VCHS Prowler
May 29 - June 2
Upcoming Events & Important Dates
May 30 - Dress up in something that starts with the first letter of your name
May 31 - Red Shirt Day
June 1st - Grads wear you grad caps & signed white shirts
June 6 - Athletics Awards evening, invites will be emailed early this week
June 7 - Early Dismissal @ 2:02pm, Free BBQ & Beach Day for all students
June 13 - Arts/CTS Awards 5:30-6:30pm
June 13 - School Council AGM 6:30-8:00pm
* Reporting Student Illness *
We are responsible for reporting 10% or more absenteeism to AHS.
Athletics This Week
In the Caf
Family School Liaison Worker (FSLW)
Carlin Adams is our Family School Liaison Worker (FSLW). She is available to
help support students create positive change through setting goals and planning
strategies, helping connect families with external supports and advocating for
students and families within the school and community. Her office is in our school
library, and she is available in blocks 1 and 4.
Her contact information is:
Office (780) 410-3989 Cell (780) 920-2594 Email carlin.adams@eips.caMHCB News
Monday Mental Health Minute: Emotions! Emotions are a normal part of life, and the first step in being able to cope with difficult emotions is being able to identify them and then we can practice self-care and gratitude. Check out these tips from AHS Addiction and Mental Health News
Transferring Credits on School Fees
Grad News
EIPS News
EIPS Annual Education Results Report
Every year, Elk Island Public Schools (EIPS) publishes an Annual Education Results Report, which outlines the Division’s Four-Year Education Plan, opportunities for growth and how it’s supporting students to achieve the best possible outcomes. Read through this year’s EIPS Annual Education Results Report 2021-22 and discover how EIPS fosters learning environments for all students to learn, grow and thrive—and why it matters.
June Spotlight: enhancing public education through effective engagement
· Rules of Engagement: Using a collaborative approach to improve student achievement and success
· Driving change: Strengthening public education through Board advocacy
Accessing User Accounts: Students Leaving EIPS
Is your child graduating from or leaving EIPS at the end of the school year? If so, they must ensure any information they want to retain from their school cloud accounts is downloaded onto a personal device before leaving.
· Google account – Students must download any wanted content before August 1—download files either individually or in bulk using Google Takeout.
· Microsoft account – Students must download any wanted content from their OneDrive account before August 1.
After Aug. 1, 2023, EIPS will deactivate the account and delete all remaining files.
For more information, contact the school at 780-632-3341.
2022-23 EIPS Annual Feedback Surveys: For Parents and Caregivers and For Students – Results now available
The results of the 2022-23 EIPS Annual Feedback Surveys: For Parents and Caregivers and For Students are now available. In March, the Division conducted the annual surveys, which help EIPS gauge its progress toward meeting the goals and priorities outlined in its Four-Year Education Plan. Families and grades 9 and 12 students were asked a series of questions about their experiences with EIPS and their school, the overall performance of the Division, the quality of education being provided to students and areas for improvement.
Thank you to all families and students who took the time to share their feedback with the Division. Overall, the surveys received 2,709 responses from parents and caregivers and 1,980
responses from grades 9 and 12 students across EIPS. EIPS, and schools, will now review the feedback in detail and use it to develop new strategies to serve students and the wider community better.
The full results are available online:
2022-23 Parent and Student Survey results: EIPS
REMINDER: 2022-23 school fees
School fees for the 2022-23 school year are posted on the PowerSchool Parent Portal. All fees are due within 30 days of being posted. Throughout the year, fees are often added to cover the costs for various activities, such as field trips, extracurricular activities, and late, damaged or lost textbooks.
To access your fee information, simply log in to the PowerSchool Parent Portal and go to “Student Fees.” There you can view fees and pay them online using a credit card. Make sure to monitor your child’s account on an ongoing basis.
For more information about school fees, waivers and payment deadlines, visit eips.ca/schools/fees. And, if you have questions, think there is an error or need help creating a PowerSchool Parent Portal account, contact your child’s school directly before the summer break.
NOTE: Pursuant to Board Policy 23: School Fees and Administrative Procedure 505: School and Administrative Fees, EIPS will forward any unpaid 2022-23 fee amounts to a collection agency. To prevent this from happening, remember to pay your fees before Aug. 31, 2023.
Student Transportation: 2023-24 registration
Planning to use Student Transportation in the 2023-24 school year? If so, make sure your child is registered so Elk Island Public Schools (EIPS) can plan routes and send your child a bus pass before the first day of school.
All students who indicated needing transportation services through the returning student or new student registration processes are now registered. Those families have also received tentative route schedules and invoices—fees are due June 30, 2023.
For those students who didn’t indicate needing transportation services during the registration process and want to now register, simply fill out this registration form.
For more information about EIPS Student Transportation, visit www.eips.ca/transportation.
NOTE: Families can pay fees online using the PowerSchool Parent Portal. To pay in-person, visit the EIPS Student Transportation building during its office hours—Monday to Friday, 7 a.m. to 5 p.m. on school days and 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. on non-school days.
Tools for School
VCHS has once again partnered with the United Way for the 2023-24 Tools for School campaign. Annually, Tools for School provides backpacks and school supplies to students in Kindergarten through Grade 12 whose families have limited resources. If you’re a parent or know a parent who needs access to the program, contact the school directly. Staff will discretely provide the backpack to the child at the beginning of the 2023-24 school year.
Alternatively, if you’d like to donate to the program, you can pick up a few extra supplies when you’re out shopping for back to school in August. Drop-off boxes are located at the EIPS Central Services office, all Staples locations and various businesses in the community. Any supplies donated within the community are invested back into the region.
For more information about Tools for School, contact VCHS or call EIPS Central Services at 780-464-3477.
Diploma Exam Prep Sessions
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 8:45 a.m. to 3:45 p.m. with a half hour break for lunch and two 15-minute breaks. Course will be offered at Salisbury Composite High School (20 Festival Way) in Sherwood Park. Students can only register for one review course each weekend. Cost is $125 per course. Spaces are limited for each course, please encourage students to register early to avoid missing out.
June 8-10 ELA 30-1 and Social 30-1 (Thursday/Friday night, Saturday)
June 10-11 Math 30-1 and Math 30-2 (Saturday/Sunday)
June 17-18 Biology 30, Chemistry 30, Physics 30, and Science 30 (Saturday/Sunday)
If you have questions regarding Diploma Exam Prep sessions, please reach out to Krista Porter, myself or via nextstep@eips.ca
Career Pathways
Good afternoon, High Schools!
Thank you to all the on-site Career Pathways Facilitators that are helping to guide students within your buildings. As a result of your hard work and collaboration, we currently have over 70 students successfully engaged in their Work Experience programs, 20 active RAP students, 28 students participating in Dual Credit, and 18 currently in Green Certificate across the Division. These are positive numbers to report in our first quarter.
We also would like to thank you for your continued support in ensuring that information and opportunities are communicated to students and families directly from your schools. Over 60% of the Your Future: Career and Post-Secondary attendees said they found out about the event through their own school’s newsletters, posters, and social media. We encourage you to continue sharing our monthly newsletter and ensuring this important information gets to students and families.
Moving into the second half of the Semester, our focus will shift to building capacity within schools to meet the Division goal of supporting and preparing students for life beyond high school. One of the priorities will include professional learning with CTS and CALM teachers to build common course categories and weightings.
Community Corner
School Fundraisers
Vegreville Composite High School
Email: General.VJS@eips.ca
Website: www.vegcomp.ca
Location: Vegreville, AB, Canada
Phone: 780-632-3341
Facebook: facebook.com/vegcomp