On August 3, the B.C. Government formally recognized September 30 as the National Day for Truth and Reconciliation in alignment with legislation passed by the federal government in June.
As part of this formal recognition, the Abbotsford School District will be closed to all students and staff on Thursday, September 30, 2021. District employees usually entitled to federal and provincial statutory holidays will receive this day off.
Read the most recent edition of the newsletter to find out more about what is happening at ATSS! Please contact the office for more information.
Submissions are now open for naming the new elementary school on Eagle Mountain. At a spring Public Board meeting, Trustees requested that the Secretary-Treasurer commence the process for naming the future Elementary School located at 2540 Eagle Mountain Drive. Since that time, a Naming Committee has been constructed and a submission process has been established.
French 10 Q4 entered an environmental awareness contest to the song "Peux-tu me dire" by the popular French group 21 juin le duo. We chose to meet the challenge to remake the song's music video by showing ways we can reduce the impact on our environment by saving energy, composting, cleaning up garbage and especially by planting trees to help clean our air. Special thanks to PRT Nursery for donating trees to this project. Un très bon travail Français 10! (Great job!)
Last night, we were made aware of offensive social media posts by an Abbotsford board member in relation to the provincial mask mandate. We emphatically state that this is not reflective of our Board’s position. The Abbotsford Board of Education is fundamentally committed to providing a safe, equitable and inclusive environment for all our students, staff and families. The Board is strongly committed to anti-racism, and opposes hate in any form.
The Yale Hockey Academy is proud of ALL alumni that graduate from our program and move on to successful careers in and outside of hockey.
Please read the April edition of the ATSS Newsletter to find out what is happening. For more information, contact the school office at 604-850-7029.
A group of Rick Hansen Secondary students recently launched a video project that sheds light on the impact of inclusivity and equity in their community. The new video production, 'What is Vaisakhi?', is being shared online and may become the groundwork for other schools in the Abbotsford school district to use when trying to explain cultural similarities in their school communities.
River Charlie, a recent graduate of Abbotsford Senior Secondary is back at school this year, but now as an employee, working alongside Chef Scott Roberts in the Professional Cook training program!
K-12 educational staff are among more than 300,000 front-line workers who will be eligible for COVID-19 vaccinations in the coming weeks.
The provincial government announced on March 18 that beginning in April, people in priority groups identified by public health and the COVID-19 Workplace Task Group will start to receive their first vaccine dose. These groups include: