Important Dates
Sept. 1 - Labour Day – No School
Sept. 2 – First Day of School
Sept. 9 - Missed Photo ID catch up days
Sept. 11 - Meet the Teacher, 6:30pm
Sept. 16 – Cafeteria Opening
Sept. 24 - Music Parents’ Meeting, 7pm
Sept. 25 - School Council Meeting, 7pm
Sept. 29 - Non-Instructional Day (No School)
Sept. 30 - National Day for Truth and Reconciliation
Oct. 10/11 – JCS Casino
Oct. 13 - Thanksgiving Day (No School)
Oct. 15 – Photo Retakes
Oct. 20 - Non-Instructional Day (No School) Parent/Teacher Interviews
Table of Contents
Welcome Ravens!
Attendance
Bell Schedule Adjustment
Welcomes and Farewells
JCS Athletics
Important School Dates
Course Change Requests
Spare/Study Block
School ID and Photos
School Supplies
School Fees
Student Success Centre
Transportation and Parking
Craven Café
Lost and Found
Welcome, Ravens!
On behalf of the entire JCS learning community, we wish to offer all our incoming and returning students and families a boisterous WELCOME! We know it is going to be another wonderful year and we can’t wait to get it all started.
For the first day of school (Tuesday September 2, 2025) we have a staggered entry. Please see the schedule on our School Start Up News Item for more information.
To stay up to date on important happenings taking place at JCS throughout the year, we encourage students and families to review our weekly Raven Post, which is posted on ourwebsite and sent out via SchoolMessenger to subscribers near the end of each week. The Raven Post is a great place to keep up to date on what is going on at JCS and stay on top of any important information that needs to be shared. In addition to this, you can follow our Instagram, @jcs_ravens, for student opportunities, celebrations, and much more. Go Ravens!
Attendance
Regular school attendance has a huge impact on a student’s academic success starting in kindergarten and continuing through high school. Even as children grow older and more independent, families play a key role in making sure students get to school safely every day and understand why attendance is so important for success in school and in life.
We realize some absences are unavoidable due to health problems or other circumstances. When students miss too much school it can cause them to fall behind academically. Regular school attendance is an important life skill on the path to graduation and future employment.
If students are going to be absent for any reason, please email joanecardinalschubert@cbe.ab.ca. Any student who will be absent for more than 5 days is asked to fill out an Extended Absence Form from the main office.
Bell Schedule Adjustment
Our bell times have been adjusted. Please view our new bell schedule on our webpage. weeks.
Monday – Thursday - 9:00am-3:38pm
Friday – 9:00am - 1:15pm
Welcomes and Farewells
We would like to welcome our new staff that have joined the JCS team:
Christian Corujo – English Language Arts
Amy Dittaro – The Class
Tanilla Doyle – Social Studies
Angie Guifarro – English Language Arts
Willow Hordos-Goyer – English Language Arts
Matt Juhlin – Mathematics
Erika Leaney - Mathematics
Jamie Leteta – Social Studies
Tallia Mills – Mathematics/Science
Melissa Mossfeldt- CTS/Cosmetology
Kaelyn Sheilds – Student Learning Centre/The Class
Bridgette Yates – Learning Leader of Student Services
We would like to say farewell to Rhonda Leskewich and Linda Floyd from our SSC and Ayla Musial as they have moved on to new adventures.
JCS Athletics
Are you interested in school sports? Football, Volleyball, Golf, Cross Country and Girls’ Soccer are all starting their seasons right away. Please talk to one of the coaches or PE teachers for more information on trying out for a team. You can also find out more information on the athletics webpage.
Important School Dates
We follow the CBE traditional calendar. The calendar sets common start and end days, non-instructional days and holidays. For our school’s additional non-instructional days, late entries, early dismissal days and events, see the JCS school calendar page.
Course Change Requests
Students will be given an opportunity to request changes to their timetables on Wednesday, September 3 from 3:30-5:00 pm in the Hub. We anticipate that all remaining timetable change requests will be finalized at this time.
