Paul Rowe Celebrates Student Success! Celebrating Academics, Athletics and Citizenship

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1 November 2015 Raider s Report Paul Rowe Jr./Sr. High School Newsletter Paul Rowe Celebrates Student Success! Celebrating Academics, Athletics and Citizenship Also in this Issue: Parents Matter Week Events Career Fair Update Paul Rowe and Rosary Schools to Co-Host Volleyball Zones Tournament Fundraising Campaigns More! Upcoming Events: Student of the Year Awards are awarded using a formula blending Academic, Sports and Extracurricular Activities. OnOctober8,ourschool communitygatheredtorecognize studentsfortheirhardwork, dedicationandcontributionstoour schoolcommunity.avarietyof awardsinthecategoriesof academicachievement,sports, extracurriculargroups,and citizenship,werepresented. Attheceremony,our2015 graduateswerealsoformally announced.aswell,many scholarshiprecipientsfromthe classwererecognized. Scholarshipspresentedincluded thosefrom: AlbertaGovernment PeaceRiverSchoolDivision Bonavista ManningDiversifiedForest Product/KPWood BobHarbourneMemorial WalisserWomanof Excellence. Aswell,anumberofgraduating studentsreceivedhighcredit earnerawards.theminimum graduationrequirementis100 creditsandeachrecipientearned atleast129credits.thankyouto ourbusinesssponsorsofthehigh creditearnerawards: AdvantageNorthServices AttackOilfield HawkHillsAg.Society ManningDisposals McCrackenVeterinary Services NorthtownEsso/Frandra Holdings SunLifeFinancial ThankyoutoMs.Czaban,Mrs. BakandMrs.Coveforallofyour behindthesceneswork. November: 6 SCOER Christmas Wrap Sales Campaign Ends 10 Paul Rowe Remembrance Day Ceremony 11 No School (Remembrance Day) 13 Term 1 Report Cards Mailed Senior Boys Zones Volleyball Tournament in Manning Parents Matter Week 23 No School for Students (Site-Based PD Day) 25 School Council Meeting 26 Parent/Teacher Interviews Parents and Guardians: In Your Family s Mailout: *First Aid Letter for Grade 10s *Scholastic Book Club Information Messages to parents: *A major change has been made to PRSD Policy for volunteer drivers. Please see page 5 for information. *School fees have been mailed. Please remit payment as soon as possible. *Parents Matter Week is Nov See page 8 for more info. Prefer to receive your newsletter by ? Visit to subscribe!

2 Superintendent s Message: Academic Results EachyearAlbertaEducationreportsonnumerousperformancemeasures foralbertaschooldivisionsinareportknownastheaccountabilitypillar Report.Ourupdatedresultsshowthat69.6%ofstudents(combinedin grades6and9)achievedtheacceptablestandardontheprovincial AchievementTests,and,10.3%achievedtheStandardofExcellence. UpdatedresultsontheProvincialDiplomaExamcoursesshowthat 82.6%ofstudentsachievedtheAcceptableStandard,and9.1%of studentsachievedastandardofexcellence. ProvincialAchievementTestsandDiplomaExamsareonlyonemeasure ofstudentachievementandresultsarebestexaminedattheschoollevelwherethelocalcontext canbeconsidered.eachschoolwillbesharingschoolresultswithintheirlocalcommunity. Iwishtocongratulatestudents,staffandparentsonworkingsowelltogetheronimprovingstudent achievement.achievementtestanddiplomaexamresultswillbefurtheranalyzedtohelpinform instructionaldecisionsthatwillleadtoincreasedstudentachievement. Iinviteyoutoviewadetailedsummaryofthedivision soverallresultsonourwebsiteat Academic Awards PaulBennett SuperintendentofSchools PeaceRiverSchoolDivisionNo.10 PaulRowehasalargenumberofstudentswhoobtaineitheracademichonoursoreducationalmerit awardseachyear.attheaward sceremonyforthe schoolyear,fifty-eightstudents receivedtheseawards.thejuniorandseniorhighstudentswiththehighestacademicaverages wereawardedthecanadianroyalpurplesocietyawardandthepaulroweacademicaward. Canadian Royal Purple Society Award Sharman Bigler and Jordy Greschner Paul Rowe Academic Award Student Protected by FOIPP and Jared Collins Congratulations Emily Lyseng for receiving the following academic awards/scholarships: Jim Stanford Scholarship Peace River School Division Scholarship Governor General Award Walisser Woman of Excellence Scholarship Bob Harbourne Memorial Social Studies Manning Diversified Forest Products/KPWoodScholarship Academic Honours 2

3 Paul Rowe s Career Fair a Huge Success Thanks to Community Involvement OnOctober21PaulRoweheldaCareerFairfor allstudentsingrades7-12.studentseach attendedtwelvesessionswheretheycouldlearn aboutacareerinwhichtheymightbeinterested fromsomeonewhohastrainedandhas experienceinthefield.thedayalsohada strongcommunityconnection,asthemajorityof thepresenterswerepastpaulrowestudents. Studentshadextremelypositivefeedbackabout theday. A huge thank you goes to Mrs. Anita Bak for organizing the day. Thank you also to all of our presenters: AlexFredrickson(Marketing) AmyRomick(FitnessTrainer) BodilSchoendorfer(RegisteredNurse) BradenGurtler-Gamble(Carpenter) BrittAndersen(Teacher) BryanBruun(AutomotiveTechnician) CaceyGoddard(Hairdresser) CarleeBruun(Engineer) CathyAsmussen(LabTech) ClaytonGreschner(ChemicalEngineerTech) Dr.ClintonSchamehorn(Dentist) DanHunter(HelicopterPilot) DarlaRobinson(TeacherAssistant) DaveDemeester(HeavyDutyMechanic) DavinMay(Lawyer) EricHenitiuk(Plumber) ErinAlbrecht(Pharmacist) GayleWalton(CharteredAccountant) GoldaGoodzeck(LicensedPracticalNurse) HalHobenshield(HelicopterMechanic) 3 JenniferMcCracken(Veterinarian,Animal HealthTechnician) JohnThurston(RegisteredApprenticeship Program) JoyceLorenzen(EmergencyMedicalTech) KatieRomick(LegalSecretary) KentonLein(Instumentation) KerryCoulter(RealEstate) KimStone(X-RayTechnician) ConstableKyleAshe(RCMP,Canadian ArmedForces) LarryBrolly(Firefighter) MichaelKamieniecki(Electrician) NoraPaulovich(Agriculture) QuinnHenitiuk(InsuranceBroker) RobertBruun(AutomotiveTechnician) RossGraw(PartsPerson) SamanthaBruun(PharmacyTechnician) ShawnMcCracken(GasPlantOperator) ShellyAsmussen(Banking) Dr.TylerMay(Physician) Thank you also to School Council for organizing and preparing the delicious lunch!

4 A Spooktacular Halloween Celebration Eventhoughtheeventwasheldadayearly, manystudentsdressedupandtookpartinthe HalloweenSpiritDay.Pumpkincarvinginfamily roomswasfollowedbyaghostwalkcostume contestandfunmini-games.wewouldliketo thankourcommunityjudgesharonhenitiukas wellasms.caronandmr.taylorforhelpingout. Thankyoutoallofthestudentswhotookpart,to ourfabulousscoerorganizersandtostafffor supervisingtheafternoonevents. Author Shares Alberta History with Students Student Vote Results Mirror Federal Results Award-winningauthorKarenBassrecently visitedourschoolaspartoftheyoungalberta BookSociety staleblazerstour.karentold studentsabouthowherinterestinworldwarii hasshapedhernovels.studentswere especiallysurprisedtolearnaboutprisonerof WarcampsthatwerelocatedacrossCanadato holdgermansoldierscapturedbythebritish andtheassociatedworkprogramwhichbrought manygermanpowstothepeaceregion duringthewar. 4 DuringtheFederalelectioncampaign,students spentalotoftimediscussingtheelectoral system,thecandidatesandtheplatformsofthe differentpartiesrunning.studentsalsohadthe opportunitytocasttheirballotaspartofstudent Vote.Atotalof113voteswerecastwith86 votesgoingtotheconservativecandidate. Theseresultsreflectedtheactualresultsinour ridingofgrandeprairie-mackenzie.thankyou tomr.davidsonfororganizingstudentvote.

5 Manning to Host Zones Volleyball Tournament! PaulRoweandRosarySchoolhavebeen selectedtoco-hosttheseniorboysvolleyball zonestournament!thesegameswillbeheldon November20-21.ThefirstPaulRowegameis tentativelyscheduledfor2:00p.m.onfriday, November20th.WatchourschoolFacebook pageforupdatesincludinggametimessothat communitymemberscancomeoutandcheer onourteam.formoreinformation,orto volunteer,pleasecontactmrs.jackieristesund at(780) goraiders!!! Paul Rowe Volleyball Teams Getting Ready for Zones PaulRowehasfourvolleyballteams,allofwhichareperformingwellthisyear:JuniorGirls,Junior Mixed,SeniorGirlsandSeniorBoys.Withverylargerosters,manyplayerstaketurnstravellingto tournaments.currentlytheyareworkingongettingreadyforthezonestournaments,ofwhichthe SeniorBoyswillbehostedinManningonNovember20thand21st. Senior Girls Volleyball gold medal winners at the 2015 Cougar Classic. Senior Boys Volleyball silver medal winners at the 2015 Cougar Classic. Asaschoolcommunity,wewouldliketothankallofourcommunitycoaches,staffrepresentatives andparentsfortheircontributionsandsupportthroughouttheyear.aspecialthanksgooutto: GlennHolmesandSaylerHenitiuk,SeniorGirlsCoaches ClayPaulovichandBrandonDavidson,SeniorBoysCoaches DanaeVantErveandTaylorRohachyshyn,JuniorGirlsCoaches LeannePharisandKerryCoulter,JuniorMixedCoaches *NEW* P.R.S.D. #10 Policy Change in Effect for ALL VOLUNTEER DRIVERS ALL Volunteer Drivers: *must now carry 2 million insurance coverage *advise their insurance company that they are carrying students on a volunteer basis. As a Volunteer Driver, once you have these changes in place, please provide the school with a copy of your insurance policy stating the 2 million coverage. 5

6 Food for Thought Gives Students Good Start Yearbook Delivery Expected Soon FoodforThought,whichservesbreakfastto studentstwiceaweek,resumedinoctober.the goaloftheprogramistogivestudentsagood starttothedayandtopromotetheimportanceof breakfast.thankyoutoallofourstudent, parentandcommunityvolunteers!theprogram couldnotrunwithoutyou!thankyoualsoto PaulRowecoordinatorTerraGoodzeckfor organizingtheprogramwithinourschool. The yearbookisinthefinalproofing stagesandisexpectedtobedeliveredtothe schoolbychristmas.thankyoutoallofthe studentswhoworkedonthisbook!ahugethank youalsogoesouttomrs.bakfororganizingthe yearbookgroupandforvolunteering hundredsofhoursofpersonaltimetocomplete thebacklogofpreviousyearbookswhichhad beenleftunfinished. YEARBOOKS HAVE ARRIVED!!! Mrs.Bakhasbeenworkingveryhardtofinishtheyearbooks frompreviousyearsandthebookshavefinallyarrived! The yearbooks for the following years are now available for sale: , , Therearealimitednumberofbooksavailableforsaleforeach year.books will be sold on first-come basis. The yearbook will be available mid-december. YEARBOOK ORDER FORM StudentName: Grade: Iwishtopurchasethefollowingyearbooks atatotalcost: 1book:$50.002differentbooks:$90.003differentbooks:$ Pleaseenclosepaymentwithorderform.ChequestobemadepayabletoPaulRoweHighSchool. 6

7 SCOER Fundraising for Water Bottle Fill Stations Save at Subway and Help our Sports Teams! SCOER sannualchristmaswrapcampaign endsfriday,november6th.thecatalogue includesitemssuchaschristmascards, wrappingpaper,decorationsandother householditems,jewellery,chocolatesand more!scoerwillbeusingtheprofitsfromthis campaigntoinstallwaterbottlefillstationstothe waterfountainsinourschool.thecampaign endsnovember6 th. Green Thumbs to Donate Proceeds of Potato Sales LookingforaChristmasStockingStuffer? Tohelpoutourschoolclubsandsportsteams, SCOERhasSubwayGiftcardsavailablefor $10.Thesecardsgiveover$50savingsto purchasesmade!!! ContactVikkiPresakarchukat(780) orstopbytheschooltogetyourstoday! Scholastic Books Make Great Gifts! Lovegardenpotatoes?PaulRowe sgreen Thumbsaresellingtheirpotatoestosupport theirsisterschoolinkenyaandtodonatetoothercommunityorganizations!theyhave10 poundbagsofredandwhitepotatoesforsale for$7.00.whatagreatwayforourstudentsto demonstratetheircitizenship.thegreen ThumbswouldliketothankNPARAfortheir continuedsupportwhichmakestheseprojects possible. 7 TheScholasticBookCluboffersparentsand studentsaneasyandinexpensivewaytobuy books.asanaddedbonus,everyorderalso helpsourschoollibraryearnfreebooks! November sbookclubandholidaygiftguide Flyershavebeensenthometoallgrade7and 8students,howeveranyonecanorder. ParentsPayalsomakesiteasytopayonline. Pleasevisitwww.scholastic.ca/clubstoview flyersonlineorcontactmrs.lewandowski.

