Do you or your child feel uncertainty about which direction they should take after graduation?  Does narrowing the field of options leave you feeling overwhelmed? Parents as Education & Career Coaches can help!

Parents as Education & Career Coaches is a program that helps parents become more effective career development allies for their children. Participants are introduced to the concept of coaching; an appropriate role they can assume when guiding and supporting their children’s career and educational journeys. Parents are given practical tools and strategies to help them become better career coaches for their youth as they transition from high school into post secondary education and their future careers.

This is a very popular event with limited seating.  Parents may register by emailing:  Anne.Harris@burnabyschools.ca

Please note that there is a limit of 2 seats per family, and that priority is given to the families of grade 11 & 12 students.  This event is designed to support parents. Repeat sessions will be offered later this school year.

SCHOOL PHOTOS – PROOFS NOW AVAILABLE FOR VIEWING ONLINE:  at artona.com  Login to view and purchase your child’s school photo.  Place your order for a photo package by October 18 in order to take advantage of free delivery to the school.  Orders placed after October 18 will be delivered to your home for a shipping fee. 

We would like to invite all Alpha parents to our annual Parent Information Evening on Wednesday, September 18, 2019.

There will be a short, optional 20-minute presentation starting promptly at 6:00 p.m. in the Learning Commons.

Parent Presentation in the Learning Commons (6:00 p.m. – 6:20 p.m.)

• A welcome and introduction to Alpha Secondary led by our school administrators

Mini-School Parent Meeting in B135 (6:35 p.m. – 7:00 p.m.)

• A meeting for all Grade 8 and 9 parents of our current Mini-School students

Department Displays in the Large Gym (6:00 p.m. – 7:45 p.m.)

• Departments will have display booths set up where parents can learn a little more about each department

School Tours (6:35 p.m. – 7:45 p.m.)

• Peer Mentors will run guided tour leaving every five minutes for parents in groups of 15 – 20 starting in the large gym. Tours will be approximately 30 minutes.

The student accident insurance program has been discontinued and has been replaced by the Family Accident Reimbursement Plan that provides coverage for students and their families.

The new Family Accident Reimbursement Plan covers your whole family for accident & critical illness insurance benefits under just one plan, for only $39.95/month. For more information or to sign up, click the following link: https://www.solutionsinsurance.com/aonbc.

Please note that beginning immediately the Vice-Principals will be supporting the following students:

• Mr. B. Paré:
  Students with last names beginning with letters A – L, and Indigenous Students
• Ms. M. Lim:
  Students with last name beginning with letters M – Z, and International Students

Welcome Back!
As summer winds its way to September we want to welcome students back to Alpha, or to Alpha for the first time!

The schedule for the first day, Tuesday, September 3, 2019, is as follows:

• Students in Grade 8 will meet in the Large Gym from 10:00 – 10:30 a.m. for an assembly. Homeroom teachers will then take them to their homeroom class to hand out schedules and other important information.
• Students in Grade 9 will meet in the Large Gym from 10:45 – 11:15 a.m.
• Students in Grade 10 will meet in the Large Gym from 11:30 – 12:00 Noon
• Students in Grade 11 will meet in the Large Gym from 12:30 – 1:00 p.m.
• Students in Grade 12 will meet in the Large Gym from 1:15 – 2:15 p.m.

There will be no homeroom for students in grades 9 – 12.

Grade 8 students will receive their schedules during homeroom on Tuesday. Students in grades 9 through 12 will need to access their schedules through the MyEducation Database as we are no longer printing them out. Please click HERE for student instructions on how to view schedules.

Wednesday is a regularly scheduled day with students going directly to their first period class for 8:40 a.m. start; students are dismissed at the regular time at 3:00 p.m. Access to MyEducation for families will be available on Friday, August 30th, after 3:00 p.m.

We look forward to a great 2019-2020 school year!