School Education Plan 2020-2021 - Grades 9-12 Student Population 625

School Education Plan
     2020-2021
       Grades 9-12
  Student Population 625

HJC Vision

 École H. J. Cody School is a collaborative learning environment where our priority is the
                    success of all students in high school and beyond.

                                            HJC Mission

                       HJC ensures high levels of learning for all students.
                                Believe, Encourage, Challenge

School Goals
1. All Lakers contribute to a positive school culture and climate.
2. All students will achieve individualized academic excellence.
3. All students will improve their numeracy skills.
4. All students will improve their literacy skills.
5. All students will have a comprehensive plan for post-secondary transitioning.

HJC has diverse complementary course options
●   Literacy 9 and Numeracy 9           ●   Band 9/10/20/30
●   Cosmetology 10/20/30                ●   Choir 9/10/20/30
●   FLA 9/10/20/30                      ●   Leadership 9/10
●   French Venacular 15,25              ●   Drama 9/10/20/30
●   Spanish 10, 20, 30                  ●   Advanced Acting 15/25/35
●   Indigenous Studies 10               ●   Technical Theatre 15/25/35
●   Math 10-c Prep                      ●   Art 9/10/20/30
●   Etudes Sociales 9                   ●   Shop & Welding 9/10/20/30
●   Health Science 10/20                ●   Mechanics 10/20/30
●   Forensics Science 20/30             ●   Film 9/10/20/30
●   Sports Performance 9/10/20/30       ●   Digital Photography 10/20/30
●   Psychology (General and Personal)   ●   Com Tech 9/10/20/30
●   Yoga 9, Tech Talk 9                 ●   Outdoor Education 9/10/20/30
●   Foods 9/10/20/30                    ●   Ladies Health and fitness 9
●   Guitar 9/10/20/30                   ●   Creative Writing 15/25/35
●   Reading 15, 25

Extracurricular Option for Students
●   Student Council
                                                  ●   Football
●   Interact
                                                  ●   Golf
●   Yearbook
                                                  ●   Track and Field
●   Grad History, Grad Committee
                                                  ●   Archery
●   Drama Club
                                                  ●   Girls/Boys Soccer
●   Art Club
                                                  ●   Girls/Boys Volleyball (6 teams)
●   RISE (Reconciliation in schools everywhere)
                                                  ●   Girls/Boys Basketball (6 teams)
●   LGBTQ
                                                  ●   Cross Country
●   Choir
                                                  ●   Handball
●   Time Capsule
                                                  ●   Terry Fox Run
●   Peer Mentoring
                                                  ●   Volunteerism
●   Mentoring at Fox Run, Steffie Woima,
                                                  ●   Fantasy Hockey and Basketball
    C.P. Blakely, Beacon Hill
                                                  ●   Geek Club
●   Travel Club
                                                  ●   Anime

HJC Music Program
H.J. Cody Music Program endeavors to achieve the development of musical skills, knowledge and perception,
as it contributes to the total development of the individual. Music is accessible to all, and as students become
sensitive to its expressive elements, they may develop insight into human feelings.
Our current program hosts a concert band, concert choir and guitar program delivered for grades 9 through 12.
The band program is able to be delivered during the school schedule. Choir is held after school to allow all
grades to attend at once. The guitar program is delivered through the general music program has an average of
70-80 students per year.
Our program has traveled to Vancouver, Edmonton, Seattle, Nelson and Disneyland. We also record a
professional CD at Camp Caroline with guest clinicians, guest conductor and engineer every four years. Our
performances have included singing with Foreigner, Remembrance
Day, Christmas Concerts, Festival of Trees in Red Deer, Senior’s
Luncheons, as well as a Year-End concerts held at Red Deer College.

HJC Drama, Advanced Acting and Technical Theatre Program
H.J. Cody Drama consists of the regular scheduled Drama Program of Drama 9,10,20, and 20 as well
as a Technical Theatre (Set, Lights, Sound, Costumes, etc) program offered simultaneously with senior
high drama. This allows all in class work to be supported by theatre
technicians throughout the term.

We also offer an array of acting opportunities for students to be a part
of theatre productions. Student actors can take Advanced Acting for
credit and be involved in the main theatre production or they may act
in student-directed One-Acts for our Zone festival.

Our program has had many accolades including 3 nominations to
perform at the Edinburgh Fringe Festival in Scotland, several
winning performances at our zone festival that sent us on to
Provincials, and several awards for both acting and technical
theatre at the Provincial festival over the last decade.

Art & Soul

                   Art and Soul is H.J Cody's Fine Arts Department Annual Fundraiser

It is an evening of Music, Drama and Visual Art .
Music performances may include students, well-known artist's or up and comers.
Drama performances often include One-act plays and/or Monologues performed and directed by H.J.
Cody Drama students.
Visual Art students display and sell prints of their artwork in a gallery-type setting.

Proceeds from this event go directly to benefit the H.J.Cody Fine Arts Program and our students.
This evening helps provide funding for Fine Arts award winners at Awards Night, scholarships for
further education and/or Arts-based trips to places like New York City, and for equipment or supplies
that are needed to enhance the Fine Art's student experience.

Support the Arts...they are alive and well.

