V o l u m e 1 1 , I ss u e 6 May 6, 2014
ROCKIES RUMBLINGS M E S S A G E F R O M T H E P R I N C I PA L
“WE MOVE MOUNTAINS”
INSIDE THIS ISSUE: Message from the Principal
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Cousellor’s Notes
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Society News Leadership Profile In Their Own Words
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Grade 9 Celebration Grade 12 Graduation
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Grade 12 Graduation
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Entrepreneurial Spirit Project
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Glenbow Museum Fine Arts - Music Notes
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Fine Arts - Drama
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Kids Helping Kids Club
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Travel Club - Eastern Canada
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Travel Club - Europe
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Food Sciences - Recipe
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Senior High Badminton
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Exam Schedule
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Activities for May and June
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Fundraiser Gala
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RUNDLE ACADEMY 4330 16 Street SW Calgary, AB T2T 4H9 Ph: 250-2965 / Fax: 250-2914 www.rundleacademy.ab.ca
Last month, a number of our high school students and teachers had the opportunity to see the retired Lieutenant-General Roméo Dallaire speak. He spoke on two themes: 1) we should encourage students to get their ‘boots dirty’ and 2) as Canadians we should have pride in the work we have done locally and globally. As we move into May and June, I think these are appropriate themes for this principal’s update. Getting Our Boots Dirty Lieutenant-General Roméo Dallaire used the broad theme of getting our boots dirty to encourage the audience to leave our comfort zone and go see the world that surrounds us. His belief is that this broadened experience builds empathy, kindness and character. As I listened to his message, I could not help but be inspired by the actions of our students and staff over the past months. Groups such as Kids Helping Kids, Peer Tutors, Roots of Empathy and Student Council have all done exactly this. Whether it is donating items to the food bank, volunteering at Calgary Brown Bagging or working with the students or Rundle Primary, our students have found ways to get their boots dirty in the Calgary area. Perhaps even more exciting is the fact that later this month our entire school will go into the community of Calgary during Volunteer Day. During this day, Rundle Academy will give back nearly 1500 hours in service! In addition to the volunteer work our students are involved in, in the past months we have also travelled far and wide to see our world. Over spring break students from Rundle Academy travelled to Hong Kong, France, Belgium, Germany, Ontario and Quebec. Students did an amazing job of going to these far-away
places and being great ambassadors of Rundle Academy and of Canada. I hope our parent community can come together and join me in thanking our amazing staff and students for taking the time to get their boots a little dirty. Have Pride in What We Have Done As we move into May and June, Rundle Academy will take an opportunity to, as Rundle College’s mission statement says: ‘celebrate with them when they do.’ We hope that our community comes together to help us recognize the achievements of our student body. Here are a few of the celebrations to be aware of: Moves Mountains Breakfast May 1 – 8:00 A.M. - 10:00 A.M. Rundle Academy Music Monday May 5 – 10:30 a.m. - 12:00 p.m. Rundle Primary Drama Production of Oz May 13 – 16 – 7:30 P.M. Rundle Academy Grade 12 Graduation Ceremony May 28 – 1:30 P.M. Bethany Chapel Grade 12 Graduation Banquet May 30 – 6:00 P.M. Palliser Hotel Grade 9 Celebration June 3 – 6:00 P.M. Al Azhar Temple Awards Day June 5 – 1:00 P.M. Rundle Academy Grade 6 Celebration June 23 – 11:30 A.M. Rundle Academy Our students have worked extremely hard this year and we hope you join us in honoring their efforts!