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Because I am a Girl For the past couple of years, several senior high students have been raising money for the Because I am a Girl Foundation. This Foundation is a global initiative to end gender inequality, promote girls’ rights and lift the girls and their families out of poverty.
On the first Monday of each month, the Junior High Art Department runs art workshops. So far, we have done printmaking and acrylic painting, and in December we made Christmas angels. The workshops occur after school and are available to all students on a sign-up basis. It's a great creative outlet for students who are not currently taking art, as well as a way for all kids to have fun and gain experience with different mediums.
Grade 6 Tours
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On Thursday, December 20, two grade 12 students, Jenna Walsh and Hanne Lie Davis, organized a bake sale that raised $200. Thank you to all the students and staff who contributed baked goods! Currently, they have raised over $900 towards their goal of $1,500. They plan to do other fundraisers later in the year. Both students are grateful for the support from the Rundle community!
Senior Spring Production: The Three Musketeers Rehearsals are underway for the cast and crew of over 70 students for this spring’s production of the classic swashbuckling tale: The Three Musketeers. Performances are scheduled for May 1-3, 2013 and tickets will be available to purchase by mid-March from the front office. Be sure to get yours early as this crowd pleaser will sell out.
Grade 9 Girls Basketball
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The grade 9 girls basketball team started off the new year very strong, winning the Cobra Cup defeating Red Deer Lake, Brooks and then Ardrossan in the final game. The team also attended the Chinook High School tournament in Lethbridge, in which they placed fourth. The girls played the strongest competition they have seen so far this season and had three very close games against the top teams in southern Alberta. The team also won three of their league games in January against Webber, Glenmore Christian and Calgary Christian. The girls record now stands at 14-3 heading into the month of February and the final phase of our season. The team continues to have a busy schedule in February as they are attending tournaments at Hunting Hills in Red Deer and St. Bonaventure in Calgary. Good luck to the team as we look to work hard in order to prepare for our league finals and South Central Zone tournament in March.
Grade 7 Boys Basketball The grade 7 boys basketball team has had a great start to the season and have remained undefeated against against CCS, Heritage Christian, and Master’s College. Please come out to cheer on the team during any of the home games
Roster: Bradley Burgess, DJ Dhaliwal, Pamilerin Falade, Jacob Graham, Kalem Hanlon, Alex Hayes, Aidan Highton, Daniel Mitchell, Ollie Munn, Daniel Saloni, Connor Seto, Tanner Smith, Etido Thompson.
Sr. High Intramural Basketball Champions
After several weeks of jostling and competing for basketball supremacy the team Ballerz were able to defeat Swag District to lay claim to the 3 on 3 basketball title. Congratulations to the team members of Ballerz, Garrett Copp, Logan Roth and Dominic Bellusci, who proudly wear their team champions t-shirts (pictured right). Thank you, again, to all who came out to play. Dodgeball will be the next hotly contested intramural activity starting in February.
The Good Ol’ Hockey Game
The Summit Series continues on Thursday, February 21 at Westside Rec Centre. It is shaping up to be another classic battle between the students and teachers. The teachers have a one game lead in the series. Puck drops at 2:45. Come out and cheer for your favourite team! There will also be the opportunity to win some great prizes during the game.
February ~ 2013
Guatemala Trip Update – Grade 12
February ~ 2013
During Spring Break 2013, 19 grade 12 College & Academy students, along with 3 teachers will be going on a voluntourism trip to Guatemala. Working with the Hearts and Hands Foundation will allow the participants the opportunity to immerse themselves in the Mayan culture and to work with the Mayan people in the areas of health and education. While in Guatemala they will spend one week in the highlands with the local Mayans building stoves in their homes. Students have been busy individually fundraising as each participant is responsible for raising the funds to build 5 stoves. In addition to building stoves, the students have undertaken to fundraise as a group to provide a scholarship for a local Mayan girl, Heydy Maribel Chumil, who would not otherwise receive an education. In fact, the money we fundraise will provide 6 years of secondary schooling. We will have the opportunity to meet Heydy, along with our other scholarship students, Byron, Jose, & Ernesto, when we participate in a cultural exchange with Colegio de Maya. Scholarship fundraisers for Heydy: The College students have planned 2 fundraisers to add to the money already raised by the Academy students for Heydy’s education. We have planned a float sale for Wednesday, February 27, and a freezie sale for Friday, March 8. We hope that we can count on the support of the student body in this very worthwhile cause.
