Week at a Glance 

• February 24 – Sr. Boys Basketball at Diefenbaker (No Student Spectators) 
• February 24 – SAIT Presentation 
• February 28 – Non-Instructional Day (No School)

​​​​​​​Bistro Menu 

• February 24 – Classic Canadian Poutine 
• • Gluten Free Chicken Gravy 
• February 25 – Teriyaki “Sauced and Tossed” Chicken Tenders with Fries 
• February 26 – Veggie Burger with Yam Fries 
• • Vegetarian 
• February 27 – Chicken Quesadilla with Salsa, Sour Cream and Cilantro Corn Salad 

School Updates  

Building Operations 

Important things to know during CUPE Job Action:

• All staff and students out of the building by 4:15pm 
• Practices (Athletics and Robotics) must be done by 5:30 with everyone out of the building by 6:00pm 
• Learning Commons will be closed for lunch today 
• Important that all staff and students are doing their part to keep the school in good shape
• If you spot an issue or require supplies, please contact the main office

Robotics Teams off to Provincials

Congratulations to all members of the Mandela United Squadron Robotics team on a very successful weekend competing in and hosting the Last Chance Qualifiers. 

Our teams competed against 29 teams on Saturday and then a new 22 teams on Sunday in the last Calgary tournament of the season. the field included some incredible teams as well as travelling teams from Raymond, Red Deer, Moose Jaw, and Regina. 

Our Mandela crew represented us well and took home some hardware. 

Both teams 7277 and 21595 the Mandela senior team and the Women's Division (Girls team) won the Inspires Award on Saturday and Sunday respectively. 

FIRST Robotics defines the Inspire Award, the highest honour in FIRST Tech Challange, as: "The Inspire Award [winning team] is an inspiration to other teams, acting with Gracious Professionalism® both on and off the playing field. This team shares their experiences, enthusiasm and knowledge with other teams, sponsors, their community, and the judges. Working as a unit, this team will have shown success in performing the task of designing and building a robot." 

Our rookie team, 15259 was also the second runner up for that award on Saturday. All teams deserve congratulations for a long and successful season. 

Both 7277 and 21595 will now advance to the Alberta Championships in Red Deer in mid March. 

We are proud of all of the teams and also want to thank the mentors for their hours of work specifically Narissa Jaffer, Ruth Oliver, and Dan Pye who spent all weekend making the event a success.