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PRINCIPAL'S MESSAGE
Happy New Year to each of you from staff and students at Mount Royal. We trust
that each of you had a healthy and restful Holiday season.
As we complete the first semester we look forward to what the new semester
brings, new hope, new challenges and new beginnings. Mr. Clint Neudorf, and
Mrs. Marion Murawsky will join our teaching staff for the second semester.
Both have been part of our Mount Royal team in the past. We also welcome back
Mrs. Kristi Janzen and Mrs. Kristie Palmer who are returning from parenting
leave. In December, we bid farewell to our hard working interns. They included
Mr. Boleski, Miss Eckl, Mr. Reis, Mr. Pulfer, Mr. Tate-Penna, Mr. Taylor and
Miss Thoner. They contributed greatly to the Mustang community during their
respective internships. We wish them well as they complete their schooling
and head into teaching careers.
Winter activities continue with our Basketball and Wrestling teams representing
our school well at each event. Frosh and Junior Basketball seasons will culminate
with year-end tournaments in the coming weeks. Senior Basketball teams will
be involved in playoffs in early March. Good luck to all involved. The Wrestlers
will be off to High River Alberta the end of January and will see lots of
tournament action over the next few weeks. City championships for wrestling
will take place in mid March. We look forward to defending our Provincial
title this year. We are looking ahead to our second annual Mustang Mania cheerleading
extravaganza, which will take place February 26. Teams from near and far will
participate again this year. Come out and support this event on the 26th.
As we begin semester two we are already starting our preparations for 2005-2006
year. Visits to our neighbourhood elementary schools have been completed,
and we look forward to grade eight students and parents visiting our schools
for our Open House on Thursday, February 10 at 7:00 P.M. On this evening we
will be able to highlight our schools program to prospective grade eights.
We hope that they will all give Mount Royal serious consideration when choosing
a high school. Pre - registration for next year for our current students will
be happening in the last two weeks of February. Watch for the information
and be sure to have all forms in on time. This is the first crucial step in
ensuring we are staffed to meet the needs of our young people come fall. Your
cooperation is greatly appreciated.
We encourage parents/guardians to continue to be involved in the education
of your student. Visit us during parent teacher interviews on March 24 (6:30
– 9:00 P.M.) or March 25 (1:30 – 3:30 P.M.). We welcome your participation.
For the staff,
On behalf of the staff,
Basil Hughton
Principal
MDA 9
The MDA 9 have completed a very successful first semester with a Medieval Feast,
Elizabethan Newspaper and a week of finals. Students will benefit from the integration
of math, science and information processing in the second semester. This compression
allows the students to gain a level 10 credit,. In English MDA 9, the focus
will be on prairie poetry and novel studies. In March, we will attend the overdue
Persephone play.
Fundraising is still ongoing. The students held a bottle-drive on January 8th.
Thank you to the Sopher family for hosting the event and to the many parents
who contributed their time and vehicles. At the beginning of February we will
be doing another fundraiser. We are getting closer to our ultimate goal of "Springtime
in the Rockies".
FOLLOWING THE STANGS:
CONGRATULATIONS TO THE following:
LES VOYAGEURS CANOE CLUB
Les Voyageurs is once again starting. The second week in February will be the
first meeting for those students who have been in the club in the last three
years so that an executive can be picked from these canoers. The next week there
will be a meeting for all veterans and all newcomers to the club. Sign-up sheets
will be handed out at that time. Students should listen to the notices to find
out dates and times of the meetings.
MATH CONTEST UPDATE
Attention to all Grade 9, 10 and 11 students who registered in the upcoming
Pascal, Cayley and Fermat math contests must see Mr. Ouellet in room 221 before
the end of January to get their activity release slip. These contests will take
place on Wednesday, February 23rd, 2005.
Congratulations to Kevin Yee, Troy Lange, and Tanner Lange who were the top
three students from Mount Royal in the grueling Canadian Open Mathematics Challenge
written last fall.
Grade 12 students will have an opportunity to register in the Euclid Math Contest
early in March. The Euclid Math Contest will take place on Tuesday, April 19th.
See Mr. Ouellet for more details.
MUSTANG MANIA!!!!!
Mount Royal Collegiate is proud to be hosting the Mustang Mania Cheerleading
Championships on Saturday, February 26th. The school will be hosting teams from
Alberta and Saskatchewan. Spectator gates will be open at 12:00 p.m. Admission:
Adults - $5.00; Elementary Students - $3.00; Preschool Children – Free.
Come out and cheer on the cheerleaders!
MUSTANG OF THE MONTH
"Mustangs of the Month" is an exciting new program designed to recognize
the contributions and achievements of students at the school. Each month staff
can nominate students who feel they have contributed to the school in any number
of ways. A committee then chooses four students for each month. The students’
photo and a description of their contributions is displayed in the showcases
at the front of the school. Each student also receives a t-shirt to honor their
selection.
DIVERSITY CLUB
The Diversity Club helps promote and recognize human rights and cultural acceptance
within the school. It celebrates in our school the United Nations’ days
such as International Women’s Day, International day for the Elimination
of Racial Discrimination, and Human Rights Day on December 10th, 2004.
