' successes and hopefully visiting with some of our returning graduates as we honour them that evening.

With November break only two weeks away, we also want to remind our students and parents that we are at the midpoint of the first semester, and that many important assessments and assignments will be taking place at this time. We are asking our parents to continue to communicate with their student's teachers, and to support their children as the rigor and responsibilities of the courses they are taking begin to intensify. Attendance moving forward into the second part of the semester is vital and we all need to work together to ensure that our students are attending regularly so they have every opportunity to be successful in their classes.

As always, if you have any questions or concerns, please do not hesitate to contact me.

Ken Wlos

Principal

Process for Student/Parent/Teacher Interviews

Student/Parent (Guardian)/Teacher Interviews are intended for teachers to be able to report progress of the student, to provide professional advice and to make ourselves available for feedback from parents.

Student/Parent (Guardian)/Teacher/Student Conferences will be held on Tuesday November 5th – 5:00 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. and Wednesday, November 6th – 5:00 p.m. to 7:30 p.m.

We will be using an online booking system, as in the past, to book conferences. Bookings will open up on Monday October 28th at 10:00 a.m.

You will not be able to schedule any interviews before that time. Bookings will close Monday November 4th at noon.

You will need to enter your child’s name, the class, and teacher with which you would like to schedule a conference. You are limited to one conference time per teacher. If your son/daughter has a particular teacher for more than one subject, please just book one 8-minute time slot. If you need more time with a teacher, please arrange a separate phone call at a later date.

Please enter an e-mail address to receive confirmation of your 8-minute interview.

To book your interview times:

Click the button below!

CLAC Training hosted its fifth Annual Wicked Welding competition this past Saturday in the Edmonton Member Centre. Eight local high schools competed in small teams to create an amazing Halloween-themed metal sculptures. Facey's amazing team created an awesome skeletal motorcycle sculpture defeating all the other teams to take first place overall! So proud of our awesome fabricators and their amazing teacher Mr. Suffern.

Congratulations to Michael Chen, Nolan C. MacLean, Tara Bhullar and Seth Brown for competing in four gruelling rounds of debate at the Lois Hole British Parliamentary Debate Tournament at the University of Alberta on Saturday. The Bev Facey team competed against 64 other students from a number of different high schools in the Edmonton and Calgary areas. The four impromptu resolutions were:

1. This House Opposes the glorification of the “will to fight”.
2. This House Regrets the usage of speculative fiction in popular culture to represent real-world social justice issues.
3. This House Would make the number of votes an individual has inversely proportional to their wealth.
4. This House Would grant the International Court of Justice independent jurisdiction to implement penalties against states that do not abide by rulings.

We would like to thank Nolan, Michael, Tara and Seth for representing Bev Facey at this prestigious event and performing extremely well at this high level of debate. Special thanks to David MacLean for coming out for the day and volunteering his time to judge.

Please check out the Grad 2025 parents and graduates' informational meeting on November 5 at 7:30 p.m. in our South Gym.

After 3 weeks of voting our graduation class of 2025 has selected logo #5 as their choice. Now that the logo has been chosen, information on Grad Wear sales featuring the logo will be coming out shortly.

Congratulations to our Junior Girls volleyball team who defeated St. Albert Catholic to capture the Bronze Medal at our own EIPS Tri-Volleyball Invitational tournament this past weekend!

Our Bev Facey counselors have set up a living newsletter that will be available to our students to help them navigate the process of applying for scholarships to support their post secondary goals. This newsletter will be sent out to parent's and student's emails over the next week. Please return to it as more updates to the newsletter will occur throughout the year as new opportunities for our students present themselves. Please click on the newsletter link below to access the first publication:

Bev Facey's School Council meets every third Tuesday of the month from 6:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m. in our school library. Our council is vital to our school community, and we would love to see as many parents as possible attend. This past month's meeting saw our council discuss the Alberta School Council $500 grant provided by the Alberta Government. Our council is looking for input on how to put this fund to good use. Last year they secured a successful parent's workshop on anxiety, and are looking for similar suggestions for this year. If you have an idea on how you feel the grant should be leveraged please contact the school council by their school email:

schoolcouncilbevfacey@gmail.com

Please peruse the agenda from last meeting, and the meeting presentation via the PDF Link below the article.

