Mayor’s Visit to NTHS
On Monday, March 4 Social Studies and Leadership students from North Trail had the opportunity to participate in the Calgary Mayor’s Youth Council with Mayor Gondek in the theater. The Mayor’s Youth Council provides engagement opportunities to youth, and helps to support youth voice in civic affairs. During the hour long event at North Trail, Mayor Gondek give a brief introduction about herself, how she got into civic politics and talked about her role as Mayor. She then participated in a question and answer discussion with our students. Our students asked Mayor Gondek many thoughtful, pertinent questions and we really appreciated the opportunity to have their ideas and thoughts on civic affairs heard.
Indigenous Arts Night
On the evening of Wednesday, February 28, we had the honour of hosting Aisinna'kiiks. Aisinna'kiiks is a 4 part dinner and dialogue series bringing together Indigenous Elders, Indigenous and local artists, students, teachers and members of the Calgary Arts community. Chef Sabrina and her team of Culinary Arts students created and served an elegant and delicious 3 course meal, the Art students created centrepieces for the tables and Leadership students helped with other tasks. It was an incredible opportunity to share a meal, share stories and experience the work of artists.
What we’ve been up to…
On March 21 and 22, we will be holding our semester two Parent-Teacher Conferences to give you and your child(ren) an opportunity to speak with teachers about their progress. Over the past two years we have learned that many families value online meetings and that some prefer meeting face to face so this year we are offering a blended model for these conferences. The schedule for these conferences will be as follows:
- In person conferences will be held on Thursday, March 21 from 5:00pm-8:00pm
- Online conferences will be held on Friday, March 22 from 9:00am – 1:30pm
Snag your Yearbook!
Purchase a piece of North Trail History with our very first yearbook! Our Yearbook Club has been working hard all year to capture and document the many amazing firsts of North Trail. Yearbooks are $40 and can be purchased directly through the Lifetouch website. Distribution of 2023-2024 Yearbooks will take place in Fall 2024. Follow the link provided or use the QR code for next steps: https://ybpay.lifetouch.ca/Order/SelectStudent?isAdvertisementOnly=False
Adolescent Mental Health & Anxiety | Family & Caregiver Well-Being Session
As part of a continued effort to support the well-being of students, CBE is committed to sharing valuable information about child and youth well-being with families and caregivers. This is the fourth (of five) sessions available for families and caregivers, this time focusing on 'adolescent mental health and anxiety'.
Thursday, March 14, 6:30 - 8 p.m.
Please feel free to join and consider sharing this information across your school community.
Link: Health & Wellness in School
Community News
We want to celebrate Ramadan with you! Our Muslim Student Society has been busy planning an Iftar (dinner) on March 14 from 7:00pm – 9:00pm. The event is being sponsored by Jerusalem Shawarma and Euphoria Cafe and is a fully catered meal. Because this is our first year planning this event, tickets are limited and we encourage families to purchase early to avoid missing out. Tickets are $15 each and they are sold in the Moyis at lunch every day until we run out of tickets! Students can purchase tickets for themselves and for their family members. Everyone is welcome and encouraged to gather as a community and enjoy some good food! Payment can be made with cash, debit or credit card.
Music News
Yesterday, the North Trail Jazz Band performed at the AIBF Jazz Festival! They had a solid performance (with some first-time nerves), while rocking some very fun accessories (like fish shoes and Squirtle glasses lol). We scored particularly high in the students' improvised solos, which is awesome considering that many of these students have been working away at building their confidence to perform an improvised solo in front of a crowd!
Nighthawk Athletics
Last weekend, our wrestling team competed in the Cities Tournament. 21 athletes competed, and 9 qualified for Provincials. Out of a field of 32 teams, we placed fifth overall, and this was competing against teams like Pearson who fielded over 120 athletes…
Girl’s basketball came to an end on Monday after a hard loss to Bishop McNally. The girls had a successful season overall finishing third in the league leading into playoffs only having lost two games during the season.
We are very proud to have been a part of North Trail’s first ever women’s basketball team and look forward to next year’s season!
The Boys basketball season is continuing all the way to a potential banner in Division 2 as they play at JCS Friday March 8 at 7:30pm against Winston Churchill to compete for the city championship! If you can make it out to JCS to help support, please remember that it is paid entry. Good Luck Jr. Boys!
It has been a busy month with Nighthawks Badminton! After hours of long tryouts, we were able to form a team of 36 talented individuals who will be representing North trail High School this season. On Friday, March 1st, we participated in a 6 school tournament against Division 1 and Division 2 schools. Here are the highlights from this event:
- Elisa W - First Place Senior Girls Singles
- Alyssa K - First Place Inter. Girls Singles
- Jayden C + Harvey W - Finalists Senior Boys Doubles
- Ashley L + Ailey L - Finalists Inter. Girls Doubles
- Alexander N - Finalists Jr. Boys Singles
Thank you to everyone who demonstrated their hard work and their Nighthawks spirits! Looking forward to seeing what we can do in the future tournaments! Go Nighthawks!