Principal’s Message

Semester two is well on its way and we have just completed our start up assemblies with each student grade. I have highlighted for students the importance of being prepared for post secondary, knowing the requirements for university and college programmes and being aware of what courses are needed in their Grade 10 and 11 years.

The Career Centre is always open and available for students to ask questions and get support. I would encourage all students to think about their future plans and discuss them with parents and guardians.

I also acknowledged the many student accomplishments from Semester 1 such as:

. 95% of students passed their courses . Over 300 students in Work Experience and RAP . $20,000 raised for Helping Hampers . 10 music students selected for the Provincial Honour Band . 8 Grade 12 music students selected for the EPSB High School Honor Band for Night of Music . 3 plays selected from the Ainlay One Act Festival to compete at the city festival . Over 400 students involved in the IB Program.

When students feel they belong to a school through a variety of experiences and programs, their achievement increases.

Harry Ainlay has a lot to offer in second semester. Student Council will continue to arrange activities in the Rotunda and gymnasium for all to participate in. Get involved!

Finally, thank you to all our parents, volunteers, coaches and teachers who assist in many activities throughout the year. Your contribution and dedication to “Titan Life” is outstanding and the students really appreciate it.

David M. Jones Principal

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Superintendent of Schools Assistant Superintendent Ward Trustee Principal Edgar Schmidt Ron MacNeil Catherine Ripley David M. Jones

REMINDER:

OPEN HOUSE MARCH 8, 2012 6 PM – 8 PM Pre-enrolment Dates Harry Ainlay’s pre-enrolment registration dates

March 20, 2012 – current Grade 10 and 11 students will receive their passports

April 3 & 4, 2012 – Out of district registration in The Career Centre from 4:00-5:30

April 10, 2012 – Out of Catchment students with passports registration from 4:00-5:30

April 10-12, 2012 – In school registration

April 13, 2012 – Registration deadline

April 18, 2012 – Senior High random selections – if needed.

The cafeteria kitchen renovations are almost complete. Effective March 5, the culinary program will be providing a wide variety of healthy food choices for sale in the cafeteria.

Also available for purchase are pre-paid Lunch Punch Cards. Students may purchase cards at the Cashier‟s Wicket for $30.00. The value of each card is $35.00 providing a $5.00 savings for the purchase of food and drink items in the cafeteria.

Meanwhile, our Grade 11 full IB students have been busy with the CAS component of IB. CAS requires that students actively learn from the experience of doing real ENGLISH tasks outside of the We are celebrating in the English Department! Our classroom. Grade 10 and 11 students maintained an excellent Some of the passing rate, each with a 72% initiatives that overall average, and each the Grade 11 with a 28% honours rate at IB students the end of Semester 1. have Almost 250 of our Grade undertaken 12 students wrote an include: English diploma in January organizing a fundraiser for the Red Cross Relief and the results show a blended-mark passing rate of Fund, spearheading the Kiva Club that is centered over 98%. That certainly demonstrates the hard around the issue of micro-loans, and establishing a work of our students and our teachers. Keep up the badminton club. As well, some students have good work, Titans! become involved in the greater community through participation in Events Edmonton and The City of The Harry Ainlay Reach for the Edmonton Youth Council. Top team has won the College Bowl. They compete again These endeavours, and many others that our beginning on March 10, led by students in the full IB program tackle, truly their coach, Mrs. Holtz, and their exemplifies the focus at Harry Ainlay High School: supervisor, Mrs. Ourdeva. In All Things Excellence!

MATH INTERNATIONAL BACCALAUREATE Which Math Stream is Right for Me? The new math curriculum in Alberta was introduced The Heart of IB in September of 2010. All students who are The IB Diploma Programme has three core successful in Grade 9 math enroll in Math 10 C as elements: Theory of Knowledge, Creativity, Action their first math course. Students then have a choice and Service (CAS), and the Extended Essay, and in their Grade 11 and 12 years to take either our Grade 11 and 12 full IB students have been „Principles of Mathematics‟ or „Pre-Calculus working diligently to fulfil the requirements of Mathematics‟. these facets of the programme. The following information should be used when Our Grade 12 full IB Diploma students have just deciding which stream your student should register completed their Extended Essays - 4,000 word in. If you have any questions after reading the essays which require students to engage in following information please contact your student‟s independent research through an in-depth study of a math teacher at 780-413-2700 or the Mathematics question relating to one of the subjects they are Department Head – Christine Dibben. studying. Students chose to write these essays on a variety of fascinating topics, such as the impact of Principles of Mathematics (-2 stream) American aid on the Chinese Civil War, This course is an algebra based course for students international factors leading to the dismantling of intending to enter a post-secondary field not Apartheid in South Africa, and the extent to which requiring calculus. The University of Alberta and the human rights to privacy and freedom of thought Grant MacEwan are accepting Principles of need to be revised in order to account for brain Mathematics for entrance into numerous faculties, implant technology. including the Faculty of Nursing, Elementary a field which requires Calculus. The University of Education and Arts. Alberta requires Pre-Calculus Math 12 for entrance into the Faculty of Science, Engineering and This course is an excellent option for students who Business. would like to maintain a high mark in their math courses and who will be applying for scholarships This course is an excellent option for students who in their Grade 12 year. enjoy mathematics and are interested in developing a deep understanding of math. Students may choose to move to the Pre-Calculus Mathematics 12 level upon successfully completing Workplace & Apprenticeship Math (-3 stream) Principles of Mathematics 12. Intended for students that receive a mark less than 50% in Grade 9 math or for students who intend to Pre-Calculus Math (-1 stream) enter an apprenticeship program, such as those This course is intended for students who intend to offered at NAIT. take Calculus in their Grade 12 year or are entering

The following table illustrates the possible progressions within the high school math curriculum. We encourage students to pick courses based on their future aspirations and to recognize that achieving higher marks in the Principles of Math stream may be more advantageous than completing Pre-Calculus.

For further information on choosing the appropriate stream go to: http://education.alberta.ca/teachers/program/math/sequence.aspx

For further information regarding the pre-requisites for post-secondary programs go to: http://alis.alberta.ca/ec/ep/aas/ta/mathreq.html SCIENCE 22.8% of these students achieved the Standard of Excellence. Our Social 30-2 students also worked Great success for Science students in Semester 1 hard and were successful. Of the 75 students who completed the course this semester, 96.0% of them Harry Ainlay science students have come in strong achieved the Acceptable Standard, while 13.3% of for Semester 1. The acceptable standard was these students achieved the Standard of Excellence. attained by 95% of all science students across all One thing is clear, Harry Ainlay Social Studies courses and 43% achieved the standard of students are energetic and motivated learners who excellence! Grade 12 students had the following strive to achieve at the highest level possible. results on their diploma exams:

Biology Science Chemistry Physics

30 30 30 30 Acceptable Standard 95 98 92 96 (%) CAREER CENTRE Standard of STUDENT SERVICES 38 17 31 39 Excellence (%) STUDENT SERVICES WEBSITE

I.B. students are not included in the above diploma The Career Centre & Student Services website is results since their courses will not finish until the loaded with helpful information for both parents end of Semester 2. Of all science students registered and students. It features all of the services provided in IB courses, 64% are on pace for a standard of in the Career Centre, including counseling, Work excellence and 99% for the acceptable standard. Experience (WE) and the Registered Science teachers are proud of the progress students Apprenticeship Program (RAP). There will be have had to date and continue to work towards the regular updates on news, post secondary goal of all students attaining an acceptable standard. opportunities and Career Centre presentations. Just click on the “Student Services Information” quick link on the school website or go directly to SOCIAL http://www.ainlay.ca/studentservices/. While there, check out the new link to valuable and timely Celebrating Success in Social Studies! scholarship information!

With one semester down and one more to go, it is A.C.T. NOW! Ainlay Career Thursdays important to celebrate some of the successes in Harry Ainlay Social Studies. Out of the 219 Ainlay Career Thursdays is well underway for students enrolled in our Grade 10 programs (Social Semester Two. Students can bring their lunch to the 10-1, 10-2, 10-1 pre-IB, and Etudes sociales 10-1), Career Centre for ACT Thursdays to hear 98% passed their courses and 28% achieved honors. presentations on a variety of careers. Our February These strong results were also mirrored in our presentations included presentations on Grade 11 programs (Social 20-1, 20-2, and Etudes Engineering, the HYRS: Heritage Youth sociales 20-1), as almost 98% of the 260 students Researchers Summer Program, as well as WISEST: passed their courses, while 25% of them did so with Women in Scholarship, Engineering, Science & honors. Technology program. We also had a speaker from the U. of A. Faculty of Business, a presentation by a Our Grade 12 students rose to the inherent representative from Next Model, who spoke about challenge of diploma courses, and also achieved the many career opportunities in the fashion excellent results. Out of the 127 students who industry. We concluded our month with a completed Social 30-1 in Semester 1, 97.6% of them achieved the Acceptable Standard, while presentation about summer opportunities with the Employer‟s Evaluation & Learner May 7 Junior Forest Rangers. Outcome Forms Due June 7 May Time Sheet Due March is Medical Month, so be sure to mark your calendar for the following presentations: *Credits and final mark will not be awarded if Employer’s Evaluation is not submitted. March 7 Paramedic Summer Work Experience March 12 NAIT Respiratory Therapy

