School News

Exam Preparation Resources & Castle Rock Course Resources

January 14th, 2025

Students at Barrhead Composite have access to the following resources: Exambank – https://alberta.exambank.com/ Ask your teacher for the generic username and password Questaplus – for grade 9 PAT’s and grade 12 diploma exams – https://questaplus.alberta.ca/app/practice-test-access New this year, we are partnering with Castle Rock resources to bulk order different copies of the Castle rock library, […]

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BCHS Drama Presents The Nightmare Before Christmas

January 8th, 2025

Barrhead Composite Drama class is presenting The Nightmare Before Christmas on Friday January 10,2025 and Saturday January 11, 2025. Tickets are $10.00 with half of the proceeds going to the Barrhead Food Bank.Show starts at 7:00PM and tickets are available at the school office as well as at the door.

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Olds College Program Information Webinars

December 18th, 2024

Are you interested in learning more about the fields of Agriculture or Technology? Looking for more information on potential post-secondary programs? Olds College is hosting “Webinar Wednesdays” which begin January 15, 2025! Registration is open now. 6 p.m. MST – Learn about program areas and join them for a Faculty Q&A! Jan 15: Hospitality, Brew, Business Jan […]

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BCHS Off-Campus Update (Dec. 16/24) – Careers Next Generation

December 16th, 2024

The following information has been shared with students in announcements and in their google postsecondary classroom (Grade 9, 10, 11, and 12 students.)  I am sharing this information on the website (click on the blue link to access the job ad) so that parents can be kept informed.  If you have any specific questions regarding this information, […]

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Castle Rock Diploma Prep Options

December 15th, 2024

Castle Rock Research is offering online, interactive diploma preparation courses for January 2025. Excelerator courses provide proven study strategies to maximize performance on diploma exams, with options for Mathematics 30-1, Mathematics 30-2, Chemistry 30, Biology 30, Physics 30, English 30-1 and Social Studies 30-1. Key features of the program include:   Students interact live with […]

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Hosts Families Needed

December 12th, 2024

Student Delegation from Japan is in need of Hosts In March 2025, the Town and County of Barrhead will be welcoming a student delegation from Tokoro, Hokkaido, Japan, for a 7 day visit. There are expected to be 3 students (High School) and a Teacher. They are scheduled to arrive March 6th and depart March […]

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BCHS Stuff A Bus Campaign

December 9th, 2024

BCHS has spent the last week collecting non perishable food items for the Barrhead Food Bank and new unwrapped toys for Santa’s Toy Box. Great job staff and students. We collected 1331 pounds to donate Thanks for all the hard work that was put into this.

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Skills Exploration Day For Skills Alberta – Grade 7-3 & 7-4

December 5th, 2024

December 3, grade 7 students at BCHS took part in Skills Exploration Days hosted by Skills Alberta. Students were put into teams and each had to develop a prototype or scale model of a dwelling that might be unique to their community and that could withstand the climate and geography of their area. Teams needed […]

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Free Session on Careers in Dentistry

November 26th, 2024

Alberta’s Rural Health Professions Action Plan (RhPAP) is hosting a free interactive Zoom session for rural high school students, parents and teachers. Wednesday, December 4th at 6 PM, join them to learn more about a career in the dental field after high school. In the session, participants are encouraged to ask questions and engage in conversation around […]

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