RAVEN TIMES

• Thanksgiving Day - Wishing all our families a blessed day together. See you all tomorrow when classes resume.

• Tuesday Tunes this morning in the COR during Raven Time!
• Tutoring Tuesday - After school in Braided Journeys 3:09 - 4:30pm

• St. Oscar Romero Canonization Day
• Unified Sport during Raven Time - all student partners welcome to join!
• Photo retakes today

• Classes begin at 8:20am - No Raven Time on Thursdays!
• Early Dismissal

• Weekly smudge in Braided Journeys with Levi at lunch!
• Feeder School Volleyball Tournament today and this weekend

Ravens, let’s turn school spirit into community support! In commemoration of St. Oscar Romero’s canonization, our Block 4 classes will compete to collect food bank items for St. Vincent de Paul at Good Shepherd Parish. Able students are encouraged to bring non-perishable food items to their Block 4 class. Every donation helps support individuals and families in our community! To keep the competition fair, each class’s score will be calculated by dividing the total items collected by the number of students in the class. The class with the highest score wins a surprise prize!

Let’s put our faith into action and show what Raven generosity can do!

Parents, if you are interested in viewing and/or ordering school photos, please follow the process below:

• Visit mylifetouch.ca
• Select Student ID tab
• Follow prompts to locate your school
• School's Postal Code: T5T 6X3
• Province: Alberta
• School Name: St. Oscar Romero Catholic High School
• Create account and follow prompts
• Enter Student information
• Student ID number is the Students ECSD #
• Select photo package and place your order
• Order will ship direct to home

To address passenger overcrowding on Routes 916 and 926, ETS is introducing a new school special bus, Route 675, effective the week of October 11th.

Route 675 will depart from 199 St & 21 Ave at 7:40 AM and arrive at St. Oscar Romero at 8:10 AM.

Thank you to our students who advocated to administration for this route to be opened!

Please take a moment to see the amazing skills developed in our St. Eligius Welding Apprenticeship program!

Please review a message from Mr. Bourgeois, Mathematics Department Head.

UNIFIED is a program within Special Olympics that pairs WIN athletes with student partners. The students play and train together for a variety of activities. We are actively looking for Students Partner. Students will be matched with an Athlete and play Bocce, Bean bag toss, basketball, or track (depending on the season). Orienteering, golf and other activities are being added as the program grows. Students can initially use Unified as an Act of Service for their Religion course. Students who stay involved can use Unified as a team towards the Iron Raven.

When: Wednesday mornings during Raven time and several field trips opportunities

October continues to be a very exciting time with all things post-secondary here at Romero within school presentations, and support with post-secondary applications. Students and families are encouraged to reach out with any questions or concerns with completing applications, as it can be overwhelming.

We encourage students and families to attend upcoming Open Houses as it is a great experience to explore the campus and connect with staff and students.

Please see the list of upcoming Open Houses for our Edmonton Post Secondary Institutes.

We are excited to have a Mental Health Presentation planned for students in October.

Oscar Romero welcomes Mr. Kristopher Marks to share his wealth of information and experiences in an inspiring and empowering presentation with all students on Friday, October 23rd. Students will learn about healthy communication and boundaries, managing stress and anxiety, and building resilience, confidence and self-awareness.

Kary Laplante & Julie MacDonald
Student Services

Mrs. Julie MacDonald (A-K) - julie.macdonald@ecsd.net

Mrs. Kary Laplante (L-Z) - kary.laplante@ecsd.net

Off Campus

Tim Hortons is hiring - Apply in person at 17211 100th Avenue NW

The Student Job Board in the Cor beside the stage has been updated!

Current listings include WEM Galaxy Land, WEM Water Park, A First Responders Career Fair, and lots of postings for RAP students. See Mr. Voigt for more information.

Students with jobs can earn credit towards graduation. See Mr. Voigt for more information

Congratulations to our newly elected 2026-2027 School Council Executive! We look forward to working together to support our students and strengthen our Raven community. A heartfelt thank you to all of our parents for your time, dedication, and ongoing commitment to St. Oscar Romero. Your partnership makes a meaningful difference in the lives of our students!

School Council Executive

Chair - Roberta Coulson

Vice-Chair - Chenai Ross

Secretary - Tammy Prevost

Fundraising Society Executive

Chair - Roberta Coulson

Vice-Chair - Chenai Ross

Secretary - Tammy Prevost

Treasurer - Hermione Ainsworth

Casino Chair - Cynthia Burkard

If you have questions please email our Chair at Chair.SORSchoolCouncil@gmail.com

All meetings run from 6:30pm - 7:30pm in the school office conference room. All community members are welcome!

Our scheduled dates for 2026-2027 are as follows:

November 9, 2026

January 11, 2027

February 22, 2027

April 5, 2027

June 7, 2027

We look forward to seeing you!

We have a Casino Date! February 28th and March 1st, 2027 at the Starlight Casino in West

Edmonton Mall. We are looking for volunteers - No experience necessary. The Casino

generates funds to support the school. We have just approved funds for chromebooks &

carts, ipads for the art classroom and additional sewing machines for the fashion classroom.

Volunteers will be provided with a meal during their shift. (You must arrive slightly before 11

pm if you would like a meal with the late evening shift).

We are using the SignUp platform to register volunteers, here is the link:

https://signup.com/go/CnRmUxT

Please note: After you sign up in the link above, you will be emailed a casino volunteer

worker application. Please print it off and fill it out and return it to St. Oscar Romero Catholic

High School Office. If you don’t have access to a printer, the school will have hard copies on

hand. Please take one home per volunteer and fill them out and return to the school office.

Volunteers must fill out a casino volunteer worker form for AGLC prior to the volunteer shift.

Volunteers working more than one shift must hold the same position. Volunteers are not

allowed to gamble in any way at the casino or consume alcohol or drugs during their two-day

event. Photo ID is required for the computer system.

I am confident you will find a shift to help with the various times and positions that are

available. On behalf of the St. Oscar Romero Fundraising Society and I, thank you for

supporting St. Oscar Romero Catholic High School and the students.

If you have any questions, please feel free to reach out to me:

casino.sorschoolcouncil@gmail.com

Thank you,

Cynthia Burkard

St. Oscar Romero High School has an account with the Callingwood Bottle Depot!

Next time you head to the depot, let the staff know you’d like your refund directed to St. Oscar Romero High School.

Every bag makes a difference.

Clean out the garage, cash in those empties, and help support our students along the way!

Thank you for supporting St. Oscar Romero one bottle at a time!

Our SOR Fundraising Society is excited to use SkipTheDepot as an easy and environmentally friendly way to raise funds for our school. By donating refundable bottles and cans through the app, families can support our initiatives without any extra cost. This simple program helps us generate much-needed funds while promoting recycling and caring for our environment—every contribution, big or small, makes a difference for our school community.

Visit https://app.skipthedepot.com/register?tab=customer to set up your pick up schedule! Just Click and Go!!

• Saturday - 4:00pm
• Sunday - 9:00am and 11:00am

View the Bulletin here!

Come and join us for our annual Fall Fair and Market!

18407 – 60 Ave., Edmonton

Vendors, Raffles, Silent Auction, Bake Sale, Food Sales of Stawnichy's sausage, perogies and cabbage rolls!

• Oct. 24, 2026 – 2:00am -6:00pm
• Oct. 25, 2026 – 9:00am – 2:00pm (Pancake Breakfast, after 9am and 11am mass)