Kenaston School News..........

The first semester has reached the half way point. Thank you to all the parents who came out to Parent-Teacher Interviews on Nov 17 & 18. The Powerschool Parent Portal is now open and available for parents to access information about their children, including attendance and grades at any time. If you need help to access your account, please stop in at the office.

Football and Volleyball seasons have wrapped up and Basketball season has begun. Congratulations to our Kenaston/Loreburn Aztec football team who reached the provincial semi-finals this year.

A big thank you to all of our parents and community members who came out to the Open House on the 20th. We had a turnout around 175, so one of our higher totals in the past few years. Thank you to the SCC for sponsoring the supper and to our SRC for organizing the kids carnival. The Haunted House was put on by our grade 9's with Ms Waldner and was a memorable experience for our younger students! Great job!

Upcoming Events - 2011-2012 School Year Calendar
Dec 8th - Dessert Theatre - plays by grades 7 to 12 students
Dec 20th - Elementary Christmas Concert
Dec 22nd - School Christmas Dinner
Jan 24-27 Semester 1 Exam Week
Feb 2-5 - High School Ski Trip to Fernie

Distance Learning Centre News.........
New Courses in 2011-2012: Exercise Science 30, Math Foundations 20, Pre-Calculus 20 & Workplace 20, and Agriculture Green Certificate Courses in Cow/Calf Production, Field Crop Production, Sheep, Dairy, Beef Feedlot Production and Irrigated Crop Production.

Print-based correspondence courses are now available online in Moodle. All files are scanned into PDF's and can be found here.

Semester 1 broadcast courses are nearing the halfway point. Click here for links to the courses. ......click here for more DLC info

History of Kenaston School
Kenaston School traces it's history back to 1905 when it opened with 14 students while the town was still known as Bonnington. In 1913, a new brick school was built to replace it, and an expansion for a high school soon followed.

This building would have a long life in Kenaston and was used until the current school was constructed in 1959. Expansions over the years would add a gymnasium in 1964, a library and portable classrooms in 1973 and a new wing for the high school in 1992.

Today we have a beautiful school with 10 classrooms, a science lab, an up to date computer lab, home economics lab and a industrial arts lab with drafting, photography, welding, woodworking and screenprinting facilities.

2008 brought about another significant change as the school became host to the Sun West Distance Learning Centre. The school broadcasts a number of courses out to schools and offers a wide range of correspondence courses to meet the needs of students across the school division. Technology has become an integral part of the school, with interactive Smartboards, Smart Tables, document cameras and a wide variety of other equipment available to enhance instruction.