​Dear JCS Students, Families, and Community Members, 
We are excited to have the 2023-2024 school year underway; the train is on the tracks! Our grade level assemblies during our first few days coming back from break were excellent as we welcomed students back and reviewed how to be successful Ravens. We especially enjoyed our Link Assembly on the first day of school, where Grade 10 students had the opportunity to meet our Link Leaders and other grade 10s, to have some fun, and to get high school off to a great start!
As the fall weather turns, we are also very excited about our ongoing fall athletics season! All of our fall teams are underway; please see the Calgary Senior High School Athletic Association website for current schedules, locations and upcoming playoff match-ups. We do remind families that we are a limited gym, so we ask that only students and family members from the two participating schools attend athletic events hosted at JCS. 
CSHSAA Website:  Calgary Senior High School Athletic Association
It has also been an important past few days as we honoured and commemorated residential school survivors, their families and loved ones, and our Truth and Reconciliation Calls to Action. As a community, we wore our orange shirts on Thursday and we hope that over the weekend all families were able to join in on one of the many events to honour the National Day for Truth and Reconciliation throughout the city.
We have also received an update from Alberta Education that Diploma Exams will be weighted at 30% for this school year. Please visit the Alberta Education website for more information on preparation and the organization of all upcoming provincial assessments.
Alberta Education Website:  K-12 Provincial Assessments
And finally, thank you to all of our families who were able to attend our Meet the Teacher on September 28. It was wonderful to welcome parents/guardians into our building. Many parents expressed their newfound appreciation for all the stairs students have to climb in a day!  
With appreciation, 
Scott Glassford
Principal​