Evening of the Academics & Open House On January 10, we had our annual Evening of the Academics and Open House for new prospective families to Rundle College as well as our present grade 9 families. There were orientation sessions for the families, and then guests were able to tour the school and spend time interacting with both staff and students. There were many displays and activities and students encouraged our guests to be active participants. Students took the time to talk to parents about our many travel trips, exchange program and peer support activities. Again this year we were fortunate to have our senior high concert band rehearsing for their upcoming trip to Chicago. Because of the students’ enthusiasm, visitors left with a greater appreciation and understanding of our programs. Teachers were particularly impressed with the enthusiasm, dedication, maturity, and accomplishments of our student volunteers. The senior high teachers and administrators would like to thank all students who participated in our Evening of the Academics. The evening was a success because of you! Students involved: Grade 10 Mitch Petersen Gavin Angman Morgan Gregg Alana Kerr Hayley Giesenger Alyssa Barry Jane Moult Angel Najjar Emily Hanrahan Bronwyn Cram Carina Lai
Grade 11 Hannah Magus Jack Evans Kate Nakagawa Arisha Shory Rachel Sartor Ethan Leier Lisha Yu TJ Buckley Kieran Dicke Catherine Fuller Ethan Strohbach Caitlin Holm
Tori Powell Liz Miles Ryan Finn Ana ArsenychDeCastro Justine Nowicki Céline LeMay Alex Spurgeon Jacob Ruissen Chris Peterson Isabella Gut
Grade 12 Brielle Cram Taylor Caldwell Tyler Bugeaud Amanda Burwash Amanda Lambie Erin Anderson Emily Buchanan Dave Braakman Ben Guinan Stuart Baker Davis Wong
Richard Moody Sarah Zhang Jamiu Abdsalami Inara Dattadeen
February ~ 2013
Building On Success Dear Rundle Member:
Senior High Citizens of the Month Kathryn Anderson exhibits the characteristics of a good citizen on a daily basis. Kathryn’s empathetic nature is evident; she always takes the feelings of others into account, and shows tremendous kindness to teachers, staff members and students around her. Kathryn always accepts a challenge; even when she has to overcome obstacles in order to achieve it. She is an exceptional advocate for the Rundle band program and has an amazing amount of musical talent. Kathryn also shows her skills in the field of archery and earned top archer in the province. Kathryn even takes time out of her busy routine to coach archery to children. She shows an outstanding amount of commitment to everything she does including academics, music and athletics. Congratulations, Kathryn. Meg Buchanan is a young woman who displays citizenship in a variety of ways. She is described by her teachers as being positive, joyful, compassionate, inclusive, empathetic, genuine and energetic. She stands out as a leader among her classmates in Peer Support, is part of the Executive Council, and recently took a lead role in promoting and organizing the Peer Tutoring Program. Athletically, Meg has demonstrated hard work and dedication on the volleyball and basketball teams. In addition, she is involved in the upcoming drama production. Meg is truly infectious and adds a positive energy to everything she is involved in! Congratulations, Meg! TJ Buckley has shown tremendous growth in the past two months. His growing confidence is evident inside and outside of the classroom. In particular, TJ has shown a new focus in his academics, which is reflected in his rising scores. He has shown an enthusiasm in helping his classmates with their exam preparations. Outside of the classroom, TJ participated in the Christmas Gala and can often be found in the gym. In the spring, TJ will travel to Australia as part of Rundle’s exchange program. Well done, TJ! On a daily basis, Owen Vouri exemplifies the qualities of our Citizen of the Month. As captain of the wrestling team, he has shown excellent leadership skills and is a fantastic mentor to his teammates. He is extremely committed and will always follow through with his numerous commitments to athletics, academics, fine arts and Dare to Care. His strength of character, respectful nature, determination and grateful disposition are appreciated by staff and students. Congratulations, Owen! Joel Lindsay is a very deserving recipient of Citizen of the Month. Since the beginning of the school year, he has displayed his maturity as a grade 12 student. Joel is very kind and respectful to teachers and to his peers. He is a very conscientious student and looks for ways to keep involved in the school. Even after suffering an injury at the beginning of the basketball season, Joel continued to be a leader and remained committed to the program. He has welcomed Coach Craig into our school and has been a great help with the SV Boys Basketball program. Congratulations, Joel; very well deserved. Maddy Crilly is a very deserving recipient of Citizen of the Month. She has displayed her commitment to Rundle College Athletics while maintaining a high academic standard. Maddy has grown in her maturity and leadership throughout her successful season thus far with basketball. She is very kind and respectful to teachers, peers and teammates. She is a natural leader and can be relied upon to carry out her leadership duties in all areas of her school and personal life. Congratulations, Maddy; very well deserved.
