Welcome to both re-

turning and new stu-

dents and their parents.

Our teaching staff re-

turned to school on

Monday and we are set

for students to arrive on

Thursday. As in future

years, we will continue

our focus on strong

academic programming

in both core and com-

plementary courses.

We are proud of our

provincial trends of

student success on di-

ploma exams combined

with a very high rate of

High School Comple-

tion. DHS continues

to boast of one of the

top band programs in

the province along with

many opportunities for

our students to access a

wide variety of comple-

mentary courses and

off site learning pro-

grams. We hope to

continue with student

representation in the

Skills Canada competi-

tion and look forward

to September auditions

for our annual drama

presentation to be pre-

sented on the first

weekend in December.

This year, we will be

working with the divi-

sion to enhance the ca-

reer focus of students.

There are some new

and updated possibili-

ties with a program

called myBlueprint; an

online tool to help stu-

dents explore their per-

sonal interests,

knowledge, learning

styles, etc. while direct-

ing them towards life

after high school.

Many of the instru-

ments, such as career

cruising and resume

building have been

used over the years,

this program is a pow-

erful way to connect

all of these together

with our school marks

and course information

program. Our goal

will be to develop a

sequence for students

from grades 9 through

12 to work through

myBlueprint. Our aim

to is to equip students

with a plan for the first

few years out of high

school and instill the

confidence to take the

next step towards it . I

hope that an indirect

result will help students

set short term goals for

course completion and

marks as they see what

post-secondary training

is required for their

years beyond high

school.

Check out the calendar

that accompanies this

letter. Note that our

Meet the Teacher and

Academic Awards

night is Sept. 28th, our

first General Grad

meeting is Sept. 26th,

and our first School

Council meeting is Oct.

12th.

Garth Dagg

Principal

Principal’s Message

Principal—Garth Dagg

Vice Principal—Curtis Dick

www.didsburyhigh.ca

Message from the Board 2

Band News 2

Leadership News 3

Sports News 4

Grad 18 News 5

Yearbook News 5

Celebrating DHS Students 6

Looking Ahead 6

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Challenging, encouraging and believing in every student

Welcome to a new year of learning together in Chinook’s Edge School Division!

Our Board is very proud to lead the team of devoted and caring professionals in

this division, where everyone is working together toward student wellness and

success.

Our dedicated staff are creating learning environments that ensure every child

succeeds. We share a focus on four key goals in all of our schools - Literacy,

Academic Excellence, Career and Post-Secondary Transitions, and Social Emotional Outcomes. Ensuring

this foundation of quality learning will allow our students to continue to achieve higher levels of success

throughout their lifetime.

With the support of the Board and the Central Office Leadership Team, our school professionals continue

to challenge, encourage and believe in each one of our students every day. We wish everyone an exciting

year of learning in Chinook’s Edge, where students come first!

Colleen Butler

Chair

Message from the Board of Education

Board of Education:

Kurt Sacher (Superintendent)

Jackie Swainson (Ward 1 – Sylvan Lake / Benalto)

Sherry Cooper (Ward 2 – Penhold / Poplar Ridge)

Colleen Butler (Ward 3 – Delburne / Elnora)

Holly Bilton (Ward 4 – Innisfail)

Connie Huelsman (Ward 5 – Bowden / Spruce View)

Ron Fisher, Vice Chair (Ward 6 – Sundre)

Trudy James (Ward 7 – Olds / Reed Ranch)

Gordon Kerr (Ward 8 – Didsbury)

Sheldon Ball (Ward 9 – Carstairs / Cremona)

Mission:

Chinook’s Edge School Division will engage every student in meaningful learning by challeng-

ing, encouraging and believing in them.

Vision:

Chinook’s Edge School Division will be universally recognized as a collaborative learning com-

munity where learning is personalized for all students to achieve success as compassionate and

innovative global citizens.

