Departments
Our Goals:
- Improving students' communication skills in reading, writing and representing.
- Improving students' fluency in second language communication.
- Improving student literacy.
- Preparing students for success on provincial exams.
- Preparing students for success on the district writing task
Teachers:
Click here for the list of English/Language teachers.
Links:
English Dept. Plagiarism Policy
English Language Arts Integrated Resource Packages (IRP)
International Languages Integrated Resource Packages (IRP)
For the English/Languages Course Descriptions see the Course Planning Booklet
Our Goals:
- to assist students in preparing for Provincial Examinations.
- to provide students with extra help opportunities, one of which is the establishment of a "Math Help Centre".
- to provide opportunities for students to write "National Math Competitions".
- to find growth opportunities for the use of technology in the classroom.
- to continue creating common department wide unit tests.
Teachers:
Click here for the list of Math teachers.
Links:
Course Descriptions
Honours Mathematics Program
Mathematics Integrated Resources Packages (IRP)
Teachers:
Click here for the list of Science teachers.
Links:
Science Dept. Website
Sciences Integrated Resource Packages (IRP)
Our Goal: The Goal of our Social Studies department is to help create literate and well informed citizens who actively participate in a democratic society.
Teachers:
Click here for the list of Social Studies teachers.
Links:
Social Studies Integrated Resource Packages (IRP)
Art:
Check out the Art Gallery!
Teachers:
Click here for the list of Fine Arts teachers.
Links:
Fine Arts Integrated Resource Packages (IRP)
Studioworks Website
Teachers:
Click here for the list of Physical Education teachers.
Links:
Physical Education Integrated Resource Packages (IRP)
Strength and Conditioning 11
Weightroom Website
Our Goals:
- Better prepare our students to face the world with real-life knowledge.
- Our extensive knowledge, experience and skills are used in assisting our students to become productive citizens in the various families of our communities.
- We will supply them with all the necessary educational tools for the work place, and the world.
Nothing happens without an Applied Skills
Education!
Teachers:
Click
here
for the list of Applied Skills teachers.
Links:
Mr. Vargek's
Website
Culinary
Arts
Home Economics
Website
World of
Business
Applied Skills Integrated Resource
Packages (IRP)
We
Provide It All;
•
Art metal
•
Business Education
Accounting
Marketing
Entrepreneurship
Business Computer Applications
World of Business(New
Course)
•
Computers
Computer Information Systems 11 and 12
Information Technology 9 and 10
• Family studies
•
Foods and nutrition studies
•
Mechanics
•
Media Arts
Computer Animation 9 to 12
•
Technology
Computer Assisted Drafting 9 to 12
• Textile studies
•
Woodworking, carpentry and joinery
Click here for the Hurricane
Studioworks website
Broadcast Schedule:
Tuesday: 11:45am
Friday: 11:45am
The Honours program is a four-year program designed to provide students with an opportunity to excel in their studies. The program comprises two components: Honours courses in the junior years and Advanced Placement courses in the senior years. Entrance to the program is by placement exam at the grade 9 level and subsequently by teacher recommendation and student desire in the following years.
The Advanced Placement (AP) Program is an opportunity for high school students to complete university-level work while still in high school. Last year, more than 600,000 AP exams were written by students all over the world. There are many benefits for students who take AP courses. They can study subjects of interest and challenge themselves with students who are similarly motivated. AP often helps steer students who are unsure about future plans toward college or advanced studies, and most colleges view any AP experience as a plus. This gives students a head start and increases their future options. AP prepares students for the future by giving them tools that will serve them well throughout their educational career.
Click here for Course Offerings.
Our Role:
The support team for students is now called "Learning Services." This includes a wide range of services for students with a wide range of abilities. We provide an educational setting and program that is appropriate to each student's needs. We offer the students an opportunity to "be the best they can be."
Staff:
Click here for the list of Student Services staff.
Links:
Behaviour Management
English as a Second Language
Learning Disabilities
Resource Room
Work Study/Work Experience Program
Counseling:
Counsellors are available to help you in a variety of ways including; academic planning and support, personal problem solving, relationships with friends and family, career/post-secondary planning and referral to community resources. Each student is assigned to a counsellor based on the first letter of their last name.
Career Center:
Planning for your future is usually a difficult task, but a most important one. The Career Centre is a good place to find information, ideas and resource materials. Our Career Programs Facilitator can help you on your journey toward graduation and beyond. Come and say "Hi" in the Counselling/Career area before school, at lunch time or after school any day. We know that your in-class time is important to you, so we will do our best to meet with you during non-class time hours.
Careers
For information on Career Programs, click here.
Staff:
Click here for the list of Counseling/Careers staff.
The Rick Hansen Library is a library for the 21st century! Equipped with a Computer Resource Room, the library is capable of contacting databases on a world-wide basis for the most current information. In the rapidly changing world in which we live the accessibility to such information is crucial to student success! An excellent range of fiction and non-fiction books provide resources for school and home use as well.
Students
are welcome to do research for assignments, quiet
individual or group study, or simply browse the
collection to find materials for recreational
enjoyment. Students should always carry both their
Student I.D. Cards and their public library cards
with them. The Student Cards allow them to sign out
books and the public library cards allows them to
access additional databases
on-line.
In
the RHSS Library, the Dewey
Decimal Classification (DDC) is used for
the non-fiction and reference collections. Fiction
is arranged alphabetically from A to Z by first
three letters of authors last name. Dewey Decimal
System divides knowledge into ten different broad
subject areas, called classes, numbered 000 - 999.
Materials that are too general to belong to a
specific group (encyclopaedias, newspapers,
magazines, etc.) are placed in the 000's. These 10
main classes are further subdivided into subclasses
to incorporate smaller subjects.
Library
Hours:
Monday through Friday
7:45am - 3:15pm
Links:
RHSS Library
Catalogue
OCLC Animated Tour of the DDC
DDC Numbers of Subjects
Students interested in enrolling in an online class for the 2007/2008 school year need to register online using the links above. If you want the online version of the course, you need mention that in the online form.
- Planning 10 - Mr Gill
- Social Studies 10 - Mr. Janzen
- Social Studies 11 - Mr. Sloboda
Abbotsford Virtual School
Click here for the Abbotsford Virtual
School Website