Prince Andrew High School

What's New:

Athletic Awards Night

Prince Andrew will be holding our annual Athletic Awards on Tuesday, June 4 at 6:30pm
in the AV Room.

During this event, grade 12 students will also be recognized for their achievement in the various academic and extra-curricular activities. For more information, please click here. Students must submit an application to Mr. Aucoin by Friday May 24.

Prince Andrew Prom and Safe Grad will be held on June 24th at 7 pm at the Holiday Inn Harbourview in Dartmouth.

Tickets are $80 and include a buffet dinner, a video dance, a hypnotist show, a dessert extravagnaza, a sunrise breakfast, and many other activities. Tickets will go on sale MONDAY APRIL 29th- FRIDAY MAY 24th in Ms. Lovett's room (111). To attend Prom and Safe Grad- ALL ATTENDEES (students and guests) MUST sign a Safe Grad contract. Contracts will be available in room 111 starting MONDAY APRIL 29th.

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May is Speech & Hearing Month

Did you know that 1 in 10 Canadians has a speech, language, or hearing problem?

• Early identification and rehabilitation of speech and hearing disorders can often prevent communication difficulties in school, on the job, and in social situations.

· Speech-Language Pathologists [S-LPs] are educated professionals who are trained to evaluate and treat speech and language disorders

· Prince Andrew's S-LP is Mrs. Michelle Hebert-Moore J

· Audiologists are trained to evaluate and treat a full range of hearing disorders.

• If you suspect a problem, please contact a Speech-

Language Pathologist or Audiologist near you.

• HRSB Speech-Language Information Web-link:

http://www.hrsb.ns.ca/content/id/792.html

Congratulations to the Butt Family - winners of the Ramar Sweeter Home $100,000 contest.

Grad Gowns

Grad fee of $35.00 were due by Friday April 12. If you have not paid your fees please see Mr. McLellan in room 103.

The Options and Opportunities students will be doing some work in the HPD liaison office (across from 232) on April 17 and 18 and they will be using Life Master 2000 low VOC paint. Any concerns please let the school know.

Graduating Student Green Sheets for Local Scholarships

2013-14 Course Selection Book(next year)

Course Registration PowerPoint

Junior High Course Selection Information

Prince Andrew Community Report

School Messenger Updates

Curriculum Night - Semester 2

Isolation Drills

The safety and security of our students and staff are a top priority for Prince Andrew High School and the Halifax Regional School Board. We have been implementing a number of measures as part of a comprehensive plan aimed at ensuring our school remains a safe place for our students to learn.

One of the procedures our school will be employing is an isolation drill. During an isolation drill, classroom doors are secured and the students remain inside the room until instructed by the teacher to resume their activities. All exterior doors are locked and no one is permitted to enter or leave the building.

Students are isolated within the school when circumstances make it safer to stay in the classroom rather than evacuate. Just as we prepare our students to properly respond to a fire drill, they also need to be aware of the proper response during an isolation drill. These drills should be treated with the same level of importance as fire drills.

Please be assured that staff at our school will spend time discussing the importance of this procedure with students prior to running a drill. We will also take time after the drill to remind them that it was only a practice and there was no danger.

Please take the time to speak with your son/daughter about this procedure and reinforce its importance. We practice these drills to ensure our school remains a safe place for teaching and learning.

MIDDAY SCHOOL CANCELLATION

STUDENT INFORMATION FORM

There may be circumstances when school is cancelled during the day due to severe weather, power outages or where there is a situation deemed unsafe for our students to be present.

This decision will be communicated to all schools as close to 11:00 a.m. as possible.

Prince Andrew High School is part of the Prince Andrew Family of Schools. Usually, weather related cancellations will be announced on the radio according to “Family of Schools’, not the individual school. Therefore, if you hear announced that the Prince Andrew Family of School is closed then Prince Andrew High School is closed.

The Halifax Regional School Board takes great care when making the decision to alter the normal operations of schools in the event of severe or inclement weather. Decisions on school closures and/or bus cancellations are posted on the board’s website at www.hrsb.ns.ca, on Twitter at www.twitter.com/HRSB_Official, recorded on 464-INFO (4636) and communicated to all local radios stations. You can also receive notice of school and bus cancellations by e-mail or text message by following the link on the front page (left side) of the HRSB website. If you interested in learning more on how decisions regarding closures and cancellations are made, visit http://www.hrsb.ns.ca/content/id/1137.html.

Chadwick Foods

Prince Andrew High School cafeteria is now being run by Chadwick Foods. Please click the link for more information. You can sign up to be a Lunch Groupie where you can buy meals and plans online using credit or debit - this way students do not need to carry money to school and are guaranteed to get a hot, healthy lunch or snack. Visit www.chadwickfoods.com to sign up.

Speed Limit Change in School Zones

To help make school zones safer, the speed limit has been reduced to 30 km/h in areas where the approaching limit is 50 km/h, when children are present. This change is effective September 1, 2012. If the speed limit in an area approaching a school zone is higher than 50 km/h, the school zone speed limit will remain 50 km/h. Signage in the areas affected have not all been updated as of yet. For more information, please visit http://gov.ns.ca/tran/roadsafety/schoolzonesafety.asp .

Student Drop Off

Parents are advised to use the driveway closest to the Aliant building, for entrance and exit, when dropping off students. Student parking is available at the back of the building and can be accessed through the driveway shared with NSCC. See site plan for more information.