On Tuesday, we had over 50 students and staff participate in the Butterfly Effect program presented by COME2LIFE – an organization dedicated to helping young people engage in conversation about emotional health so they can find help, hope, and healing. Pastor Brad Dahr and Susan (one of our students) led us through the session.

We were really blessed by their presentation, and were all reminded that we all have experienced negative emotions in our lives, such as rejection and loneliness, failure, trauma and loss, and shame. But we are not alone – others have also had the same experiences – and help is available. We learned some ways to help ourselves get through negative experiences, and COME2LIFE is also there to help – they would love for you to reach out if you need to talk to someone confidentially. Click the image below to visit their website, and learn more about them.

We are pleased to announce that in the fall of 2019, Mina Desjardins will be our vice-principal. We appreciate her dedication to our students and look forward to her leadership. She will be replacing Chris Dubyna, who has accepted the position of Principal at College Heights Christian School in Lacombe. We have appreciated Mr. Dubyna’s leadership and service to PACeS and we wish him the best in his new adventure!

Recently the #trashtag challenge has been sweeping the internet.

As God created us to be stewards of our planet, we’d like to challenge PACeS students to take on the stewardship or #trashtag challenge.

On Tuesday April 30th, we are having a special program that begins during Flex Time.

This program is led by Pastor Brad Dahr and his team. If you have a cell phone or iPad please bring it to participate in the program, this is an optional part of the participation.
Please plan to attend this important session.

The Butterfly Effect is an interactive, educational workshop designed to help you experience positive emotional wellness. During the workshop, you will discover you are not alone while you gain emotional and relational tools to better handle life’s chaos and stress. 

9-12 Final Exam Schedule June 2019

All exams begin at 9 am (MST)

If these dates or times do not work for you, you will need to make arrangements with the teacher one week in advance of the exam.  This will only be done for special circumstances and must be approved by Heidi Morehouse

Grade 12 Diploma Exams

June 19 Math 30 Diploma

June 25 Biology Diploma

June 27 Physics 30 Diploma

The March edition of the Albert Adventist News features an article about PACeS and our assembly program this year. Hanging out with different parts of our school family has been really awesome! Check the calendar for the next assembly date.

Here is the article – check the AAN website for the digital version (coming soon).

In assembly this past Wednesday (February 27) the grades 2, 8 and 12 students shared about the people who were their heroes and the characteristics that made them heroes. While we were listening to each other, we wrote down the words we heard (or shared) in a document, which generated the word cloud below. Thanks for participating, and sharing about your heroes!

Some of the Math 9 class could use a few more responses for their surveys this semester.

If you have few minutes, your participation is greatly appreciated!
(All surveys are aimed at ages 13+ since most were originally shared through social media).

Thanks in advance!

Mr. Okimi

Poetry

Kiwi

Favourite Book Genres (ages 13-19)

Preferred Career

Reason for choosing a job

Voting in Provincial Elections (Canada, 18+)

9-12 Exam Schedule                                                                                 January 2019

All exams will be from 9:00-11:00 am

Grade 12 Diploma Exams – beginning at 9 am (MST)

Jan 14 Eng 30 Part A

Jan 15 Soc 30 Part A

Jan 24 Eng 30 Part B

Jan 25 Soc 30 Part B

Jan 29 Chemistry