Important Dates

January 27 – Marks visible in PowerSchool

January 28 – First day of Second Semester

January 30 – Open House

January 31 – Non-Instructional Day (no school)

February 13 & 14 – Teachers Convention – No School

February 17 – Family Day

February 28 – Non-Instructional Day (No School)

March 20 – Parent/Teacher Interviews

March 21 – Non-Instructional Day (No School)

March 21 - Parent/Teacher Interviews

March 24-28 - Spring Break

March 31 - Classes Resume

Exams 

For all exam information, please see the Exam Schedule page on the JCS website. Exams are also listed on our calendar.  

Cravens Café 

All food service has ended for the remainder of the semester. Food service will begin again on February 10.  

YMCA 

The YMCA has the Community Room available for student usage during the exam break from 9:00am-5:00pm daily. 

Staff Parking Lot  

Unless students are required to access the disability parking, absolutely no dropping or picking up of students in the staff parking lot is allowed. Parents are encouraged to drop students off a block away from the school to avoid congestion in front of the school. 

Student Parking Lot 

Usage of the student parking lot requires a parking pass which is purchased from the Business Office. Please ensure that all students parked in the parking lot have a parking pass that is clearly displayed as parking patrol will ticket and or tow vehicles. 

Information from the Student Success Centre 

Every student at JCS is enrolled in the Student Success Centre (SSC) D2L shell. Lots of valuable information will be posted there. Students are encouraged to log in and keep up to date with the available information regarding post-secondary applications, university open houses, and scholarships. Students should also review the D2L monthly calendar where various upcoming post-secondary events will be posted. 

Semester 2 Course Changes

Since November, The Student Success Centre has been meeting with students who were requesting to make course changes for Semester 2.  Moving forward, students will only be able to make requests to change their academic course level (eg. Math 20-1 to Math 20-2).  We are not able to accommodate any further requests to change option courses.  

The Student Success Centre will be offering Drop-in times for students who wish to request a course change for Semester 2.  No appointment is necessary.   

Students are able to request the following: 

  • An academic level change (eg. Math 20-1 to Math 20-2) 
  • Add a class to a spare (availability permitting) 
  • Drop a class (if you have enough credits) 

You can meet your Student Advisor in the Student Success Centre (1st floor by the Main Office) 

  • Monday, January 13 8:30 – 11:30 a.m. 
  • Tuesday, January 14 1:00 – 3:30 p.m. 
  • Wednesday, January 15 2:00 – 3:30 p.m. 

On Tuesday, January 28 when Semester 2 starts, students will not require an appointment to request a course change as outlined above.  It will be Drop-in only. 

Are You Ready to Graduate? 

On Thursday, December 5 during Raven Time, Grade 12 students completed an ‘Are You Ready to Graduate?’ form.  This form must be completed by all Grade 12 students and will be submitted to the Student Success Centre for review.  If you have not yet filled out this form, you can pick one up in the Main Office and return it there once completed. 

The YMCA Tutoring Table Program is offering a free Math 30-1 and 30-2 Diploma Prep.  It will run January 2, 3, and 10, 2025.  Registration is now open, and students can either scan the QR code or click the link “enroll here” available on the Announcements page of the Student Success Centre D2L. 

Diploma prep courses are offered in person or online for interested Grade 12 students who are writing diploma exams in January. View available courses, locations and costs at www.diplomaprep.com, www.renert.com/diploma-review.com or www.rtdlearning.com.   

Calaway Park  

Calaway Park is proud to provide employment to a growing number of talented young performers each summer and our process to hire dancers, actors and theatre students for a summer job with us begins in January.    

This is a great opportunity for summer employment that aligns with passion and talent in the Arts, and an opportunity to be involved in an artistic endeavor in the summer.  We offer work experience credits through Chinook Learning Services, great wages, and free transportation to the park with our Team Member bus system.  We understand the importance of school so we continue to refine a doable and flexible rehearsal period that won’t conflict with other extra-curricular activities.   

All audition information is updated at www.calawaypark.com in the Employment section under “Auditions” and we are accepting registrations starting January 1 for our February auditions.   

For more information please contact Chris Thompson, Entertainment Director at: chris.thompson@calawaypark.com or Mr. Gelfand at regelfand@cbe.ab.ca. 

Graduation 2025 

The JCS Graduation date is May 15, 2025, at BMO Centre. Mark your calendars!  

Important action: All graduating students need to register for a graduation ceremony cap and gown. To register go to: https://tinyurl.com/JCSGrad2025 OR scan: 

 

More information is available on our school website and the student D2L Graduation 2025 site (coming soon).