March 13 NAIT Biomedical Engineering Would you like to earn credits while you are NAIT Animal Health Tech working or volunteering this summer? Students are March14 /Veterinary Med Assistant able to sign-up for the Summer Work Experience NAIT Medical Radiologic session if they are able to work or volunteer for a March 15 Technology (X-Ray) minimum of 75 hours between the beginning of July and the end of August. Summer Work Experience March 16 NAIT Personal Fitness Training sign-up must be completed by Thursday, June 7. If March 20 U of A Bear Tracks Q & A you have any questions or want to sign-up, please March 21 U of A Medical Students contact the Work Experience Coordinators, Ms. Baker or Mr. Poon. March 22 Pharmacy April 6 Guru Digital Arts Registered Apprenticeship Program

April 19 Apprenticeship Harry Ainlay students have completed over 15,000 April 24 RCMP hours in 12 different trades to date. Those students who have returned to classes have now begun to April 26 Apprenticeship apply for scholarships. The RAP program has continued to grow, placing 6 new students in the More presentations will be added to this schedule, last two weeks. If your student is interested in the so keep your eye on our website for future updates! Registered Apprenticeship Program, or you would like to place an apprentice at your business, please call Scott Lawrence at (780)-938-4476 WORK EXPERIENCE We would like to congratulate the 5 Registered Important Dates to Remember Apprenticeship Program (RAP) students who were It is very important for all Work Experience selected to receive the 2011 Rap Scholarships. Four students to hand in their completed monthly time of the recipients were on hand to celebrate their sheets with the employer‟s signature by the achievement with their CTS teachers from each area appropriate deadline. These documents are required (Automotives, Construction, Hairstyling and in order to receive credits for hours worked. All Welding) and their Rap Coordinator. Each student documents which are handed in past the due date will receive one thousand dollars upon the are considered “late” and will be reflected in the completion of their first period of training. final mark. Mark your calendar with the following dates:

March February Time Sheet Due 7 April 5 March Time Sheet Due Employer‟s Evaluation & Learner April 5 Outcomes will be Handed Out with May Time Sheet* May 7 April Time Sheet Due CAREER AND Foods

TECHNOLOGY STUDIES On Saturday, February 4, three students represented Harry Ainlay in the Canadian Culinary Federation Computer Science/Robotics Challenge. Carol Robillard, Josiah Logozar and Aashna Thakor Harry Ainlay has 11 students that wrote the demonstrated Canadian Computing Competition for high school their culinary students on February 28. This competition was skills during a administered by the University of Waterloo and was three hour written by high students all across Canada. competition to produce a The students involved are: Jason Leung, Morgan spectacular Redshaw, Zhibo Wang, Bo Cen, Dawon Lee, Garh meal for Dhillon, Tushard Sanvaliya, Jacob Yaskowich, judging. Many Sawyer McPherson, Goutam Venkatramanan, of their items Indragie Karunaratne received comments from Alberta Regional Vex Robotic Competition at the judges as NAIT being the tastiest of the competition! 18 high Schools - Ainlay had 2 teams registered Both Ainlay teams are invited to Vancouver for On Thursday, March 7, they will attend an Awards the B.C. regionals Luncheon to celebrate their achievements. One or both of Ainlay‟s teams won the following Congratulations on a job well done. awards: FINE ARTS The Amaze Award

o The Programming Skills Award Music

o The Excellence Award Big Band Bash o The Sportsmanship Award Another resounding success! o 2 Tournament Championship awards On Saturday, February 25 the 31 Annual Big Band One Ainlay team won an entrance to the 2012 VEX Bash took place at the German Canadian Club. This Robotics High School World Championship in ever-popular dinner and dance features four hours of Anaheim, California. dancing to the music of the two jazz bands and two o Bi Cen jazz choirs from the Harry Ainlay Music o Zhibo Wang Department. After another fabulous meal, the crowd o Gary Dhillon of over 200 danced to the sounds of the big band era. It was really great to see so many alumni return o Jason Leung again this year, and hear how much this event has o Jacob Vehring meant to so many Ainlay musicians.