Timetable change priority is students who are:
· needing courses for graduation (Grade 12 students)
· missing prerequisite course (registered in 30 level courses but haven’t completed the 20 level)
· have courses out of sequence (ie: Science 30 in semester 1 and Science 20 in semester 2)
· needing academic course level change (ie: Math 20-1 to 20-2)
· need to balance timetable (spread 3 sciences over both semesters, etc.)
Spare/Study Block
All students with scheduled spare time are expected to be working in the 3rd Floor Learning Commons (LC3), or Upper Hub, while on campus. Student ID’s with spare stickers are required to use these spaces during scheduled class time. Spare stickers will be available at the circulation desk in LC3 starting September 9.
School ID and Photos
For school security purposes, all students are required to have a current school ID with them at school every day. School ID catch up photos will be offered on September 9 for any students that missed the initial dates. Photo retakes will be on October 15.
School Supplies
Students are expected to bring their own basic school supplies, such as pens, pencils, and binders with paper. Teachers will inform students of any specific additional supplies required during the first few days of class.
School Fees
Where can I find fees associated with courses?
Your child’s school fees can be viewed and paid through the myCBE PowerSchool Portal,
What if I Can't Afford to Pay School Fees?
If you are unable to pay school fees, please access this CBE What if I Can't Afford to Pay School Fees? document for further information.
Please contact Linda Kowalchuk by email at or call the school at 403-817-3600 Ext 2007 if you have further questions.
Student Success Centre
Our Student Success Centre staff has changed and with that the alphabet contacts have with it. Moving forward, Shannon Maynes will be assisting students with the last names from A-G, Bridgette Yates will assist students with the names from H-N, and Jill Maki will assist with O-Z. Ben Kennedy will continue to assist our indigenous, EAL and K&E students.
Transportation and Parking
Calgary Transit
Calgary Transit has express buses to the school from designated communities. For JCS Express Route information, please visit the Calgary Transit School Express Routes website.
Calgary Transit also has a “Plan a Trip” tool or families can also call 403-262-1000 for assistance with route planning and questions about Calgary Transit operations. Families do not need to register to use Calgary Transit, including school express routes.
Student Parking Passes for 2024-25
Due to ongoing construction in the parking lot, parking passes will not be required until later in the semester. Students requesting parking passes are asked to inquire at the main office and once available, will be provided on our current student list.
A parking fee appearing in the MYCBE account is confirmation that they will receive a pass. Once the online payment is complete, they will be issued a parking pass through the Business Office. Parking fees include GST, and are as follows:
· Full Year (Sept to June) $50
· Semester One (Sept to Jan) $25
· Semester Two (Feb to June) $25
Grade 11 & 12 students have priority for purchasing a JCS parking pass.
Craven Café
Cravens Cafe would like to welcome back all students, we missed you! To all new students, we hope you enjoy your first few weeks of grade 10. We do our best to provide great food at low prices for everyone, please feel free to ask questions or make suggestions; our doors are open.
Craven's Cafe will be closed for the first two weeks of the semester. There will be no breakfast or lunch service until September 16, so arrange to bring lunch to school before that.
- Cravens Cafe will be offering breakfast service from 8:15 to 9:00am daily starting September 17.
- Students can pre-order and prepay for their lunches during breakfast service. Please see a Craven's staff member for more information.
- Regular lunch service will also be available at the main café.
- Cravens will be offering three volunteer spots per service day for non-culinary students who would like to volunteer during lunch service. Training is required for all students, including students who have previously volunteered. Interested students should see Chef Kari for more details). Students will be provided with a complimentary lunch for their service.
Craven Café offers Halal meats whenever possible, all chicken and ground beef products are Halal. We will do our best to ensure all menu items that are Halal are labelled as such. If there is any confusion, please ask a staff member. Please note, the chicken and beef in our soups is also Halal but cannot be labelled as such because the stock used is not Halal.
Lost and Found
There is a Lost and Found in the Main Hub area for students to relocate lost items. Any smaller or valuable items can be found in the Main Office. Please have students check for their regularly as the lost and found items are donated at Winter Break, Spring Break and the end of the year.