The Titan Tribune - Abbotsford Traditional Secondary

The Titan Tribune
Abbotsford Traditional Secondary School
atss.ca
2272 Windsor St.
Abbotsford, B.C. V2T 6M1
604-850-7029,
fax: 604-850-7028
Volume 8, Issue 11
Well it looks like summer has finally made an appearance. We have just finished a session of
academically challenging and important exams and contests for our students. Our top Math
students entered the University of the Fraser Valley Math contest. The junior students who
competed are Kiratmani Saran, Mark Stephens, Stephanie Uittenbosch and Arashdeep Rai.
The senior students are Gagan Rai, Kolyn Gray, Abnashi Randhawa and Brayden Eagles. We
are awaiting the result of their scores.
As well we have just finished our College Board Advanced Placement exams and we are sure our
students have done well. It is now a rush to the finish line, which is fast approaching. We
encourage you all to assist us in getting your son and/or daughter to school on time and in for
every class as it becomes more important as we progress towards final exams and final marks.
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Principal: Mr. Glen Hildebrand
Vice-Principal: Mr. Michael Hendricks
Mygradebook - Online Marks
Student marks are available online
at www.mygradebook.com. In order
to access your child’s marks, you
will need to login with a
USERNAME (CLASSWORD) & a
PASSWORD (BCeSIS NUMBER).
Username - Classword
The username is the classword generated
by the teacher.
Each class in the school has a
unique classword. Please ask your
child for the classword, email the
individual teacher, or look online at
www.atss.ca/classwords.htm for a
list of classwords.
Password - BCeSIS Number
The password is the student's
BCeSIS number (usually 6 digits).
This is also the username for their
computer
login and their email.
Please ask your child for their
BCeSIS number, or call the ATSS
office (604-850-7029) to get the
BCeSIS number.
Office Staff:
Mrs. Suderman
Mrs. Schellenberg
Mrs. Mangat
May 18 2012
local: 1000
local: 1001
local: 1002
Counselor:
Mr. Colin Abernethy local: 1107
One-to-One program:
Andrew MacPhail local: 1120
Again we have had a number of our French class students take part in France’s language
proficiency exams known as the DELF. The following students participated: Yeshna Jalim,
Melissa Toews, Raquel Schmidt, Isabella Potter, Sophia Bhatti, Ivneet Sohi, Jasmyn Birak,
Jenny Saroya and Sukhjit Cheema. If they pass this exam they will receive an internationally
recognized certificate for demonstrating their proficiency in the French language.
ATSS also very proudly recognizes a number of our students enrolled in our Applied Skills
programs who have competed in the District scholarships for $1,000 by completing projects as
a part of their educational achievements. They are: Brenaya Hewlett - Carpentry - April 16,
Julie-Ann Lawson - Photography - April 16, Raquel Schmidt - Photography - April 16. Kaitlyn
Friesen - Music - May 1, Jasmine Thompson - Music - May 1, Deanne Ratzlaff - Music - Vocal May 1, Melissa Toews - Writing - May 2, Natalie Wiebe - Writing - May 2, Tessa Sperling Writing - May 2 and Danae Styles - Writing - May 2
On the music front, Mrs. Wade has taken our Band and Choir on several field trips. The choir
performed at the Kiwanis Music Festival and earned a Bronze level rating, well done. The band
traveled to Whistler to participate in a one-day clinic with several world-renowned musicians
where they proceeded to receive a silver level rating. A great job by Mrs. Wade and our music
program.
We have just completed a fun week of grad activities as the Grade 12 Prom was held this past
weekend. What a sight it was. Our grads in beautiful gowns and suits arriving in an array of
fancy vehicles. From horse drawn carriages to stretch limousines. The time was enjoyable and
memorable as we finished off the evening at Newlands Golf and Country Club in Langley. A
special thanks to Mrs. Toews, Mrs. Sekhon and all the parents who put the events together,
from the arrival and Grand March to the Dinner and Dance. It was fantastic.
We have the privilege of having Dr. Bryce Croll, a post PhD “Fellow” currently at Massachusetts
Institute of Technology, (MIT), and Abbotsford graduate came to share his expertise in
Astronomy with our Science students and had them observe the sun through a special
telescope.
We would also like to congratulate Mandy Minhas and Gurleen Dhaliwal for successfully
completing the Abbotsford Regional Hospital Observation Program.
As you can see it has been a busy month. We do anticipate this hectic pace to continue as our
Grad Convocation and Dry Grad events are coming on June 8 and our Year End Awards
ceremony to follow on June 14 at 7 pm at the Eben-E-Zer Church. As always we want to
continue to encourage our students to persevere to the end and ensure all assignments are
complete and all exams prepared for so that they can leave this year with the best possible
chance for success in the years to come.
Sincerely,
Glen Hildebrand, Principal
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Graduation Information
Faculty:
Dept Heads:
Local
Mrs. Pam VanKleeck Math/Sc #3237
Mrs. Tracy Wedel Hum..
#3140
Mrs. Rebecca Toews Hum.
#3134
Mr. Andrew MacPhail
#1120
Mr. Ken Laity PE
#5107
Mr. Colin Abernethy Couns. #1107
Mrs. Lyndsey Faber Couns. #1108
Teaching Staff
Mr. Don Barden
Ms. Shelby Calman
Mr. Brock Currie
Mrs. Elizabeth Cousar
Mr. Bruce Cuthbertson
Ms. JacquelineDewar
Ms. Reena Dhillon
Mr. Jim Domke
Mr. Shawn Fedyna
Mr. Lyndon Friesen
Mr. Grant Gasser
Mr. Carlton Haak
Mr. James Hill
Ms. Kim Hunt
Mrs. Sharon Kehoe
Mr. Sandy Lane
Mrs. Michelle Myers
Ms. Olga Ulyasheva
Mrs. Janet Wade
Learning Assistance
Mrs. Phyllis Collins
Mrs. Heidi Ens
Mrs. Karen Hiebert
Mrs. Denise Silzer
Library
Mrs. Laurie Salter
#1103
#3136
#3252
#3141
#3236
#3238
#3234
#3234
#3251
#3138
#3240
#3250
#3137
#5107
#3134
#3248
#3235
#3240
#1116
#3135
#3152
Cafeteria
Mrs. Julie McCaughey
#5169
International Rep
Mrs. Stella Yoon
#1110
Youth Worker
Mrs. Darlene Rayburn
#3255
Community Support
Mrs. Jeven Randhawa
#1108
Attention grade 9-11 parents!
We are looking for parents to volunteer for our grade 12
convocation on the evening of Friday, June 8th at
Northview Church.
Convocation is an important event for grads and their
families, and with there not being teacher help this year,
we need you to make this event run smoothly. If you can
help, please contact the ATSS office. We will have more
information about an upcoming meeting coming out
shortly.
Important grad information for parents:
ATSS sponsors 5 grad events: grad cruise, grad fashion show, prom,
convocation, and dry grad. Other events may be planned by grad council and
sponsored by our school, like the grad ski trip. ATSS has not, and will not,
sponsor a grad after party or any other event after our prom or on any other
weekend. We also do not have anything to do with S-Trip, and the district has
put out several bulletins about this group. Students saying such events are
school-sponsored events are wrong. They are not. If you have any questions or
concerns about our grad events, please contact ATSS administration.
No grad events are scheduled for school time, so there really should not be
opportunity for students to be missing classes. Their teachers are continuing to
plan classroom instruction accordingly.
Emails can be sent to all staff under:
first_last@sd34.bc.ca
(Simply use that teacher’s name)
Remember: We are on the web!
Please give the office a call or a note if your student will be
late or absent.
New Additions will be added in blue
May 18
May 18
May 21
May 25
Multicultural Day
Newsletter
Victoria Day
Pep Rally Olympics
June 1
June 6
June 8
June 14
June 15
June 15
June 18-27
June 29
Newsletter
Year end concert
Convocation and Dry Grad
Awards Ceremony
Term IV ends
Newsletter
In school/provincial exams
Report cards go home
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Year End Student Computer Collection
Year start.
End Computer
All ATSS student computers will be collected before final exams
This is doneCollection
to ensure all equipment is returned and to provide district IT staff with
time to prepare computers for graduating students and to prepare the remainder of the computers for the next school year.
Students have been informed of the dates in advance and are asked to back up all their files before the collection dates. Please help us by ensuring your
child returns the school computer on the appropriate day, or the next school day possible.
Students will be asked to return the computer, charger, and computer case at the time of collection. Any items not returned will be billed to the student.
Grade 9: Thursday June 7th and Friday June 8th (during IT class)
Grade 10: Monday June 11th
Grade 12: Tuesday June 12th
Grade 11: Wednesday June 13th
Any students absent on the above days will be called down to return the computer on June 13th or 14th.
Please contact Mr. Macphail (andrew_macphail@sd34.bc.ca) if you have any questions.
Grade 12 Computer Buyout
Grade 12 students will be eligible to buy out the school computer at the end of the school year as long as the full computer fees have been paid for
during their time at ATSS. If no other fees are owing, the computer buyout cost is $10. If students have received a sibling discount or financial
assistance, the discounted cost must be made up.
The $10 buy out fee can be paid at the office to Mrs. Mangat by cash, cheque, debit, or credit at any time, and must be made before picking up the
computer.
At the time of computer collection, students will be asked to indicate if they want to buy out the computer. Buy out computers will be factory imaged
(all software installed from the factory will be re-installed). Students not wanting to buy out the computer can pass it on to a younger sibling for use at
ATSS; however this must be indicated to Mr. Macphail in order to properly prepare the computer. Computers not bought out or passed on will be used
as loaner computers for the next school year.
Buy out computers should be ready by report card pickup at the end of June unless there are any issues that need to be fixed. Students have been asked
to deal with any computer concerns as soon as possible to avoid delay. Mr. Macphail can be contacted during exam week to see if the computers are
ready for pickup, notices will be posted when they are ready.
The warranty on the computer expires at the beginning of July. Any hardware issues or failure can no longer be covered. If there are any software
related issues, students can contact the school office over summer, or see Mr. Macphail at the start of the next school year.
Please contact Mr. Macphail (andrew_macphail@sd34.bc.ca) if you have any questions.
Library
ALL library books must be returned by 3pm Friday, June 1st.
The library will be completely closed in June for inventory/weeding of both collections, therefore, students will have to bring a book from home, or the
public library for silent reading during the last month of school.
Overdue lists are posted outside the library and given to homeroom teachers weekly. A few names have been on the list for a long time. Students are
reminded to look for their name on both school’s lists.
If books are not returned by June 1st, the student's name will go onto the Hold-back list.
Textbooks:
Generally, the majority of textbooks are returned to the classroom teachers as final units are completed.
Unless special arrangements have been made with the classroom teacher, all texts are due the last day of classes. Most teachers provide review
packages, or hold review classes, so there is no need to keep a textbook after June 14th.
When handing in textbooks please make sure you’re returning YOUR text and not someone else’s. Look for your name on the Date Due slip located on
the inside front cover.
Bills will be issued for lost, or damaged library books, or texts. Bills are payable at the office.
Hold-back list:
The office will hold yearbooks of those students with unreturned library books, or texts. Once returned, or paid for, the office will release the yearbook.
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