The other Ainlay team consisted of: A huge thank-you goes to Wendy Grant and the o Jayden Nybo parents on her Big Band Bash committee: Kathy o Rahim Iqbal Gust, Liana Haynes, Amy Orr, Melanie Redshaw, Susan Campbell, Herb Vanselow and Rhonda Konrad.

March Music FRENCH IMMERSION /

March is a very busy month for the music INTERNATIONAL LANGUAGES department. On Tuesday, March 6 the bands and choir will perform the second concert in their season. The concert will take place in the school theatre and begins at 7:30 pm.

Wednesday, March 7 is Edmonton Public Schools‟ Night of Music at the Jubilee Auditorium. We have several students involved in the high school honour band and honour choir. See below for more information.

On Thursday, March 8 all the jazz groups will Students and teachers had a great time dressing up perform in a coffee house setting at the Harry Ainlay for Pyjama day. The oeufreuse experience went Open House. This will be a chance to hear your quite well in physique, La neige en deuil is being favorites songs from Big Band Bash. read in FLA, and biologie students are working on their drawing skill. The next week our Symphonic Band and Concert Band will perform at the Alberta International Band Festival at the Trans Alta Arts Barns. Symphonic Band performs on Wednesday, March 14 at 2 pm and the Concert Band performs on Friday, March 16 at 3 pm. There are 90 bands in the festival, which runs all week, and all performances are open to the public.

Night of Music - United in Song

On Wednesday, March 7, Edmonton Public Schools will host the 48 annual Night of Music at the Northern Jubilee Auditorium (11455 87 Avenue). There will be choirs, bands, an orchestra, an Orff group, a jazz band, along with small ensembles to perform for you throughout the evening. Everyone is welcome to attend this free event, which starts at 7 pm and runs until approximately 9:10 pm.

Francophilosophie French 30-9Y Challenge

With the amount of money raised this year and last The exam went very well. The average for the 75 year at Francophilosophie, we are hopeful to be students who did the challenge was 90%. giving our first scholarship on June 14, 2012 to one Félicitations! of our French Immersion students during the French Immersion Grade 12 celebration where parents and A FLA 10-1 class at Richard Secord Elementary guardians are invited to attend. The celebration will School be our fourth yearly celebration to recognize our Grade 12 French Immersion students and to give On February 22, Mme. Karasin‟s FLA 10-1 class them their bilingual certificates from the school welcomed a board or the school. The criteria should be available Grade3/4 class for application in March. from Richard Secord to read Speaking about Francophilosophie, we are already to them. Our planning Francophilosophie III. It will take place at students read to the beginning of the next school year. At this point, the Grade 3/4 we are looking for students and musicians and had some singers willing to cookies with sing in French. If them. It was you are interested once again a in forming a group fun afternoon! or if you already have a group and Le français pour l’avenir! would like to (French for the Future!) perform, please plan to attend the On February 24, parts of our French Immersion auditions the first Grade 12 population attended a one day forum at week of June. Campus St. Jean, French for the Future. Students More information talked about theater, scholarship, humanitarian help will be shared and how to create a French show. about the auditions through posters and announcements. French Language Arts

Physique 20 at Galaxyland! Students in FLA30-1 have been getting ready for the DELF B2/DALF C1 exams in April. The exams Once again our Physique 20 students had a great demand concentration time testing their skills regarding energy and and practice and centripetal forces at Galaxyland. students are currently working on their listening and writing skills for those parts

of the exam.

DELF B2: April 16 at 10:00 am

DALF C1: April 27 at 10:00 am FRANCE TRIP!!! French Immersion Information Night

On February 6, Geneviève Labbé, Kristine McKay, Jake Allin and Michael Warren stood in front of a large crowd of parents and students from Grade 9 to talk about their experiences in the French Immersion program. Our French Immersion department was pleased to see that many interested people. Merci à tous!