8 Parents Matter Week is fast approaching and we would like to invite our extended school community to join us in celebrating! Thursday, November 26 4:00 7:00 p.m. Enjoy a delicious hot supper when visiting the school during Parent/Teacher Interviews! Watch our School Facebook page for more details. Enter your name in a draw for a door prize of cool new Paul Rowe gear! Stop to browse the wall of cards filled with messages from our students about why their Parents Matter! Spotlight on Health and Safety Whenwinteryweatherwaftswillyoubeprepared? Winter brings some special challenges and one primary concern is heavy snowfall and the ability of extreme cold to knock out heat, power and communication services - possibly for days at a time. Emergency provisions should include enough food, water and supplies to last 72 hours. Remember, to prevent carbon monoxide poisoning,neveruseportablefuel-firedappliancesindoors. Winter transportation can mean coping with ice and snow that can make navigating roads hazardous. Before traveling, make sure your vehicle is winter ready, contains emergency supplies andensurethegastankisatleasthalffullatalltimes.clearallsnowfromthevehicleandkeepthe windows defrosted. Make allowances for increased travel times and communicate your route to others. Before venturing outdoors check the weather and dress appropriately for the temperature and activity.keepwalkwaysanddrivewaysclearforwintervisitorsandemergencyservices.recognize andtreatanyearlysignsofhypothermiaorfrostbite. Wintersportsbringhoursofenjoymenthowevercontinuouslystayalertfordangers.Keepactivities suited to children s age and abilities and always use maintained and properly fitting equipment, includingtheappropriatehelmet. Staysafeandwarm,beprepared. KristiShilka,PRSDHealth&SafetyCoordinator 8

9 Paul Rowe s Remembrance Day Ceremony Tuesday, November 10 at10:45a.m. inthepaulrowegym The community is invited to join us as we remember and honour our veterans and military personnel. Senior Boys Volleyball Zones Tournament Friday, November 20 &21 PaulRoweandRosaryGyms Watch our Paul Rowe Jr./Sr. High School Facebook page for updates and game times! Parents Matter Week Is November In honour of Parents Matter Week, Paul Rowe has special events planned for the evening of Parent/Teacher Interviews (Thursday, November 26th). Please see page 8 for more details. School Council Meeting Wednesday, November 25 7:00p.m. School Council is a great opportunity to stay informed and to have input on school-based decision making. All parents and guardians are welcome! Parent/Teacher Interviews Thursday, November 26 4:00-6:00p.m. byappointment 6:00 7:00p.m.dropin Pleasecalltheschoolofficeat (780) tobookyourappointment. Asset Tip #3: Connect with a Child Simplytakingthetimeto connectwithachildcan influencetheirdevelopment andhelpthembecome caring,responsible,and productiveadults. Forideas,checkoutthe50 WaystoConnectwithKids flyerinyourparentmailout. Extra special thanks go out to: *OurAward sdaysponsorsandcreditawardcontributors. *Allofthecommunityvolunteerswhoseinvolvementmadeour CareerFairanoverwhelmingsuccess.Anextraspecialthanks goesouttomrs.anitabakfororganizingandtoschoolcouncil fororganizingthedeliciouslunch. *Allofourvolunteervolleyballcoaches,staffreps,parentsand thecommunityforsupportingourathleticsprogram. *NorthPeaceAppliedResearchAssociation(NPARA)for continuingtopartnerwithourgreenthumbsgardeningproject. 9

10 NOVEMBER 2015 Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat 1 2 PJ Day 8 9 Aaron Paquette Presentations (p.m.) 15 National Addictions Awareness Week (NAAW) 22 November is PARENTS MATTER WEEK Class of 2016 Meeting 7:00 p.m. in school Library SCOER Magazine Fundraiser Ends 10 Black, White & Red Dress Up Day Remembrance Day Ceremony at Paul Rowe 10:45 a.m First Aid for Grade 10 Group 1 23 No School for Students (Site-Based PD Day) 24 Travel Club 2017 Meeting DECEMBER: 11 No School (Remembrance Day) 18 First Aid for Grade 10 Group 1 October Scholastic Book Orders Due 25 School Council Meeting 7:00 p.m. 12 Hot Lunch: Hot Dog & Chips Study Café 3:45 p.m. 19 Hot Lunch: Chicken Fingers & Wedges Study Café 3:45 p.m. 26 Hot Lunch: Taco Bag Study Café (Limited) 3:45 p.m. Parent Teacher Interviews 4:00-7:00 p.m. 4 Mail out 18 Last day for students & Christmas celebration 13 Term 1 Report Cards Mailed 20 Senior Boys Zones Volleyball at Paul Rowe and Rosary Schools Senior Boys Zones Volleyball at Paul Rowe and Rosary Schools 10