HJC Student Council
HJC Student Council is a grade 9-12 leadership initiative that focuses on giving students voice and
ownership of events, activities, climate, and culture of the school. The decisions for the school year
are made by a group of grade 9-12 students based on collaboration and planning.

We focus on three major areas of school culture and climate

HJC Connect - anything that brings students/staff together
- School Dances, New Student Luncheon, School Events

HJC Informed - Keeping students in the know
- Fundraising, School Wellness, Upcoming Events

HJC Who We Are and What We Do - Showcasing Our School
- Art Murals, Beautification, Year End Carnival

HJC Mentorship

We have continued our partnership with the
town of Sylvan Lake for the youth mentoring
program and this year we have 45 students
who are mentoring younger students at École
Steffie Woima, Beacon Hill, and CP Blakely
elementary schools as well as Fox Run middle
school. They have such a positive impact on
the lives of our younger students in our
community and they themselves have become
more engaged in school and have developed
mentoring skills and experience for
themselves.

HJC Athletics
We are extremely proud of our athletic programs here at HJ Cody. We have built a very successful
athletic culture with academic accountability to all student athletes.

HJC Physical Education and Volunteerism
It is our goal at HJ Cody have students understand the importance of lifelong fitness. We feel by
offering the students various activities this will help show the students a number of different ways
that they can enjoy being active.

We have 3 full sections of PE 20/30 classes throughout the school year. This class does various off
campus activities including, hiking, overnight camping trip to Frontier Lodge in Nordegg, Best body
fitness, broomball, bowling and Cross Country skiing. These activities help show students ways to be
active in alternative environments.

All PE 20/30 students complete 10 hours of volunteer work during the semester that must be
involved at HJ Cody. This mainly consists of organizing and scorekeeping tournaments, and games
for our sports teams.

Our 20/30 classes have also developed a great relationship with the elementary schools in the
community as well. The PE students complete their leadership outcome by going over to Steffie
Woima and teach/participate in organized games with the K-5 Students. Our classes also help work
and organize Steffie Woima’s Terry Fox Run, and both CP Blakely and Steffie Woima’s Sport Days in
the Spring. Our students also host year end volleyball, basketball and badminton tournaments for our
Elementary schools.

Academic accomplishments

●   Academic excellence - Both excellence and acceptable data improved on our Diploma results.
●   Accountability Pillar - Continual trend upward for last 5 years
●   Literacy - all students provided with targeted supports in grade 9, reading 15/25 class
●   Numeracy - all grade 9 students provided with targeted supports.
●   Post-secondary institution visits for Grade 11 students and in-school presentations from a wide
    variety of different career paths
●   Post secondary transitioning: Graduation class of 2019 - 94/151 - 62%
●   Green Certificate - 6 students, Dual Credit - 22 students (Welding in Olds), SWAC - 2 students this
    year, 4 accepted for next year, RAP - 5 students employed in the community this year, Work
    Experience - 71 students, 30 enrolled so far this summer
●   Career presentations - 55 local professionals

Academic accomplishments

Positive Trend

2012-2021 - The plan as we move forward

HJ Cody Reflective Learning Community (RLC) - ongoing professional growth

Our RLC is a method to improve the overall quality of student learning by fostering staff collaboration and
professional engagement. Through the process described below, we are targeting our school goals by
establishing a culture where everyone has the collective responsibility to ensure that learning occurs at high
levels for all students.

A minimum of two observations of another teacher per year. Observations can occur at École H.J. Cody or at
another school. Teachers who are being observed will pose the following professional questions that are linked
to HJC's school goals:

  1.   To what extent do I convey the lesson’s essential outcome(s), purpose, and direction to my students?
 2.    To what extent do I check for student understanding throughout a lesson?
 3.    To what extent do my checks for understanding guide the direction of my lesson?

Connect

Connect - Every Wednesday from 9:55-10:30 (35 min)

Goals:
   ●     Ensuring that every student is connected to an adult in the building
   ●     Contributing to positive school culture (school events)
   ●     Comprehensive planning for post-secondary - a scope and sequence for each grade level
   ●     Students will remain with their Connect teacher for all four years at HJ Cody
   ●     Connect teachers will be responsible for their students IPP's

First Nations, Métis and Inuit
●   Indigenous Alliance - for Indigenous and non-indigenous students. Elder support
●   RISE student group - Reconciliation in schools everywhere
●   Treaty 6 flag, Medicine wheel, Indigenous Art
●   FNMI counselling – our school team tracks and engages our self-identified FNMI
    students in academic, social/emotional and career discussions
●   Orange Shirt Day - HJC staff and students wear orange shirts to show support for
    those First Nations people who were forced to attend residential schools, honour the
    survivors and remember those who did not.
●   Observing and tracking of FNMI student success in learning, working to determine
    each of their strengths and the areas they may need more support as they work
    toward success.
●   Seminars and speakers are arranged for 1st Nations issues/experiences. Peer
    mentors from the FNMI community

We welcome your feedback

Please contact us at:      Principal: Mike Garrow
                                 mgarrow@cesd73.ca
Phone 403-887-2412
Fax 403-887-3732           Vice Principal (Gr. 11, 12) Alex Lambert
                                 alambert@cesd73.ca
Address 4520 50 Street
Sylvan Lake, AB, T4S 1A4   Vice Principal (Gr. 9, 10) Darcy Marshall
                                 dmarshall@cesd73.ca