Dear HWW Students, Families and Community members, 

We trust that everyone had a wonderful long weekend and Family Day!  

Teachers and Support Staff took part in excellent Conventions. Personal highlights included reflections by CBC’s Anna Maria Tremonti, Blackfoot Physicist Corey Grey, Astronomer Rob Cardinal and music by violinist Vijay Gupta. Highlights at the Support Staff Association Convention included spending time collaborating with colleagues and learning new ways to support our students. Thank you to all the organizers of these excellent sessions. 

Congratulations to our Wrestlers, Olivia, Sam, and Safwan for their excellent season so far, with a notable gold and silver medal at a recent Rundle tournament.

This week, we are presenting about our Warrior Voice Cafes at the CBE Student Wellbeing Symposium and hosting our Warrior Voice Cultural Cafe. Students can sign up via Instagram. We look forward to hearing students share about positive cultural experiences at school and where they would like to lead and learn more. 

There are two upcoming sessions for parents/ guardians. One is our upcoming School Council meeting this Monday evening, Feb 26, at 6:30pm, either in person in the School Courtyard or online. We will be sharing about our School Development Plan and Fees Report and would value your input. The second session is about Vaping Prevention. 

Vaping Awareness and Prevention | Family and Caregiver Session 

Join the Alberta Health Services Healthy Schools and Population Health Promotion team on Wednesday, March 6 from 7 - 8:30 p.m. for a virtual parent learning session on the youth vaping epidemic.  

In this session, parents will learn about what vaping is, current vaping trends among youth and the harms and risks associated with it. We'll explore what legislation is in place at the local and provincial level to combat youth vaping use and what you and your child's school can do about it. Ideas on how to talk to kids and help them quit, as well as where to go for more information will also be covered.  Link: Registration Link 

All best for an excellent week, 

Aileen Smyth

Principal