Assumption Junior/Senior High School

Today is the first Sunday in Advent. The first candle lit signifies hope! Students will participate in Advent liturgies weekly leading up to Christmas at AJSH. Stay tuned to hear about our Social Justice Campaign starting tomorrow!

Check this out! We were featured in our division's Success Stories! https://www.lrcssd.ca/news

Join us on December 12th from 5-8 pm for our first-ever Assumption Christmas Around the World Market! There will be handmade craft items from Lakeland companies for sale so you can get some Christmas shopping done, food and drinks for sale so you can snack and sip as you shop, Christmas Around the World displays, and an art gallery featuring Assumption student-made art to view! This will also be the last chance to purchase your Assumption Band raffle tickets! If you are a local business interested in having a table, please contact Nicole at njohnson@lrcssd.ca to register! Only $5 to register a table! All proceeds will go back to the school. We hope to see you all there!

High School Cosmetology students alongside their teacher Mrs. Tomiuk gave Mr. Monette a haircut! Students had the opportunity to practice their consultation, draping, shampooing, blow drying and styling techniques on a live model. Check out the before and after.

Our next From Student to Teacher feature is... Katie Earle! Katie is a chemistry and biology teacher at École Notre Dame High School. Before becoming a teacher, she attended our Cold Lake schools, graduating from Assumption Jr/Sr High! "Lakeland Catholic has always been home for me. I loved my teachers and wanted to be able to work with them and continue learning from them." #LCSDJoy

Check out our next From Student to Teacher feature! Kimberley Barnes attended St. Dominic Elementary in 2007 and graduated from Assumption Jr/Sr High School! "Today I am working back at the school my journey started, because of all the love and support I was able to have so much fun my first time there I just had to go back and have more!" #LCSDJoy

Check out our next From Student to Teacher feature... Siobhan Squires! Siobhan attended Lakeland Catholic Schools from Kindergarten through Grade 12! Now, she teaches at Assumption Jr/Sr High School! "I returned to be close to my family who mean so much to me and for the small community." #LCSDJoy

Check out this Student to Teacher feature! Morgan Murray attended Lakeland Catholic Schools in Bonnyville from Kindergarten to Grade 12! Morgan is now teaching at Assumption Jr/Sr High School! "I came back to teach with the division because it has always felt like home. Coming back to teach, I am teaching with colleagues who were my teachers at one point, and teaching students whose parents I know… growing up in a Catholic school gave me the ability to experience God and experience the values of being a Christian. I believe in the values that Catholic Education offers its students, due to the way it has influenced me growing up." #LCSDJoy

Save the date! Assumption Christmas concerts will take place on Wednesday, December 13th. The 5:00 concert will feature our Gr. 7, Gr. 9, and Senior bands and our 7:00 concert will feature our Gr. 8, Gr. 9 and Senior bands. We look forward to a wonderful evening!

This From Student to Staff feature is... Elaine Ernst! Graduate and now Principal at Assumption Jr/Sr High, Elaine is often quoted saying "I bleed blue." "The reason I became a teacher is because I always enjoyed school and my time as a student at Assumption School. It is such a joy now to be able to work at the school I once attended. I've been able to work alongside some of my former teachers and now have the pleasure of working with some of my former students. It really is amazing to see all of the former Lakeland Catholic alumni that have been called to teaching in our communities."

And our next Student to Staff feature is.... Megan Anctil! Megan spent her entire elementary, middle, and high school years attending Lakeland Catholic Schools in Cold Lake! Now, she works as the Human Resources Secretary and SIS Assistant at our Central Office! "Lakeland Catholic has truly become my second home, and I am incredibly grateful to have experienced my formative years as a student and now as a member of the staff." #LCSDJoy

Go Crusaders! Today and tomorrow our boys' volleyball team is hosting the 2A Boys Zone Volleyball. Here are a few shots from their afternoon game. Check out more at https://www.lrcssd.ca/o/lcsd/page/photo-galleries.

Crusaders participated in No Stone Left Alone this year. Here are a few pictures from Mr. Bayer's class that visited the graves of veterans prior to Remembrance Day. More information on this awesome program can be found here: https://www.nostoneleftalone.ca/

Lakeland Catholic is hiring an SIS Manager. View the opportunity within our division office at the link below: https://5il.co/28tjd

Our first From Student to Teacher feature is... Lynne Vining! Lynne was a student at Lakeland Catholic Schools from Kindergarten to her graduation in 1991! She came back to teach at LCSD "because I had a great experience as a student in the division and wanted to make a positive impact in the same way that many of my teachers had on me when I was growing up." In addition to teaching Career and Life Management and working as Academic and Career Advisor, she oversees all experiential learning programming at Assumption Jr/Sr High School! #LCSDJoy

We have incredible staff! Congratulations to all of our staff receiving Recognition Awards, Retiree Awards, or being inducted into the ATA! #LCSDJoy

Our morning sessions are well underway with a wide variety of professional learning taking place! #LCSDJoy

Today, all Lakeland Catholic staff are participating in professional development and celebration during our Division Collaboration Day. Photos will be shared throughout the day featuring some of the learning and celebrating taking place, including our Division Celebration where we recognize our retirees, long service award recipients, and so many more deserving current and former staff!

Did you know some of our former students loved attending our schools so much they came back to teach/work with us? We will be sharing some of our incredible teachers and staff members who were once students at Lakeland Catholic Schools! Maybe you'll recognize a few familiar faces! #LCSDJoy

Tomorrow, AJSH will host a Remembrance Day Liturgy starting at 9:15 in our gymnasium. There will be a special guest speaker and the senior band will be performing. Parents are welcome to join us for this special ceremony.