Please review the links below, these will provide useful information and answer any questions you may have about your first day of school, and our day-to-day expectations of students. If you are planning to register at our school, please go to our webpage How to Register where you will find the link to complete the online registration form and all other registration details.
School Opening Information
Monday, August 22 to Thursday, August 25, 2022
School office hours - 9:00 am to 3:30 pm.
Monday, August 29 to Tuesday, August 30, 2022
School office hours - 8:00 am to 3:30 pm.
Wednesday, August 31, 2022
School office hours - 8:00 am to 3:30 pm.
New Student Orientation/High School Preview (Pictures, PowerSchool, Tours). Available to all new students and returning Grade 11 and 12s. (Information emailed to registered students on August 13. Contact the school if you did not receive this email at bowness@cbe.ab.ca.)
- Grade 10 - 9:30 to 11:30 am.
- Grade 11 and 12 - 12:30 to 2:00 pm.
First Day of Classes
On the first day of school, we will have a staggered entry as follows:
Thursday, September 1, 2022
Grade 10 | 8:55 AM - 3:30 PM
- Buses will pick up Grade 10s (only) in the morning. Check the Calgary Transit website for route information.
- Lunch will not be provided (bring your lunch) and we ask that all students stay on campus. There will be activities outside on the back field.
- Buses will pick students up at 3:30 PM
Grade 11/12 | 12:30 - 3:30 PM
- No buses in the morning for Grade 11s and 12s - Students enter the school at 12:30 pm (see update on website August 28)
- Buses will pick students up at 3:30 pm
Friday, September 2, 2022
Regular classes for all grades from 8:55 am to 1:55 pm (Buses will run on a regular morning and afternoon schedule.)
School Start & End Times
Our bell times are posted on our Contact Us page.
| Monday- Thursday | Friday |
8:55 AM | Start
3:30 PM | Dismissal | 8:55 AM | Start
1:55 PM | Dismissal |
School Supplies
Students will be provided with this information by individual teachers. We suggest that students start school with at least a pen/pencil and a binder containing lined paper.
School Calendar
We are a school that follows the traditional calendar. View our school calendar for upcoming events.
For system calendars, please visit: http://www.cbe.ab.ca/registration/calendars
Cafeteria
Food Service typically does not start at the beginning of a new semester. We hope to have light lunch service on Friday, September 9 and will post information on our cafeteria webpage as it becomes available.
Transportation
Some of our students will use Calgary Transit to get to and from school. These buses typically pick students up from each bus stop in their designated route and then go directly to Bowness High School. In mid to late August, the Calgary Transit website will have the routes for our school. Click here for Calgary Transit Maps. Printed maps will be available in the main office when the school opens on August 22. Some of our students will be riding yellow buses and families have been contacted by the Calgary Board of Education. Please contact us if you have any questions. Once the routes and times are known, we will share this information.
Busing will begin on Thursday, September 1 (check above under First Day of Classes for busing details on this day).
Parking
Go to our Parking & Drop-Off page for information about visitor parking. There is absolutely no student parking available on Bowness High School property for the 2021-2022 school year. Students may park on the streets in our community. Be aware that there is some restricted parking on these streets so watch for posted signs and be mindful of our community residents. The Bowness High School parking lot will be monitored daily and parking tickets will be issued.
Registration Information
All registrations are completed on line. Please visit our How to Register page for all registration details. Our school office opens on Monday, August 22 at 9:00 am for your questions or you can email bowness@cbe.ab.ca throughout the summer.
Forms
You will be asked to use SchoolEngage (available in your myCBE account) to complete forms such as Demorgraphic Verification, Annual Authorization and Citizenship Information Update.
The Student Health Plan and Student Health Emergency Response Protocol are not yet available online. If your student has a medical condition that the school should be aware of or one that may impact their learning, please fill out the form(s) below, print them and have your student return them to the main office in the first few days of school. It is important that the school have the most current medical information so we ask that this be completely annually.