Campus St. Jean A representant of Campus St. Jean will be here two more times to help students with registration, scholarship and questions. The last two sessions will take place in the Career Centre at lunch on March 15 and on April 16. Venez poser vos questions!

12 students in Grade 11 and 12 are getting ready, packing, exchanging their dollars, all in preparation to go on a trip to France. Not only will they get to practice their French speaking skills but they will also get a first-hand opportunity to experience the culture as they will be staying for two nights at the home of one of the students from Marcel Sembat High School, our sister school in Rouen. The school has an advanced ecological design, so students are International Languages very excited to see it.

日本語

Franco 7 The sixth annual, student-run Soba Bowl is What fun Franco 7 was. Our French Immersion happening Saturday, March 10 at Harry Ainlay from students made Franco 7 another great success! The 10 am to 6 pm! Come for an exciting festival that tourtières, pea soup, baked beans, maple syrup and celebrates Japanese pop culture in the form of the sugar pies were a big hit! popular anime/manga. Amazing Japanese food, anime/manga related activities (cosplay, video game, Yu Gi Oh) and more knowledge about Japanese culture awaits you!

Deutsch 20-6yr and 30‟s are presenting a whirlwind tour of a Spanish – speaking country. We‟ll be visiting lots of We are excited to announce that all 10/10I/20/20I beaches, I‟m sure. classes will enjoy an hour with a German story teller in the theatre on March 20. Several German 30/30 I students (15-20) will take part in German proficiency exams in March and April.

We are pleased to offer to all current Grade 10 and 11 students a full two-week exchange opportunity with our partner school in Frankfurt, Germany, die Helmholtzschule. Students should indicate their interest to Mr. Huellstrung and pick up an information and application package. Deadline to apply is May 1, 2012 and both parts of the exchange will happen in the 2012/13 school year. Français

The French 10-3y class is learning how to write compound sentences. Their upcoming project is to create a presentation about the activities they do in their leisure time. The French 30-9Y IB students are also preparing for the DELF B1

In Spring, German 10/10I students will be studying a unit on food. They will have an opportunity to visit an authentic German restaurant as part of a field trip as well as prepare a year-end video project based DELF/DALF on the unit. Guten Appetit! Below is the schedule for the DELF/DALF exams. Another schedule will be El Español coming out shortly for the oral part. All Spanish classes are working on projects for the DELF B1: April 17 at next few weeks. Spanish 10 students will present a 10:00 am power point about the most interesting person in DELF B2: April 16 at their lives… themselves. Spanish 20 and 10-6yr 10:00 am students are working on a presentation about a DALF C1: April 27 at favorite pass time. Students are talking about 10:00 am “travelling”, “dance” or “soccer”; one is doing DALF C2: April 23 at noon “resting” The exams will take place at the school. Tokiwa-Ainlay Exchange This year the Senior Women’s Basketball team is having a good season. One of the highlights of the Here is an exciting opportunity for a unique cultural year was a great trip to Victoria, BC, where they had experience! Tokiwa University High School in a chance to play the best teams from BC. This is a Mito, Japan, is planning to send 15 to 20 students hard working group of players who are great who will be taking a 10 day-summer English course representatives of Harry Ainlay. The team won a at Harry Ainlay in late August. Some of these bronze medal at Tri-Prov and is in second place at students may choose to remain for an extended 3 the time this was written as we head into the city months education program. The course would offer play-offs. The team is getting healthy and is looking a wide variety of activities in addition to language forward to a big play-off run. GO TITANS! lessons. We are looking for host families who would be interested in helping young Japanese high school Currently the Senior Men’s Basketball team is students learn Canadian culture. Please contact Mrs. undefeated in EPSB league play. They have finished Belyea if you want to be involved in this exchange first in the following tournaments: Raymond Sugar as a host family. Bowl, Kelowna Secondary Western Canada and Tri Prov. The Titans are heading into play-offs starting February 28. Come support them in a run for a provincial championship.

Tri-Prov was another success. The students and staff did a great job making this one of the best ever. SPORTS Our theme was “Star Wars” and it was out of this world. Our Junior and Senior Women won the Badminton bronze medal and our Senior Men won the Gold.