December 10th was celebrated as "Holding Human Rights in our Hands".
This year all classes made posters with tracings of their hands and conveyed
messages of the rights and freedoms everyone should have, but do not, because
of different circumstances such as political issues.
Also on December 10th three members of the Club, Sarah Lee, Ryleigh Carr and
Susan Thai, together with teachers, Mrs. Cummings and Ms. Gryba, attended a
luncheon at the Quality Hotel. The luncheon was sponsored by the City and many
groups and organizations were there. There was a discussion panel about human
rights and how some people are being discriminated against because of their
skin colour or culture.
Watch for an upcoming school event to celebrate International Women’s Day
on March 8th, 2005.
COUNSELLORS’
CORNER
Counsellors are busy with a variety of things throughout January and February.
Topping the list would be assistance for students finishing Semester One. This
includes coordinating extra help and adjusting Semester Two timetables.
Involvement with the registration process for Grade 8 students in our ten area
elementary schools is underway. Programming, recommendations for Grade 8’s,
updating Grade 8 staff, helping with our big annual Open House on Thursday,
February 10th and interviewing each of the "area" Grade 8 students
is how we’re involved.
Post-secondary applications for Grade 12’s are in high gear. These students,
if they haven’t done so already, are asked to involve our Student Services
office for information and support in this critical process. This would include
scholarship applications …. NOTE: The University of Saskatchewan awards
deadline is February 15th, 2005.
Royal West is now accepting applications from students 18-22 years of age who
are interested in obtaining their grade 12 standing. For further information
please call 683-7532 or visit us on our website at
http://schools.spsd.sk.ca/royalwest.
School Website: -
http://schools.spsd.sk.ca/mount
If you take the time to visit our web site you can expect to find:
a) a scrolling ticker tape of events occurring over the next two weeks
b) an update page the high-lites "Information", "Programs",
"Sports", "Student Work" and "Special Events"
c) a description of our numerous support services
d) a detailed listing of all our "Curriculum Offerings" including
teachers, course descriptions, recommended links and subject award winners;
Information for Prospective Grade 9’s" and "Registration Procedures"
e) an information section focusing on "General Student Information",
"Behavioral Guidelines", and "Study Skills"
f) a school calendar that lists events and activities for our entire school
year
g) a description of each of the athletic and social activities offered at our
school and award winners from the past few years
If you would like to receive your newsletter or other school information by
email please let us know by emailing MountRoyalSchool@spsd.sk.ca.
GRAD JACKETSAND BUNNYHUGS
Grad 2005 jackets will be ordered February 28th, 2005. The jackets are black,
hooded, lined stadium jackets with Mount Royal Mustangs embroided on the left
chest and Grad 2005 embroidered on the back. Jackets cost $100.00, tax included,
and extra embroidery on the sleeve is $5.00 per line. Jackets must be prepaid
in full.
Bunnyhugs will be ordered the same time as the Grad Jackets at a cost of $40.00.
They will have the same logo embroidered on the left chest and extra embroidery
is $5.00 per line. Bunnyhugs will also be prepaid in full.
Contact Mrs. Long in room 108 or at 683-7830 for more information.
GRAD PICTURES
Grad pictures will be taken from March 7th – 10th at Mount Royal Collegiate.
Sign-up sheets will be available in the main office at the beginning of February.
GRADE 12 CHEM FREE AFTERGRAD COMMITTEE
Planning is well underway for the Aftergrad party. This event will take place
at the Odeon Event Centre on June 27th until the wee hours of June 28th! To
make this a successful event, we have been fundraising. A successful ham sale
occurred prior to Christmas and a steak dinner is planned for March 1st. If
you would like to become involved in any aspect of aftergrad as a parent or
student, contact Mrs. Gonzalez in room 223. Meetings are held monthly in the
library. Listen for automated phone reminders! Come out to a meeting! All feedback
and help is welcome!
Oliver Lodge Partnership
Mount Royal’s partnership with Oliver Lodge continues to have positive
impact for students and seniors at the residence. During the month of December,
Mrs. Janzen’s Interior Design students spent a morning at the Lodge putting
up Christmas decorations. Mr. Smith’s Wellness 10 students continue to
assist seniors with circuit training and other
BREAK DANCING
Learn with the Best
MONDAYS STARTING JANUARY 31st 10 weeks, 3:30 _to 5:30 pm
Mount Royal Collegiate In the Cafeteria
Facilitated by members of SKILL FORCE CREW
Open to everyone! FREE!
To Register, see Ms. Henry in Room 201 Or Ms. Dahl in the Student Lounge.
Many thanks to the City of Saskatoon for Sponsoring this program.
West Sector Visioning
An Opportunity for Community Input
The City of Saskatoon, Saskatoon Public Schools and Saskatoon Catholic Schools
are developing a multi-district park/school site in the west sector and want
public input into the plan. Now is an opportunity for you to help identify the
possibilities for traditional approaches and facilities, as well as new concepts
that we may not have seen before. Your input is valuable in determining how
the multi-district park/school site should be developed to meet the needs of
the community. The site will include: