Important Dates
Cafeteria Closed: January 6 – January 31, 2025
First Day of Semester 2: January 28, 2025
Non-Instructional Day: January 31, 2025 (No classes for students)
Graduation 2025 – Save the Date
The graduation ceremony will take place on the morning of June 3, 2025 at the Jubilee Auditorium. We will have a rehearsal for
this formal event on the afternoon of Friday, May 30 (during school time in the main gym). The reception is also on June 3, in the early evening, at WinSport. More detailed information will follow soon, including how to order your cap and gown, how to get seats for the Jubilee and how to purchase tickets for the reception!
Please note that this will be a non-instructional day for all Queen Elizabeth High School students.
Women in Engineering Day – U of C
Are you a woman in STEM? Do you have a passion for science, math, or engineering? If so, you should attend the University of Calgary's Woman In Engineering Day on February 20th, 2025.
If interested, please attend a meeting on Thursday, January 30, at lunch in Room 206. Spots are limited as the event is nearing capacity. If you have any questions, please come talk to Ms. Reyes.
Schulich Leader Scholarships
The deadline to apply for the Schulich scholarship is fast approaching. Any grade 12 students who are planning to enroll in an eligible STEM program at a Canadian University are encouraged to apply. Please provide a written description of why you would be a good candidate and bring to student services or email directly to Ms. Brock at clbrock@cbe.ab.ca Deadline: Friday, January 24. For more information: https://schulichleaders.com/
Course Requests for Semester 2
High school students who would like to request a change to their semester 2 timetable are asked to complete this form: Change
course request S2 2025
Grade 7 Art
The grade 7 students will be working with collage as a medium next term so we would love to have any magazines that you would like to donate. Please have them contained in a bag or box and drop them off at the main office.
Fashion
The fashion students are hard at work creating various projects and we would greatly appreciate any fabric donations or sewing supplies that you are no longer using that you could donate to the program. Please drop any donations to the front office. A big thank you to those who have been kind enough to donate already!
QEHS Band Parents Association
Spolumbo's Fundraiser
Hi band parents - in order to provide an amazing band experience for our students, QEBPA is hosting its first fundraiser of the year and we need your support! If you are interested in volunteering to help with the Spolumbo's fundraiser that will start this month, please contact us at qebpainfo@gmail.com Otherwise, watch for details about how you can stock up for BBQ season and help our band program soon!
Next QEBPA meeting: Thursday January 23, 2025 6:30 p.m. (online)
All parents/guardians who have a student enrolled in the Band program at Queen Elizabeth High School are automatically members of the QEBPA and welcome to join every meeting. Please email qebpainfo@gmail.com if you can attend and you will be sent a meeting notice.
Get involved - volunteer for QEBPA's executive committee for 2025-2026
As several of our committee members are "graduating" this year we'd like to hand off to fellow band parents in order to support the revitalized and growing band program at Queen E. It's an easy way to get involved in your child's learning and help make a difference. Check our website for details. If you are interested in a position or have any questions, please email QEBPAinfo@gmail.com.
GATE Parents Association
Calling all GATE Parents! Request for Casino Volunteers The GPA Casino Fundraising Event is taking place on Thursday, March 6 and Friday, March 7 at Pure Casino (1420 Meridian Rd NE). This is our most important fundraising event, which allows us to support the four GATE schools.
Please help us support the GATE classes by volunteering for a shift. Use the following link to sign up: https://www.signupgenius.com/go/70A084CA5AB29A4FA7-54176840-gpacasino#/. If you have any questions, please contact us
at: gatecalgary@gmail.ca.
Yearbooks
This year, yearbook sales will go directly through Josten's website. Yearbooks will be for sale from August 28, 2024 to February 23, 2025 on Josten's website for $40.00 per book. https://jostensyearbooks.com/?REF=A09700494