Week Ahead - March 10


Week at a Glance  

  • March 14 – Wrestling Provincials at Crescent Heights  
  • March 15 – Wrestling Provincials at Crescent Heights  
  • March 15 – Skills Regional Competition at SAIT  
  • March 15 – Robotics Provincials in Red Deer  
  • March 16 – Robotics Provincials in Red Deer  
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Bistro Menu  

  • March 10 – Veggie Samosas  
    • Vegetarian and Halal  
  • March 10 – Pasta and Sauce (TBD)  
  • March 11 – Monte Cristo Sandwich (Ham and Cheddar) with House-Made Potato Chips  
  • March 12 – Teriyaki Chicken Stir Fry over Steamed Jasmine Rice with Fortune Cookie  
    • Gluten-Free Option Available  
    • Exclude Chicken for Vegetarian and Halal Option  
  • March 13 – Individual Beef Pepperoni Pizza  
  • March 13 – Individual Cheese Pizza  
    • Vegetarian and Halal 

 

School Updates  

Congratulations 

Congratulations to the Jr. Girls Basketball team and their 2nd place finish in the City Championship on Friday night. They battled hard in a back and forth contest but ran out of time losing by 4 points to an undefeated Lord Beaverbrook team. They have much to be proud of and will be competitive for years to come. 

Also, in action this week was our badminton team, who hosted a tournament this past Friday. The team earned a 2nd place finish competition against 7 other schools. We also had our ESports team competing at Bow Valley College our Dance team performed at New Horizon Mall over the weekend.  

Spring Sports 

Spring Sports (Boys Soccer, Girls Field Hockey and Track and Field) will run this year. Athletes need to know that for any after school tryouts, practices or games that they must bring all personal belongings with them. They will not be permitted to re-enter the building afterwards. This is due to the ongoing labour action. Students can see tryout schedules on the PE board along with the Mandela United Athletics Instagram page. 

Alberta Assurance Survey 

Families of Grade 10 students should have received an email from the CBE concerning the Alberta Education Assurance Survey. This survey is administered to students, teachers and families of students in grades 4, 7 and 10. The survey only takes about 20 minutes to complete and helps establish areas for continued improvement for the school. Grade 10 students completed the same survey last week. Over the past few years we have typically only received responses from about 40-60 of our 600+ grade 10 families. Let’s see if we can increase that number this year! 

School Engagement Survey 

Each year the CBE and Nelson Mandela High School engage families to gather their thoughts around the fees we collect and the goals we identify for our School Development Plan. You can have your say by visiting the survey HERE 

Graduation 2025 

It is important for grade 12 students to be attending Connect and following the Grad 2025 D2L Shell to receive the most up to date information. Many students have not been measured for their Grad gowns and risk not being able to attend the ceremony on May 29th.  

It is also important to note that we invite all our grade 12’s to attend the graduation ceremony to celebrate their time at the Calgary Board of Education. The awarding of a High School Diploma is determined by fulfilling the requirements established by Alberta Education. Participating in the ceremony does not mean the student has graduated high school.