The Ainlay badminton season started Thursday, Feb Our basketball teams have continued their success 16, with over 65 people signing up for tryouts. This this past season and look forward to rolling into the year we have a new coach, Romy Young, an ex- playoffs. The city finals for all 4 teams are March 3 student at Ainlay who went on to represent NAIT as with March 15-17 being the provincial a badminton player. Tryouts will continue until the championships for the senior level. end of February when both boys and girls team will be finalized (Tues, Feb 28). Competitions begin the middle of March and extend until Provincials May 4 in Peace River. This looks to be an exciting year for the Titans Badminton team.

Basketball

The Junior Girls Basketball team is having a great year. They lost their semi-final in Tri-prov but finished strong by winning the bronze medal. However, they are undefeated, 7 and O, in their league play, heading into playoffs next week. As a team they play an up tempo game and are looking forward to earning a city championship. Go Titans!

Curling Rugby

The Curling team completed a successful season of This season‟s practices will start indoors in March league play. The athletes worked hard to develop with hopes of good weather to get outside soon. The their skills on the ice both in weekly games and team is looking very good this year with many practice. Harry Ainlay was the largest team at the returning players and a wealth of new athletic rink competing with a total of 6 teams! After the players. If you are interested in trying this amazing league play finished up, three teams were selected to sport see Mr. Shrimpton or come to a practice. play in the city championship play downs during the month of January. Although none of our teams were Volleyball selected to represent Edmonton at the provincial bonspiel, we are hoping to see many athletes return Now that the indoor season has ended, it‟s time to to build upon their success next season. start thinking about the brighter side of volleyball: BEACH VOLLEYBALL! Harry Ainlay is the only high school in the district to run a formal Beach Volleyball Team. Athletes train in groups to learn the skills and strategy of the game of beach volleyball in preparation to compete in 2‟s at the Alberta High School Beach Volleyball Provincials in Edmonton. Beach Volleyball is a great way to keep your legs strong through the off-season, expand your offensive repertoire and get extensive repetitions in a pairs format. Watch for information on how to become a member of the Harry Ainlay Beach Volleyball Team or speak to Miss Biggs. Guys and Football girls at all grade levels are welcome!

We are currently in the off-season for football but Water Polo look forward to getting ready for the fall 2012 season. The players are currently training on their Water Polo at Harry Ainlay High School has been a own in anticipation of being physically ready for blast! With approximately fifty members on the defending our Tier 1 Provincial Championship. team, they have been dominating pools everywhere! Team B, which consists of beginners (First Years) Spring camp will are getting great exposure to the game of Water start on May 22. Polo. They have already had a strong start defeating This is for all Jasper Place in their opening game 4-3. With over Grade 9, 10 and 30 members on Team B, they promise to be a force 11 students. to be reckoned with. Team A, consisting of 20 Please visit the returning Water Polo players, have remained football website undefeated and are in pursuit of nothing less than for details on all gold. Their motto: “There‟s a Hurricane a Comin!” dates and times The greatest part of Harry Ainlay‟s Water Polo team (to be posted is their character. Each member strives to do their soon). best and are dedicated to the sport and the regular http://football.ain morning practices. This clearly is the team to watch lay.ca/ in 2012!!

Wrestling Team STUDENT COUNCIL

The Harry Ainlay Wrestling Team placed third Between Scary Ainlay, Dodgeball overall (Aggregate Award) at the 2012 City and Holiday week, Student Wrestling Championships on February 22, 2012. Council had a busy first This was up three spots from last year‟s semester. Fortunately, Titans, championships. the fun just keeps coming in

semester two! The Harry Ainlay Girls Wrestling team placed third in the City Wrestling Championships led by gold medals from Maddie Payette and Victoria Corbett, Students and a silver medal from Jenna Lewis. The Harry celebrated the Holiday Ainlay Boys Wrestling team placed fifth with a Season with four days of silver medal from Wallance Chen and bronze medals fun-filled activities. We from Logan Burt and Josh Katz. kicked off the week with an

exciting game of BINGO. The team qualified ten wrestlers to compete in the The following day the Provincial High School Championships in Okotoks Rotunda was full of cookies on March 9-10, 2012. being decorated by hungry

Titans. Pyjama Day was a huge success made even Spring Sports better by movies in the Rotunda at lunch and free hot

chocolate! On the final day before the winter break, Please keep an eye out for all spring sport start-ups. Titans searched the school in Santa‟s gift hunt to find Rugby, soccer and track will be starting soon. We hidden gifts and win awesome prizes. are currently in the middle of basketball, handball, badminton, water polo, indoor soccer, wrestling and Student council kicked off the semester with two cheer. traditional, unforgettable events…Musical Chairs

and the very popular BYOB! February 2, students FITNESS CENTRE brought their bananas to school and enjoyed a tasty banana split with ice cream, chocolate sauce, Congratulations to Shiv Dass as the receipient of a sprinkles and a cherry on top! Although Council had subway gift card for winning the 24 hour cycling a sticky mess to clean up afterwards, it was worth challenge in the first semester. every smile.