This year Bev Facey's Leadership Initiative students will be hosting a Holiday Market which will consist of vendors from our Facey community as well as from Strathcona county. More information will be posted on Bev Facey's Website as the Market date approaches.

REGISTRATION OPENS OCTOBER 18, 2024. REGISTRATION CLOSES at 3:45PM on NOVEMBER 21, 2024.

Price per table is $35.

Each table is roughly 8ft x 3ft.

Each table comes with 2 chairs. Table coverings are not provided.

Concession will be available to vendors and buyers throughout the event. The cafe will be open for the day, and we will be running a barbeque in the afternoon.

Payment for your table(s) can be made at the Bev Facey School Office from 8:00AM - 3:45PM during weekdays. We accept debit, credit, cash and cheque. Cheques can be made out to Bev Facey Community High School and delivered to the main office personally or via mail. We DO NOT accept credit cards over the phone and we do not accept PayPal. All outstanding payments must be made by 3:45PM on THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 21, 2024.

Doors open at 7:30AM for setup. Event runs from 9AM- 4PM on November 23, 2024. All tables must be cleared by 5:30PM. Help will be available. Event will be held in the North and Banner Gyms.

Events happening throughout the day:

- Santa will be making visits all throughout the day

- There will be a face painting and glitter tattoo station run by Bev Facey's Leadership Initiative students

- Gift basket raffles

All proceeds from table rentals and raffle ticket sales will be donated to the Strathcona Christmas Bureau.

If you wish to book a table in the market, please fill out and submit the following form. Once you submit the form, we will reach out to you with information on how to pay for your table(s) and a reminder of the payment deadline.

If you have any questions, please email Jack at jacksnow1807@gmail.com

Monday - Oct. 28, 2024

• November sitting of English 30-1 & 30-2 Diploma - in room 213 @ 8:35 a.m.
• Halloween Candy Jar Guess FLI Activity - runs all week until the 31st. The jar is in the office, come and submit a guess.
• Model UN - Meets at lunch today. Registration information (forms and fees) are due back Friday!
  
• Robotics Club meets today at 3:20 p.m. in room 210.

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Tuesday - Oct. 29, 2024

• Bev Facey Pumpkin Painting FLI Activity- Goes at noon!
• Sr. Girls Volleyball team host Paul Kane for a 5:00 p.m. Playoff game.
• Jr. Girls Volleyball team travels to Ross Sheppard for a 6:30 p.m. Playoff game.

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Wednesday - Oct. 30, 2024(Early Dismissal @ 2:17 p.m.- Opportunity Wednesday)

• November sitting of Social 30-1 & 30-2 Diploma - in room 213 @ 8:35 a.m.
• Opportunity Wednesday - Academic Coaching and Rewrites will be available. ***Busses pick up students at 3:17 p.m.***
  
• Mummy Wrap-a-Teacher FLI Event - goes at noon today in the cafeteria.
• Bev Facey Craft Club - meets today at noon in room 159.
  
• Sr. Boys Volleyball travels to play a Playoff game (location and time T.B.A.).
  
• 2023-2024 Academic Awards Night - 5:00 p.m. in our South Gym.
  

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Thursday - Oct. 31, 2024

• November sitting of Math 30-1 & 30-2 Diploma - in room 296 @ 8:35 a.m.
• Final day for the Halloween Candy Jar - guess in by noon today!
• Bev Facey Halloween Costume Competition - judging occurs at noon (FLI event).
• Jazz Band meets for practice at noon today in the Band Room (room. 142).

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Friday - Nov. 1, 2024

• Facey’s Gender & Sexuality Alliance (Spectrum) meets today at lunch in room 159! All are welcome!
• Senior Girls & Boys Volleyball Teams travel to compete at the Red Deer Invitational Volleyball tournament.
• Bev Facey Falcons host the Elementary Volleyball Tournament - 4:00 p.m. South Gym.

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Saturday - Nov. 2, 2024

• Senior Girls & Boys Volleyball Teams continue to compete at the Red Deer Invitational Volleyball tournament.
• Bev Facey Falcons Elementary Volleyball Tournament continues in the South Gym.

The AP Capstone program, developed by the College Board, offers high school students an innovative, skills-based approach to education, focusing on college-level research, writing, and collaboration. This two-year program, consisting of AP Seminar and AP Research, is designed to equip students with critical thinking, problem-solving, and communication skills that are essential for academic and professional success. BFCHS is one of only 60 schools in Canada to offer the AP Capstone program.

Curious about Norquest College? Join us in Student Services on October 30th during lunch! This is your chance to ask all your burning questions and snag valuable resources from an admissions officer. Don’t miss out on this fantastic opportunity to explore your future!

Exciting news! The University of Calgary is coming to our library for an engaging presentation on November 22nd at 10:00 a.m. Join us for an insightful discussion that promises to inspire and inform.

The University of Alberta is offering one-on-one advising sessions at Bev Facey from 12:00 p.m. to 3:00 p.m. on November 27th. To book a time, drop by Student Services to speak to Mr. Lawlor.

Diploma Exam Prep Sessions: Registration opens October 28

Courses are designed for preparing students to write their Grade 12 diploma exams. The material presented is based on a 12-hour schedule over a weekend. Courses will run from 8:30 or 9:00 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. with a half-hour break for lunch. Courses will be offered at Salisbury Composite High School (20 Festival Way) in Sherwood Park. Cost is $125 per course, $75 for Science 30. Registration will close on January 8, 2025 for English, Social Studies & Math Session 1 and January 15, 2025 Session 2 for Biology, Chemistry & Physics and January 22, 2025 for Science. Register at https://www.eipsnextstep.ca/

January 11-12 ELA 30-1, SS 30-1, Math 30-1, & Math 30-2

12 hours (9am-3:30pm)

January 18-19 Bio 30, Chem 30, Physics 30

13 hours (8:30am-3:30pm)

January 25 Science 30

6.5 hours (8:30am-3:30pm)

Current EIPS Students
If your child is already attending an EIPS school in the current year, you can register and pay for Diploma Prep courses by logging into the PowerSchool Parent Portal the same way you usually do to pay fees. You do not need to create a new Parent Portal account to register for Diploma Prep. Once you are logged into the Parent Portal, click on the student fees icon (the green dollar sign) under the navigation menu. Click on the appropriate student’s name tab and click on the appropriate Next Step Diploma Prep course(s) in which you’d like to register. Students are not considered registered unless payment for the Diploma Prep course is made at the time of check-out.

Please note: Each of your children already attending an EIPS school must be linked to your Parent Portal account in order for you to be able to view and pay their fees through this system. Visit our PowerSchool page for instructions on how to create a Parent Portal account and link all of your children to that single account.

Non-EIPS Students
Non-EIPS families accessing Diploma Prep courses provided by EIPS can register and pay online through the Student Quick Pay system. You will need to Create Account to access the Diploma Prep courses.

If you have questions regarding Diploma Exam Prep sessions, please reach out to nextstep@eips.ca or 780-464-1899

October 30, 2024 - Bev Facey Awards Night 2023-24 School Year

November 4, 2024 - Hold and Secure Drill (Block 4)

November 6, 2024 - Early Dismissal - Staff Meeting (2:17 p.m. Bus pick up)

November 5 & 6, 2024 - Student/Parent/Teacher Conferences

November 5, 2024 - Graduation 2025 Parent/Student Organizational Meeting

November 6, 2024 - Picture Re-Take Day

November 8, 2024 - Bev Facey Remembrance Day Ceremony

November 11 to 15, 2024 - November Break

November 19, 2024 - Bev Facey School Council Meeting (6:00 p.m. - Library)