Secondary

Jun 19, 2018

ADVICE TO THE CLASS OF 2018

By |2025-02-22T14:07:43-08:00June 19, 2018|Character, Secondary|2 Comments

BY MEGHAN FRANKLIN, CLASS OF 2015 My younger brother (and only sibling) Evan will be graduating on Tuesday. As I’ve been watching him and his friend’s prepare for prom, exams, and the excitement of commencement over the past months, I can’t help but reflect on when I was going through those same experiences myself three [...]

Apr 23, 2018

A THING OR TWO YOU OUGHT TO KNOW

By |2025-02-22T14:07:13-08:00April 23, 2018|Custom-Fit Education, Middle School, Secondary|2 Comments

BY HELINDA VANDERKOOI, ACS PARENT  Middle school…yikes! I heard stories from parents about middle school. Claims like: your kids don’t need you as much in middle school, hardly any parents come to chapel, the teachers don’t want your help, the kids ignore and avoid you. With all this chatter I was not looking forward to the [...]

Feb 26, 2018

NOTION NOTES

By |2018-02-26T09:02:22-08:00February 26, 2018|Secondary|1 Comment

Most people think Twitter began in 2006, but a form of it actually existed in my grade 7 classroom long before that. I didn’t call it Twitter, I called it “Notion Notes.” When I first came to Abbotsford, I taught grade 7. Besides having fun learning all that science and English, we also did fun things for their own [...]

Dec 19, 2017

THE SPIRIT OF KNIGHTS’ PAST

By |2022-05-02T13:49:40-07:00December 19, 2017|Athletics, Secondary|0 Comments

BY: ESTHER DE JONG, ACS PARENT Christmas Spirit As I slowly began the process of pulling out my Christmas decorations, after hearing the first Christmas song playing on the radio, I pulled out the old Christmas sweaters from my ”tickle trunk” at the top of my closet. I successfully pulled out two brightly coloured knit [...]

Oct 23, 2017

SALMON, SNAKES, AND TATTLETALES

By |2021-07-07T21:25:03-07:00October 23, 2017|Secondary, Whole Child Education|0 Comments

At 7:50 am, I hug my son and daughter and bid them farewell. I watch them walk down the street and head towards our school. I close the door, breathe deep, and smile. Yes, my kids walk to ACS every day. Saving Time or Sanity? In actuality, if I drove them, it would take me twice [...]

Aug 22, 2017

This I Believe: A NEW KIND OF RELATIONSHIP

By |2017-08-22T09:33:54-07:00August 22, 2017|Secondary, Summer Series|0 Comments

This past semester in English 11, Mrs. Dani DeJong shared a collection of essays from National Public Radio’s program, “This I Believe.” She then challenged her students to write their own personal credo about a core principle that defines their life. The array of topics, concerns, and passions were as diverse as the students themselves. [...]

Aug 14, 2017

This I Believe: THE JANITOR

By |2017-08-14T09:08:41-07:00August 14, 2017|Secondary, Summer Series|1 Comment

This past semester in English 11, Mrs. Dani DeJong shared a collection of essays from National Public Radio’s program, “This I Believe.” She then challenged her students to write their own personal credo about a core principle that defines their life. The array of topics, concerns, and passions were as diverse as the students themselves. [...]

Aug 8, 2017

This I Believe: SAYING GOODBYE

By |2017-08-08T09:04:56-07:00August 8, 2017|Secondary, Summer Series|0 Comments

This past semester in English 11, Mrs. Dani DeJong shared a collection of essays from National Public Radio’s program, “This I Believe.” She then challenged her students to write their own personal credo about a core principle that defines their life. The array of topics, concerns, and passions were as diverse as the students themselves. [...]

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