Eagle's Eye

All SCS Parents and Guardians are invited to attend these events presented by the SCA Secondary School Council. They will take place the same evenings as the upcoming parent teacher interviews.

We look forward to seeing you!

Effective Monday February 24th, Mr. Luke Stewart will be taking over the library duties at SCS! We want to thanks Mrs. Plooy for all of her diligent work with the school and the library, helping things run smoothly! We wish her all the best with her future endeavors.

Hello dedicated Eagle’s Eye Newsletter readers! TAVO is back once again. As a group, our role at SCA is to advocate for change and education among the student body, which leads us to our focal point for February–Black History Month–a month-long, nation-wide celebration that honors people of color. We hope you’ll join us this month as we dive into the history, inform, raise awareness and celebrate people of color this month whose full stories have never been told but have impacted us in more ways than one. TAVO will be hosting an event on Wednesday, February 26 at lunch in The Commons. We encourage both junior high and high school students to attend and sit in on a presentation created by one of our TAVO members in honor of Black History Month. Other things to look out for this February will be a playlist of POC artists, posters around the school and a carefully curated selection of books by POC authors in The Commons arranged by Mrs. Plooy. We hope that you get to learn and experience new things this month! If you’re interested in learning more about Black History in Canada, you can visit Canada.ca under Canadian Heritage.

The window for course change requests is now closed! Thank you for your patience as we processed all of the requests for this second semester.

SCS Admin Team

Access the SCS student life handbook: https://www.scasecondary.ca/students/scs-student-life-handbook

The Elk Island Public Schools (EIPS) returning student registration process for 2025-26 takes place Feb. 10-24, 2025. Through the online form, all families will confirm the school and program their child will attend next year or advise the Division if they aren’t returning. For students who want to attend a non-designated school next year, these requests must be submitted through the returning student registration process—acceptance is based on available space.

On February 10, the parent/guardian on file in PowerSchool identified as the Permission Click contact for each pre-kindergarten to Grade 11 student will receive an email through Permission Click with a link to the form. If your family hasn’t received any Permission Click forms this school year, contact the school office so we can investigate any technical issues before registration season.

Registration questions? Contact Mrs. Khajavi

1. Contact Mr. Rempel for a Monday or Thursday Lunch meeting

2. We encourage all RAP Prep students to sign up for the Youth Skills Network with AIT https://tradesecrets.alberta.ca/engagement-events/youth/

Please let your teacher(s) or the office know if you are traveling outside of Canada and require access to your Brightspace. Regularly, Brightspace isn't accessible when you are outside of Canada, so we need to request access from EIPS for the duration of your travels.

On behalf of the Strathcona Christian Academy Secondary School Council, thank you for helping us recognize our amazing staff for the wonderful work they do.

If there is staff member you'd like to recognize, please fill out this Google form.

1 Thessalonians 5:11 Therefore encourage one another and build each other up, just as in fact you are doing.

Do you know a person at school that is great and deserves to be recognized? Nominate them for a 10/10! We want to hear all the good things that are happening around our school.

All these awesome stories will be shared on The Board and some may win a free meal at the Eagle's Nest!

Mark your calendars! Registration for EIPS Summer School opens March 17. For more information, see the Summer School page on Next Step’s website

The next municipal election is on Oct. 20, 2025—an important component of this is the election of school trustees. Trustees are elected representatives who are knowledgeable about the communities they serve, and are accountable to students, families, staff and community members of a school division. Once sworn in, these individuals work diligently to promote and advocate for a strong public education system. Learn more

Through Dual Credit opportunities, students can earn college/university credits from a Post-Secondary institution and high school credits in select programs. These opportunities are in partnership with Elk Island Public Schools Division, Lakeland College, Portage College, Norquest College, Olds College, and Alberta Education.

Dual credit helps students to:

- get started on a Post-Secondary education while still in high school
- save money on Post-Secondary tuition costs (through the Dual Credit Framework, high school students do not pay post-secondary tuition fees (other than the cost of textbooks)
- potentially earn credits in high school and a Post-Secondary Institution at the same time
gain experience to succeed academically in a Post-Secondary environment

Students will be responsible for purchasing all textbooks and required resources materials (ie: robotics kit). These costs are set by the Post-Secondary Institution and indicated in the course descriptions. Information about purchasing the required materials will be provided to students once they have been accepted into the course.

Note: due to the independent nature of dual credit programming, students should be self-directed learners.

