2024 - 2025 School Year

First Days of School:

• Grade 7s Friday August 30^th 8:40-12pm 
• All students Tuesday Sept 3^rd

New student BBQ - Friday Aug 30, 12-1pm:

• All new students to OHS (Grade 7’s and new move in’s) and their families are welcome to attend the new student BBQ on Friday Aug 30^th at 12pm-1pm. This is an opportunity to mingle and meet with staff, tour the building, and ask any questions before the first full day of regular classes on Sept 3^rd.
• Students will then be dismissed for the long weekend after the BBQ

Staffing:

• We would like to acknowledge the following staff members who are leaving OHS this year to either work at other schools or pursue other adventures and thank them for their time:
  • Chet Musgrove
  • Mike Horembala
  • Allison Fitzpatrick 
  • Phil Standen
  • Mel Morris 
  • Samantha Leriger
  • Lorraine Wilson
  • Emma Anderson
  • Allison Peck

• We would like to acknowledge the following staff members who are new to OHS this next school year:
  • Leanne Hellman (new VP)
  • Rachel May (who joins our Math team, replacing Mr. Standen)
  • Lori Isberg (Career and Academic Advisor)
  • Joel O’Nyons (covering the month of Sept for Mr. Kyle Rawson who will return Oct 1)
  • Will Weatherall (covering the month of Sept for Mr. Adam Argento who will return Oct 1)
  • Jessica Dacyk (EA)
  • Viridiana Reyes (EA)

Timetable Schedule:

• All timetable schedules will be posted on edsembli for students to look at starting Aug 23^rd. If there are any option changes needed we will inform students their first week back of the process to make those changes. If a student does not log in and look (or can’t), we will be ready to direct students to where they need to be when they show up.

Bell Times for next year:

• The start and end of the day are the same 8:40am - 3:30pm

Grade 7 -9 Hockey program:

• We had enough students sign up for the junior high hockey program with Method Hockey, so it is a go. Students can still sign up if they are interested (see attached PDF)

Cell Phone Policy:

• As you may have heard, the Alberta Government has announced a ‘no cell phone’ policy in schools starting in the fall.
• I know this will not make students happy, but research is clear that cell phones distract from learning and create other issues we constantly deal with at the school level (gaming, distractions, inappropriate uses, bullying, stolen etc.)
• We will communicate out to all of you the last week of Aug prior to school stating the policy and procedures for the new policy, but please have a discussion with your child that this will be coming and rules will be in place. 

Thank you, a head of time, for your understanding and support in this as the impact to learning will be positive. I have just come from a junior high that was cell phone free for two years now and have greatly seen the benefits.

Office Hours in Aug:

• The school office will be open starting Friday Aug 23^rd at 8am 
• Please note the school is closed Thursday Aug 29 from 12pm on as all FSD staff are meeting at another school