Grade 9 Tours On January 11th, grade 11 students on the Dare to Care Leadership Team toured grade 9 students around the senior high school. They also held an Ice Cream Social for grade 9 students at lunch. The students who were involved were: Braden Rossiter, Brendan Ross, Caitlin Holm, Catherine Fuller, Ethan Leier, Emily Alexander, Eva Peck, Kieran Dicke, Isabella Gut, Jack Evans, Lisha Yu, Megan Zmetana, Owen Vouri, Paula Rooney, Ryan Finn and Sophie Sawchuk. These activities are part of the high school transition program for all current grade 9 students at Rundle College. Other components of this transition program include an address from our superintendent, a presentation on high school courses and the Evening of the Academics.
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I am pleased to report that the Building on Success capital campaign is off to an excellent start, with approximately $1.5 million in donations and sales of voluntary interest-paying education receipts (VIPERS). Thanks for supporting Rundle’s effort to finance the construction of a new primary/ elementary school. During this RRSP season, I invite you to consider purchasing Rundle College VIPERS. These ten-year mortgage bonds provide a 3% rate of return. As of this writing, ten-year Government of Canada bonds yield 2.0%; and five-year Guaranteed Investment Certificates yield 1.6%. Please consider supporting Rundle College during this 2013 RRSP season. For more information please contact Leslie Tecklenburg, Director, Alumni Relations and Development. Telephone 403.250.7180 tecklenburg@rundle. ab.ca.
Calgary Stampede 2013 Western Art Grade 12 Scholarship Invitation 1st Place $2000 2nd Place $1750 3rd Place $1500 Entry Deadline – March 2,2013 See Ms Collin for more detail
February ~ 2013
Junior High Citizens of the Month
Sarah Buck has been an outstanding citizen in many different areas of the school over the course of the year including both extracurricular and academic aspects of school life. Sarah has been involved in a variety of extracurricular opportunities and has contributed greatly to both the athletic and leaders council programs. She is a key member of the grade 7 girls basketball team and is also presently involved in leaders council as an exceptional homeroom representative. Sarah also is a very diligent and hard working student which has led her to perform very well in all her classes. She is very polite, kind and respectful towards all her classmates and teachers. Congratulations to Sarah on this very deserving award as she has added so much to the school since her arrival in September. Chelsea Zmetana shines as a strong, positive student in the Junior High. She is a confident, natural leader and is much respected by her peers. Her no excuses, can-do attitude is welcomed on both the yearbook club as well as the basketball team. Always polite, smiling and pleasant, she exudes the true meaning of good citizenship and this is much appreciated by all her teachers. Congratulations, Chelsea, on being chosen Citizen of the Month - we hope that grade 7 continues to be awesome for you! Arijit Lodha is an exemplary Rundle citizen. He is a gracious, polite, and poised student. He has been an integral part of the Speech and Debate teams, and won a bronze medal at Speech Regionals to qualify for Provincials this month. Demonstrating good sportsmanship as well as a fierce competitive spirit, his perseverance and commitment have led to success in and out of the classroom. Bryan Kwak has been a very dedicated and personable citizen to the Rundle community. His enthusiasm, great sense of humor and overall personality are infectious. Bryan has always been an advocate for his own learning; he has been known to seek out teachers for constructive criticism so that he can improve his work. Bryan has actively been involved in athletics. He was a leader on the volleyball team, he wrestled and competed in cross-country and track in grade 7. As someone who is polite, energetic and respectful, Bryan