For more information about dual credit, reach out to Mrs. Matheson (dion.matheson@eips.ca)

Did you know that students at SCS have access to spiritual, academic and social-emotional support every day at school? Student Services is located on the second floor of the school in room 203. Mrs. Matheson, the school counsellor, and Campus Pastors Kiara, Jamie and Luke are available, and students are encouraged to pop in to see them. However, sometimes students may not feel comfortable popping by and would prefer to book an appointment. In order to make this process easier, SCS Student Services is launching their new Student Support Form. Students can scan this QR code or use the URL to open up a google form where they can request an appointment with someone from student services. It is important to note that the form is screened by the entire student services team (including Mrs. Meints) and the form is NOT a place to report an emergency as it does not get screened 24/7. If you have any questions, feel free to reach out to anyone from student services!

Hockey starts NEXT Tuesday (25th)!! We have extended the duration of the tournament to accommodate all the teams and other events happening here. Please refer to the schedule posted outside of the South Gym and be on time for your games otherwise your team will forfeit. Bring your game face! Schedule and teams have been posted outside of the south gym!

Beginning on February 4th a Girls Bible study will be held on Tuesdays at lunch in legato. All are welcome to join! Meet in front of the school office at the beginning of lunch.

NEW BEGINNING SEMESTER 2: All guys grade 7-12 are invited to join this weekly Bible Study!

Join us every Wednesday from 11:45-12:25 in the SPAC Legato (coffee shop) for a men’s Bible study led by grade 12 students and supported by our campus pastor team. This group is open to all guys, grades 7-12. Our hope and prayer with this group is that everyone, no matter where they are at on their faith journey, knows that they belong here, as we challenge, encourage, and pray with one another.

If you have any questions or want more information, reach out to Pastor Luke.

If you or someone you know is familiar with handball, has a passion for coaching, and loves Jesus, we’d love to hear from you! Please reach out to Mr. Botchey at symonds.botchey@eips.ca for more information.

Attention Graduates!

Graduation photos have now concluded. In the next 2 weeks you will receive ordering information to the email address that was used to sign up for the photo session.

For this year's graduation ceremony, due to the size of the graduating class and seating available in the sanctuary, each graduate is entitled to a minimum of 8 guest tickets. Please fill out this form to indicate how many of these 8 tickets your graduate will be using (graduates do not need to count themselves in this amount). Depending on the number of guest tickets claimed, there is the possibility that grads will have access to more than the 8 minimum, so please indicate in the form how many additional tickets you would require if they become available. There is no cost for the tickets for the graduation ceremony.

Parents of 2025 Grads - If you haven’t already, please follow the 2025 Parent Grad Committee on one of our social media channels:

Facebook: SCA 2025 After Grad Party

Instagram: scagradparents2025

The Parent Grad Committee is getting ready to send out an information letter by email to 2025 grad parents.

Please help the committee connect with you, by sending your preferred email address to:

scagradparents2025@gmail.com

1. The Eagle's Nest is open! Each day, Miss Higgs will have a delicious meal ready for purchase. Meals are $6 each or you can purchase a 5-meal punch pass for $25. Cash or cards are accepted.

• Monday, February 24 (Day 1)

  • Meatball or Turkey Sub with Chips

  Tuesday, February 25 (Day 2)

  • Chicken Club or Greek Chicken Wrap

  Wednesday, February 26 (Day 1)

  • Grilled cheese or BLT Sandwich with Soup

  Thursday, February 27 (Day 2)

  • Teriyaki Chicken Rice Bowl or Butter Chicken with Naan

  Friday, February 28 (Day 1)

  • Pasta Plate with Salad and Garlic Bread

• February 24- School Council Meeting 7:00 PM
• February 26- Pink Shirt Day
• February 28- Grade 8 Retreat- Millennium Place
• March 5- Early Dismissal
• March 7- PD Day, No school
• March 13- Parent Teacher Interviews 4:00-8:00
• March 17- Parent Teacher Interviews 4:00-8:00

SPAC Youth has weekly gatherings, and we would love to have you join:

Senior High (Grade 9-12)

Tuesday | 7pm

Junior High (Grade 7-8)

Wednesday | 7pm

We’d love to have you join

Follow us on Instagram - @spacyth for more details.

We hope to see you there.

Please remember that our building does not open for students before 8:20AM. Students who arrive earlier will need to wait outside until the doors open.

In the afternoon, we kindly ask that parents pick up their children before 3:35PM. After 3:35PM, students are kindly asked to wait outside for their transportation.