Important Dates:
May 15 – Non Instructional Day – No School for students
May 18 – Victoria Day – No School
May 28 – Graduation Day – No classes for students
June 9 – Last day of formal classes – all students
HATS ON FOR MENTAL HEALTH – Wednesday May 6 – Wear your best and boldest hat for Hats on for Mental Health to raise awareness of the importance of good mental health.
5th annual Bowness High School/Community Spring Cleanup. **NEW DATE** FRIDAY MAY 8 Organized by the Bowness Students’ Union, it is a worthwhile opportunity to give back to the amazing community and neighborhood that we live, work and/or attend school in. We would like to do our part to keep our community welcoming and clean. Through our participation in this event, we hope to encourage leadership in our students and create positive agents of change in our school community. Individual teachers and their classes will be able to volunteer to take part in this activity, and students will be supervised directly by their classroom teacher. Students will be supplied with garbage bags and gloves and will be walking as a group with their teacher to a variety of different pre-determined parks and locations within walking distance from the school. Students should be dressed and prepared for the weather. In the case of inclement weather, teachers will not take their students out. Thank you in advance for your support!
myBlueprint Family Webinar Series
MyBlueprint is offering a free 2-part webinar series for families of Grade 9-12 students, to build clarity, confidence, and a plan for post-secondary success. This series to support families and teens with transitioning from high school to post secondary.
Session 1: Beyond Grades: Helping Your Teen Build Clarity and Confidence (recorded session);
Session 2: From Insight to Action: Turning Self-Discovery into Post-Secondary Decisions (live session Thursday, May 7 4:30 p.m. MT)
Link: Registration Link
Summer Work Experience Meeting- Do you have a summer job and want to learn how to earn credits for it? Do you want to apply for a summer RAP internship? Want more info on how to find a job? Come to the summer work experience meeting at lunch on Monday, May 6 in Room 1118 (Mr. Vorhies' math room)! Also look in your CBE email for more info!
Summer Work Experience: Students have the opportunity to earn credits during their summer employment. The program runs from July 2-August 6, 2026. For more information and how to apply, go to the Chinook Learning Services website and look under Off Campus. You can also ask your school counsellor or email Ms. Lee, the work experience teacher! Deadline to apply is June 12. Here is the application!
For Summer Registered Apprenticeship Program (RAP) & Internship Programs
- Students without a job placement must apply with CAREERS - Get an Internship (careersnextgen.ca). The deadline for applications to CAREERS is May 15, 2025.
- Students with their own job placement are encouraged to apply with CAREERS - Get an Internship (careersnextgen.ca).
Students must complete the Chinook Off-campus RAP or Internship Application Package Summer 2026 (pdf) only after they have a job placement. Deadline is: July 17, 2026.
Volunteer Opportunities: If you are looking for things to get involved in, consider volunteering as there are so many opportunities available! Calgary offers numerous youth volunteer opportunities, with organizations like the Calgary Public Library, Youth Central, Calgary Food Bank, Calgary Zoo, and YMCA providing programs for various ages and interests. Search their websites for more information and see other volunteer websites like the ones below:
Youth Central - Explore volunteer opportunities with Youth Central and the Youth Volunteer Corps. Meet like-minded youth, earn school credits, and more!
VolunteerConnector- Choose your volunteer opportunity from the largest list of volunteer opportunities in AB. You can find all of the volunteering opportunities in your community here by using the proximity filter!
CASINO VOLUNTEERS NEEDED Bowness High Parent Advisory Council has been slotted a casino for Sunday May 31 and Monday June 1 at the Aces Airport Casino. We will need to fill all of the volunteer positions in order to make the casino successful for the school. If we do not fill all of the positions the casino will be cancelled.
Please sign up on the following Sign Up Genius link - Casino Sign Up May 31 & June 1
Funds received for volunteering at a casino are substantial, the last casino brought in a profit of almost $80,000. The funds are used to enhance educational experiences for students and provide items that the school is unable to purchase due to budgetary constraints. Examples of items paid for with Casino fundraising in the past are learning resources for core subjects, lab equipment, technology and classroom upgrades, specialized equipment for CTS courses and physical education equipment.
Please read the following carefully before you sign up for a position.
No experience is necessary to volunteer for a position but please read the descriptions to select a role that is a good fit, this will ensure that the casino runs smoothly. We will have a casino appointed advisor working with us for the duration of our event so will have lots of help along the way. Volunteers can only work one position during the two day casino event. For example a volunteer who worked as a Cashier on Day One cannot come back and work as a Chip Runner on Day Two. Volunteers can work more than one shift during the event but will need to be scheduled into the same position for both days. If you would like to work both dates please sign up for the same shift on both days.
If you have any questions or need help with the sign up please email Lisa McGregor at bownesscasinochair@gmail.com. Thank you for volunteering your time!