Salisbury Composite High

Over the course of the next month, several Sal students will be travelling to Ottawa as part of the Encounters With Canada (EWC) program. Many of them will be keeping us posted about their adventures while they are away using Twitter. Follow #EWCSAL to get student updates.

"EWC is a once-in-a-lifetime experience for Canadian teens to meet young people from across the country. Spend a week in your nation's capital. Take part in exciting adventures, explore future career options, learn more about your country, share your hopes and dreams - all through exclusive hands-on workshops, presentations and excursions. EWC has been offering rich and diverse programs for 30 years" more 

On February 3rd, students and staff from the Salisbury Cosmetology department donated their time to shave the heads of all the Wes Hosford Hair Massicure victims. 

Twenty-eight staff and students at Wes Hosford elementary colored their hair and had it shaved off to raise awareness and money for the Stollery and the Ronald McDonald House.   In total the event raised over $4000.

Congratulations to our Sabre students who dedicated time, energy and effort during exam week. With the start of semester comes an opportunity to explore new courses with passion and participate in the many extra curricular choices with enthusiasm.

Welcome to all of our new Salisbury Sabres who joined us for semester 2.  We look forward to getting to know you!

Best wishes to all Sabre students for a fantastic second semester.

Pearson, the makers of PowerSchool, have released the next generation of the program - PowerSchool 7. In order to minimize disruptions to the second semester, Elk Island Public Schools will be migrating to the new version during Teachers' Convention weekend, February 9 to 12, 2012.

PowerSchool, including the Parent Portal, will be unavailable from Wednesday, February 8 at 6:00 p.m. until Monday, February 13 at 6:00 a.m. Please remain logged off the system during this time.

If you have any questions about PowerSchool, please contact the school office at 780-467-8816.

As an annual check-up on the education system, the Accountability Pillar provides an opportunity for Alberta Education and school authorities to ensure that we're equipping students for success.

The Accountability Pillar uses a set of 16 indicators consisting of surveys of students, parents and teachers on various aspects of quality; student outcomes such as dropout and high school completion rates; and provincial assessments of student learning.

From January to the end of February, Alberta Education will be conducting the annual Accountability Pillar Survey.  In January, parents of students in grades 4, 7 and 10 will receive a survey from Alberta Education.  In February, students in grades 4, 7 and 10 and all teachers will be completing their surveys online at school. 

All surveys are anonymous and ask questions about experiences with the school.  In addition to English and French, the parent survey is available in Chinese, Punjabi, Arabic, Blackfoot, Cree, Korean, Spanish and Tagalog.  

Your participation in the survey helps provide important information on the quality of education your child is receiving, so we encourage you to return your survey promptly.

Survey results will be available to school authorities in May 2012, and will be reported publicly as part of their 3-Year Education Plans and Annual Education Results Reports.

The deadline for completing the parent survey is February 24.

To view a copy of the Your Voice Flyer from Alberta Education use this link..

To view the Daily Bulletin please press Daily Bulletin 

Browse through our website for registration, calendar, program, and other information to help you plan for this year. For general information about Elk Island Public Schools (EIPS), visit the division website at www.eips.ca. For an appointment to register a new student please contact our School Registrar at 780-467-8816.

*New* Boundary Exemption Information.

It is common practice within Elk Island Public Schools (EIPS) for families to register their children at their Designated School, as all schools in the division provide quality educational programming. You can find your Designated School by using the Versatrans e-Link tool on EIPS' website at www.eips.ca/versatrans-e-link.  

In the event of extenuating circumstances, parents/guardians/independent students may wish to apply to a school other than the designated school (School of Choice). Please note the following processes and timelines if you are requesting a School of Choice: 

• January 9 to February 15, 2012 - The Boundary Exemption Request form available on EIPS' website at www.eips.ca must be completed in full and submitted to the principal of the designated school.
• March 9, 2012 - Principals will contact families regarding the decision about their requests.
• March 16, 2012 - Last day to submit written appeals to Bev Fleming, Associate Superintendent.
• March 23, 2012 - Appeal decisions made and communicated to families.

Boundary Exemption requests made after February 15, 2012 must be submitted directly to Bev Fleming, Associate Superintendent at Central Services (683 Wye Road). Families are dissuaded from this practice unless they move into the division after this date.

Standard EIPS' practices allow students who have been granted a boundary exemption to continue attending their School of Choice until they move to a grade not offered at that school. At that point, should they choose to explore another School of Choice option, they must again submit a Boundary Exemption Request form for the new School of Choice.

Parents/guardians/independent students who are interested in School of Choice busing are responsible for contacting Student Transportation. School of Choice busing is not guaranteed, and families are responsible for the associated transportation fees, if applicable, which are due June 30, 2012. For further information or to make transportation arrangements, please contact EIPS' Student Transportation department at 780-417-8151 or by e-mail at st@eips.ca.

If you have questions regarding the boundary exemption process, please contact Todd Filipek, Principal at 780-467-8816. or Bev Fleming, Associate Superintendent at 780-417-8227.

Bell Schedule

Our bell schedule is available under About Us/Bell Schedule on this website to assist you in planning appointments for your children.

Student Transportation

Student transportation is provided at no cost to all students living 2.4 km or greater from Salisbury Composite High School. Find out if you qualify using the Versatrans e-Linktool available on the division website. Families accessing Payride or school-of-choice busing pay a fee for transportation services. General information, applicable fees, and FAQs about busing are available on the Student Transportation page of the EIPS' division website. If you have questions about Student Transportation, contact them at 780-417-8151 or st@ei.educ.ab.ca.

As approved by Elk Island Public Schools (EIPS) Board of Trustees and identified in our Three Year Education Plan, one of our priorities is a review of school boundaries and programs within Sherwood Park. Given the recent demographic and program population changes in Sherwood Park, it is necessary to review and re-imagine our Sherwood Park schools to determine the best possible use of our facilities and the locations of programs for the maximum benefit of all students. More...

Congratulations to Art 10 student, Jarrod, for his exceptional gargoyle sculpture. Students had to design and create a clay sculpture that focused on form and texture.  Click here  to view the Artist of the Week Showcase.

Although the temperatures have warmed up in the past week, we do live in Alberta and the weather can change in a matter of minutes. Elk Island Public Schools (EIPS) reminds parents to please dress children appropriately for the weather when getting them ready for school or the bus.

In the event of inclement weather conditions, your best source of information regarding bus route cancellations is the division website. The Bus Status section (www.eips.ca/bus-status) is updated in real time whenever bus cancellations or delays occur. Please make note of your children's bus number(s) so you can quickly and easily check the bus status using this valuable tool. When all bus routes within a large geographic region of EIPS are cancelled, we also post this information in the home page article. It is interesting to note that EIPS' website traffic spiked more than 500 per cent when the cold weather hit on January 17, so it appears many of you are already using this tool.

For more information or to determine your children's bus number(s), contact EIPS' Student Transportation department at 780-417-8151.

Congratulations to the 2011 Salisbury Sabres for another great season!

Students: if you are interested in receiving credits for your work in Livestreaming, see Mr. Chandler in room 180.  You can set you own schedule and receive credits while you watch high school sports.

Salisbury High School is now live streaming events to the internet.  In December, we streamed live the Band & Choir Christmas concert as well as the Sabre Classic senior basketball tournament. In March we Livestreamed the ASAA Cheer Provincials from Harry Ainlay High School.  Look forward to other streamed events such as the junior basketball tournaments, weekly sporting events and drama productions. When live events are not being shown, enjoy video clips of past events here.