​​​Important Dates

We follow the CBE instructional ​calendar. The calendar sets common start and end days, non-instructional days and holidays. For our school’s additional non-instructional days, late entries, early dismissal days and events, see our school calendar page.​

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Welcome

We are so excited to welcome all of our JCS Ravens to the 2022-2023 school year!  

First Day of Classes

Our first day of classes is September 1, 2022 and the school office is open to parents on August 22, 2022.

The first day of classes we will have a staggered entry as follows: 

  • 9:00am-12:00pm: Grade 10 students and Link Leaders
  • 12:00pm-1:00pm: All students-- complementary welcome back hot dog lunch
  • 1:00pm-3:30pm: All students-- mini timetable

School Start & End Times

Please see JCS 2022-2023 Timetable, located in the link to the right under "Resources".

JCS Bell Times 

*These times will be in effect as of September 2. September 1 will be a modified bell schedule, as indicated above. 


School ID Photos

School ID photos will be taken from August 24 - 26 for all students in the auxiliary gym, with the entrance from the student parking lot. Please note the ID photo is also the students' school photo.

  • Grade 12’s Wednesday, August 24 9:00-3:00
  • Grade 11’s Thursday, August 25 9:00-3:00
  • Grade 10’s Friday, August 26 9:00-2:00

School Calendar 

View our School Calendar for upcoming events and dates. See the CBE website for system calendars.

School Supplies

Please bring your own basic school supplies, such as pens, pencils, and binders with paper. Your teachers will let you know if additional supplies are required.

Student Timetables

We will not be issuing paper copies of student timetables, therefore; parents/students are requested to view student timetables in PowerSchool through a web browser (Chrome is recommended).  

Considerable work has gone into the creation of the 2022-2023 timetables for all students. This process of course selection and program planning began formally in January.  Every effort was made to ensure that student timetables are accurate and personalized based on requests. In 95% of cases, students receive their course requests.  With the complex nature of the timetable and in striving to meet student requests, there is little room to make changes to timetables at this time. Students with any of the following issues will be given FIRST priority for timetable adjustments:

  • Grade 12 students missing graduation requirements
  • No courses or courses missing
  • Missing the prerequisite course to a scheduled course (i.e. did not complete Social Studies 20, but scheduled for Social Studies 30)
  • Courses in wrong order, e.g. Science 30 first semester, Science 20 second semester
  • Students took and passed prerequisite course at Summer School
  • Student has “See Counsellor” on timetable

If you are unable to access an electronic copy of your timetable through the PowerSchool Portal, please contact the main office. 

New Student Registration Information

Please visit our How to Register page for all registration details. Please note that the registration process is completed online, but schools can assist with any questions. 

Call the office beginning at 8:30 am on August 27, 2022, for more information.

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Transportation

Please check out the link for updated 2022-2023 City Transit School Express Routes.

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​​​​​​Do You Have a MyCBE Account? Have You Added Your Child(ren) To the Account?

Parents / Legal Guardians / Independent Students who have not already done so, must create a MyCBE account and add their child(ren) to the account to:

  • access your child’s program information (e.g., course assessments, daily attendance record, report card)
  • view your child’s learning using Brightspace by D2L
  • pay fees and request waivers
  • register for transportation and lunch ​supervision
  • book parent-teacher conferences
  • submit online school forms (required for 2023-24 school year)

You will need your email address on file at the school as well as your child’s CBE ID, which can be found on the:

  • SchoolEngage student profile, for families that registered their child using SchoolEngage. 
    Note | For a visual guide on how to find the CBE ID within SchoolEngage, refer to SchoolEngage CBE Student ID
  • CBE Report Card, beside the child's name
  • CBE ID card

MyCBE Account

For parents / legal guardians / independent students without a MyCBE account

  1. Sign in at www.cbe.ab.ca/mycbe
  2. Create the account; refer to MyCBE - Creating an Account
  3. Add child(ren); refer to MyCBE - Adding Additional Students

For parents / legal guardians / independent students with a MyCBE account

  1. Sign in at www.cbe.ab.ca/mycbe
  2. Add child(ren); refer to MyCBE - Adding Additional Students

Subscribe to School Messages

Most school messages are sent to parents through SchoolMessenger. It’s a mass communication tool that allows schools to easily and securely send email, phone and text messages to parents / guardians, independent students in a particular grade, class, school or area. Messages are sent to the parent contacts on file at your school.​​

To ensure you receive important information from your child’s school and the Calgary Board of Education, subscribe to school messages.​

​​Fees and Waivers

School fees will be charged to families starting in October. Online fee payment is the simplest and most convenient way to pay school fees. Parents can use their online account to pay fees or apply for a waiver at: www.cbe.ab.ca/mycbe.

You can find more information on the CBE school fees and waivers​ page.​​​​​​​

​Follow CBE on Social Media

Follow the CBE social media platforms to stay up-to-date on system news and announcements.


​Further Inform​ation

We look forward to a great year ahead. If you have any questions that we haven’t addressed here, please contact the school. 

For further information visit our CBE back-to-school information​ page.​​​​​

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