TIGER News

It's hard to believe that we have finished three months of the year already! We've been blessed with some very nice weather this fall, and our students continue to take full advantage of it!

November saw the end of our volleyball seasons. All of our teams had great seasons, with many hard fought games and lots of learning and development. Our students represented continued to represent us well! Thank you to all of the coaches who give their time and efforts to support these teams.

Before the break, we gathered together to celebrate our 2022-2023 students who had achievements in academics, athletics and those who showed strong character. We were pleased to welcome back several of our students from last year.

As we move into December, our students have planned many great events for themselves. Make sure to continue to check out the school calendar for our events!

On November 8th, we celebrated our students who showed excellence in many different areas of our school. Here are some photos of the awards winners from that night!

Many of our Awards plaques are starting to fill up. If you would like to sponsor the purchase of a new plaque, please reach out to Mr. MacKenzie. We are currently in need of plaques for Cross Country, Senior High Art, Junior High Art, and Senior High Music.

If you choose to donate, you will be recognized on the plaque as having donated. Plaques can also be created in memory of someone.
We appreciate the support of our families and businesses in our area.

The Hay Lakes Society for Youth Development currently has a 50/50 raffle open to all families. The society supports many different projects in our school, including the purchase of Chromebooks for classrooms, band instruments, and sporting equipment. Buy your tickers here: https://www.rafflebox.ca/raffle/hay-lakes-syd

Just a reminder that hot dog, milk and ice cream cards are available for purchase on our online payment system.

If you are available to help on Fridays with hot lunch, please reach out to the School Council at feedbackhlsc@gmail.com. These programs cannot run without the help of parents, and we as a school are very appreciative of all of your help!

Here are some upcoming important dates for the coming weeks:

• December 6th - Elementary Report Cards will be distributed
• December 7th - Early Dismissal Day - Periods 1, 3 , 5, 7
• December 7th - Junior Band trip to Grant McEwan
• December 11th - PD Day - No school for students
• December 14th - Christmas Concert: "Star Bucks: The Musical"
• 1pm and 7pm performances
• December 15th - Junior/Senior Winter Semi-Formal
• December 20th - Last day of school before winter holiday.
  

Want to see an up-to-date school calendar? Go to our website to see our public calendar!

On December 15th, our students in Grades 7-12 are invited to take part in the Winter Semi-Formal, a dance for our students hosted by our own Student Voice group. Students are encouraged to dress their best and bring a friend and attend!

Students are allowed to preregister one friend from their same age group. Friends should be able to produce a student ID when they arrive at the dance. If they do not have a student ID, HLS parents should reach out to Mr. MacKenzie to let them know.

As this is a school events, students are still expected to follow the expectations of the school, and this includes their guests. Any misbehaviour could lead to further discipline.

If parents are able to chaperone, please email Mr. MacKenzie to let him know!

As part of its administrative procedures, Battle River asks that any parent who wants to be a supervisor for a field trip or a sports team becomes an approved volunteer, also known as an Agent of the Board. Parents will need to provide a current criminal record check and a child vulnerable sector check. As these documents can take a bit of time to obtain, we are encouraging parents who think they might be able to supervise trips throughout the year to begin the process of becoming an Agent of the Board early.

If you are interested, please email Mr. MacKenzie and he will provide you with all of the information you need, along with a letter for you to take with you when you go to the police or RCMP to obtain your criminal record.

Members of the Hay Lakes Curling Club are looking to start a Little Rockers program in the new year that will run on Monday afternoons, right after school.

If you are interested, check out the letter from the organizers here.

Here is the latest newsletter from our Career Counsellor - Carla Practicante.

December's Newsletter

She will be at the school a couple of times a month to meet with high school students. She is able to help with the application process for post-secondary, as well as help students determine what they might need to get into certain programs.

Please check out the latest newsletter for the Camrose Family Resource Centre.

Parents can find information for many different resources and programs (both in person and online) within this document. These include Triple P parenting programs, information and sessions about helping students with their mental health, and activities and drop-in opportunities for students and parents.

Please don't forget to pay your current school fees for athletic programs, field trips, and other activities, as well as Division Technology fees, by following this link.

Students participating in our athletic programs must have all fees from previous athletic seasons paid before they can begin a new season.

This is also the link that will let you order hot lunches as well hotdog, milk and ice cream cards!