KRHS is a Superpower
DATES TO REMEMBER
April 3 to 8 – High School Hockey Friendship Tournament
April 6 – Parent/Teacher Interviews from 3:30-8 p.m. Aprli 7 – Parent/Teacher Interviews from 9 a.m.-12 noon. No classes.
STUDENT OF THE WEEK
Congratulations to our most recent Student of the Week – Mya Wood.
KRHS WINS GOLD & SILVER AT SKILLS
Congratulations to Grade 12 students Alex Phillips and Nick Henderson for winning gold in robotics at the 2017 P.E.I. Provincial Skills Canada Competition on March 7. Congratulations as well to KRHS students Evan Dawson and Julie Robinson for winning silver in Robotics and to Kegan Bernard who had a strong showing in the Automotive competition. Thanks to teacher advisor Ryan McAleer.
As gold medalists, Alex and Nick will now represent their province at the National Skills Canada Competition in Winnipeg, Man., from May 31-June 3.
SUPERPOWER YOUR SCHOOL
Two P.E.I. schools have made it to the finals of the Superpower Your School contest. It’s a national contest, looking for what they call “ecovaters” — schools that help the environment through green projects. Kinkora Regional High School and Three Oaks Senior High made it to the top 10 finalists in the Atlantic region, meaning they could win a $25,000 prize package of innovative technology for their school.
The contest is sponsored by Staples stores, and promoted by Earth Day Canada. Ten winning schools from across Canada will be announced in April.
VIMY 2017
This year marks the 100th year since the Battle at Vimy Ridge.
There will be 20 KRHS students and three staff members attending the commemoration ceremony at the Vimy Ridge monument on April 9. As well, students will be visiting London, Normandy (Juno Beach), Beaumont Hamel (Battle of the Somme), and Paris.
EF CANADIAN YOUTH AMBASSADOR
Grade 12 KRHS student Olivia Mullins was one of 30 students selected from 1,300 across Canada to be part of the EF Canadian Youth Ambassador Program.
She will be travelling to France from April 6-12 to participate in the commemoration ceremony of the 100th anniversary of the Battle of Vimy Ridge. Then in May, Olivia will join peers from across Canada for an EF Educational Tour to Ottawa.
BLAZER HOCKEY IS BACK
High School Hockey will be taking place from April 3 to 8. Both boys and girls teams performed well in the last few years and there are sure to be exciting games again. Here is the schedule:
Monday in Kensington: KRHS Girls vs. Bluefield at 6:40 p.m. Tuesday in Kensington: KRHS Boys vs. Bluefield at 8:30 p.m. Girls vs. TOSH at 9:40 p.m. Wednesday in Pownal: Boys vs Rural at 7:30 p.m. Wednesday in Kensington: Girls vs. Colonel Gray at 5:30 p.m.
Thursday - Crossovers. Saturday: Championship games in Kensington at 1 p.m. for girls and 2:20 p.m. for boys.
KRHS STUDENTS OF THE MONTH
Congratulations to the following students for being selected as Students of the Month for the month of February. These students are being recognized for excellence in the following areas:
Grade 9 – Jason Lewis Grade 10 – Morgan Bernard Grade 11 – Riley Warren Grade 12 – Cameron Clow School Spirit – Bailey Dawson Club Member/ Extracurricular – Ethan Lawless
Good Citizenship – Kristie Drummond Administrator’s Choice – Mark MacCormack
ENCOUNTERS WITH CANADA
Grade 12 student Alex Phillips will be representing KRHS at Encounters with Canada at the Terry Fox Canadian Youth Centre in Ottawa from April 2-8. The theme of his week is Vimy: Canada’s Coming of Age.
Alex won his all-expense paid trip through the Canadian Parents for French Student Excellence Award program.
2017 GRAD NEWS
The grads selected Grade 12 student Bailey Dawson as their 2017 valedictorian.
For the March grad activity, the grads enjoyed Casino Night on March 7.
On March 30, the Grads attended an Island Storm basketball game as special guests.
The grad class is looking for parents interested in hosting the annual grad barbecue after the last final exam in June as well as the annual grad breakfast on the morning of graduation (June 22).
Contact Jaime Cole if you are interested in hosting either of these events at your home.