Good Afternoon Nighthawk Families:
Welcome to this school year's first edition of The Nighthawk News. At the end of each week, you will receive an email through School Messenger highlighting the following information: celebrations, activities in the building, reminders, upcoming events, student services updates, and community events. Please see the important information for this week below. Enjoy your Labour Day weekend and remember that there is no school on Monday.
Celebrations
Terry Fox
The NTHS community is continuing what Terry Fox started 46 years ago by participating in the Terry Fox Run on Friday, September 11. Students will be running or walking a 1 km, 3 km, or 5 km route around the school and in the community to raise funds for cancer research. Our NTHS goal is to raise $1 for every member of our school community.
oonies for Terry will be collected in Trail Time prior to the event and Tap for Terry will be available with a minimum donation of $10. The link for the North Trail High School fundraising page can be found below. https://schools.terryfox.ca/NorthTrailHSCalgary
Weekly Smudge
North Trail this year will be supporting smudge in Cabin 6 as part of Indigenous Studies and also to provide a place and make space to support students connected to community. At 8:30am, at the beginning of each school week, students and staff are welcome to come smudge to start our learning week in a good way. After school at 1:45 on Fridays we will also smudge to close the week in a good way.
Student Services Updates
Course changes
We would like to remind families that Semester 1 course changes are now closed. The digital course change form was open from August 13–24, during which time over 800 course changes were processed. There will be an opportunity to request Semester 2 course changes from November 16–January 11.
To ensure our Student Advisors can dedicate their time and attention to supporting students directly, we ask that families review the applicable course and timetable policies. As outlined in the policy, requests to move courses to specific semesters or periods cannot be accommodated. We therefore ask families to refrain from emailing student advisors with timetable change requests that fall outside these guidelines. We sincerely appreciate your understanding and partnership, as we work to support all students effectively.
Next Week’s Post-Secondary Presentations
Tuesday September 8 - Mount Royal University at lunch in the theatre
Thursday September 10 – University of Calgary
- Grade 12 presentation 10:30-11:30 in the theatre
- Grade 10/11s at lunch in the theatre
EducationMatters- Pack Hope
For families facing financial pressures, the cost of back-to-school supplies can be a significant burden. Students who would benefit from a backpack and school supplies are welcome to visit Student Services to access a free backpack through the Pack Hope program. While supplies last.
Save on Student Study Guides & Digital Resources - Until September 25, 2026
We are excited to share a special offer for educational resources through a new partnership between EducationMatters and Castle Rock Research. You can purchase valuable study materials at a significant discount and help raise funds for EducationMatters.
This is a great opportunity to get supplementary resources to support your student’s learning this school year, especially in preparation for diplomas and final exams.
How to Order:
- Visit CBE’s unique online portal: CBE Site Sale — Castle Rock Research
- Select our school’s specific ordering page.
- Place your order and pay directly online.
All print materials will be delivered to the school and distributed to students.
Order here https://castlerockresearch.com/cbe-site-sale
Reminders
Nighthawk Café
Our Nighthawk Café sells a variety of baked goods, soups, sandwiches, and specialty items. Items in the café are halal friendly. The Café will open for service the week of September 21. This start date allows time for our new Culinary students to be trained in food safety, food service, and operation of the cash registers. In the interim, we encourage students to pack a full lunch. At a later date, a menu for the month of September will be provided.
Annual Notification of Video Surveillance
Our school has a video surveillance system to help maintain a safe and secure environment at the school for students, staff and the public, and to help address vandalism and criminal activity on school property.
The video surveillance system is installed and reviewed in accordance with Administrative Regulation 1066. Personal information is collected under the authority of the School Act and the Freedom of Information and Protection of Privacy Act (FOIP) section 33.
This technology can be placed in areas such as the school parking lot, building entrances and exits, stairwells and hallways. This information is recorded and collected to help maintain a safe and secure environment in the school and on school property. The users of this information are the principal or designate and law enforcement personnel in the case of reported incidents that would require an investigation. Only authorized persons will review video surveillance information.
Inquiries concerning the video surveillance system, or the collection and use of recorded information may be made by contacting the school office.
Traffic Flow, Student Pick Up, and Student Parking
Traffic Flow
As a community school, with our students coming from near-by communities, we hope that many students are planning on walking and biking to school. On days that you are dropping off or picking up your student by car, please be aware of the following:
- We ask that you drive around the staff parking lot and not turn left into the smaller visitor loop. This will allow for smoother traffic flow which will help you to move on and off the property quickly and efficiently.
- Please do not drive through the staff lot. All spots will be assigned to staff.
- For pick-up, if possible, arriving after 3:45 pm (classes end at 3:30 pm) is recommended as traffic has lessened, and you will be able to move around the loop more easily.
- Please note that the speed on our property needs to be 10 km/h or less, and our speed bumps are designed to facilitate this slower speed.
- Please do not stop in front of our automotive shop as customers may be picking up their vehicles.
- Pick up works most smoothly if your student is waiting for you instead of you waiting for your student. Space for pick up is limited.
Student Parking
- Students will be able to apply for a parking pass which will allow them to park in our student lot. Students initially will be able to park in our student lot on a first come, first served basis. Once successful parking pass applicants have been notified, students can only park in the specific spot that has been assigned to them. Please send interested students to the office to pick up a parking pass application after September 17, 2026. The fee for parking on our student lot will be $50.00 for the school year, 2026-27.
- Students arriving later in the morning may need to park in the neighbourhood if all student parking spots are occupied.
- Students are not permitted to park in visitor parking. Therefore, please make sure that your student has investigated parking opportunities off campus prior to driving to school.
- When parking in the neighbourhood, students must ensure that they are not parking on private property or in restricted parking areas.
- Students driving onto our property are expected to follow traffic laws and exhibit attentive, cautious, and safe driving habits.
- Students are not allowed to hang out in the student parking lot, play loud music from their vehicles or leave garbage behind.
- All offenses will be investigated and followed up with measures including the loss of the privilege to drive on our property. Safety and excellent community relations are our primary goals.
- Periodically, Calgary Parking Services will patrol our lots and ticket vehicles not displaying appropriate parking passes or parked inappropriately.