CENTRAL NEWSLETTER
2023
CHSPS is an incredible school! It boasts an extremely professional and dedicated Staff, committed to Public Education in a diverse rural setting. Some of the Staff at CHSPS live minutes from the school while many of the Staff at CHSPS travel further from other towns and small cities. We all come to serve CHSPS because we choose to be part of something special. As Principal, I am grateful for the opportunity to work with Staff, Families and surrounding Communities. I am PROUD to lead our school.
Although we may be faced with a number of challenges on any given day, we collaborate, exercise patience and seek to understand a variety of situations in order to persevere together. Not everyone gets the fine details on how situations are dealt with (i.e., Student discipline, budget decisions, human resources items, etc.) but things are communicated transparently by the school and messaging does not change from one person to another. We are also happy to answer questions based on the information we have at the school level. Our doors are always open for conversations and we appreciate questions rather than speculation and assumptions.
Our ability to serve selflessly comes from the ongoing support of our Families and Community. From meetings to volunteering, we are fortunate to have such an amazing network of people helping us. Thank you for reaching out, cheerleading, bringing your perspective and being open minded when times seem chaotic or when times are steadily cruising along. Together, we can all be the best version of ourselves…it is what ALL our Students deserve.
As I enter my third year as Principal of CHSPS know that I will continue to advocate for what’s best for Students (i.e., making necessary changes to sports, fine arts and other programs, ensuring classes like Shop continue to run even without a Teacher in the building, working together with School Council and local businesses for beneficial opportunities, scheduling/attending meetings to facilitate transparent/informative conversations, etc.). I can’t think of any other place I would wholeheartedly want to be than Central High Sedgewick Public School.
Thank you for contributing to the success of our school. Health and happiness to you all. Here is to an unbelievable 2023-2024 school year!
We have contracted with Smart Photography to take the students' photographs this year. All students will have their individual portraits and group photos taken on Thursday, October 12th. Your child will come home with a picture code and instructions on how to access pictures once they are available.
If you have not already done so, there are Verification Forms that were sent by Battle River school Division that need to be completed through SchoolEngage. If you are unsure how to access the PowerSchool Parent Portal, please contact Mrs.Hoffman at ahoffman@brsd.ab.ca or Mrs. McClements at mmcclements@brds.ab.ca
Central Shirts
We have CENTRAL shirts available in certain sizes. Please contact the office if you would like to purchase one for your student.
House Shirts
Students at CHSPS are divided into “houses.” These “houses” consist of students from across grade levels and are used to support activities throughout the school. There are five houses: Bear, Moose, Caribou, Wolf and Owl. Students compete in their “houses” to win points either through activities, classroom achievement, or competitions. At the end of the year, the “house” with the most points wins a pizza party. Students are put into a house when they start at CHSPS and stay in their house until they graduate.
Students can get in the spirit of their house team by purchasing a house shirt and wearing these on days of House challenges, House shirts can be purchased ONLINE for $18