Coming up this semester will be the Decathlon As always, Musical Chairs took place Friday, Challenge: “Faster, Higher, Stronger” February 3 in the Rotunda. Blood sweat and tears were shed for the chance to be crowned the Harry - 10 events relating to this summer‟s London Ainlay Musical Chairs champion. Sadly, it was the Olympic Games last game of Musical Chairs the Grade 12s could - Compete in separate enjoy. Luckily, Grade 10s and 11s can look forward events or strive to be to more next year. the overall champion - One event at lunchtime each week starting in April

On February 23 Harry Ainlay hosted a dance party. Crystal Growing Competition After some feel-good line dancing, Titans showed off their dance moves in the Rotunda. Our Dance Great results again for Harry Ainlay for the CIC Club joined in, while the rest of the Titan population Crystal Growing Competition. Our crystals placed was mesmerized by their skill. first in the provincial division so were sent on to compete on the national level. Overall best crystal participants placed fifth: Lucia Rweyongaza, Samiha Rahman and Virinia Makhail, all Grade 12 students. Best quality participants placed fourth: Body Hadfield, Max Wagg and Keunho Kang. Mrs. Pombert placed fourth in the teacher division.

After spring break, applications for next year‟s Student Council Executive will be available in the SAC. Any Titan who wants to join in on planning Student Council Events is welcome to apply.

In the next couple months there are even more events to come! Picture Scavenger hunt will take place on March 22, the Three Legged Race on April 18 and to end off the year, Aloha Ainlay on June 6. Hope to see you at every event Titans! Have a fun and exciting second semester.

UPCOMING EVENTS:

March 22 – Picture Hunt April 18 – Three-Legged Race April 19 – S.C. President Speeches April 20 – S.C. President Election June 6 – Aloha Ainlay

Harry Ainlay Student Council

Graduation Pictures Distribution of Proofs  March 6 and 7 from 12:00 – 12:30 and 3:30 – 4:15 p.m.  March 8 from 12:00 – 12:30 p.m.  Art Gallery  School ID card must be presented  Students who are attending Commencement/Awards will also receive their tickets for the Commencement/Awards Ceremony with their Proofs.  Students who did not order proofs, but requested tickets for Commencement, must come at this time to receive their tickets.  There will be a note attached to your envelope indicating that you can receive additional tickets. Information regarding pick up and payment will be included.  If a student receives tickets as requested but the tickets are no longer required, the tickets must be returned to Ms. Baker ASAP for redistribution to families who have requested additional seats. Please note that if tickets are lost there will be a $5 replacement cost for each ticket.

Retakes Appointments  March 12 to 13 Art Gallery from 12:00-12:20 p.m. $22.00 sitting fee if you decide to keep your original proofs payable at time of retake appointment. Non-refundable. No sitting fee if original proofs are returned at the time of booking a retake appointment Retake Photos  March 15 and 16 (if required on March 16) Art Gallery from 3:30-9:00 p.m. Distribution of Retake Proofs  April 10 to 12 Distribution of Proofs from Retakes in the Rotunda 12:00-12:30 p.m.

Picture Order Evening  April 18 to 19 – Pictures can be ordered with Lifetouch in the Cafeteria from 4:00-8:00 p.m.

Annual Graduation Fashion Show March 14 7:00 p.m.

Harry Ainlay Main Gymnasium All Harry Ainlay students, parents & community members invited. Fashion show, silent auction, performances & plenty of food. Ticket Sales March 7 - 14 in the Rotunda at Lunch Reserve tickets by e-mail at [email protected] Tickets: $5.00 for students $10.00 for adults All proceeds from ticket sales & the silent auction go towards Grad 2012. For more details please visit the school website at ainlay.ca