Dear Falcon students and families,

I hope you all had an excellent Mother's Day weekend and were able to get outside to enjoy some sun (despite the smoke) and honour those amazing women who do so much for our families! This past week saw our students running through a flurry of activities. Our AP students completed the first round of AP exams, our students were involved in numerous trips and activities. Some of our students attended the SKILLS competition, and our Rugby, Soccer, and Slow Pitch teams were all in full season swing this past week continuing their strong play. Our Falcon eSports team travelled to the Alberta Championships, and our Bev Facey Boys & Girls Team Handball squads were amazing capturing a championship and a Bronze Medal.

The week ended on Friday last week with our F.L.I. students treating our 2025 Grads to a pizza party, mask decorating (for the Facey Formal), and some fun games in their Senior Sunset evening. It was a great chance for our grads to have some fun with the students they have worked along side for the last three years or longer!

We will be hosting our last monthly Bev Facey School Council meeting of the year next Tuesday, May 20 at 6:00 p.m. in the library, and I would like to invite any interested parents to join us. It should also be noted that our Bev Facey Musical theatre students have been working exceptionally hard on their production of "Mamma Mia". The show is shaping up to be an amazing experience and I want to encourage everyone to come out and support this incredible show at Festival Place during the week of May 19 to 22. Tickets can be purchased through the Box office at Festival Place.

I also would like to encourage parents to get involved with our amazing school council's 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 amazing week ahead 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

Our Senior Falcon Handball teams had a phenomenal ASAA provincial weekend! Our Senior Girls are the undisputed 2025 Provincial Champions defeating Salisbury Composite in a closely contested final. While our Sr. Boys narrowly missed the final by one goal and became the 2025 Provincial Bronze Medalists! Fantastic season for both of these teams, they conducted themselves exceptionally well and were amazing representatives of Facey Athletics!

Our amazing School Council is holding their last meeting of the school year on May 20, 2025 at 6:00 p.m. If you cannot make the meeting but are interested, please contact us at the school office to be put in contact with our School Council chair. We hope to see many of our Grade 9 parents who will be joining the fold next year, as we sent out information to all of them by email inviting them. We'd love to see you there!

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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!

Dear Bev Facey Parents & Guardians

On Wednesday June 4, 2025 @ 2:30 p.m., 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 barbeque 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

With AP® Exams continuing 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.

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 sun is setting for our 2025 Seniors! Cheers to friendships, fun and one of the last sunsets before graduation day.

Tickets on sale since 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.

Our awesome Falcons eSports team competed at the Alberta Championships this past weekend in Rocket League category at Bow Valley College in Calgary. Congratulations to Tyler Niedzielski, Tucker Matyjanka, and Nick Couves (Salisbury), missing Ethan Kozak. The team did very well and hope to run their own regional event at Facey next year!

Monday - May 12, 2025

• Calculus AB AP Exams - 8:00 a.m. in Room 281.
• Calculus BC AP Exams - 8:00 a.m. in Student Services.
• AP Seminar Exam - 12:30 p.m. in Room 281
• Track & Field Practice - 3:30 p.m. on the S.A.P. Track
• Mixed Slow Pitch - travels to St. Benedicts Field vs. St. Francis Xavier.
• Girl's Rugby - travels to Pirates Field vs. Lillian Osbourne @ 6:00 p.m..

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Tuesday - May 13, 2025

• Pre-Calculus AP - 8:00 a.m. in Student Services.
• Physics 2 AP Exam - 12:30 p.m. in the library.
• Track & Field Practice- 3:30 p.m. on the S.A.P. Track
  
• Boy's Soccer - travels to East Glen for a 4:15 p.m. game.

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Wednesday - May 14, 2025

• Educational Assistants Appreciation Day.
• English Language & Composition AP Exam - 8:00 a.m. in the Library.
• Facey's Craft Club - meets today at noon in room 159.
• Opportunity Wednesday - Rewrites are available. Academic Coaching is available. Bus schedule pick up time is at the normal at 3:17 p.m.
• Girl's Soccer - travels to Jasper Place for a 4:15 p.m. game.
• Track & Field -"Grey" Divisional Track Meet- goes all day today.
• Mixed Slow Pitch - host Salisbury Composite on S.A.P. Baseball Field #1.

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Thursday - May 15, 2025

• Computer Science Principles AP Exam - 12:30 p.m. in Student Services.
  
• Sr. Boys Soccer - host Ardrossan on S.A.P. Field D at 4:15 p.m.

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Friday - May 16, 2025

• Physics 1: Algebra Based AP Exam - 8:00 a.m. in the Library.

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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.