S E PT EM BE R 20 1 7 PA GE 2

Band News

Band Bottle Drive

Tuesday September 5, 2017

Band Society Meeting Wednesday September 14, 2017 @ 7 pm DHS Band Room

Band Society AGM Meeting Wednesday October 12, 2017 @ 7 pm DHS Band Room

School Photos

Wednesday September 6, 2017 Retakes will be on September 27, 2017

Leadership News

School Photo Day

PA GE 3 S E PT EM BE R 20 1 7

Welcome Back

Welcome Back

Pancake Breakfast

Friday Morning

September 8, 2017

Leadership Retreat

September 20—22, 2017

Rivers Edge Campground, Water Valley

S E PT EM BE R 20 1 7

2017 Volleyball Season Practice Schedule:

Week of September 5-8, 2017

All Boys Volleyball Practice: Sept 5 & 7 3:30 –5:00

JV/SR Girls Volleyball Practice: Sept 5 & 6 3:30 - 5:00

Gr 9 Girls Volleyball Practice: Sept 6 & 7 3:30 - 5:00

Week of September 11-15, 2017

Boys - Mondays & Wednesdays

JV/SR Girls—Tuesdays & Thursdays

Gr 9 Girls—Mondays & Wednesdays

If you are interested in being a paid scorekeeper for Home

Volleyball Games, please see Mr. Bates.

Page 4

Sports News

GRAD 2018 General Meeting

Tuesday September 26, 2017 7:00 pm DHS Gymnasium

Parents and Grads please attend

Grad 2018 News

Yearbook News

S E PT EM BE R 20 1 7 Page 5

Grad 2018 Dates Cap & Gown Ceremony

Thursday June 28, 2018 7:00 pm Celebrations Banquet Friday June 29, 2017

2016/2017 DHS Yearbook

We are very excited to see the 2016/2017 Edition of the DHS Yearbook which is currently being shipped! We

should be able to hand these out to students within the next two weeks.

Don’t forget to order your 2018/2019 Yearbook early. All early orders will receive custom

name-stamping.

Orders can be placed through the online school fees pay-ment program, or see Mr. Leggette if you have any ques-

tions.

JOSTEN’S RING DAY Thursday September 28, 2017

Looking Ahead

Non-Instructional Day—No School October 6

Thanksgiving Day—No School October 9

Band AGM Meeting October 11

Interim Report Cards October 13

Parent Teacher Interviews October 19

Collaborative Day—No School October 27

Leadership Haunted Halls October 27

October Dates to Remember

Celebrating DHS Students

A few of DHS Students had an outstanding summer making Didsbury proud and we congratulate them on their accomplishments!

Congratulations to Wesley Wilks on his successful showing at the Canada Summer Games in Winnipeg, MB from July 28-August 13. Wesley won three silver medals and one bronze medal for his swimming prow-ess in the following events 50m Breaststroke, 50m Freestyle, 50m Backstroke and 100m Freestyle. Way to go!

DHS students took part In Field Hockey Nationals which took place in Surrey BC July 17-25. Josh Dick played U15 Boys, Kiya Gosselin U15 Girls, and Shelbey Murphy U18 Girls. All three played extremely well with their respec-tive teams, and have been invited to National Level ID camps.

We are sure there are other students, who we are not aware of, that have also had an outstanding summer, please feel free to submit pictures and let us know of his/her or their accomplishments so we can feature them in future newsletters!

September 2017

Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat

31 First Day of

School 1 2

3 4 Labor Day No Classes

5 6 School Picture

Day 7

8 Welcome Back Breakfast

9

10 11 12 13 Band Society Meeting 7 pm

14 15 16

17 18 19 20 Leadership

Retreat 21 Leadership

Retreat

22 Focused PD Day No Classes

Leadership Retreat Sr Girls Volleyball

23 Sr Girls Volleyball

24 25 26 Gr 9 Blackfoot Crossing

Field Trip Grad 18 General

Parent/Grad Mtg 7 pm

27 Picture Retakes

28 Jostens Ring Day

Terry Fox Run Meet the Teacher 7pm Student Awards Night

29 30

October 2017

Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat

1 2 3 4 5 6 Collaborative Day

No Classes

7

8 9 10 11 Band AGM Mtg 7 pm

12 School Council Mtg 7 pm

13 Interim Report Cards

14

15 16 17 18 19 Parent/Teacher Interviews 5:00 pm

No Appointment Needed 20 21

22 23 24 25 26 27 Collaborative Day No Classes DHS Haunted Halls

28

29 30 31 Halloween