BRACE Blast!

We are looking for your feedback on your courses! Please help us out to improve our courses!

This week

Friday, May 1 - Staff Meeting/Collaboration Day

Thursday, May 7 - Try a Trade - Skills Canada Field Trip

Thursday, May 7 - Parent/Teacher Interviews - 3:30pm-6:30pm

Friday, May 8 - Jersey Day

Friday, May 15 - No School

Monday, May 18 - Victoria Day - no school

Friday, May 22 - Twin Day

Friday, May 22 - Humanities Diploma Prep activity

Thursday, May 28 - Class Farewell @ 4pm

Friday, May 29 - Gym Teacher clothes day

Friday, May 29 - Math Diploma Prep Activity

Thursday, June 4 - Math, Social, English - Field Tests

Friday, June 5 - Staff Meeting/Collaboration Day

Wednesday, June 10 - ELA Diploma Part A

Thursday, June 11 - Social Studies Diploma Part A

Friday, June 12 - Character Day

Friday, June 12 - Math Diploma

Friday, June 12 - Science Diploma Prep Activity

Monday, June 15 - ELA Diploma Part B

Monday, June 15 - All Diploma course work is due

Tuesday, June 16 - Social Studies Diploma Part B

Tuesday, June 16 - Sciences Field Tests

Wednesday, June 17 - All non-Diploma course work is due

Thursday, June 18 - Biology Diploma

Friday, June 19 - Sunglasses Day

Friday, June 19 - Chemistry Diploma

Friday, June 19 - Year end BBQ

Monday, June 22 - Physics Diploma

Tuesday, June 23 - Science Diploma

Wednesday, June 24 - Last Instructional Day

Click here for the BRSD 2025-26 Printable Calendar

If you think you will be graduating and would like information on our Class Farewell ceremony, please email Mr. Chanasyk ASAP!

Quarter 4/Semester 2 Courses

Quarter 4 starts Monday, April 20

All Diploma course work is due Monday, June 8

All non-Diploma course work is due Monday, June 22

A Stakeholder Survey link will be sent to families and to students and allows BRSD families to share thoughts and feedback—anonymously and confidentially. Survey closes May 1 at 4:30pm.

BRSD has partnered with Castle Rock Research to offer online, synchronous "Excelerator" prep courses for Grade 6 and 9 Math PATs and 30-level Diploma exams this May and June. The district has secured 140 discounted spots for BRSD students. Please share the following letter with your school communities.

BRACE holds Diploma Prep sessions before each Diploma section - let your teacher know if you would like more information!

Check out the newest Career Counselling Newsletter with the latest news related to career planning and job trends!

Don't know what you want to do after high school? NAIT is hosting a "COME and TRY IT OUT" event in May. Students pick one day - either May 5, 6 or 7 and try 2 programs. Arrange your own transportation and plan to be at the NAIT main campus for the full day. Check out the post in your HS+ Google Classroom or contact your career counsellor for details.

We are hosting a presentation with Cst. Nathaniel Sande from the Camrose RCMP on Digital Safety & Smart Choices Online, aimed at youth aged 12+.

Check out our BRACE Calendar!

You can subscribe to it and add it to your calendar so you are always in the know!

Minor Ball Registration is Open for the 2026 Season!

We have created an app, or tried!

To get the app, click to go to this website.

Then in your SHARING settings, click on ADD TO HOMESCREEN. Then the shortcut will show up on your homescreen and all of the info will be at your fingertips!

Student Acknowledgement forms are available in Rycor since many of the paper copies were not returned. Please have this completed ASAP.

Please ensure that verification and re-enrollment forms are done as well! If not, students aren't fully registered and will be frozen.

School fees have been assigned and are due ASAP in Rycor.

You can pay the fees online here.

Here are some scholarships that have just opened or will end soon that may interest you

• Dream Scholarship 8 x $10,000 -Opening in the next couple of weeks
• Utility Safety Partners Scholarship - This scholarship is for Skill trades in Alberta
• Geotab Future Leaders in Engineering Scholarship - is for students planning on studying STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, Math)
• The Brandon Walli "Phones Down, Eyes Up" Memorial Scholarship - is for students planning on studying Arts, Creative Arts, or Music
• Future on Tap Scholarship - Non-Binary or Woman looking to study a STEM program
• Pathfinder Scholarship Award - Open to students studying Business or Tourism

• Here are a few resources you can use to help students who are applying for scholarships:

• Here is a blog outlining the most common mistakes we see on scholarship applications - https://scholartree.ca/blog/the-6-most-common-mistakes-when-applying-to-scholarships

• At the bottom of https://scholartree.ca/educators, there is an email template that you can use to let students know about ScholarTree

• At the bottom of https://scholartree.ca/educators, there is a downloadable budget planner that students can use to prepare for next year

Mr. Price is going to host playing Go on Mondays and Wednesdays at lunch!

Talk to Mr. Price if you are interested!