has certainly made his mark here at Rundle. We wish him well as he continues his educational journey in Seoul, Korea. Alex Mah is a very deserving recipient of Citizen of the Month. He is a very mature grade 9 student who is always very kind and respectful to his teachers and peers. He is a very conscientious student, always strives for excellence in all his classes and quietly leads his classmates by example. As a respected member of the grade 9 band and the Rundle Jazz Band, Alex is a reliable and capable young musician. Congratulations, Alex. Keep up the great work! Dylan Kuruliak is a “citizen for all seasons”, consistently making a positive impact on all of those he comes into contact with. He interacts with others in a warm, courteous manner and is always respectful of others’ opinions. As a WEB leader, Dylan is responsible and his ever-present smile truly does make everyone feel like they belong. Dylan’s coaches agree that they could not ask for a player with a better attitude or work ethic. Dylan exemplifies the fact that when one treats others with utmost respect, you inevitably earn the trust, the respect and the admiration of others. His peers and teachers love him for who he genuinely and effortlessly is: a kind and wonderful young man. He demonstrates the best type of leadership; he leads by example.
A t h l e t e s o f t h e m o n t h
F i n e A r t s S t u d e n t s
Night of Academics
Giulia Romano
Bradley Burgess
Emilie Fournier
Joey Love
Nathan Smith
Renae Lapins
Stephanie De Avila
Kelly Christopher
Jayda Jesse
Sahil Gaur
Bohdan Winnicki
Anna Watt
Ellis Johnson
Liam Dicke
Giulia Romano
STUDENT SERVICES NEWSLETTER February 2013
Post Secondary Deadlines Institution U of Saskatchewan
Deadline Admission to all programs (except Kinesiology &
Western Acadia Waterloo McMaster U of Calgary
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Scholarships
Date Feb 15th Feb 15th March 1st March 28th April 1st April 1st
Diploma Rewrites:
U of Alberta: Entrance Distinction Award: ■ Average of approximately 95%+ in Grades 10, 11 and 12 (projected). ■ Academic reference and essay must be submitted Entrance Leadership Award: ■ Exceptional leadership qualities: community service and involvement ■ Average of 80% or higher based on Grade 11 and/or Grade 12 final marks
If a student intends to rewrite a diploma examination, he/she must submit Diploma Examination Registration and Rewrite Fee Forms, along with a rewrite fee ($26.25) for each examination.
Transcripts: Most institutions outside of Alberta (aside from UBC) require that a transcript gets sent in AFTER diploma results are released in late February. Please see Ms. Moodie to requests those transcripts. All institutions outside of Alberta will require a transcript gets sent directly from Alberta Education to their Admission Office AFTER June diploma results are released in mid-late July. This request MUST be made online through Alberta Education at
Information at www.ualberta.ca/AWARDS/ Applications can be found on U of Alberta Bear Tracks. The updated deadline for applications is Feb 18th.
http://www.education.alberta.ca/students/transcripts.asp x. The cost per transcript is $10.
SPE Star Scholarship and Fellowship:
US College Admission Tests:
Sponsored the Society of Petroleum Engineers (SPE), over $1 million dollars annual worldwide is donated. Value: $20,000 over four years of study. This would be $5,000 USD/year renewable annually for up to 4 years. The application can be found at http://www.spe.org/scholarships/star.php The deadline for applications is March 15.
Grade 11 students who are interested in attending a post secondary institution in the states are encouraged to write either the ACT or the SAT in the spring. The ACT (American College Test) dates are April 13th & June 8th. Go to www.act.org to register. The SAT (Scholastic Achievement Test) tests are May 4th & June 1st. Visit www.collegeboard.com to register.
Ms. Sarah Dunsford, Director of Student Services 403-250-7180 ~ dunsford@rundle.ab.ca